Programme of the Bologna+10 High-level Meeting

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1 OECD WORKING PARTY ON SMES AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (WPSMEE) BOLOGNA+10 HIGH-LEVEL MEETING ON LESSONS FROM THE GLOBAL CRISIS AND THE WAY FORWARD TO JOB CREATION AND GROWTH PARIS, NOVEMBER 2010 Programme of the Bologna+10 High-level Meeting

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3 OECD WPSMEE BOLOGNA+10 HIGH-LEVEL MEETING on SMEs and Entrepreneurship: Lessons from the Global Crisis and the Way Forward to Job Creation and Growth MEETING OVERVIEW Wednesday 17 November :00-9:00 Registration 9:00-10:00 Opening Session (open to the Press) 10:00-13:00 Session 1. Innovative SMEs and entrepreneurship for job creation and growth 13:00-14:30 Lunch Break 14:30-18:00 Session 2. Better financing for SMEs and entrepreneurs for job creation and growth Thursday, 18 November :30-12:30 Session 3. SMEs and green growth - Promoting sustainable manufacturing and ecoinnovation in small firms 12:30-13:15 Closing Session Opening Session Wednesday 17 November, 9:00 10:00 1 Introduction by the Chair of the High-level Meeting Mr. Frédéric Lefèbvre Secretary of State for Trade, Crafts, SMEs, Tourism and Services, Ministry for the Economy, Industry and Employment, France Addresses by Mrs. Sabine Laruelle Minister for SMEs, Independents, Agriculture, and Scientific Policy, Belgium 2 Mr. Angel Gurria Secretary General of the OECD Keynote Speaker Mr. Lars Thunell Executive Vice President & CEO, International Finance Corporation/World Bank Group 1 The Opening Session will be open to journalists. Sessions 1, 2 and 3 will be closed Sessions. 2 Belgium holds the rotating Presidency of the European Union from July to December 2010.

4 Session 1 Innovative SMEs and Entrepreneurship for job creation and growth Wednesday 17 November, 10:00 13:00 10:00-11:15 Panel 1 Introduction by the Co-Chairs of the session Mrs. Françoise Hetto-Gaasch Minister for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and Tourism, Luxembourg Ms. Marie Johns Deputy Administrator, Small Business Administration, USA Dr. Maria Ludovica Agrò Director General, Ministry for Economic Development, Italy Dr. Eckhard Franz, Director General, Head of Directorate-General of SME-Policy, Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology, Germany Mr. David Wilson Deputy Director, Enterprise Directorate, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, UK Discussant Mr. Tadahiro Asami Secretary General, BIAC 11:15 11:25 Coffee break 11:25 13:00 Panel 2 Mr. Rafał Baniak Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Economy, Poland Mr. Neddy Rafinaldy Halim Deputy Minister for Marketing and Business Networks, Ministry for Cooperatives and SMEs, Indonesia Mr. Christian Weinberger Entrepreneurship and SME Policy Adviser, Enterprise & Industry Directorate- General, European Commission Discussants Mr. John Evans General Secretary, TUAC Mrs. Zvia Dori Head of Internal Trade Administration, Ministry of Industry, Trade & Labour, Israel Rapporteurs: Mr. Jonathan Potter, Acting Head, SMEE Division, Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs and Local Development (CFE), OECD Mr. Dirk Pilat, Head of Division, Structural Policy Division, Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry, OECD 13:00 14:30 Lunch Break

5 Session 2 Better financing for SMEs and entrepreneurs for job creation and growth Wednesday 17 November, 14:30 18:00. 14:30-16:00 Panel 1 Introduction by the Chair of the session Mr. Michalis Chrysochoides Minister of Economy, Competitiveness and Shipping, Greece Mr. Niyazi Ilter Deputy Undersecretary, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Turkey Mr. Miguel Marón Manzur Undersecretary for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, Ministry of Economy, Mexico Dr. Matthias Kollatz-Ahnen Vice-President, European Investment Bank (EIB) Discussant Mrs. Susanne Dorasil Co-chair of the G20 SME Finance Subgroup, Germany 16:00 16:15 Coffee break 16:15 18:00 Panel 2 Ms. Karen Kastner Assistant Vice-President, Corporate Planning and Strategy Management, Business Development Bank of Canada Mme Laurence Parisot President, MEDEF, France Mr. Andrey Sharov Head of the Department of State Regulation in the Economy, Ministry of Economic Development and Trade, Russia Mr. Mikhail Kopeikin Management Board Member, Deputy Chairman, State Corporation Bank for Development and Foreign Economic Affairs Vnesheconombank, Russia Discussants Mrs. Tuija Oivo Director General of the Employment and Entrepreneurship Department, Ministry of Employment and the Economy, Finland Prof. Salvatore Zecchini Economic Counsellor to the Ministry of Economic Development, Italy and former Deputy Secretary General of the OECD End of Day One followed by a cocktail hosted by the French Authorities (Hall du Château, Salle George Marshall et Salle Roger Okrent) Rapporteurs: Ms. Lucia Cusmano, Senior Economist, Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs and Local Development (CFE), OECD Mr. Stephen Lumpkin, Senior Economist, Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs (DAF), OECD Ms Mariarosa Lunati, Head of Entrepreneurship, Business and Globalisation Section, Statistics Directorate, OECD

6 Session 3 SMEs and green growth: Promoting sustainable manufacturing and eco-innovation in small firms Thursday 18 November, 9:30 12:30. 9:30-11:00 Panel 1 Introduction by the Chair of the session Mr. Göran Marklund Deputy Director General, Research and Innovation for Sustainable Growth (Vinnova), Sweden Dr. Tae-il Kim Director General, Small and Medium Business Administration, Korea Mr. Hitoshi Ito Director General, Business Environment Department, Small and Medium Enterprise Agency, Japan Mr. Balázs Hidvéghi Deputy State Secretary for International and EU Affairs, Ministry for National Economy, Hungary Discussant Ms. Jo Doyle Manager, Business Assistance Policy, Ministry of Economic Development, New Zealand 11:00 11:15 Coffee break 11:15 12:30 Panel 2 Ms. Ximena Clark Head of SME Division, Ministry of Economy, Chile Mr. Rinke Zonneveld Director of the Entrepreneurship Department, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Netherlands Discussants Mr. Herbert Preglau Director General, Federal Ministry of Economy, Family and Youth, Austria Dr. Wimonkan Kosumas Deputy Director General, Office of Small and Medium Enterprises Promotion, Thailand Rapporteurs: Ms. Cristina Martinez, Senior Economist, Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs and Local Development (CFE), OECD Mr. Tomoo Machiba, Senior Analyst, Structural Policy Division, Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry, OECD

7 Closing Session Thursday 18 November, 12:30 13:15 Closing remarks by the Chair of the High-level Meeting Mr. Frédéric Lefèbvre Secretary of State for Trade, Crafts, SMEs, Tourism and Services, Ministry for the Economy, Industry and Employment, France Final remarks Mr. Aart de Geus Deputy Secretary General of the OECD