European SME-Forum
Harnessing consistent ICTs to foster SMEs’ participation in a global, competitive and connected economy
Sendetermin: 4. März 2010 / 10:00 - 12:30 Uhr
Agenda
Moderation
Sebastiano Toffaletti, Secretary General PIN-SME
Sebastiano Toffaletti, Secretary General PIN-SME
10:00 – 10:40
Welcome and Introduction
Andrea Benassi, Secretary General UEAPME
Expert speech I
What support is required in European ICT SMEs to fit its role as solution enablers for the overall 23 million user SMEs?
Mr Johann Steszgal, Managing Director Steszgal IT, Austria
Welcome and Introduction
Andrea Benassi, Secretary General UEAPME
Expert speech I
What support is required in European ICT SMEs to fit its role as solution enablers for the overall 23 million user SMEs?
Mr Johann Steszgal, Managing Director Steszgal IT, Austria
Expert speech II
How can the competitiveness of European user SMEs be improved by means of consistent ICT application?
Dr. Reinhard Löffler, Ministry of Economics Baden Württemberg, Germany
How can the competitiveness of European user SMEs be improved by means of consistent ICT application?
Dr. Reinhard Löffler, Ministry of Economics Baden Württemberg, Germany
Expert speech III
How to assist SMEs innovate through the integration of ICT: shifting the gear from policy dialogue to actions
Mr Costas Andropoulos, Head of Unit, “Technology for Innovation, ICT Industries and e-business”, DG Enterprise and Industry
How to assist SMEs innovate through the integration of ICT: shifting the gear from policy dialogue to actions
Mr Costas Andropoulos, Head of Unit, “Technology for Innovation, ICT Industries and e-business”, DG Enterprise and Industry
Expert speech IV
Fostering uptake of ICT in SMEs: what can Europe do?
Mr Andrea Benassi, Secretary General UEAPME
Fostering uptake of ICT in SMEs: what can Europe do?
Mr Andrea Benassi, Secretary General UEAPME
10:50 – 11:30
Experts round table I
SMEs as global business players: which policy measures and activities lead to success? Which are the best eBusiness practices among European SMEs?
Experts round table I
SMEs as global business players: which policy measures and activities lead to success? Which are the best eBusiness practices among European SMEs?
- Moderator: Michel Declunder, Periscope, France
- Ms Dana Eleftheriadou, European Commission, DG Enterprise and Industry, eBSN coordinator, “How policies can help boost critical mass implementation by SMEs”
- Mr Alain DUCASS, ADETEF, presenting the e Business case “Rue du Commerce”, e-Commerce innovation leader:” from e-Business to M- Commerce”
- Mr Denis Pelych, Office Life Line, UK “The Office Lifeline case: how consistent ICT application expanded business horizons”
11:40 – 12:20
Experts round table II
SMEs need to improve their IT-know-how constantly! Which political and economic measures and activities do actually lead to an increased competitiveness?
Experts round table II
SMEs need to improve their IT-know-how constantly! Which political and economic measures and activities do actually lead to an increased competitiveness?
- Moderator: Mr Sebastiano Toffaletti, Secretary General PIN-SME
- Mr Andreas R. Fischer, Initiator BestPractice-IT, Germany
- Mr George Brashnarov, Chairman BASSCOM and General Manager Nemetschek Bulgaria
- Mr Martin King Turner, Director, national B2B center, UK “Encouraging Transformational eBusiness in UK SMEs”, UK
- Dott. Fabio Massimo, National Coordinator for the Information Technology Union in CNA, Italy
12:20 – 12:30
Concluding remarks:
Concluding remarks:
- Mr Costas Andropoulos, Head of Unit, “Technology for Innovation, ICT Industries and e-business”, DG Enterprise and Industry
- Dipl.-Kfm. Stephan Ph. Kühne, Board of the Directors CeBIT
Diskussionsteilnehmer
Andreas R. Fischer
Geschäftsführer G+F Verlags- und Beratungs- GmbH
Michel DECLUNDER
CEO PERSICOPE
Founder and CEO of Cabinet PERISCOPE specialized on development of Internet practices for SMEs.
DI Johann Steszgal
Managing Director, Steszgal Informationstechnologie GmbH
Sebastiano Toffaletti
Secretary General, PIN-SME (Moderator)
Costas Andropoulos
Head of Unit R4
Costas Andropoulos graduated from York University in Canada with Masters Degrees in Economics and in Project Evaluation Techniques and Regulation.
Iordana Eleftheriadou
Administrator
Dana Eleftheriadou deals with public policies for the promotion of ICT-enabled innovations among European enterprises, as an official in the Enterprise and Industry Directorate General of the European Commission.
Martin King-Turner
Director National B2B Centre
Martin is Director of the National B2B Centre with over 20 years experience applying ICT and e-business technologies and practices to real-world business challenges.
Denis Pelych
Director Office Lifeline
Denis is Director and co-founder of Office Lifeline. He is responsible for business development and marketing and provides technical support to his business partner and her team of Virtual Assistants, as well as clients.
Dott. Fabio Massimo
Graduate in Physics Cybernetics of the University of Milan. He worked at Laboratory of Astrophysics of CNR to the automatic recognition of gamma ray events from satellites, then to the office of President of the Lombardy Region for decision support, analysis of the territory by satellite and analysis and implementing of health information system.
George Brashnarov
President BASSCOM
George Brashnarov is the President of BASSCOM and Chairman of the Board of the ESI Centre Eastern Europe.
Dipl.-Kfm. Stephan Ph. Kühne
Mitglied des Vorstandes Deutsche Messe AG
Seit 2002 Mitglied des Vorstandes der Deutschen Messe AG, Hannover. Verantwortlich für das Geschäftsfeld „Internationale Fachmessen“ sowie die Bereiche Finanzen und Personal. Mitglied des Aufsichtsrates u. a. von Tochtergesellschaften in der Türkei, USA und China. Der Konzern Deutsche Messe zählt mit weltweit mehr als 800 Mitarbeitern und einem Jahresumsatz von bis zu 300 Mio. Euro zu den führenden, weltweit agierenden Messeveranstaltern.
