Seminar/Workshop for Science Park and Incubator Managers and other enterprise support organisations.

Agenda
Date: Friday , June 4  2010
Venue:  Toosikannu, Estonia

11.10-11.30        - Welcome and Introduction
                            - Presentation of SMEDGE project
11.30-12.00        - Finnish experience - Sami Heikkiniemi, TEKES
12.00-12.30        - Estonian experience - Pirko Konsa, Tehnpol and Tarvo Tamm, Connect Estonia
12.30-13.00        - Coffee break
13.00-13.30        - Swedish experience - Jakob Lindvall, Angland Lindvall Development AB
13.30-14:00        - Latvian experience - Mr.Viesturs Zeps - Investment and Development Agency of Latvia

14:00-15:00        - Lunch with discussions

15:00-15:30        - Lithuanian experience - Tadas Armonas, Northtown Technology Park
15.30-16.30        - Introduction to the discussions
                            - Workshop in three sessions
16.30 -17.30       - Groupwork presentations, discussion and summary of the workshop
17.30-19.00        - Participation in the pitching session of technology based companies

19.00-20.00        - Networking session with snacks

Topic for workshop:

• Incubators/Parks as shareholders of their client companies: goals, (dis)advantages, possible models
• Involving foreign expertise for internationalisation and growth of client companies, various possible models
• Which financial schemes really support growth of companies vs creating so to say subsistance culture

Information and registration due to 21st of May services@tehnopol.ee. See more: www.smedge.org. Price €40+VAT or 600 kroons+VAT per person. The price includes the seminar, transport from Tallinn to Toosikannu and back, accommodation and catering.