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THURSDAY 8th of March
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13:30 – 15:00
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Opening Ceremony
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Hogeschool Universiteit Brussel
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15:00 – 15:30
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Key Note Speech delivered by Ashok Rao, CEO of TiE Global
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Hogeschool Universiteit Brussel
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16:00 – 19:00
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9 Workshops in Parallel
Innovation Lab with Microsoft
“Pitch your business idea to industry experts” session for 10 young entrepreneurs
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Hogeschool Universiteit Brussel
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19:30 – 20:15
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Free time
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Hotels
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21:00 – 23:00
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Networking Dinner
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Drug Opera Restaurant
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23:30 – 01:30
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Opening Party
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Havana Club
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FRIDAY 9th of March
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09:00 – 12:30
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5 Workshops in Parallel
Innovation Lab with Microsoft
General Assembly
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Hogeschool Universiteit Brussel
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12:30 – 13:45
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Lunch
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Hogeschool Universiteit Brussel
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15:00 – 16:00
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Opening Session with:
- Speech by Daniel Falcón, President of JADE
- Speech by Georgios Papanikolaou, Member of the European Parliament
- Speech by Peter Teirlinck, Innovation Academic at Hogeschool Universiteit Brussel
- Key Note Speech by Marko Curavić, European Commission, Head of Unit Entrepreneurship
- Speech by Bror Salmelin, European Commission, Directorate General Information Society and Media
- Speech by Steve Duggan, Senior Executive at Microsoft
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European Parliament
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16:00 – 17:45
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Panel Discussion with:
- Harry van Dorenmalen, Chairman of IBM Europe
- Hans Martens, CEO of European Policy Center
- Dr. Kevin Marshall, Education Lead at Microsoft Ireland
- Prof. Dr. Hans-Wilhelm Engels, Director of the Innovation Community at Bayer Material Science
- Arnaldo Abruzzini, Secretary General of EUROCHAMBRES
- Simona Lascu, Vice-President of JADE
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European Parliament
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18:00 – 19:00
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Excellence Awards Ceremony:
Presentation of the finalists in front of the following Jury:
- Simone Baldassarri, European Commission, Directorate General for Enterprise and Industry
- Freddy Nurski, Executive Director at TiE Brussels
- Dave Deruytter, Head of Expatriates and Non-Residents, ING Belgium
- Madi Sharma, Entrepreneur and representative of the Employers’ Group at the EESC
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European Parliament
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19:30 – 20:30
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Free Time
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Hotels
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21:00 – 22:45
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Gala Dinner
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Espace 53
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22:45 – 23:15
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Announcement of the Winners of the Excellence Awards
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Espace 53
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23:15 – 01:30
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Gala Party
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Espace 53
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SATURDAY 10th of March
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09:00 – 12:30
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10 Workshops in Parallel
General Assembly
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Hogeschool Universiteit Brussel
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12:30 – 13:45
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Lunch
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Hogeschool Universiteit Brussel
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14:15 – 15:00
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Free Time
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Hotels
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15:00 – 19:00
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Networking Activity
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Brussels City Center
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20:30 – 21:00
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Dinner
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Drug Opera
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21:30 – 03:00
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Closing Party
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(To be confirmed)
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SUNDAY 11th of March
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11:00
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Free Time for networking and sightseeing
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Brussels City Center
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15:00 – 17:00
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Meeting JADE Executive Board 2012 and candidates for JADE Executive Board 2013
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JADE Headquarters
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