The Workshop on funding for innovation and technology transfer, « Money push vs. deal pull », was held in Moncalieri (To) at the Collegio Carlo Alberto on 30 and 31 October 2008.
The Workshop was organised with the support of Compagnia di San Paolo and was sponsored by the Municipality of Turin.
Thursday 30 October 2008
13.30
Registration
14.30
Welcome and opening of meeting
Mario Gioannini
(Compagnia di SanPaolo)
Arnaldo Bagnasco
(Vice President of CSS)
15.00
Promotion and funding of scientific and technological research: state-of-the-art
Moderator: Paolo Perulli
15.00
Public sector investments and international organisations to promote technology research and transfer
Marco Pascucci
(Italian delegate to FP7. Space Sector)
Carlo des Dorides
(Galileo Supervisory Authority)
"The Galileo Programme and returns on public sector investments"
Frank Salzgeber
(European Space Agency)
Claudio Parrinello
(CERN)
16.00
Foundations for research
Carlo Mango
(Fondazione Cariplo)
Lorenzo De Michieli
(Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia)
Chiara Cecchi
(Fondazione Telethon)
"Funding of biomedical research: the case of the Telethon foundation"
17.00
From research to the market: private research organisations and technology transfer projects
Solitario Nesti
(Next/Tecnotessile)
Questions and debate
19.30
Visit to the Egyptian Museum of Turin and Dinner
Friday 31 October 2008
9.00
Registration
9.30
Technology transfer accelerator organisations: international experiences
Moderated by Fabio Biscotti
International experiences
Andrea Alunni
(Isis Enterprises ltd)
"The case of Oxford University"
Conny Bogentoft
(CEO Karolinska Development)
"The case of the Karolinska Institute"
John Tidmarsh
(E-Synergy)
"The case of space technology transfer and the Stella Fund"
Questions and debate
11.00
Investing in innovation in Italy, in the public and private sectors
Seed and venture capital instruments and experiences
Francesco Curcio
(University of Udine)
"The case of Udine University"
Andrea Di Anselmo
(META Group)
Simone Zanolo
(Eporgen Venture)
Claudio Giuliano
(Innogest)
Questions and debate
13.00
Lunch
14.00
Other instruments and experiences of the financing sector
Moderated by Marco Ristuccia
Marco Zanetti
(Veneto Sviluppo)
Marzia Guardati
(Assefi - special company of the Chamber of Commerce of Pisa)
"Financial services for companies: the experience of revolving funds for innovation"
Aurelio Mezzotero
(IntesaSanPaolo - Corporate Division)
"Venture capital in major banks"
Giuseppe Russo
(Unionfidi Piemonte)
"Guarantee mechanisms for innovation actions"
15.30
Concluding remarks and work prospects
Andrea Bonaccorsi
(University of Pisa)
Piero Bassetti
(Fondazione Giannino Bassetti)
Roberto del Giudice
(AIFI)
Marco Pascucci
(Italian delegate to 7FP, Space Sector)
Giovanni Degli Antoni
(University of Milan)
Paolo Zanenga
(PDMA Southern Europe)
