17:00 Registration
17:30 Welcome
Opening by Dr. Eric Helder, City Councillor and Deputy Mayor of the City of Enschede
17:45 Session
Policy Perspectives on the Importance of Women High Tech Entrepreneurship
- Representative from EU Policy level, Dr. Reinhard Klein, Head of Unit
Entrepreneurship, Enterprise and Industry Directorate-General, European Commission
- Representative from national policy level, Mrs. Charlotte Wansink MSc, Ministry of Economic Affairs, The Netherlands, Directorate-General for Enterprise and Innovation
- Representative from regional policy level, Dr. Kees Eijkel, Director Kennispark Twente
- Moderator: Prof. Dr. Carla Millar, em. Professor of International Marketing and Management, Member of the Board of the Dutch Network of Women Professors (LNVH), NL
- Discussion
19:15 Drinks and Informal Dinner
21:00 End of Evening Reception
8:30 Registration
9:15 Welcome
Dr. Anne Flierman, Chairman of the Executive Board of the University of Twente, NL
9:25 Opening Speech
Dr. Rob van Lambalgen, Director Innovatieplatform Twente, NL
9:45 Session 1
Female High Tech Starters and Their Affairs
- Women and High Tech Entrepreneurship: Facts and Figures, drs. Angèle de Jong, VHTO, National Expert Organisation on Girls/Women and Science/Technology, NL
- Effects of entrepreneurship training on female and male students, Prof.dr.ir. Uzi de Haan, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Faculty of Industrial Engineering and Management, Technion, Institute of Technology, Israel
- Women and Networks, Prof. Dr. Pauric McGowan Northern Ireland Centre for Entrepreneurship, University of Ulster, UK
Moderator: Prof.Dr. Carla Millar, em. Professor of International Marketing and Management, Member of the Board of the Dutch Network of Women Professors (LNVH), NL
11:15 Coffee Break
11:45 Session 2
In the Course of Time: Synthesis of Individual Entrepreneurial Experiences
- Researcher with valorisation experience, dr. Regina Luttge, assistant professor, Mesoscale Chemical Systems, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, NL
- Starting Entrepreneur with Research/Working Experience, Ir. Sandra de Vos, Medisse B.V., NL
- Experienced Entrepreneur, Prof. Dr. Ada Kruisbeek, Professor of Tumor Immunology, Vrije Universiteit and CEO DCPrime, NL
Moderator: Prof. Dr. Aard Groen, Scientific Director Nikos, Professor of Innovative Entrepreneurship, NL
13:15 Lunch
14:30 Session 3
Encouraging Entrepreneurial Talents. Examples of Good Practices
- MEETS Cambridge, Dr. Sarah Cooper, Senior Lecturer in Entrepreneurship, University of Edinburgh, UK
- Nano4Women, Prof. Ralf B. Wehrspohn, Project Leader NEnA, Director Fraunhofer Institute for Mechanics of Materials and Institute of Physics, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg and Ilka Bickmann, Project Management nano4women – NEnA, Science2public, DE
- ACTiVATE, David J. Fink PhD, Director Entrepreneurial Services, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), USA
Moderator: Dr. Kees Eijkel, Director Kennispark Twente, NL
16:00 Summarising Remarks and End of the Conference
Prof. Dr. Aard Groen, NL
16:15 Refreshments