INNOVATION IN AUTOMOTIVE AND SUPPORT POLICIES: THE AUTOMOTIVE REGIONS EXPERIENCES

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1 Project Network of Automotive Regions LARGE CONFERENCE INNOVATION IN AUTOMOTIVE AND SUPPORT POLICIES: THE AUTOMOTIVE REGIONS EXPERIENCES Turin 8,9 November 2007 Sala Agorà Incubatore Imprese Innovative Politecnico Torino

2 Project Network of Automotive Regions LARGE CONFERENCE INNOVATION IN AUTOMOTIVE AND SUPPORT POLICIES: THE AUTOMOTIVE REGIONS EXPERIENCES Turin 8-9 November 2007 PROJECT PART-FINANCED BY THE EUROPEAN UNION

3 Network of Automotive Regions is a pan- European network of 14 partners from 13 regions established to support car manutacturers and suppliers in facing globalization of the automotive industry, the evolution of the car market and the delocalisation of industrial activities. The project seeks to develop solutions to the economic, social, environmental challenges facing the automotive industry and find ways to adapt to new realities. The study visits to and seminars in the partner regions are an opportunity for project partners and outsiders to take a look at the local realities by visiting some sites that are part of the automotive industry landscape of the host region. The event organized in Turin is the final large conference and aims at highlighting the results of the project activities giving the opportunity to bridge the Automotive Network to the future The Territorial and Economic Planning Service of the Province of Turin supports the productive activities of the province area, playing a role of programming and coordination between local and economic actors, essential for the territory and the whole economy. For more information:

4 THURSDAY 8 TH NOVEMBER 2007 MORNING SESSION 09:00 REGISTRATION OF PARTICIPANTS 09:30 Opening session Councillor for Productive Activities, European Projects Coordination and Territorial Planning - Provincia di Torino, Giuseppina DE SANTIS President of I3P, Vincenzo POZZOLO 09:50 Round table 1 "Policies supporting the Automotive Sector: European strategies and local public actions" 13:00 LUNCH The round table deals with the strategies adopted by the European Commission for the automotive industry and how they are carried out at regional level. The discussion will focus especially on two tools - the creation of a specific network and the cluster implementation - widely used in Europe by public authorities. - Presentation of the Project "Network of Automotive Regions" Margo ALOFS, Coordinator of Network of Automotive Regions - EC representative - DG Enterprise and Industry COFFEE BREAK - TWG 4 Territorial intelligence": presentation of results of activities Mario LUPO, Chairman of TW 4 - Director of Territorial and Economic Planning Service - Provincia di Torino Reha TOZUN, Chairman of TW 1 - Stuttgart Region Economic Development Cooperation - The EASN Network Holgher BACH, Director of Mobility Cluster Programme - Stuttgart Region Economic Development Cooperation - Regional Innovation System and automotive cluster in Piedmont Giampaolo VITALI, Researcher CERIS CNR - The Stuttgart's cluster Holgher BACH, Director of Mobility Cluster Programme - Stuttgart Region Economic Development Cooperation - The Mirafiori Case and the role of the cluster in business attraction policies Paola MORRIS, Responsible for Inward Investment Area CEIP Piemonte Agency for Investments, Export and Tourism MODERATOR: Giuseppina DE SANTIS Councillor for Productive Activities, Provincia di Torino

5 THURSDAY 8 TH NOVEMBER 2007 AFTERNOON SESSION 14:00 TWG 3 Process innovation, Results of the activities Angela ROWNEY, Chairwoman of TW3, European Officer Luton Borough Council 14:30 TWG 2 Product Innovation, Results of the activities Raùl RODRIGUEZ COUTO, Co-chairman of TW2, Senior Adviser European Affairs - Government of Galicia 14:45 TWG 1 Supply Chain, Results of the activities Wilfried VERHÉ, Member of TW1, Director of European Co-operation Antwerp Provincial Development Company (POM) Round table 2 "Technological innovation R&D and cooperation: the Automotive sector strategies in Europe" Today, within the European Automotive market, there is no doubt that the success key-factors, able to ensure economic growth and competitiveness, are first of all the continuous innovation and R&D. The round table aims to stimulating the discussion on the crucial function that these two factors may have, if combined with another element, i.e. international cooperation. - Case history: Infomobility Cluster in the Turin Area Marco VOLONTÀ, Senior Project Manager R&D Project Development Torino Wireless Foundation - The experience of CRF, Centro Ricerche Fiat (Fiat Research Centre) Kamel BEL KNANI, Project Manager Advanced Manufacturing and Material - CRF Giuseppe FRESA, Research Promotion CRF - VISENSO and the Virtual Dimension Centre of Stuttgart Andreas WIERSE, Chief Technical Officer and co-founder of VISENSO - Numerica and the Visio Concept Centre Christophe BOLOT, Deputy Executive Manager Montbéliard Economic and Urban Development Agency - From research to spin-off Antonio HIDALGO, Marketing and operations manager Foundation CIDAUT, Research and Development Center in Transport & Energy - CTAG Technological Automotive Centre of Galicia Ana PAÙL, Innovation Deputy Director of CTAG 17:30 END OF SESSION 20:30 GALA DINNER MODERATOR: Giuseppe RUSSO Chairman of STEP Ricerche srl

6 FRIDAY 9 TH NOVEMBER 2007 MORNING SESSION Main achievements of INTERREG IIIC and insight into the INTERREG IVC programme Silke BROCKS, Project Officer - INTERREG IIIC/IVC JTS Lille 09:30 Task Force benchmarking: results and comments Bart KAMP, Senior Policy Adviser - Resource Analysis 09:45 Round table 3 "Competitiveness in the Automotive sector: human factor and knowledge" "A machine can make the job of fifty common men. No machine can make the job of an extraordinary man." (Helbert Green Hubbard) Enhancing the human factor and the higher education: the various ways of training. TW5 Labour market issues and training, Results of the activities Introduction Diego BORSELLINO, Chairman of TW5 - Comunimprese The North West Area of Milan, Luciano VENTURINI, Professor - Università Cattolica di Milano The Vauxhall car manufacturing plant in Luton, Keith BEVIS, University of Hertfordshire - The commitment of the Politecnico di Torino in the higher education related to the automotive field Giovanni BELINGARDI, Professor - Politecnico di Torino - Competence and flexibility of the workforce in Italy Letterio MORALES, Board Director of Comunimprese Milano - Car: a product made by men Antonio SANSONE, General Secretary FIM CISL Torino - Ongoing training and upskilling of the workforce in the UK Keith BEVIS, Business Manager School of Aerospace, Automotive and Design Engineering - University of Hertfordshire - Genk (Belgium): a case study of a regional human-centred approach to addressing innovation in an automotive-driven economy Mark VANDERBEEKEN, Senior Partner - Experientia MODERATOR: Angelo PICHIERRI President of IRES PIEMONTE 11:45 CONCLUSIONS Giuseppina DE SANTIS Councillor for Productive Activities, Provincia di Torino 12:00 BRUNCH 12:00 END OF CONFERENCE

7 Conference Venue Sala Agorà, I3P

8 PROJECT PART-FINANCED BY THE EUROPEAN UNION