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