29 October 2009, Brussels
Hotel Bloom, rue Royale 250, 1210 Brussels, Belgium
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| 08:15 – 9:00 | Registration | |
| 09:00 – 9:15 | Welcome and opening | |
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Hasan Alkas, DG Enterprise and Industry, Principal Economist, SeBW Programme Manager
ICT-related policies of DG Enterprise and Industry and the role of the Sectoral e-Business Watch programme |
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| ICT and sustainability | ||
| 09:15 – 10:45 | ICT contribution to energy efficiency | |
| Chair: | Colette Maloney, DG Information Society and Media, Head H.4, ICT for Sustainable Growth | |
| Speakers: | Hannes Selhofer, empirica, Project Manager
ICT and e-business in the glass, ceramics and cement industry Download presentation (pdf) Roberta Bigliani, IDC Energy Insights, Research Director ICT and e-business in the energy supply industry Download presentation (pdf) Reinhard Madlener, RWTH Aachen University, Professor of Energy Economics and Management Metering facilities as enabling technologies for smart electricity grids in Europe Download presentation (pdf) |
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| Discussant: | Miguel Sanchez Fornie, European Utilities Telecom Council, Board of Directors, Chairman Download presentation (pdf) |
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| Discussion | ||
| 10:45 – 11.00 | Coffe Break | |
| 11:00 – 12:30 | ICT impact on greenhouse gas emissions | |
| Chair: | Hasan Alkas, DG Enterprise and Industry, Principal Economist, SeBW Programme Manager | |
| Speakers: | Ferdinand Pavel, DIW econ, Project Manager
ICT impact on greenhouse gas emissions in energy-intensive industries Download presentation (pdf) Jian Bani, SE Consult, Managing Director Impact of Intelligent Transport Systems on greenhouse gas emissions Download presentation (pdf) |
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| Discussant: | Enrico Gibellieri, European Steel Technology Platform (ESTEP) Download presentation (pdf) |
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| Discussion | ||
| 12:30 – 13.30 | Lunch Break | |
| ICT and industrial policy | ||
| 14:00 – 15:15 | ICT-related industrial policy | |
| Chair: | Manfred Bergmann, DG Enterprise and Industry, Head B/2, Development of Industrial Policy | |
| Speakers: | Graham Vickery, OECD, Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry
Policies for the ICT industry in the EU and in other parts of the world Download presentation (pdf) Stefan Lilischkis, empirica, SeBW Project Manager Economic assessment of ICT-related industrial policy in the EU Download presentation (pdf) |
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| Discussant: | Peter Johnston, European Policy Centre, Senior Adviser on information and knowledge society | |
| Discussion | ||
| 15:15 – 15.30 | Coffe Break | |
| 15:30 – 16:45 | Panel discussion: ICT-related industrial policies in difficult economic times | |
| Chair: | Peter O'Donnell, Assistant Editor, European Voice | |
| Panellist: | Leo Baumann, Digitaleurope, Public Affairs Director
Manfred Bergmann, DG Enterprise and Industry, Head B/2, Development of Industrial Policy Peter Johnston, European Policy Centre, Senior Adviser on information and knowledge society Bahadir Kaleagasi, Turkish Industry and Business Association, Brussels Antti Eskola, Ministry of Employment and the Economy, Finland |
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| 16:45 – 17:00 | Conference conclusions and outlook | |
| Jean-Noel Durvy, DG Enterprise and Industry, Director, D - Innovation Policy | ||