Eurorégion
Program
Monday 3 December
8.30 am : Reception of delegates
9.00 am : Introduction by Martin Malvy, President of the Pyrénées-Méditerranée Euroregion and President of the Midi-Pyrénées Region and Francesc Antich, President of the Government of the Balearic Islands
9.30 am : Health and Biotechnology
Moderator : Jean Rognetta (journalist Les Echos and Capital Finance)
Speakers :
- Manel Balcells, President of Biocat, (the BioRegion of Catalonia)
- Jean-Pierre Saintouil, CEO of the CancerBioSanté business cluster
- Jacquie Berthe, President of the Orpheme (emerging infectious diseases and rare diseases) business cluster, Director of Sanofi Aventis, Montpellier
- Dr. Pablo V. Escribá Ruiz, Director of the IUNICS - UIB molecular and cellular biology unit
10.15 am : Complementary research activities in the agri-food sector
Moderator : Jean Rognetta (journalist Les Echos and Capital Finance)
Speakers : - Hervé Ossard, President of INRA Midi-Pyrénées, President of the CESR Research Commission.
- Agustà Fonts, Deputy General Manager, IRTA (Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentà ries).
- Dominique Bataille, Director of Research at INSERM.
- Antoni Perelló, Director-General of Agriculture, Government of the Balearic Islands. 11.00 am : INRA’s BataClown
11.00 am : Break
11.30 am : The use of ICTs in tourism
Moderator : Jean Rognetta (journalist Les Echos and Capital Finance)
Speakers :
- Pere Antoni Oliver Reus, Director-General of Research, Technological Development and Innovation for the Government of the Balearic Islands
- Jean-Paul Lareng, Director of ARDESI (regional agency for the development of the information society)
- Dominique Klépandi, Director Comité Régional du Tourisme - Languedoc-Roussillon 12.30 am : Buffet
2.00 pm : Plenary meeting of the Presidents of the Euroregion
- Martin Malvy, President of the Midi-Pyrénées Regional Council
- José Montilla, President of the Government of Catalonia
- Georges Frêche, President of the Languedoc-Roussillon Regional Council
- Francesc Antich, President of the Government of the Balearic Islands will also attend : Danuta Hübner, European Commissioner for Regional Policy
- Official launch of the EGTC (European Grouping for Territorial Cooperation)
- Midi-Pyrénées will hand over the Presidency of the Euroregion to the Balearic Islands Moderator : Manel Manchon, journalist (El Periódico)
3.00 pm : Break
3.30 pm : Improving infrastructures in the Euroregion : an indispensable condition for increased mobility and economic development
Moderator : Jean Rognetta (journalist Les Echos and Capital Finance)
Speakers :
- Charles Marziani, Vice-President with responsibility for public transport, Midi-Pyrénées Regional Council
- Jean-Claude Gayssot, Vice-President with responsibility for transport, Languedoc-Roussillon Regional Council
- Manuel Nadal i Farreras, Secretary for Mobility, Government of Catalonia
- José Antonio Santos, Director-General of Departmental Coordination, Government of the Balearic Islands
4.15 pm : Personal experiences of businessmen and researchers involved in Euroregion cooperation projects
Moderator : Jean Rognetta (journalist Les Echos and Capital Finance)
Speakers : - Luis Berastain Diez, Coordinator of the CEEI (European centre for innovative businesses) of the Balearic Islands
- Alain Arnaud, President of Altamira (a Catalan business) and Jordi INGLADA, CNES Toulouse
- Pierre Lapoujade, Président du comité de direction, Nutritis et Mariano Sorribas, Directeur général de Indulleida (entreprise catalane)
- Xavier Conill, Secrétaire de la Fondation Hôpital Transfrontalier de Cerdagne
5.00 pm : Interregional cooperation projects for economic development
Moderator : Jean Rognetta (journalist Les Echos and Capital Finance)
Speakers : - Jean-Philippe Hanff, Director of Midi-Pyrénées Expansion
- Antoni Soy, Industry and Enterprise Secretary for the Innovation, Universities and Enterprise Department, of Catalonia (CIDEM)
- Angel Pujol, Managing Director of IDI (business innovation institute for the Balearic Islands)
- Bernart Roycourt, Délégué Général, Invest Languedoc-Roussillon - to be confirmed
5.45 pm : ITC in cooperative Euroregion oceanography projects
Moderator : Jean Rognetta (journalist Les Echos and Capital Finance)
Speakers : - Vincent Toumazou, Manager of the Service to Users Bureau for Mercator Océan (a public interest group)
- Joaquin Tintoré, Director of the Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies (IMEDEA)
- Ana Maiques, President of Starlab (a Catalan business)
- Xavier de Madron, Physicien, Université de Perpignan - To be confirmed 6.30 pm : Closing remarks by Bernard Raynaud, Vice-President for Economic Development, Commerce and Crafts, Midi-Pyrénées Regional Council
6.45 pm : Cocktail
Tuesday 4 December 2007
8.30 am : Reception of delegates
9.00 am : Introduction by Alain Bénéteau, Vice-President for Research of Midi-Pyrénées Regional Council
9.15 am : NICT applications in the Space sector : a driving force for innovation in the Euroregion
Moderator : Jean Rognetta (journalist Les Echos and Capital Finance)
Speakers :
- Dr. Pascal Kosuth, CEMAGREF, Director of the Remote Sensing Centre (Maison de la Télédétection), Languedoc Roussillon.
- Jose Mariano Lopez, Director of Operations, BAIE (Barcelona Aeronáutica i Espacial).
- Bernard Dupré, Director of the Midi-Pyrénées Observatory.
- Dr. Celso Garcia, Vice-Rector of the University of the Balearic Islands
10.00 am : Funding available to the Euroregion for research and innovation
Moderator : Jean Rognetta (journalist Les Echos and Capital Finance)
Speakers : - Christian Reynaud, President of IRDI
- Sandra Ungemach-Bensaïd, Design Manager at Advanteam (Montpellier-Toulouse)
- Jaume Garau, Director-General for European Funding, Government of the Balearic Islands
- Maria Antonia Mones, General Directorate for the Economy 10.45 am : INRA’s BataClown
10.55 am : break
11.15 am : Business clusters and technology transfer
Moderator : Jean Rognetta (journalist Les Echos and Capital Finance)
Speakers :
- Montserat Vendrell, CEO of BioCat (Catalan BioRegion)
- Gines Alarcon, President of Association Cluster Innovation (22@barcelona)
- François Jouaillec, Director of the Aerospace Valley business cluster
- André Joffre, President of the DERBI business cluster
- Xavier Bacigalupe, Director of Quality at IDI (Institut d’Innovació Empresarial de les Illes Balears)
12.00 noon : Cooperation and intellectual and industrial property rights
Moderator : Jean Rognetta (journalist Les Echos and Capital Finance)
Speakers : - Christophe Nicot, Director of Midi-Pyrénées Innovation.
- Anna Barlocci, legal consultant on intellectual property rights, Zea, Barlocci & Markvardsen, Barcelona
- Miquel Carrió, Managing Director of FUEIB (Business-University Foundation of the Balearic Islands)
- Isabelle Lagracie-Lochard, responsible for resource exploitation at the University of Montpellier2
12.45 pm : Report back on the proceedings of the Workshop on ‘Universities : Training, Research and Innovation’ within the Euroregion
Moderator : Jean Rognetta (journalist Les Echos and Capital Finance)
Speaker : - Dra. Montserrat Casas Ametller, Rectora de la Universitat de les Illes Balears
- Victor Cerdà , Doyen, professeur délégué à l’innovation, Université des ÃŽles Baléares
- Maurici Ruiz, Director servei de sistemes d’informació geogrà fica i teledetecció (UIB) 1.00 pm : Closing speech by Philippe Guerin, Vice-President for Cross-border Exchanges and European Relations, Midi-Pyrénées Regional Council
1.30 pm : Buffet
