8.30 a.m. | Registration of participants and coffee

9 a.m. | Welcome address and introduction

  • Martiño Noriega, Mayor of Santiago de Compostela
  • Juan Viaño, Rector of the University of Santiago de Compostela
  • Joost van Iersel, President of the Section for Economic and Monetary Union and Economic and Social Cohesion (ECO), EESC

9.30 a.m. | The role of research intensive clusters in the promotion of innovative and high growth firms

  • Chair: Senén Barro, University of Santiago de Compostela and RedEmprendia

Keynote address

  • Alex Coad, Economic Analyst, European Commission Joint Research Centre- Institute for Prospective Technological Studies

Discussants

  • Kristin Schreiber, Director, DG GROW, European Commission
  • Eldara Rodríguez, Co-founder and responsible for innovation, Nanogap
  • Francisco Conde, Counsellor for Economics, Entrepreneurship and Industry, Xunta de Galicia
  • Julie Anderson, Policy Officer – Higher Education, DG Education and Culture, European Commission
  • José María Arias, President of the Social Council of the University of Santiago de Compostela and of the Foundation "Pedro Barrié de la Maza"

Discussion

11.15 a.m. | Coffee break

11.30 a.m. | Proposals by stakeholders and actors on promoting innovative and high growth firms

  • Chair: Juan Mendoza, president of the EESC study group on "Promoting innovative and high growth firms"

Keynote address

  • Thomas Lämmer-Gamp, Institute for Innovation and Technology (iit) and European Secretariat for Cluster Analysis

Discussants

  • Valentín González, President of the Diputación de A Coruña
  • Antonio Dieter, President of the Confederation of Entrepreneurs of Galicia
  • Xosé Antonio Sánchez Aguión, general secretary, trade union CC.OO-Galicia
  • José Antonio Gómez Gómez, general secretary, trade union UGT-Galicia
  • Joaquín de la Herrán, Spanish Banking Association (AEB)
  • Mar Pernas Márquez, manager of the Unión de Cooperativas de trabajo Asociado-UGACOTA

Discussion

12.45 a.m. | Concluding remarks

  • Senén Barro, University of Santiago de Compostela and RedEmprendia
  • Antonio García del Riego, rapporteur for the EESC opinion on "Promoting innovative and high growth firms"

1 p.m. |  End of the hearing

 

 

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