Final Conference - Schedule
Monday 8 October 2007
| 16:00 - 19:30 | Delegate Arrival & Registration |
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| 19:30 - 22:00 | Conference Opening Reception & Dinner |
Tuesday 9 October 2007
| 08.45 | Registration |
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| 09:15 | Welcome and Introduction by Gerry Finn, Director, BMW Regional Assembly, Conference Chair (Morning Session) |
| 09:20 | Keynote Speech: International Futures by Rohit Talwar – CEO, Global Futures and Foresight & Fast Future |
| 10:20 | Keynote Speech: Irish Futures by Dr. Mark Callanan – Public Policy Specialist, Institute of Public Administration, Ireland |
| 11:00 | Tea/Coffee |
| 11:20 | Keynote Speech: Corporate Futures by Josephine Green – Director of Trends and Strategy, Philips Design |
| 12:00 | Briefing - INTERREG & Regions of Knowledge by Gerry Finn – BMW Regional Assembly and Michael White – Enterprise Ireland |
| 12:45 | Networking Lunch |
| 14:00 | Introduction to Afternoon Session by Dr. Richard Thorn - Director, Sligo IT, Conference Chair (Afternoon Session) |
| 14:05 | FUTURREG Overview by Martin Rhisiart - Deputy Director, Observatory of Innovation |
| 14:30 | Parallel Themed Workshops FUTURREG sub-project actors and guest presenters will each give 15-20 minute detailed case study presentations of the specific use of futures approaches in their own regional developmental context, in parallel themed workshops:
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| 16:00 | Tea/Coffee |
| 16:30 | Reflections on the FUTURREG Project, Panel Q & A |
| 17:00 | Discussions on possible further future collaborations, partnerships and projects |