Brussels Economic Forum 2010
25th-26th May 2010, Brussels, Belgium
The Brussels Economic Forum is the ideal place to find answers to the most pressing questions facing Europe today:
* How do we deal with competitiveness divergences?
* Can a low-carbon economy drive sustainable growth?
* Can we defuse the public debt ‘time bomb’?
* Can we put Europe back on an upward path of prosperity?
International decision-makers, opinion leaders and other key players will gather at the Forum on May 25 and 26 to debate and exchange ideas on how Europe can emerge from the crisis and move forward.
The Forum, now in its 11th edition, includes sessions on:
* Coping with the crisis: how specific sectors are faring and the efficacy of financial repair
* Tackling global warming: how to pay for it and the promise of green growth
* Exiting the crisis: how to exit the crisis and how the Europe 2020 strategy can spur growth
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European SME Week 2010
25th May-1st June 2010
European SME Week 2010, which will take place from 25 May to 1 June, aims to:
- provide information on what the EU and national, regional and local authorities are offering as support to micro, small and medium-sized businesses;
- promote entrepreneurship so that more people, and in particular younger ones, seriously consider becoming an entrepreneur as a career option;
- give recognition to entrepreneurs for their contribution to Europe's welfare, jobs, innovation and competitiveness.
Launched in 2009, the European SME Week is coordinated by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry as one of the measures implementing Principle 1 of the Small Business Act for Europe (SBA) , which states that "the EU and Member States should create an environment within which entrepreneurs and family businesses can thrive and entrepreneurship is rewarded".
European SME Week 2010 is a pan-European campaign taking place in 37 participating countries, which is however fully decentralised in order for events and activities to take place as close as possible to the established and potential entrepreneurs themselves. Events will be organised at national, regional or local level by business organisations, business support providers, as well as by national, regional and local authorities in the participating countries. These events should also be an opportunity for existing SMEs to share their experiences and to further develop their businesses.
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Conference "Getting SMEs on the road to recovery"
31st May-1st June 2010, Madrid, Spain
The Conference "Getting SMEs on the road to recovery"
* focuses on local and regional solutions to the key challenges facing SMEs;
* key-note debates on implementing the Small Business Act in the Member States;
* workshops with inspiring local and regional examples of best practice;
* incorporates the European Enterprise Awards 2010;
* is aimed at local and regional public authorities, business organisations, and experts from Member States’ national administrations;
* forms the closing event of European SME Week 2010.
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European Business Summit 2010
30th June-1st July, Brussels, Belgium
BUSINESSEUROPE and the Federation of Enterprises in Belgium invite you to the 8th European Business Summit (EBS), taking place on 30 June and 1 July 2010 in Tour&Taxis, Brussels.
The EBS is Europe’s key platform for business leaders and decision makers to debate how to build a more competitive and sustainable European Union. Annually, the EBS attracts 2500 participants including CEOs & Top Executives, (Prime) Ministers, European Commissioners, and media.
The two plenary sessions, the Presidents' Debate and the twelve interactive sessions of this EBS will focus on topics such as economic recovery, financial regulation, trade for growth, the place of Europe in the world, new skills for new jobs, climate change and energy, innovation, clean-tech, Europe’s digital agenda and the future shape of the EU’s socio-economic model.
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ESOF – Euroscience Open Forum
2nd-7th July 2010, Torino, Italy
During the ESOF leading scientists, researchers, young researchers, business people, entrepreneurs and innovators, policy makers, science and technology communicators and the general public from all over the world will discuss new discoveries and debate the direction that research is taking in the humanities and social sciences disciplines.
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European Cluster Conference 2010
29th September-1st October 2010, Brussels, Belgium
The high-level “European Cluster Conference 2010” will address the role of world-class clusters in renewing European industry in light of the Europe 2020 strategy. It will gather key policy-makers from the European Commission, Member States, regional authorities and high-level speakers from academia and industry to discuss how better policies can be formulated to make full use of the economic potential of excellent clusters. The event is organised under the chairmanship of the Belgian EU Presidency by the European Commission DG Enterprise and Industry.
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