2018: SmartEIZ Conference

VENUE:

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

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

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

If you wish to attend the conference, please register at: sorec@eizg.hr

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT: http://www.smarteiz.eu/