Programme

updated April 26, 2010

Conference venue: Joensuu Science Park (in Finnish Joensuun Tiedepuisto), Länsikatu 15, Joensuu. Google Maps

Sunday, April 25, 2010

12.00 - 16.00 Excursion to Koli National Park
 
18.00 - 20.00 Get Together Reception, Joensuu City Hall (Rantakatu 20, Joensuu)
 

 

 

 

Monday, April 26, 2010


Chair: Dr Vesa Saarikoski, President, North Karelia University of Applied Sciences

 

8.00 - 9.00 Registration
 
9.00 - 9.15 Opening remarks of the 3 rd international FINPIN2010 Conference
Dr Kari Ristimäki, Chair of the Advisory Board
 
9.15 - 10.00 Pragmatism as a Philosophy of Education for Entrepreneurship
Dr Vesa Taatila, Principal Lecturer, Laurea UAS, Finland  
10.10-10.30 Universities, Innovation and Entrepreneurship - Criteria and Examples of Good Practices
Mr Jonathan Potter, Senior Economist, OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs and Local Development, France 
10.30 -10.55 You Get What You Measure! Presentation of the Project "Measurement Tool for Entrepreneurship Education
Ruskovaara & Seikkula-Leino
Dr Jaana Seikkula-Leino, Professor, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland

(European Union's Insights for the Future Development Needs and Recommendations for the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Education

Mr Simone Baldassarri, Administrator, the Directorate General Enterprise and Industry, EU)  
10.55 - 11.15 Coffee break
 
11.15 - 12.50 Parallel Sessions
 
12.50 - 14.15 Lunch, Puisto Restaurant
 
14.15 - 15.55 Parallel Sessions
 
16.00 - 16.30 Coffee break and free discussions
 
   
20.00 - 22.30 Conference Dinner, Sokos Hotel Kimmel (Itäranta 1, Joensuu)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

 

Chair: Dr Olli Mertanen, Vice President, Turku University of Applied Sciences

 

8.00 - 9.00 Registration
 
8.30 - 9.15 Innovation Capacity and Innovation Development in Small Enterprises
Dr Helena Forsman, Senior Researcher, Lappeenranta University of Technology, LUT Lahti School of Innovation, Finland
 
9.15 - 10.00 Entrepreneurship Education - A New Model for a New World
Vice Provost Robert A. Chernow, Entrepreneurship, Rensselear Polytechnic Institute, Usa
 
10.00 - 10.45 Why a Partnership Approach between Academia and Industry Makes Innovative Sense for Both Parties
Dr Thomas Cooney, President, European Council for Small Business and Entrepreneurship ECSB and Director, Institute for Minority Entrepreneurship at Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland
 
10.45 -11.15 Guided Poster Session
Coffee break
 
11.15 - 12.55 Parallel Sessions
 
13.00 - 14.30 Lunch, Puisto Restaurant
 
14.30 - 15.15 Business Development Opportunities in Universities Including the Activity of New Innovation-University Enterprise Network (I-UEN) in the UK Supported by the UK Government
Pro-Vice-Chancellor John Latham, Coventry University, UK
 
15.15 - 15.45 Closing remarks
Dr Marja-Liisa Neuvonen-Rauhala, FINPIN, Lahti UAS, Finland

Coffee
 

 

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