2018.: SmartEIZ konferencija
                            
                            	
GRANT AGREEMENT
NUMBER — 692191 — SmartEIZ
Horizon 2020 Twinning project ‘SmartEIZ’
SmartEIZ Conference
“Smart Specialization Strategy: Contemporary Challenges of Its Design and Implementation”
September 25–26, 2018
The Institute of Economics, Zagreb
VENUE: 
Hotel Dubrovnik
Gajeva ul. 1, 10 000, Zagreb, Croatia
Ban Jelačić Hall
1st  floor
 
CONFERENCE PROGRAM
 
DAY 1: September 25, 2018
9:00-9:30: 
REGISTRATION
9:30-10:00: 
WELCOME SPEECH
 
	- Darko Horvat, Minister of the Ministry of Economy, Entrepreunership and Crafts 
- Tome Antičić, State Secretary at the Ministry of Science and Education
- Maruška Vizek, Director of The Institute of Economics, Zagreb 
10:00-11:00: 
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
 
	- Bart Verspagen, UNU-MERIT, Maastricht, The Netherlands: Is Job Automation Risk Traded in the European Union?
11:00-11:15: 
COFFEE BREAK
11:15-12:45: 
FIRST SESSION
Chair: Nicoletta Corrocher
 
	- Micheline Goedhuys, Eleonora Nillesen, and Marina Tkalec: Economic Consequence of War: Evidence from Firm Level Panel Data 
- Alex Surpatean, Ad Notten, Bulat Sanditov, and Jojo Jacob: Geographical Divergence in ICT Research 
- Roberto Mavilia and Zoran Aralica: International Collaboration in Inventive Activities: Technology and Regional Specificities in the Balkan Countries
- Sofía Jiménez Calvo, Rosa Duarte, and Julio Sánchez Chóliz: What Supply Chains Tell us about Technological Change
12:45-13:45: 
LUNCH BREAK
13:45-15:15: 
SECOND SESSION
Chair: Slavo Radošević
 
	- Ivan-Damir Anić, Nicolleta Corrocher, Andrea Morrison, and Zoran Aralica: The Development of Clusters of Competitiveness in Croatia: A Survey-Based Analysis
- Stjepan Srhoj, Bruno Škrinjarić, and Sonja Radas: Bidding against the Odds? The Impact Evaluation of Grants for Young Micro and Small Firms during the Recession
- Marijana Sumpor, Ljiljana Blažević, and Irena Đokić: Boosting Vukovar’s Economy through Local and Sectoral Production Systems
- Arnaut Morrison: The Role of the Knowledge Gatekeeper for Path Development in the Knowledge Periphery: The Case of Ruta N In Medellin, Colombia 
15:15-15:30: 
COFFEE BREAK
15:30-17:00: 
THIRD SESSION
Chair: Valerija Botrić   
 
	- Nordine Es Sadki: The Impact of University Quality, Competition and the Regional Environment on the Knowledge Transfer Outcomes of Universities
- Jorge Martins: Knowledge Collaboration Routines at the Organization-Region Boundary: A Community of Practice Approach
- Kirill Osaulenko: From Failure to Success. Relevance of Corporate Governance for International New Ventures. Case Study: Kaspersky Laboratory
- Ernest Vlačić: Enhancing Sustainable National Tourism Industry by Instituting Principles of the Fourth Industrial Revolution
- Magdalena Miceva: The Opportunities and Perspectives of a Knowledge-Based Economy in Logistics
DAY 2: September 26, 2018
8:30-9:00: 
REGISTRATION
9:00-10:00: 
KEYNOTE SPEECH
 
	- Alasdair Reid, European Future Innovation System Center, Belgium: Where to Now for Smart Specialization: Is Sustainable the Only Smart Direction? 
10:00-10:15: 
COFFEE BREAK
10:15-11:45: 
FIRST SESSION
Chair: Ljiljana Božić
 
	- Đuro Kutlača: Research and Innovation Strategy for Smart Specialization of the Republic of Serbia: Selection of the Priorities and Dialogue – Challenges from Methodologies to Reality
- Mona Ramon, Henry Varga, Alsdair Reid, and Vladimir Cvijanović: Quadruple Helix Models for Territorial Entrepreneurial Discovery Process: How to Engage the Civil Society in the Participatory RIS3?
- Matjaž Vidmar: The €10 Million Question how Innovation Intermediaries Support Smart Specialization
11:45-13:15: 
SECOND SESSION
Chair: Roberto Mavilia
 
	- Velibor Mačkić, Domagoj Račić, and Vladimir Cvijanović: The Role of the State in Building a Competitive Economy: Political Economy of Innovations
- Will Bartlett, Besnik Krasniqi, and Jasmina Ahmetbasic: Attracting FDI to the Western Balkans: Does Government Support for Special Economic Zones Inhibit Smart Specialization?
- Zoran Aralica, Marko Lučić, and Slavo Radošević: Orientation of Research & Innovation Policy in the EU ‘Superperiphery’: Stakeholders’ Perspective
- Dubravka Jurlina Alibegović, Željka Kordej-De Villa, and Mislav Šagovac: Current Experience and Challenges of Croatian Cities in Implementation of Smart Specialization Strategies 
13:15-14:30: 
ROUND TABLE – CLOSING SESSION 
	- How to Implement Smart Specialization in EU New Member States
Moderator: Zoran Aralica
 
	- Ales Cantarutti – State Secretary of Economy, Slovenia
- Đuro Kutlača – Institute of Mihailo Pupin, Serbia
- Agnieska Krasicka – European Commission Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy
- Tomislav Pinter – Ministry of Regional Development and EU Funds, Head of Service
14:30-15:30: 
LUNCH BREAK