BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES AND SERVICES FOR SMALL-MICRO COMPANIES FINAL CONFERENCE Enlargement: threat or opportunity for SME 4th APRIL 2006 ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE BRUSSELS
Draft conference agenda 9.30 10.00 Registration of Participants Welcome by Hans-Werner Müller, Secretary General UEAPME by Federico Tessari, President Unioncamere del Veneto
10.15 Enlargement: a threat or opportunity for SMEs? by Judith Novak, Horizontal programmes and contracts, DG Enlargement 10.30 10.45 Veneto as an example of a dynamic cross-border Region: the case of B.O.S.S project by Gian Angelo Bellati, Director Unioncamere del Veneto B.O.S.S Results Monika Nagy, Project Manager, Federation of Industries of Northern Greece (F.I.N.G.) Maurizio Franceschi, President, Confesercenti Veneto Experience of three entrepreneurs participating in each of the Partnership Events (Padova, Thessaloniki, Udine) 11.30 Coffee break 11.45 Cross border activities: difficulties for SMEs Panel: Moderator: Christine Faes, UNIZO Internationalisation of Small Business and Lisbon Strategy by Hussein Sattaf, Business Cooperation and community business cooperation network, DG Enterprise and Industry Obstacles in cross-border activities by Angele Giuliano, President, Foundation for Women Enterpreneurs, Malta Deregulation versus high-quality standards by Luc Hendrickx, Director of Enterprise Policy, UEAPME 13.00 Lunch 14.30 Helping SME develop cross-border activities Panel: Moderator: Melanie Janke, Leipzig Chamber of Commerce Role of Structural Funds in favour of SMEs by Eddy Hartog, Head of Unit Thematic development, Lisbon Strategy and Impact, DG Regional Policy Regional instruments to support business development: the case of Veneto Region by Sergio Trevisanato Veneto Region, Regional Secretariat Industry, Education and Training Role of business support organisations facilitating cross-border activities by Pietro Vacchiano ItaloHungarian Chamber of Commerce 16.00 Conclusions and Closing by Arnaldo Abruzzini, Secretary General Eurochambres For more information on the project, please see: http://www.eu-border.net/boss/hp.aspx?idMenu=84