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PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME

Monday, Sept 15
Location: Chalmers University of Technology (Conference Centre, main entrance)

09.00-09.30	Welcome
09.30-11.00	Plenary session: Regional Growth in a Global environment Moderator: Björn Asheim Speakers: Phil Cooke, Cardiff University, UK Zoltan Acs (to be confirmed) Prof Michael Enright, University of Hong Kong
11.00-11.30	Refreshments
11.00-12.30	Plenary session: Clusters, entrepreneurs and SMEs Moderator: Å. Lindholm Dahlstrand, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg Speakers: David Audrescht Alfonso Gambardella (to be confirmed) Maryam Feldman (to be confirmed)

13.00-14.30	Luncheon
14.30-16.00	Parallel sessions:
	A1) Clusters and universities Moderator: Jan-Evert Nilsson (to be confirmed) Speakers: Henry Etzkowitz (to be confirmed) Helen Lawton Smith, Reader in Local Economic Development, Centre for Local Economic Development, UK
	B1) Networks and interaction (to be confirmed) Moderator: Alexandra Waluszewski Speakers: Bart Nooteboom M. Storper
16.00-16.30	Refreshments
16.30-18.00	Parallel sessions:
	A2)Clusters and knowledge infrastructur Moderator: Magnus Klofsten Speakers: Phil Cooke, Cardiff University, UK Peter Maskell (to be confirmed)
	B2) Business Network Moderator: Lennart Bångens Speakers: Bitrina Diyamett, Costech, Dar es Salaam (to be confirmed) S. Athreye B. Moore (to be confirmed)
19.30-	Dinner

Tuesday, Sept 16
Location: Chalmers University of Technology (Conference Centre, main entrance)

09.00-10.30	Parallel sessions:
	A3) Clusters and institutional frameworks Moderator: Björn Asheim Prof Centre of Technology, Innovation, and Culture, University of Oslo, Norway Speakers: Meric Gertler, University of Toronto, Canada, Mark Lorenzen
	B3) Systems of innovation Moderator: Mauren McKelvey Speakers: Keith Smith Stefano Brusoni
10.30-11.00	Refreshments
11.00-12.30	Parallel sessions:
	A4) Path dependence and discontinuitie Moderator: Björn Asheim, Prof Centre of Technology, Innovation, and Culture, University of Oslo, Norway Speakers: David Wolfe, University of Toronto, Canada Bent Dalum (to be confirmed)
	B4) Sectoral/Technological system Moderator: Staffan Jacobsson Speakers: Franco Malerba (to be confirmed) Frank Geels
12.30-14.00	Luncheon
14.00-15.30	Plenary session: Clusters and governance Moderator: Johan Hauknes, STEP Speakers: Prof Jon Pierre Mary O'Sullivan
15.30-16.00	Refreshments
16.00-18.00	Plenary session: "The Dahmén Centre"
	Summing Up Moderator: Speakers: Mike Best, University of Massachusetts Lowell, USA Bengt-Åke Lundvall Per Eriksson Merle Jacob