DeRC 2012 Program

DeRC 2012 Program

Ljubljana, Monday – Tuesday, September 24-25, 2012

Location: Grand Hotel Union, Miklošičeva cesta 1, Ljubljana

Panels & MeetingsMonday, September 24, 2012Tuesday, September 25

Panels

  • Institutions Collaborating in the Danube eRegion Development
  • Mayors’ Perspective on the Danube eRegion Development 
  • eSolutions & eServices Supporting Priority Areas of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region
  • Creating National & Local Government Platforms for Cross-border eSolutions & eServices in the Danube Region 
  • eSociety Bodensee 2020: Cross-border Cooperation in the Lake Constance Greater Region 
  • Smart City Creation: eCollaboration Opportunities in the Danube Region

Meetings

  • Danube eRegion Business-to-Business Meetings and Prototype Presentations
  • Universities and Technology Providers Meeting: Opportunities for eCollaboration in the Danube eRegion 
  • Meeting of ALADIN – ALpe Adria Danube universities INitiative: Executives of ALADIN Universities eCollaborating in the Danube eRegion

Program

Monday, September 24, 2012

13:00 – 14:30
Meeting of ALADIN – ALpe Adria Danube universities Initiative: Executives of ALADIN Universities eCollaborating in the Danube eRegion

Co-chairs:

Dr. Christian Kittl, Managing Director, evolaris next level, Graz & Mobile Living Lab, & Teaching Assistant, University of Graz, Austria, Christian.Kittl@evolaris.net 

Dr. András Gábor, Associate Professor, Department of Information Systems, Corvinus University of Budapest & Managing Director, Corvinno Technology Transfer Center Nonprofit Company Ltd., Hungary, Gabor@Informatika.Uni-Corvinus.hu

Presenters:
Dr. Dean Korošak, Professor & Chair for Applied Physics, Head, University of Maribor, Faculty of Civil Engineering, & Director, Research and Arts Zone at University of Maribor (RAZ:UM), Dean.Korosak@Uni-Mb.si

Dr. Rimantas Gatautis, Professor & Director, Electronic Business Research Center, Economics and Management Faculty, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania & Member, Policy Advisory Group for a Digital Agenda for the Baltic Sea Region, Rimantas.Gatautis@ktu.lt 

Kari Korpela, Project Manager – Digital Business Ecosystem Technology Business Research Center, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland
Kari.Korpela@LUT.fi

Dr. Aurelian Mihail Stanescu, Professor Emeritus & Head, ARCHES Living Lab initiator and facilitator, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Romania & Member, Steering Committee, ALADIN – ALpe Adria Danube universities Initiative, AMS@cpru.pub.ro

14:00 – 18:30 Registration

15:00 – 16:30
P Prototypes Presentations

Chair:

Tanja Drobnič, Secretary, Head, Internationalization Department, Public Agency of the Republic of Slovenia for Entrepreneurship and Foreign Investments, Tanja.Drobnic@JAPTI.si

15:00 – 16:30
Creating National & Local Government Platforms for Cross-border eSolutions & eServices in the Danube Region

Chair:

Dr. András Nemeslaki, Associate Professor & Vice Rector for Research and International Affairs, National University of Public Service Budapest, Nemeslaki.Andras@Uni-NKE.hu

Panel members:
Gyula Ocskay, General Secretary, Central-European Service for Cross-Border Initiatives (CESCI), Hungary, Gyula.Ocskay@gmail.com

Dr. Zoltán Bara, Chairman, Pons Danubii, European Grouping for Territorial Cooperation – EGTC, Slovakia, Zoltan.Bara@gmail.com 

Mag. Peter Kustor, Head of Department, E-Government – Legal, Organizational and International Issues, Federal Chancellery of Austria, Peter.Kustor@BKA.gv.at
&
Dr. Alenka Žužek Nemec, Secretary, Project STORK National Coordinator, IT and e-Services Directorate, Ministry of Justice and Public Administration, Republic of Slovenia, Alenka.Zuzek@gov.si 

Kathrin Morawetz, Austrian Project Coordinator, Department of eHealth, Federal Ministry of Health Austria & epSOS Project, Smart Open Services for European Patients – Open eHealth initiative for a European large scale pilot of patient summary and electronic prescription, Kathrin.Morawetz@bmg.gv.at
&
Smiljana Vončina Slavec, Ministry of Health, Republic of Slovenia, Smiljana.Voncina-Slavec@gov.si 

17:00 – 18:30
eSolutions & eServices Supporting Priority Areas of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region

Co-chairs:

Mag. Dragica Karaić, Head of Department for EU Programs and Projects, Ministry of Economy, Labour and Entrepreneurship of Croatia, Directorate for SMEs, & Coordinator, Priority Area No. 8 “Competitiveness” of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region, Dragica.Karaic@mingorp.hr

Mag. Franc Žepič, Secretary, Ministry of Infrastructure and Spatial planning, Republic of Slovenia & Coordinator, Priority Area 1b: »To improve mobility and multimodality – Rail, Road and Air links« of the EU Danube Region Strategy, Franc.Zepic@gov.si

Panel members:
Irena Lukač, Project Manager, CEF – Center of Excellence in Finance Ljubljana, Slovenia, & Coordinator of the Priority Area No. 10 “Institutional capacity and cooperation” of the EU Danube Region Strategy, Irena.Lukac@CEF-see.org

Dr. Miroslav Vesković, Professor at Faculty of Sciences & Rector, University of Novi Sad & Coordinator, Priority Area No. 8 “Knowledge Society”” of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region & Vice President, Danube Rectors Conference – DRC, Veskovic@UNS.ac.rs 

17:00 – 18:30
Universities and Technology Providers Meeting: Opportunities for eCollaboration in the Danube eRegion

Co-chairs:

Dr. Tomaž Kern, Professor & Vice Rector for Informatics, University of Maribor, Tomaz.Kern@um.si

Dr. Andrej Kovačič, Professor & Vice Rector, University of Ljubljana, Andrej.Kovacic@Uni-Lj.si 

Panel Members:

Darko Delić, Director, MIPS programske oprema d.o.o., darko.delic@mips.si

Dr. András Gábor, Associate Professor, Department of Information Systems, Corvinus University of Budapest & Managing Director, Corvinno Technology Transfer Center Nonprofit Company Ltd., Hungary, Gabor@Informatika.Uni-Corvinus.hu

Dr. Izidor Golob, Assistant to the Secretary – General, University of Maribor, RCUM, Izidor.Golob@UM.si

Bernard Grum, Innovation Center Technology Manager, IBM Slovenija d.o.o. Ljubljana, Bernard.Grum@si.IBM.com

Mag. Tomo Jarc, Assistant Secretary General, University of Ljubljana, IT Department, Tomo.Jarc@Uni-Lj.si

Simon Kaluža, Managing Director, SAP South East Europe, Simon.Kaluza@SAP.com

Stanko Šalamon, Executive Director, The Slovenian ICT Network, Stanko.Salamon@Eurocon.si

Mag. Leo Zornada, consultant, TALPAS d.o.o., leo.zornada@talpas.si

17:00 – 18:30
Business-to-Business Meetings of the Companies From Austria, Serbia and Slovenia

18:30
Conference Participants Networking Gathering

Tuesday, September 25

9:00 – 10:30
Institutions Collaborating in the Danube eRegion Development

Chair:

Mag. Andreja Jerina, EU Strategy for the Danube Region, National Contact Point Slovenia, Ministry for Foreign Affairs Republic of Slovenia, European Policy, Andreja.Jerina@gov.si

Presenters:

Jožef Horvat, Deputy & Chair, Committee on Foreign Policy, Republic of Slovenia, National Assembly, Jozef.Horvat@Dz-RS.si

eUniversity – Climbing Out of the Box

Dr. Danijel Rebolj, Professor & Rector, University of Maribor, Danijel.Rebolj@UM.si 

A Role of the Chamber of Commerce in the Danube eRegion Development

Mag. Georg Krauchenberg, Danube Strategy, Austrian Federal Economic Chamber & Chair, Danube Region Business Forum, Georg.Krauchenberg@WKO.at
&
Marta Turk, President of the Board & Director, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia, Regional Chamber Ljubljana & President, Consortium on the Sava River Basin Agreement, Marta.Turk@GZS.si 

A Role of the Institute in the Danube eRegion Development

Sabine Meigel, Director, Danube Office Ltd., Germany, S.Meigel@DonauBuero.de 

ICT Research and Experimentation

Per Blixt, Head of Unit, European Commission, Directorate General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology – CONNECT, Experimental Facilities, Per.Blixt@EC.Europa.eu 

11:00 – 12:30
Mayors’ Perspective on the Danube eRegion Development

Chair:

Dr. Jože Gričar, Professor Emeritus, University of Maribor & Program Coordinator, Inter-Municipality Initiative: Cross-border eCollaboration in the Danube eRegion, Gricar@FOV.Uni-Mb.si

Panelists:

Gunter Czisch, First Mayor, City of Ulm & CEO Danube Office Ltd., Germany, G.Czisch@Ulm.de

Mag. Rupert Gole, Mayor, Municipality of Šentrupert, Slovenia & Teaching Assistant, Faculty of Architecture, University of Ljubljana, Rupert.Gole@Sentrupert.si 

Dr. Mihael Japelj, Professor & President, Dolenjska Academic Initiative, Slovenia, Miha_Japelj@t-2.net 

Anton Kampuš, Mayor, Municipality of Gornja Radgona, Slovenia, Anton.Kampus@Gor-Radgona.si

Dr. Matej Gomboši, Mayor, Municipality of Beltinci, Slovenia, Matej.Gombosi@Beltinci.si

Tanja Drobnič, Head of Internationalization Department, Public Agency of the Republic of Slovenia for Entrepreneurship and Foreign Investments, Tanja.Drobnic@JAPTI.si

Dr. Bror Salmelin, Policy Coordinator, Adviser to the DG, European Commission, Directorate General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology – CONNECT & OISPG – Open Innovation Strategy and Policy Group European Commission Contact, Founder, Bror.Salmelin@EC.Europa.eu 

12:30 – 14:00 Lunch

 sponsored by 

SAP South East Europe

Reserved tables:
EU Danube Region Priority Area Coordinators’ Working Lunch

Invitation by: Mag. Andreja Jerina, National Coordinator for the Danube Region Strategy, Republic of Slovenia, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Andreja.Jerina@gov.si

University Rectors’ Working Lunch

Invitation by: Dr. Danijel Rebolj, Professor & Rector, University of Maribor, Danijel.Rebolj@UM.si

Chamber of Commerce Executives’ & Mayors’ Working Lunch

Invitation by: Marta Turk, President of the Board & Director, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia, Regional Chamber Ljubljana & President, Consortium on the Sava River Basin Agreement, Marta.Turk@GZS.si

14:00 – 15:30
PPrototypes Presentations

Tanja Drobnič, Secretary, Head, Internationalization Department, Public Agency of the Republic of Slovenia for Entrepreneurship and Foreign Investments, Tanja.Drobnic@JAPTI.si

14:00 – 15:30
eSociety Bodensee 2020: Cross-border Cooperation in the Lake Constance Greater Region

Chair:

Dr. Hans-Dieter Zimmermann, Lecturer & Project Manager eSociety, Institute for Information and Process Management, FHS St. Gallen University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland, HansDieter.Zimmermann@FHSG.ch

Panelists:

Christian P. Geiger, Research Assistant, Deutsche Telekom Institute for Connected Cities, Zeppelin University, Friedrichshafen, Germany, Christian.Geiger@ZU.de

Thomas Husung, Managing Director, Husung & Partner, Hamburg, Germany, Thomas.Husung@Husung-Partner.com

16:00 – 17:30
Smart City Creation: eCollaboration Opportunities in the Danube Region

Chair:

Ana Seliškar, IT Manager, City Administration, City of Ljubljana, Slovenia & Member, Major Cities of Europe Organizing Committee & Organizer of the Annual Conference 2013 in Ljubljana, Ana.Seliskar@Ljubljana.si

16:00 – 17:30
Business-to-Business Meetings of the Companies From Austria, Serbia and Slovenia

Danube eRegion Business-to-Business Meetings

Monday, September 24, 15:00 – 16:30 & 17:00 – 18:30
Tuesday, September 25, 14:00 – 15:30 & 16:00 – 17:30

Organized in cooperation with

Tanja Drobnič, Secretary, Head, Internationalization Department, Public Agency of the Republic of Slovenia for Entrepreneurship and Foreign Investments, Tanja.Drobnic@JAPTI.si

Mag. Christian Miller, Trade Commissioner, Embassy of Austria to Slovenia, Christian.Miller@AustrianTrade.org

Andrija Bednarik, ICT Advisor, Serbia Investment and Export Promotion Agency (SIEPA), Andrija.Bednarik@SIEPA.gov.rs

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