Background
Asia Innov@ 2007
Barcelona, 8th October 2007Madrid, 10th October 2007
Barcelona, 8th October 2007
16.00 h Opening. Welcome speech
Carles Fradera, Assistant Director of CIDEM
Miquel Barceló, president de 22@
Amadeo Jensana, Director of the Business Circle of Casa Asia
16.20 h R&D Policies in China 
Prof. Zeng Guoping, Teacher and director of the Centre of Science, Technology and Society of the University of Tsinghua in Beijing.
16.40 h R&D Policies in South Korea
Dr. Moon, Su-Yeon, PhD and researcher of the division of international technological cooperation of the department of technological strategy and planning of the Korea Institute of Industrial Technology Evaluation & Planning.
17.00 h R&D Policies in India
Dr. Laxman Prasad, Adviser of the National Science and Technology Management InformationSystem of the Department of the Science and Technology (DST) of the Government of India.
17.20 h R&D Policies in Japan
Dr. Masuo Aizawa, President of the Tokyo Institute of Technology and executive member of the Council of Scientific and Technological Policy of the Government of Japan.
17.40 h The R&D situation in Catalonia
Roger Cabezas Rodríguez, Assistant general manager of investigation of the Department of Innovation, University and Company of the Catalonian Autonomous Government (Generalitat).
18.00 h Conclusions and beginning of the debate
Chaired by Isabel Busom, PhD in Economics by the University Autonomous of Barcelona (UAB).
20.00 h Cocktail
Casa Asia, Sala Samarcanda. Av. Diagonal, 373. 08008 Barcelona.
The event will be held in private.
Information and attendance confirmation: Cristina Montiel, cmontiel@casaasia.es. Telephone: 93 368 4908
Madrid, 10th October 2007
09.30 h Reception of attendants and handing over of documentation
10.00 h Opening
D. Jesús Sainz, president de PromoMadrid.
D. Amadeo Jensana, Director of the Business Circle of Casa Asia.
Chair
Dña. Clara Eugenia Núñez, Director General of the General Management of Universities and Research
10.10 h R&D Policies in China
Prof. Zeng Guoping, Professor and Director of the Centre of Science, Technology and Society of the University of Tsinghua in Beijing.
10.30 h R&D Policies in South Korea
Dr. Moon, Su-Yeon, PhD and researcher, division of international technological cooperation, Department of Technological Strategy and Planning of ITEP (Korea Institute of Industrial Technology Evaluation & Planning).
11.00 h Coffee break
11.15 h R&D Policies in India
Dr. Laxman Prasad, Adviser of the NSTMIS (National Science and Technology Management InformationSystem), Department of the Science and Technology, Government of India.
11.45 h R&D Policies in Japan
Dr. Masuo Aizawa, President of the Tokyo Institute of Technology and executive member of the Council of Scientific and Technological Policy of the Government of Japan.
12.15 h Discussion
12.50 h Closing
Sr. Mario Buisán, Director General of Information and Investments of ICEX.
Hotel Hesperia Madrid: Paseo de la Castellana, 57. Chillida Hall
Registrations: PromoMadrid – Vega Yubero.
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Free admission. Limited capacity by strict order of registration.
