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THINK
20 | REGIONAL SEMINAR & STUDY TOUR
ENHANCING INNOVATION CAPACITY AND
INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION
18-20 T H
MAY ,
2015, B ERLIN
Innovation and technology transfer are the keys to meet the societal and
ecological challenges and to secure future growth and prosperity in a
globalized economy. Innovation and technology diffusion ideally bridge
localities, countries and regions, creating high-end value chains and
connecting large corporations with SMEs and start-up entrepreneurs in
win-win relationships. At a national level and within regional
arrangements such as the EU, technology diffusion is explicitly
incentivized and promoted. However, competition between different
actors, and national interests often prevail and prevent spillovers and cobenefits on a regional and global scale.
The seminar will take a look at what aspects incentivize innovation and
technology diffusion, within different sectors as well as regional value
chains, and from an institutional, capacities and finance vantage point. A
special focus is on emission reducing technologies (green tech), and on
specific requirements of SMEs and start-up entrepreneurs as vital forces
of innovation, economic growth and job creation across G20 countries
and beyond.
This regional seminar forms part of a series of global seminars in the T20
process and seeks to stimulate discussion on the role innovation and
international technological diffusion can play in promoting global growth
and sustainable development. Participants will develop themes for
continued joint research, in order to put forward key messages and
policy recommendations to G20 Summit 2015.
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S UNDAY , 17 T H M AY
MÖVENPICK HOTEL, SCHÖNEBERGER STR. 3, 10963 BERLIN
INDIVIDUAL ARRIVAL
19:00-21:0 0
WELCOME RECEPTION AT HOTEL
M ONDAY , 18 T H M AY
GIZ REPRESENTATION BERLIN, REICHPIETSCHUFER 20, 10785 BERLIN
09:00
MEETING HOTEL LOBBY & WALK TO VENUE
09:00-09:30
REGISTRATION
09:30-10:00
OPENING REMARKS
H US E Y I N CE L I K , Deputy Under-Secretary, Ministry of Health, Republic
of Turkey, Ankara
T AN I A R Ö D I G E R - V O RW E RK , Deputy Director-General, Directorate
Sustainable Development, Natural Resources, Economic Policy and
Infrastructure, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development,
Federal Republic of Germany, Berlin (tbc)
CHAIR: AS T RI D S K AL A - K UH M AN N , Director, Global Partnerships and
Emerging Economies, Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
GmbH, Berlin
10:00-10:15
10:15-11:45
KEYNOTE
How can innovation and sustainability considerations drive profitability,
competitiveness and growth? Which political, cultural, legal barriers need to be
overcome to enhance green and sustainable innovation and technology
transfer?
D I RK PI L A T , Deputy Director, Science, Technology and Innovation
Directorate (STI), OECD, Paris
OPENING PANEL
W E N W AN G , Executive Dean, Chongyang Institute for Finanical Studies,
Renmin University, Beijing
M A G D AL E N A Y E S I L , Investor and Executive, Silicon Valley
G E RD M E I E R Z U K Ö C K E R , Director, Institute of Innovation and Technology,
Berlin
CHAIR: G Ü VE N S AK , Managing Director, Economic Research Policy Foundation
of Turkey (TEPAV), Ankara
11:45-12:00
GROUP PHOTO
12:00-13:00
LUNCH
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13:00-14:30
SESSION I
I M PL E M E N TI N G
I N N O V A TI O N : S U C CE S S F UL I N S TI T U TI O N AL M O D E L S
What are proven and innovative partnership models between research/
education, private and public stakeholders? What is the role of government in
facilitating innovation and activating an innovation ecosystem? How are
particularly SMEs and start-ups enabled to participate in and benefit from
innovation communities? How can artificial market and support mechanisms
incentivize wished for external (green, fair) effects?
CHAIR: G E RD M E I E R Z U K Ö C K E R , Director, Institute of Innovation and
Technology, Berlin
INPUTS:
M AL TE S CH N E I D E R , Director, Climate-KIC, Berlin
H O O I D E N H U AN , Associate Professor and Director, Nanyang
Technopreneurship Center, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
S E L I N A RS L AN H AN M E M I S , Director of Center for Biotechnology Policy,
Economic Research Policy Foundation of Turkey (TEPAV)
14:30-14:45
COFFEE & TEA
14:45-16:45
SESSION II
S E C TO RI AL VI E W S O N T E CHN O L O GY I N N O V A T I O N AN D D I F F US I O N
From innovation to Internationalization: What are crucial incentives and viable
ways for innovation and technology transfer in different sectors? Are there best
practice business cases that can serve as models for SMEs? What political
frameworks and institutional infrastructure is required to facilitate successful
innovation, start-ups, technology transfer?
14:45-15:30
INPUTS: (8 mins from Business/ B20 SME Taskforce):
GR E EN T E C H / EN ER G Y : J AN RI S PE N S , Managing Director, Renewable
Energy Hamburg
AU T O ( E ) MO BI L E : W O L F GA N G S CZ Y GI O L , Vice President Development,
Brose Group, Bamberg
FO O D : D O R TE S TO R PE R , Director, FoodNetwork Denmark
I CT : M AG D AL E N A Y E S I L , Investor and Executive, Silicon Valley
BI O T E CH : J US TI N P E RR E T TS O N , Senior Advisor Public Affairs, Novozymes
A/S, Bagsvaerd
CHAIR: H U BE R T US B ARD T , Managing Director and Head of Research,
Cologne Institute for Economic Research, Cologne
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15:30-16:45
PARALLEL DISCUSSION SESSIONS ON
A : GR E EN T E C H / I CT / A UT O ( E ) MO BI L E
B : FO O D / BI O T E C H
CHAIR A-GROUP: H U BE R T US BA RD T , Managing Director and Head of
Research, Cologne Institute for Economic Research, Cologne
CHAIR B-GROUP: US S AL S A HB AZ , Consultant and G20 Coordinator, Economic
Research Policy Foundation of Turkey (TEPAV), Ankara
16:45-17:15
COFFEE & TEA
17:15-18:00
WRAP-UP DAY I
Identifying Topics for Joint Recommendations/Key Messages to G20
CHAIRS: A N TJ E UHL I G , Senior Advisor, Economic Policy Forum (EPF)/ GIZ Unit
Global Partnerships and Emerging Economies, Berlin
US S AL S A H B AZ , Consultant and G20 Coordinator, Economic Research Policy
Foundation of Turkey (TEPAV), Ankara
18:00-19:0 0
BREAK
19:00
MEETING HOTEL LOBBY & TRANSPORT TO BOAT
19:30-21:30
DINNER & BOAT TOUR THROUGH BERLIN
21:30
TRANSPORT TO HOTEL
T UESDAY , 19 T H M AY
GASOMETER SCHÖNEBERG, TORGAUER STRASSE, 10829 BERLIN
08:45
MEETING HOTEL LOBBY & TRANSPORT TO VENUE
09:30-11:3 0
SESSION III
F A CI L I TA TI N G RE GI O N A L AN D GL O B AL S PI L L - O VE RS
How can local innovation hubs be integrated into regional and global value
chains? How do regional and global value chains facilitate technological
diffusion? What political incentives can help increase co-benefits across
countries and sectors? How can SMEs be better integrated into regional value
chains?
CHAIR: US S AL S A H B AZ , Consultant and G20 Coordinator, Economic Research
Policy Foundation of Turkey (TEPAV), Ankara
INPUTS:
RE N A TO F L Ô RE S , Fundação Getúlio Vargas, Rio de Janeiro
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G A RY L I TM AN , B20 Sherpa and Vice-President, International Strategic
Initiatives, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Washington, D.C.
N AO K I O G I W A RA , Director, Research and Planning Department, Asian
Productivity Organization (APO), Tokyo
N A U B AH A R S H A RI F , Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong
Kong
E L E N A V E RD O L I N I , Senior Researcher, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei, Milan
11:30-11:45
COFFEE & TEA
11:45-13:45
SESSION IV
TH E H UM AN C A P A CI TI E S D I M E N S I O N
How can the development of skills and capacities that match international
market standards be strengthened? How can VET contribute? How can VETs
cater to the needs of prospective employers and diffuse knowledge for a
sustainable economy at the same time? What VET-strategies for skill
development and economic transformation exist, especially in emerging
economies? How large is the private sector involvement in VET? How do SMEs
and start-ups contribute to skilling, how can they benefit more? What role for
politics to strengthen capacities? Which role can (post-graduate) training ‘on
the job’ play?
CHAIR: RE G I N A F L AK E , Economist, Cologne Institute for Economic Research,
Cologne
INPUTS:
CH RI S TI N BRI N GS , Senior Research Fellow, Human Resources Development
Service of Korea
T A M I N H T A O , Central Institute for Economic Management, Hanoi
I L K I N N AZ A RO V , Center for Local Economic Development, Baku
T AN O U BI N G AN G O M , Observer Research Foundation, Delhi
TH O K O Z AN I S I M E L AN E , Interim Research Director, Science and Technology
Programme, Human Science Research Council, Pretoria
13:45–14:45
LUNCH
14:45–16:45
SESSION V
I N S T R UM E N T S F O R I N N O V A TI O N AN D TE CHN O L O GY D I F F U S I O N
Which national and international finance and investment instruments for the
promotion of start-ups and SMEs have proven successful? How can artificial
market and support mechanisms incentivize wished for external (green, fair)
effects? How should policies and programmes be designed in order to
effectively facilitate technology transfer? Which instruments can governments
and public banks implement to incentivize high-risk, high-cost investments?
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CHAIR: PE TE R H AH N , Senior Consultant, Institute of Innovation and
Technology, Berlin
INPUTS:
N UM AN B AY R AK T A R , Director, 212 Venture Capital Fund, Turkey
J I M M Y L E VY , Founder, Al Bawader & Galil Software, Nazareth
K E RS TI N RÖ H RI CH , ZIM Central Innovation Programme SME, Institute
Innovation and Technology, Berlin
TO BI AS S CH M I D T , Professor, Energy Policy Group, Department of
Humanities, Social and Political Sciences, ETH Zurich
16:45-17:00
COFFEE & TEA
17:00-18:00
WRAP-UP & WAY FORWARD
Identifying Topics for Joint Recommendations/Key Messages to G20
Agreement on Deliverables and Deadlines
CHAIRS: A N TJ E UHL I G , Senior Advisor, Economic Policy Forum (EPF)/ GIZ Unit
Global Partnerships and Emerging Economies, Berlin
US S AL S A H B AZ , Consultant and G20 Coordinator, Economic Research Policy
Foundation of Turkey (TEPAV), Ankara
18:00-18:30
OPEN SPACE & NETWORKING
18:30
TRANSPORT TO HOTEL
W EDNESDAY , 20 T H M AY
STUDY TOUR, BERLIN
09:30-10:00
MEETING AT HOTEL LOBBY & TRANSPORT TO VENUE
10:00-13:00
VISIT TO SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PARK ADLERSHOF
O N - SI T E ST O P AT O P T I C - P HO T O N I C FI R M
O N - SI T E ST O P AT M ARK ET I N G CO R P O R AT I O N
13:00-14:00
LUNCH
14:00-14:30
TRANSPORT TO HOTEL
INDIVIDUAL DEPARTURES
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