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Date: 06 November 2009
Venue: Scotland House, Brussels
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News articles published about this event:
ERAB calls for ‘new Renaissance’
Experts join to urge radical change in EU R&D and innovation policy

For the next nine months, everything in EU policy for R&D and innovation is up for debate, renewal and change. Will new funding go to solve the Grand Challenges of climate change or healthcare? What will Framework 8 look like? What about seed money for tech start-ups? This meeting with some of the policy leaders in the debate will provide deep insight into future directions.


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Bjarne Kirsebom
Minister, Research, Permanent Representation of Sweden to the European Union
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Diogo Vasconcelos
Chair of the Business Panel on Future EU Innovation Policy Distinguished Fellow, Cisco Systems International
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Gernot Klotz
Executive Director Research and Innovation, CEFIC
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James Elles
MEP, member of the Committee on Budgets
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John Wyles
Director, Science|Business Innovation Board
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Luc Soete
Chair, Knowledge-Based Economy Expert Group and Director, United Nations University-MERIT
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Maria Da Graça Carvalho MEP
MEP, member of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE)
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Olof Sandberg
Senior Adviser, Ministry of Education and Research, Sweden
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Prof. John Wood
Chair of the European Research Area Board (ERAB)
The event will be held at Scotland House, located on the Schuman roundebout, across the street from the European Commission.

Scotland House
Rond-point Schuman 6
Brussels 1040

Please find more information, courtesy of Scotland House, on how to reach the venue below:

Scotland House is centrally located in Brussels’ European Quarter and enjoys excellent transport links. Schuman metro station is less than a minute’s walk and Brussels’ International Airport is only 25 minutes by car or bus, or 35 minutes by train.

The central location of Scotland House makes it convenient for transport links, no matter where you are travelling from.

Further information on travel directions to Scotland House by public transport.

Further information on travel to Brussels by air.

Further information on travel directions to Brussels via Eurostar.

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