OPEN DAYS 2015: European Week of Regions and Cities
12th - 15th October, 2015, Brussels, Belgium
Dear list members,
For the 7th consecutive year the Regional Studies Association is involved in the OPEN DAYS – European Week of Cities and Regions held in Brussels in October 2015. As part of the OPEN DAYS 2015, the RSA will organise five sessions that are part of the OPEN DAYS University. The registration for the University sessions and other OPEN DAYS sessions are now open and we hope you will be able to join the 6,000 delegates attending this free and exciting annual event.
The OPEN DAYS University aims to present new research on regional and urban development. It enables academics, practitioners, EU officials and other interested participants to exchange views and test new academic concepts in the field of regional and urban policies. As every year with this free event, places are limited and this year's registration deadline is 28th September 2015.
We particularly recommend the following two sessions:
You can either click here to register or you can click on the session's title you wish to attend using the code indicated below the title.
Dynamics of job creation and role of micro-enterprises
Code 13UNIV02
The Regional Studies Association (RSA) presents this session which is chaired by Professor Mark Hart, Deputy Director of the UK's national Enterprise Research Centre (ERC). The session will focus on the role of micro-enterprise in stimulating job creation and innovation at local, regional and national levels. This will be a facilitated session designed to summarize the latest research and policy developments in an accessible manner and will involve key contributions from the OECD. The session will also include perspectives from a panel of micro-entrepreneurs themselves as well as those involved in supporting micro-businesses and the research community.
Speakers:
Criscuolo, Chiara (Centre for Economic Performance, LSE, UK)
Richter, Anita (OECD, France)
Roper, Stephen (Enterprise Research Centre, UK)
Emma Heathcote (James Little Soap Company, UK)
Morten Weber (CBIT, Denmark)
Chair: Hart, Mark (Aston Business School, UK)
Regional Manufacturing Renaissance
Code 14UNIV04
This Open Days University 'policy forum' session brings together key emerging themes around distributed manufacturing, reshoring/offshoring, global value chains, open innovation, and the most recent developments in industrial policy thinking.
It builds on the earlier Open Days University sessions on smart specialisation and industrial policy but critically moves the discussion on in the context of recent developments in advanced and 'distributed' manufacturing and the opportunities these may yield for regional 'rebalancing' and manufacturing renaissance.
Speakers:
Bianchi, Patrizio (Region Emilia-Romagna, Italy)
Clark, Jennifer (Georgia Institute of Technology, USA)
De Propis, Lisa (University of Birmingham, UK)
Chair: Bailey, David (Aston Business School, UK)
Looking forward to seeing you in Brussels,
Daniela
Daniela Carl
Deputy Chief Executive
Regional Studies Association
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