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Friday, June 6
| 20:00 |
Welcome Cocktail
Hosted by City Council Barcelona Activa at City Council Barcelona, Saló de Cròniques, Pl. Sant Jaume, 1 - 08002 Barcelona |
Saturday, June 7
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08:30 |
Registration at IESE Business School, Avda. Pearson 21, 08034 Barcelona |
| 09:00 |
Opening
- Juan Roure, Academic Director of the European Growth Summit 2008
- Martin Schoeller, President Europe’s 500 |
| 09:15 |
Welcome
- Jordi Canals, Dean of IESE |
| 09:30 |
Keynote: Agenda for a More Competitive Europe Without Barriers
- Petra Erler, Special Envoy of the Vice-President of the European Commission, Head of Cabinet of Vice-President Günter Verheugen, Commissioner for Enterprise and Industry |
| 10:00 |
Panel: Entrepreneurial Suggestions for a More Competitive Europe
- Alfonso Libano, Vice-President GEEF European Group of Owner Managed and Family Enterprises, Spain
- Olivier de Richoufftz, Executive Director, FBN International, France
- Hubert Reynier, Vice-President International Commitee Croissance Plus, France
- Brian Williamson, The Entrepreneurial Exchange, Scotland
- William Stevens, CEO E-Unlimited, Belgium
- Martin Schoeller, President Europe’s 500 – top job creators, Belgium, Europe
Moderator:
- Andy Reinhardt, Business Week |
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11:30 |
Break |
| 12:00 |
Panel: Western Financial Turmoil
Keynote: Capital Markets in Crisis – What it means for European Growth Companies
- Emmanuel Gueroult, Head of European Equity Capital Markets, Morgan Stanley
Keynote: Keeping it in the Family – Financing Growth without Losing Control
- Raphael Amit, Professor at the Wharton School – University of Pennsylvania and Chairman of the Global Family Alliance
The Rising Financial Power House of the Middle East (GCC)
- Ali Nadir Syed, Managing Director Millenium Finance Corporation (Dubai Islamic Bank and KIPCO, Kuwait)
Moderator:
- Juan Roure, IESE Business School |
| 13:15 |
Panel: The Clean Energy Revolution
Keynote: The European Energy Landscape towards 2020
Challenges and Opportunities for Entrepreneurial Action
- Iván Martén, Senior Partner and Managing Director, Global Leader Energy Practice, The Boston Consulting Group
Green Energy as Source of Growth
- Simon A. Blakey, Senior Director Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA)
Moderator:
- Juan Roure, IESE Business School |
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14:00 |
Lunch |
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15:00 |
Workshops:
1. Growing Social Entrepreneurship
- Steven Wilkinson, Partner and CEO, Buchanan Capital Group
- Konstanze Frischen, Managing Director, Ashoka Germany GmbH
2. Growing Family Conglomerates
- Cornelius Grupp, CEO, CAG Holding
- Erwin Soravia, Chairman, Soravia Group
- Artist von Schlippe, Professor University of Witten-Herdecke
- Jordi Galles, Member of the Board Europastry
3. Growing through Minority Private Equity
- Andres Rubio, Head Morgan Stanley Principal Investments
- Joan Roget, CEO, Panreac Química
- Stefan Odeurs, Partner, White & Case
- Antonio Davila, Professor, IESE Business School
4. Growing through Innovation
- Carlos Grau Lara, General Manager, Microsoft Catalonia Spain
- Mateu Hernandez, CEO, Barcelona Activa
- Albert Riba, Partner, Kinetical
- Gerado Macias, CEO, Kinetical |
| 16:30 |
Break |
| 16:45 |
Panel: Growth Success Stories and Lessons
- Bo Burlingham, Author and Editor at Large of INC. Magazine
- Johan Ahlund, CEO Artificial Solutions, Sweden
- Andreas Aufschnaiter, CEO GCI, Germany
- Michael Strmljan, Director Cistoca, Slovenia
Moderator:
- Dave Darsch, Europe 500th Board Member and founder of the CEO – Collaborative Forum |
| 18.15 |
Closing Remarks
- Prof. Juan Roure, Professor Academic Director of the Europe's 500
- Martin Schoeller, President Europe's 500 |
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20.30 |
Gala Dinner hosted by the Chamber of Commerce at Casa Llotja de Mar,
Room TBC, Passeig d’Isabel II, I - 08003 Barcelona
Small Giants: Companies that choose to be great instead of big
- Bo Burlingham, Author and Editor at Large of INC. Magazine publisher of the INC 5000, the fastest growing private companies in America |
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