Theme 4: FROM LABS TO BAZAARS

09:0010:15 

 

PLENARY VII: QUALITY UPGRADING       

09:00-09:20

 

Jean-Louis Racine, Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Specialist, ECSPF, World Bank

 

 

Assessment of ECA’s Quality Infrastructure: Results of a Regional Study

09:20-9:35

 

Huseyin Ugur, Consultant, ECSPF, World Bank

 

 

Approaches to Developing and Reforming the National Quality Infrastructure in ECA

09:35-09:50

 

Sylvie K. Bossoutrot, Senior Operations Officer, ECSPF, World Bank

 

 

Discussant

09:50-10:15

 

Q & A Moderated by John Gabriel Goddard, Economist, ECSPF, World Bank

10:15-11:45

 

PLENARY VIII: Accelerating the Commercialization of Publicly-Funded R&D

10:15-10:30

 

Riccardo Pietrabissa, President, NetVal

Form Research to Markets

10:30-10:45

Peter Lindholm, Lindholm-Consult

The Franco-Russian Commercialisation of Science Initiative

10:45-11:00

Stefan Schandera, InfoDev, World Bank

 

Incubating the Incubators: Lessons Learned from Eastern Europe and Central Asia

11:00-11:15

Richard Johnson, CEO, Global Helix LLC and Senior Counsel and Senior Partner (Emeritus), Arnold & Porter LLP

Accelerating Commercialization Through Triple Helix Collaborations: An American Perspective

11:15-11:45

 

Q & A Moderated by Peter Lindholm, Lindholm-Consult

11:45-12:15

COFEE BREAK                           

12:15-12:45

 

CLOSING REMARKS

Fernando Montes-Negret, Director, ECSPF, World Bank

 

 

Closing Remarks

12:45-14:15

LUNCH

14:30-16:00

Tour of Chateau de Fontainebleau

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