Date: 30 September - 3 October, 2009

Venue: Reval Hotel Lietuva, Vilnius, Lithuania

Organisers: KTU Regional Science Park, Kaunas Regional Innovation Centre, Kaunas University of Technology, Ministry of Economy The Republic of Lithuania, Enterprise Europe Network, Representation of European Commission in Lithuania, Baltic Association of Science/Technology Parks and Innovation Centres, Agency for International Science and Technology Development Programmes in Lithuania.

The 2009 Baltic Dynamics Conference – The Dynamics of Innovation Spaces: Bringing Innovation to Society – will be held in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania on 30 September to 3 October, 2009. The conference organisers are delighted to invite experts and policy makers from around the world involved in innovation and SMEs development as well as in technology transfer – innovative companies, representatives from SME support institutions, public authorities responsible for SMEs and innovation – to participate in the conference, present your experience and discuss the issues and new initiatives in the field.

The Baltic Dynamics Conference is annually organised Baltic countries initiative aiming at a promotion of international co-operation in the fields of innovation, SMEs support and technology transfer. The Conference is organised since 1995 in turn by Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania and attracts participants from a broad range of countries from all continents around the globe. It promotes exchange of experience and adds to the successful development of innovation and economy.

The Conference will aim at promotion of innovativeness among policy makers, business, science, education and society. Submissions from academics, policy makers, consultants, managers in innovation management, technology transfer as well as in SMEs support field are strongly encouraged and should focus on the following topics:

• Triple Helix – Implications for Policy and Practice
• Regional Innovation Environments and Innovative Regions
• International Co-operation in Knowledge Transfer
• The Role of Traditions in Innovation Processes
• Innovative Approaches in Business Management
• @Innovation
• Creativity and Innovation Management
• new Entrepreneurship Development Policies and Initiatives

Draft programme of the conference can be accessed here.

Attachments:

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Preliminary Programme
Speakers and Workshop Leaders