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| Wednesday, September 19 |
WELCOME
- Javier Gil, Vicerector UPC
- Josep Pique, Director, Parc Tec, La Salle
- Francesc Sole, General Director, Programa Innova-UPC |
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REE conferences around the world
- Tina Seelig, Executive Director, STVP
- Raquel Egea, Subdirector Programa Innova-UPC |
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INAUGURAL LECTURE
The latest in entrepreneurship training
- Alfons Cornella, Founder and President, Infonomia |
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Should innovation training at universities be oriented to teach students about market competences or they just train entrepreneurs?
Moderator: Josep Coll, Programa Innova-UPC
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- Jesus Pelegrin, Director, Innovacion Endesa
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- Carles Puente, Founder and General Director, Fractus
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- Luis Torner, Founder and General Director, ICFO
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- Menno Marien, Director, Innovation Knowledge
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ROTATING AND CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS
Moderator: Itxaso del Palacio, Entrepreneurship Professor, UPC
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- Leslie Hetherington, EU Entrepreneuship Cluster
Programs workshop
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- Eoin O’Neill, EU Entrepreneuship Cluster
Curricula workshop
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- Itxaso del Palacio, Entrepreneurship Professor, UPC
Teaching tools workshop
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- Ricard Garriga, Director of Entrepreneurship Unit, La Salle |
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ENTREPRENEURIAL UNIVERSITY
Moderator: Itxaso del Palacio, Entrepreneurship Professor, UPC
- Francesc Sole, Director, Programa Innova-UPC |
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| Thursday, September 20 |
Resources and partnerships for entrepreneurship educators around the world: American vision and experiences
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Moderator: Carles Trench, Manager, Emprenedor XXI "La Caixa"
- Tom Byers, Professor, Stanford University
- Jane Royston, President and Professor, EPFL |
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A. What criteria do we use for determining a successful entrerprenuership training program? What is the minimum level of instruction required for someone to claim to have received entreneurial training?
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- Joan Roure, Professor, Entrepreurship Department, IESE
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B. Does the University need to offer a major in Innovation, or is it enough to teach innovation as a part of other subjects and majors?
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- Silvia Girones, Director of Europa Innova and Professor of Entrepreneurship, UPC
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How does entrepreneurship education at the university influence regional economic development?
Moderator: Pere Losantos, Programa Innova-UPC
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- Joan Majó, General Director, Universities Generalitat de Catallunya
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- Xavier Ricart, Vicemanager of Business Developement, Chambre of Comerce
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- Mike Landabaso, Assistant Director, Departement of Regional Politics, EU
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- Michel Quevit, Entrepreneurship Professor at Louvain University and Executive Director of Rider II
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How do venture capitalists view entrepreurship education in the university?
Moderator: Frederic Horta, Programa Innova-UPC
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- Kaj Erik, President, ACCEL
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- Martín Rivas, Director, UNINVEST
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| Friday, September 21 |
EXAMPLES OF SPIN-OFF VENTURES
Moderator: Xavier Estaran, Programa Innova-UPC
- DEXMA SENSORS (UPC)
- ALEASOFT (UPC)
- TRAMONTANA (UdG)
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How to find top research papers in entrepreneurship and innovation
Moderator: Xavier Estaran, Programa Innova-UPC
- Terrence Brown, Researcher and Professor of Entrepreneurship, Stockholm School |
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SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
- Mireia de la Rubia, Executive Director, Programa Innova-UPC
- Julia Prats, Director, Department of Entrepreneurship at IESE |
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PASSING THE TORCH AND CLOSING
- Antoni Giró, Rector UPC
- Josep Josep Huguet, Conseller de Innovation
- Antoni Castells Francesc Sole, Director Programa Innova-UPC
- Alistair Fee, Queens University, Ireland |
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