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WELCOME
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TRIPLE HELIX VII
The
University of Strathclyde will play host to the seventh biennial
Triple Helix Conference from 17-19 June. The theme of the
Conference, “The role of Triple Helix in the Global Agenda of
Innovation, Competitiveness and Sustainability”, reflects the
interaction between academia and the private and public
sectors. The conference has attracted some 300 delegates from
over forty countries.
A key element of the Conference this year is a
Plenary Ministerial Session to be held on Wednesday 17 June, to
be chaired by Ms Fiona Hyslop, Cabinet Secretary for Education
and Lifelong Learning, Scottish Government.
The high powered Ministerial Panel will include
presentations by a galaxy of international luminaries including
Dr Manuel Heitor, Secretary of State for Science, Technology and
Higher Education Government of Portugal, His Excellency Dr K
Kadiman, Minister for Science, Technology, Government of
Indonesia, Mrs Renee Bergkamp, Secretary general, Ministry of
Economic affairs, Government of the Netherlands, and Dr Augusto
Gadelha, Secretary for Information Technology Policies,
Government of Brazil.
The European Consortium of Innovative
Universities (ECIU), of which Strathclyde is a founding member,
will host one of the plenary sessions, with Principals, Vice
Chancellors and Rectors from EU universities describing their
perspectives on developing Triple Helix related activities.
The three-day event will also feature
distinguished keynote speakers from Harvard University, the
University of Newcastle and Amsterdam University, among others,
including industry leaders who will participate in a key plenary
session on 19 June.
The Triple Helix is widely recognized for its
significance as a dynamic institutional basis for wealth
creation and sustainable development through the generation of
knowledge and its effective application. The biennial Triple
Helix conferences started twelve years ago to analyse the
interaction between University, Government and Industry, and its
influence on the economic development of specific regions.
Triple Helix VII offers a multi-disciplinary
forum for experts from universities, industry and government.
The Conference is designed to attract leading authorities from
across the world who will share their knowledge and experience,
drawing a link between research, policy, and practice in
sustainable development. The Conference will bring together
policy-makers, academics, researchers, postgraduate students,
and key representatives from business and industry.
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PLENARY SESSIONS
Wednesday 17 June 2009
OPENING CEREMONY
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Introduction |
Professor Tariq Durrani
Conference General Chair |
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Welcome |
Professor Jim McDonald
Principal, University of
Strathclyde |
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Keynote Address |
Ms Fiona Hyslop
Cabinet
Secretary for Higher Education and Lifelong
Learning, Scottish Government
(Scotland's Science and
Innovation: Excellence and Ambition) |
MINISTERIAL PANEL (Chair: Ms F HYSLOP)
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Dr
Kusmayanto Kadiman |
Minister of Research and
Technology, Republic of Indonesia
(Aligning A-B-G Challenge to
Nurture Innovation in Indonesia) |
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Dr
Manuel
Heitor |
Secretary of State for Science,
Technology and Higher Education, Government of
Portugal
(Portugal on the Crosstalk of
Change, facing the Shock of the New) |
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Mrs Renee Bergkamp |
Director General Enterprise and
Innovation
Ministry of Economic Affairs,
Government of the Netherlands
(Programming New Combinations - Stimulating PPD-R&D
in The Netherlands) |
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Dr Augusto Cesar Gadelha |
Secretary for information
Technology Policies, Ministry
of Science and Technology,
Government of Brazil
(Government Support to Innovations in Brazil)
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KEYNOTE
SPEAKERS
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Professor Henry Etzkowitz
Business School
Newcastle University, England, UK
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Professor Loet Leydesdorff
Amsterdam School of Communications Research
The Netherlands
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Thursday 18 June 2009
UNIVERSITIES PANEL (Chair:
Dr A H Flierman)
Universities as Major Actors in the
Knowledge Triangle
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Dr Anne H Flierman |
President, University of Twente;
Speaker of the ECIU
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Dr Garabed Antranikian |
Vice-Rector for Education,
Technische Universität Hamburg-
Harburg |
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Dr Mercedes Unzeta |
Vice-Rector for
Internationalisation
Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona |
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Dr Ian
Young |
Vice-Chancellor and President
Swinburne University of
Technology
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Friday 19 June 2009
INDUSTRY PANEL
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Dr
Iain Gray
Technology Strategy
Board |
The Role
of the Technology Strategy Board in Promoting
University and Business |
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Dr
Melfort Campbell
Chairman and Chief
Executive
Imes Group |
The CBI
Business-Higher Education Task Force, Update and
Progress to Date |
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Lord
Stafford
Lord Stafford Awards |
Championing Innovation through Business and
University Collaboration - Lessons from the Lord
Stafford Awards |
KEYNOTE
SPEAKER
Professor
Calestous Juma
John F Kennedy School of Government
Harvard University
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Strathclyde Collaborative Training Account (CTA) |
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