The Week of Innovative Regions WIRE 2012 Conference
Plenary session no. 2
Challenge of smart specialisation for European regions
Plenary hall
Can the European policies be tailored to meet the regional innovative specificities?
How regions see the challenge of smart specialisation?
Smart specialisation in practice
Moderator:
Clara de la Torre -- Director, DG Research and Innovation, European Commission;
Rapporteur:
Colombe Warin - DG Research and Innovation, European Commission;
Speakers:
- Lambert van Nistelrooij, Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur to General Regulation, The Netherlands;
- Ales Gnamus, DG Joint Research Centre, European Commission;
- Christina Diegelmann, Assembly of European Regions, Germany;
- Philippe Vanrie, European Business & Innovation Centre, BICs Network, Belgium;
- Sarka Hermanova, Czech Technology Platform, The Czech Republic;
