19.30 -21.00    Networking Networks reception and buffet, City Hall, city of Oulu

8.30     Registration

9.00     Welcome

9.10     Opening Speech

9.30    Is an Entrepreneur Born or Made?
Professor Anne Kovalainen, Turku School of Economics, Finland

10.15    Case: Courage to Start and Grow –
Creowave Ltd. Managing Director, Jyrki Koski, Oulunsalo, Finland

10.45   Coffee
11.05    Knowledge Intensive Entrepreneurship in Networks - Development of Entrepreneurship in Rural vs. Urban Areas
Dr. Gerben Blaauw, University of Twente, Netherlands

11.50   Case: International Business from Small Rural Town – Mecanova Oy
President, CEO Keijo Anttila, Nivala, Finland

12.15   Lunch
13.30   Entrepreneurship - Does the Theory Work in Practice?
PhD. (Tech. Sciences), Tõnis Mets, University of Tartu, Estonia

14.15   Case: European Network Creating Tamsalu Business Incubator
Development Manager, Salla Korhonen, Raahe District Business Services, Finland

14.45   Coffee

15.15-16.00     Aspects of the Day. Discussion.
Moderator: Professor Vesa Puhakka, University of Oulu, Finland

Informal meetings, face to face discussions, group meetings

20.00   Dinner

Friday 25.5.2007       

University of Oulu/ Conference Room HR 145: Saalastinsali
8.30     Registration and coffee

9.00     Opening

9.15     Innovation and Entrepreneurship - What Is Needed in the Future?
Director, Timo Kekkonen, Confederation of Finnish Industries EK, Innovation Enviroment and Competences.

10.00   Fostering Entrepreneurs at Universities and Colleges - the Danish Experience
Director, Professor, Torben Bager, Danish International Entrepreneur Academy, IDEA

10.45   Coffee

11.15   Board of Aspects
Rector, Lauri Lajunen, University of Oulu
Senior advisor, Kimmo Hyrsky , Ministry of Trade and Industry, Finland
CEO, Jaakko Okkonen, Oulu Chamber of Commerce

11.45   Discussion
Moderator: Director Timo Kekkonen

BEPART – 10 Propositions on Entrepreneurship promotion and education:
Towards entrepreneurial regions.
Gottfried Effe, project manager, regional Bepart –coordinator, University of Oulu

EKIE – Future Possibilities
R&D Manager, Jorma Hintikka, RFMPolis, Ylivieska, Finland

12.45   Closing Speech

13.00   Lunch