Regional Experience Exchange and Benchmarking Workshop
EU Business Support Centres in Asia
(Tokyo, 17 October 2014)
Draft Agenda
09:30-10:00 Welcome and short self-introduction of participants, by Christos Kyriatzis, European Commission, DG ENTR (TBC)
10:00-10:20 Opening Speech: EU priorities and business support instruments for European SMEs in Asia, Moderator: Fabrizio Mura
10:20-11:20 Business Support Services 1 – Training, missions, cluster support
- The executive training programs/curricula of the EU-Japan Centre
- Business support missions, Missions for Growth
- Cluster support and missions
11:20-11:30 Coffee break, Chairs/Moderators: Chris Cheung and Simon Cheetham
11:30-12:30 Business support services 2 – info, IPR, logistic support
- General info support schemes and experiences (helpdesks, “ask the expert”)
- IPR Helpdesks
- Logistics support schemes (“hot desks”-meeting, seminar facilities)
- Market and Policy Analysis Services
12:30 -13:30 Lunch Break, Chairs/Moderators: Freddie Hoeglund and Alison Murray
13:30 -14:10 Advocacy and Policy Advise (strategies, practices, instruments, challenges), Chair/Moderator: Fabrizio Mura
- Lobbying Recommendations to Governments
- Market and Policy Analysis/Recommendations activities
14:10-14:50 “Enterprise Europe Network” business partnership service in Asia (experiences, challenges, the way ahead), Chairs/Moderators: Leonidas Karapiperis and Paul V Jansen
14:50-15:30 Support for Cooperation in Innovation and R&D (access to Horizon2020 projects and funding)
- Example: J-BILAT, National Contact Points for H2020 (presented by Tochiatsu Itchioka)
- Working together in Asian regional projects (ex: GNSS.Asia)
15:30-15:40 Coffee Break, Chairs/Moderators: John Svengren and Chris Chang
15:40-16:20 Institution building, EU project/grant management, post-grant sustainability, Chairs/Moderators: Christoph Heider and Silviu Jora
- Human resources, building in house expertise, EU Grant management aspects/issues, alternative funding options
16:20-16:40 Enhancing the Visibility and Promotion in Europe & the new ”SME Internationalization Portal” – how to use it and improve it, Chiar/Moderator: Silviu Jora ( TBC)
16:40-17:00 Summary of potential ideas for Cooperation and Synergies and roadmap for future joint initiatives
17:00 Conclusions
17:30 -19:30 Networking Reception
