International Conference "EUREKA and the re-launched Lisbon Strategy at the modern conditions of the EU development. Challenges and Perspectives for Ukraine"

Kyiv, March 10, 2006.

Morning session

9-30
Open
The Re-Launched Lisbon Strategy of EU, EUREKA and the Role of R&D and Innovations for the European Economic Success

9-45
Mr. Michel Vanavermaete, EUREKA Secretariat
"20-anniversary of EUREKA: experience, achievements and the future from the point of view of re-launched Lisbon Strategy"

10-10
Jan-E. Askeroi, Eureka High Level Representative Norway
"Eureka and the European innovation policy; coordination and complementation"

10-35
Prof. Francesco Fedi, the President of the COST Senior Offials Committee.
Erwin van Rij, Council EU, Head of COST Secretariat
"COST, its recent developments and future", "Examples of cooperation between COST and EUREKA"

Coffee break 11-35 - 12-00

Noon session

12-00
EUREKA - experience and perspectives
Ronan Breslin, Irish NPC,
"Investing in EUREKA Projects----The Irish Experience"

12-20
Jean-Claude Villettaz, EUROAGRI+ Chairman
"EUROAGRI+ : A powerful instrument to strengthen the competitiveness of the Ukrainian Agriculture and Food Industry"

12-40
Jerzy Tokarski, Polish NPC

13-00
Maryna Yaroshchuk, Birchbob international
"Eureka approach to worldwide commercialisation of Intellectual Property and Patents : case study BirchBob Ukraine"

Coffee break 13-40 - 14-15

Afternoon session

14-15
EUREKA in Ukraine. Challenges and keys for success
Igor Dir, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
"Governmental politics in Ukraine and EUREKA initiative: partners or alone players?"

14-30
Tetyana Patrakh, Ministry of Education and Science"
Is effective Ukrainian politics of support for research and innovation in the Scale of Lisbon Strategy?"

14-45
Petro Smertenko, Ukrainian NIP
"Ukraine and EUREKA: current state and perspectives for development. Internal and External Reasons"

15-00
Fedir Demydyuk, Agriculture Academy
"Some aspect of "West-East" innovation knowledge transfer from the point of view of Lisbon Strategy realization for Ukraine and EUREKA activity"

15-15
Vyacheslav Solovyov, Olga Kot, Dobrov Centre of S&T Potential and Science History Study, National Academy of Science of Ukraine,
"The Program EUREKA about the Role of Innovation Culture as a Factor of Turn of Human Creation into Noosphere Development"

15-30
Mychailo Videiko, Olexiy Trachuk, Institute of Archaeology NAS of Ukraine, "Kolo-Ra" Society.
"By the traces of the most ancient civilizations" - International tourist project in the frame of EUREKA initiative"
Discussion
Close remarks

Working dinner 16-30 - 18-30