Programme Thursday 12th June 2008
| PLENARY SESSION 1 |
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7.30 |
9.00 |
Registration & Coffee |
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9.00 |
9.20 |
Opening Ceremony
Senior representative, Region of Wales
Luis Casas Luengo, President, eris@ |
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9.20 |
9.30 |
Introduction to the Conference
Gareth Hughes, Chief Executive Officer, eris@ |
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9.30 |
10.15 |
Key Lessons from 25 Years’ Experience of Regional Development Policy & Practice Graham Meadows, Former Director General, DG Regional Policy, European Commission, 2004-06 |
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10.15 |
10.45 |
Keynote speech TBA |
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10.45 |
11.15 |
Coffe Break & Networking |
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PLENARY SESSION 2: e-Inclusion |
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11.15 |
11.20 |
Introduction of the session |
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11.20 |
11.35 |
Ministerial Address - The Welsh perspective
Leighton Andrews, Deputy Regeneration Minister for the Welsh Assembly Government |
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11.35 |
11.55 |
European Perspective
Paul Timmers, Head of Unit on e-Inclusion, DG Information Society and Media, EC |
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11.55 |
12.15 |
Aquitaine Experience on e-Inclusion
Hervé Le Guyader, AEC, Aquitaine, France |
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12.15 |
12.35 |
Examples of e-Inclusion
Helen McQuillan, Ireland
TBA, Wales, United Kingdom |
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12.35 |
13.00 |
Round Table Discussion |
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13.00 |
14.00 |
Networking Lunch & Visits to Exhibition Stands |
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PLENARY SESSION 3: e-Crime |
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14.00 |
14.05 |
Introduction of the session |
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14.05 |
14.25 |
Understanding Global e-Crime Climate
Simon Perry, "Principle Analyst - Thinking String" |
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14.25 |
14.45 |
Combating e-Crime in the UK
Sharon Lemon*, Deputy Director, Serious Organized Crime Agency (SOCA) |
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14.45 |
15.05 |
e-Crime - The Welsh view
Tony Neate, Founding Member e-Crime Wales and Managing Director, Get Safe Online |
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15.05 |
15.25 |
The Attack Against Estonia - Future Protection of Business and Government
Silver Meiker*, Member of the Estonian Parliament |
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15.25 |
15.45 |
Open discussion |
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15.45 |
16.15 |
Coffe Break & Networking |
| PLENARY SESSION 4 |
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16.15 |
16.25 |
Title to be announced
Rhodri Morgan, First Minister of the Welsh Assembly Government |
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16.25 |
16.35 |
Overcoming Barriers & Surmounting Risks of ICT Adoption - EU Policy xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxaaaa
High Representative, European Commission, DG Information Society & Media |
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16.35 |
17.00 |
Broadband Policy, Strategy and Delivery in Wales TBA1 TBA2 |
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17.00 |
17.10 |
Regions for Better Broadband connection - “B3 Regions” – Fast Track Project Claudio Inguaggiato, Piedmont Region, Italy |
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17.10 |
17.20 |
Launch of the European Broadband Portal xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxvvvvv Gareth Hughes, Chief Executive Officer, eris@ |
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17.20 |
17.50 |
Innovation & Disruptive Technologies – Emerging Trends
Jonathan Murray, World Wide Technology Officer for Public Sector, Microsoft Officer |
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17.50 |
18.00 |
Conclusions of the day |
SOCIAL PROGRAMME
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20.00
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"Gala Dinner" Sponsored by: tba
Senior representative, Region of Wales
Gareth Hughes, eris@ CEO
Representative of the organisation sponsoring the dinner |
* speakers to be confirmed |
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