Financing Innovation Forum
From 24/01/2007 to 25/01/2007: Financing Innovation Forum
This Forum for Financing of Innovation and Competitiveness organized in Rennes on January 24 and 25 with Start West is the last in a series of seven regional one-day events arranged by the Ministry of Industry around global or quasi-global competitiveness clusters.
This meeting is oriented totally towards companies, allowing innovative SMEs to meet with all the partners they need to grow.
The forum offers:
- Opportunities for business meetings between innovative SMEs, large companies and private investors (venture capitalists, business angels, banks), to establish partnerships with a view to raising funds or signing contracts.
Get in touch with the organizers to participate in these business meetings: Official Site
- Round tables: The Media and Networks cluster will participate in two round tables:
"Media and Networks Cluster and the Brittany Maritime Cluster (Mer Bretagne), conduits for growth and development for innovative SMEs, illustrations and examples"
With participation from representatives of the Administrative Board of the Media and Networks cluster:
- Ms C. Schwartz President of the Media and Images Cluster
- Mr P. Bretagne CEO and Founder of Cleode
- Mr F. Perrot CEO of Antenessa, representing SMEs
"European Cluster of Excellence: Good practices and international development"
With participation of the Media and Network cluster's international partners:
- Mr Jean-Michel Dupont, Chairman of NEM (European Platform) and Standardization Gérard Faria, CEO, Teamcast
- Mr Jarmo Eskelinen, Executive Director, Forum Virium, Helsinki
- Mr Vicente Lopez, CEO, Media Park, Barcelona
- A technological showcase of 14 companies from the Media and Networks cluster, involved in cooperative projects: 3douest,Adlightec, Archivideo, Arzur Production, Cleode, Dixid, Ekinops, Envivio, Enensys, Iwedia, Silembia, Siradel, Smartquantum, Teamcast
- Views on the measures taken by the government in support of financing innovation (competitiveness clusters, the Agency for Industrial Innovation, National Agency for Research, OSEO, status of Young Innovative Company, Research Tax Credits, etc.).
Register on the official website.
Download the Invitation to the Forum on Innovation 24-25 January 2007
