8:00 AM - 8:15 AM
REGISTRATION
Breakfast
8:15 AM - 8:30 AM
OPENING REMARKS
Chairman of the Board
Montréal International
President
Chambre de commerce et d'industrie de Lyon (France)
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
KEYNOTE SPEECHES
New models for the development and exploitation of innovation in companies as well as in different regions of the world.
General Manager, IP Licensing, Intellectual Property and Licensing Group, Legal and Corporate Affairs, Microsoft (Redmond, Washington)
Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, Ceradyne (Costa Mesa, California)
Managing Director, European Business and Innovation Centre Network (EBN) (Brussels, Belgium)
Senior Director, Pro-Cluster Kobe, Foundation for Biomedical Research and Innovation (FBRI) (Kobe, Japan)
Session Chair:
President and Chief Executive Officer
Montréal International
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
LUNCHEON CONFERENCE
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Telesystem and Enablis Réseau Entrepreneurial (Montréal)
2:30 PM - 5:00 PM
ROUND TABLES ON INNOVATION (simultaneous)
An opportunity for discussion among participants inspired by “best practices”.
1. Innovative Human Capital and Creativity Management
2. Best Practices in Innovation Management
3. Seed Funding for Innovative Projects
4. Business/University Collaboration: How to Concretize Productive Marriages
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM
CLOSING REMARKS
Address by Mr. Raymond Bachand, Minister of Economic Development, Innovation and Export Trade and Minister of Tourism, Government of Québec
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
COCKTAIL RECEPTION
