IASP European Division Workshop, Nantes, 11-13 May 2016

“European Innovation Juncture event in Nantes”

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WELCOME MESSAGE

It is my great pleasure, both as Managing Director of Atlanpole and International President of IASP, to welcome you to Nantes for this “Innovation European Juncture Event” gathering three high value innovation networks: CEBR, IASP- European Division and Retis.

While CEBR and Retis hold their respective annual General Assemblies, IASP European Division members will meet for a strategic workshop with the participation of EBN representatives, as a follow up of the Brussels January 26 event on Innovation Ecosystems.

Internationalization is an element of increasing importance for us all: clusters, science and technology parks, technology based Incubators, BICs, areas of innovation or technopoles. This is why day 1 of this event will alternate plenary sessions addressing global or European issues and challenges, and parallel interactive sessions bringing to light local or regional experiences in order to enable best practices exchanges and networking.

On day 2 each network will meet separately, which I am convinced should result in interesting and fruitful outputs for all participants from the three networks, bringing more value, innovation and competitiveness to our respective ecosystems.

In addition to this full and exciting programme, you will be able to enjoy the hospitality of Western France and the unique Nantes touch…

The whole Atlanpole team looks forward to welcoming you: Bienvenue à Nantes!

Jean-François Balducchi

Managing Director AtlanpoleInternational IASP President

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ORGANIZERS

For 3 days, from May 11th to 13th, 2016, in Nantes,

Atlanpole has chosen to amalgamate 3 innovation networks events, under the general title:

“European Innovation Juncture event in Nantes”

Atlanpole will host the RETIS National Convention, the IASP European Division Workshop and the CEBR General Assembly.

ATLANPOLE

As the technopole for the “Nantes Atlantique” economic area, a lead facilitator and joint facilitator, and/or partner for several innovative clusters, ATLANPOLE plays a key rolewithin the main area of innovation in Western France.Atlanpole boasts a European Business Innovation Center and is accredited as a Business Incubator by the French Ministry of Research. It fosters the emergence, creation anddevelopment of innovative companies, thanks to a team of experienced professionals, to a network of appropriate skills and to the ability to attract external funding.

As a member of the French National Innovation Network (Retis), the European Business & Innovation Centre Network (EBN) and the International Association of Technopoles, Science Parks, Incubators and areas of Innovation (IASP),ATLANPOLE has been awarded ISO 9001 certification for each of its 3 core activities:

• Business support and skills networking• Project Engineering for innovative individual or collaborative projects• International Marketing

RETIS

• A national network of active members organized geographically

• Non-profit organization

• More than 100 members

o 32 incubators

o 28 business and innovation clusters (BICs)

o 43 science and technology parks (technopoles)

o 5 competitive clusters

For nearly 20 years, RETIS has been supporting and mobilizing its members as they develop and build innovative projects in France.

RETIS began by creating a unique network of French technopoles, BICs, and public incubators. Since 2008, it has extended its network to include school incubators and competitive clusters—geographic concentrations of interconnected companies. Today, the RETIS network is again open to new members and continues to be an active ecosystem for regional and national innovation.

The network is currently assisting over 800 ventures and has partnered with more than 10,000 innovative enterprises.

The activities of the RETIS network are centered on three objectives:

• Lobbying

• Developing new services and support for the network, including a Center of Resources, Training, and Consulting

• Creating activities and resources to promote and increase the visibility and value of the members of the network. RETIS establishes national and international projects dedicated to innovative enterprises and professionals, such as “Innovons Ensemble” and other qualified international training programs.

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IASP

IASP is the worldwide network of science parks and areas of innovation. It connects the professionals managing science, technology and research parks (STPs) and other areas of innovation and provides services that drive growth and effectiveness for all members.

IASP members enhance the competitiveness of companies and entrepreneurs of their cities and regions, and contribute to global economic development through innovation, entrepreneurship, and the transfer of knowledge and technology. IASP is a NGO in Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations, as well as being a founding member of the World Alliance for Innovation - WAINOVA.

IASP coordinates a very active network of professionals that manage areas of innovation and science/technology parks, enhances new business opportunities for companies and research organizations located in these areas, assists the development and growth of new parks and other areas of innovation, increases the international visibility of IASP members and sponsors.

CEBR

To build a competitive European biotechnology sector on the world stage through networking, collaboration, recommendations for policy and sharing best practice between regional biocommunities.

CEBR aims to:

• Reduce fragmentation of companies and regions in Europe

• Create a level playing field for company operation

• Transform competitiveness into cooperation between regions

• Create a platform for EU biotechnology initiatives, including EC-funded projects

CEBR was launched in 2006 through an FP6- funded project set up with the aim of networking biotechnology clusters across Europe. The project objective was to create a long term sustainable network through which biotechnology in Europe and its support infrastructure became more harmonized. The network was launched in June 2006 and, since then, has gathered strength and members, with over 100 Full and Associated Members joining at launch.

January 2008 saw the launch of a financially independent network, supported by low cost membership and participation in EC-funded projects. CEBR operated as a ringfenced activity of ERBI Ltd (now One Nucleus) in Cambridge and worked towards sufficient strength to create a stand alone legal entity.

In 2013, CEBR asbl was created in Belgium as a non-profit association and operates in Brussels, supported by a Board of Directors from across Europe.

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PROGRAM IN BRIEF

Wednesday, May 11, 2016

Evening7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Welcome evening of the RETIS Convention, IASP WORKSHOP and

EUROPEAN COUNCIL OF BIOREGIONS (CEBR) General Assembly Cocktail-dinner reception

Thursday, May 12, 2016 (joint day with RETIS)

Morning

9:00 a.m. Reception

9:30 a.m. Welcome speech

9:30 – 11 a.m. « How to accelerate the internationalization of our companies »

11 a.m. Break

11 :30 a.m. « Structured innovation ecosystem networks: a condition for a successfull internationalization »

Lunch time 12 :30 a.m. Cocktail Lunch

Afternoon 2:00 – 5:30 p.m. Networking workshops and visits(4 in parallel)

Dinner 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. Entertainment « The elephant & the Machines»

8:00 p.m. Gala

Friday, May 13, 2016

Morning9:00 a.m. Welcoming coffee

9:30 – 12:30 a.m. Workshop: Outcomes and next steps following the European Innovation Ecosystem event held in Brussels on 26 January.Closing speech

Lunch time 12:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. Lunch to end the Convention

Afternoon Social Program

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WEDNESDAY, May 11, 2016 7:00 – 11:00 P.M.

7:00 p.m. - Welcome evening of the RETIS Convention, IASP WORKSHOP and the EUROPEAN COUNCIL OF BIOREGIONS (CEBR) General Assembly– Cocktail-dinner reception

Venue: Brasserie Chez Felix (opposite the Cité des Congrès)

THURSDAY, May 12, 2016 Morning – 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

(joint between RETIS & IASP)Venue: Nantes Cité des Congrès

9:00 – 9:30 a.m. Reception of participants 9:30 – 11:00 a.m. Welcome speech

Johanna ROLLAND – Nantes Mayor and Atlanpole President

Jean-François BALDUCCHI – IASP President and Atlanpole General Manager

Jari LAURONEN – IASP European Division President

Patrick VALVERDE – RETIS President

Conference Opening Plenary « How to accelerate the internationalization of our companies »

Round table :

Armelle REBUFFET - CCI International Pays de la Loire

Entrepreneurs' reports

11:00 a.m. - BREAK

11 :30 – 12 :30 a.m. Structured innovation ecosystem networks: a condition for a successful internationalizationComparative analysis of French and international sites

12 :30-2 :00 p.m. Cocktail Lunch

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THURSDAY, May 12, 2016 Afternoon and Evening 2:00 – 11:00 p.m.

2016 Convention (joint between RETIS-IASP-CEBR)Venue: StartUp Palace, Quartier de la Création, Technocampus, Vertigo, Les Machines, Nantilus (La compagnie

des Rivages)

2:00-6 :30 p.m.

Networking workshops & visits (4 in parallel) WORKSHOP &

VISITS 1 The French Tech, plans and results (RETIS – IASP)Workshop venue: StartUp PalaceWhat co-operation between the French Tech accelerators and set up innovation ecosystem networks? What opportunities internationaly ?

- Comparative analysis of certified metropoles (the examples of Nantes, Angers, Montpellier) and of a European metropolis (the example of Barcelona)

- Meeting of entrepreneurs

WORKSHOP & VISITS 2

Cultural and Creative Industries (CCI) / Smart-City, the transdisciplinarity sources of innovation (RETIS – IASP)Workshop venue: Quartier de la création

- Special Interest Group « Creative, Cultural & Digital Industries» by EBN and Creative Wallonia report

- Analysis of Nantes experience promoting the CCI and Smart City

- Creation Cluster Visit + Meeting with companies

WORKSHOP & VISITS 3

Innovations in industry (RETIS – IASP) Venue: Technocampus and IRT Jules Verne

What place for start-up companies and SMEs within industrial innovations? What collaborations between SMEs/ Industrial businesses?

- Discussions with competitive clusters, industrial businesses, Fab Labs…

- Technocampus and IRT Jules Verne visit+ Meeting with

companies WORKSHOP 4

2:00 – 4:00 p.m.

What connections between Health clusters and the innovation ecosystem networks? (RETIS – IASP-CEBR)Venue: VertigoComparative analysis of actions carried out by French and European Biotech Clusters + reports from entrepreneurs who have benefited from the clusters

6:30 – 8:00 p.m. Entertainment « The machines and the Elephant » (joint between RETIS/IASP/CEBR)

8:00 p.m.

Gala (joint betweeen RETIS/IASP/CEBR)Venue: Le Nantilus - Ile de Nantes

FRIDAY, May 13, 2016 9:00 a.m – 2:00 p.m.

IASP Workshop & Cultural activities/ TourismVenue : Cité des Congrès

WORKSHOP 9:30 – 12:30 a.m. 9:00 a.m. Welcome Coffee

9:30 – 12:30 a.mWorkshop : Outcomes and next steps following the European Innovation Ecosystem event

held in Brussels on 26 January.Under the auspices of the European Commission

Closing speech

12:30 – 2:00 p.m. Lunch to end the ConventionFrom 2:00 p.m. For those who wish, the meeting is to be continued with a tour of Nantes (Château

des Ducs, Passage Pommeraye …) or at the coast (Guérande, La Baule, …)

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Access: How to reach the venue?

The Cité des Congrès, easily accessible

5 rue de Valmy, 44041 Nantes, France – Getting here

Set in the city center, opposite the train station and 20 minutes by shuttle from the airport, the Cité des Congrès enjoys an excellent transport service:

• Tramway: line 1 – get off at stop « Duchesse Anne - Château des Ducs de Bretagne », one stop from the train station (North exit).

• Airport / City center shuttle: get off at stop « Cité Internationale des Congrès », leaving every 30 minutes.

• Busway: line 4 - get off at stop « Cité Internationale des Congrès ».

• Bicloo bikes and Marguerite cars self-service: stations at the foot of La Cité des Congrès.

• 450 parking spaces on the site plus 2 000 spaces in the surrounding car parks.

By plane

Nantes is a European destination easily accessible:

• 1h flight from Paris and London (1st air hubs in Europe)

• 4 daily flights between Paris Roissy Charles-de-Gaulle airport and Nantes

• 4 daily flights between Paris-Orly airport and Nantes

• All European cities in less than 2 hours flight

• 65 destinations served by direct flight:

o More than 20 French cities: Bordeaux, Lille, Lyon, Marseille, Montpellier, Nice, Paris, Strasbourg, Toulouse, etc.

o More than 40 international destinations: Amsterdam, Barcelona, Brussels, Düsseldorf, Geneva, Lisbon, London, Madrid, Milan, Montreal, Rome, etc.

Nantes Atlantique Airport is 20 minutes from The City des Congrès by the airport shuttle bus (every 30 minutes).

By the train

Nantes is ideally served by the rail network:

• 2h from Paris Montparnasse Station

• 21 daily TGV trains between Paris and Nantes

• 3h from Paris Roissy Charles-de-Gaulle airport with 4 daily TGV trains

• Direct TGV trains to Lille, Lyon, Marseille, Paris, Strasbourg, etc.

The TGV station is located in the heart of town, opposite the City des Congrès (South exit).

Hotel list

You can book your accommodation in the following hotels:Hotel Stars Contact information Rate

Novotel Nantes Centre Gare(40 rooms)Available from May, 12http://www.novotelnantes.com/home/novotelnanteshotels_fr.html

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3 Rue de Valmy44000 Nantes02.51.82.00.00

120€ a single B&B130€ a double B&BExtra local tax of 2.25€

Belfort(25 rooms)Available on May, 11 & 12http://www.hotel-belfort-nantes.fr/

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1, rue de Belfort44000 Nantes02 40 47 05 57contact@hotelbelfortnantes.fr

BB SINGLE double bed: 89€ / night1 buffet breakfast includedExtra local tax: 1.30€

Ibis Nantes Centre Gare Sud(30 rooms)Available on May, 11 & 12http://www.ibis.com/fr/hotel-0892-ibis-nantes-centre-gare-sud/index.shtml

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3 Allée Baco44000 Nantes02 40 20 21 20

Single room: 115.00 € / night Breakfast: 9.90 € / day / personExtra local tax: 1.30€

Mercure gare sud(40 rooms)Available from May, 12http://www.mercure.com/fr/hotel-3448-hotel-mercure-nantes-centre-gare/index.shtml

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50/51 Quai Malakoff44000 NANTES 02 40 35 30 30

129 € / single room / night, breakfast included139 € / double/twin room / night, breakfast includedExtra local tax: 2.25 €

Mercure Ile de NantesAvailable from May 10 to 13Many paid-parking spaces at the hotelhttp://www.mercure.com/fr/hotel-0555-hotel-mercure-ile-de-nantes/index.shtml

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15 boulevard Alexandre Millerand, 44200 Nantesh0555@accor.com02 40 95 95 9510 minutes from the Cité des Congrès with C5 Chronobus

115 € TTC standard single room with breakfast125 € TTC standard double or twin room (for 2 people) with breakfastExtra local tax: 2.25 €

L’Hôtel(10 premium rooms)Available on May, 11 & 12www.nanteshotel.com

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6, rue Henri IV44000 NANTES02.40.29.30.31

130€ / night Breakfast: 12.90€Local tax: 1.30€

Résidhome Berges de la Loire(40 rooms)Available on May, 11 & 12http://www.residhome.com/residence-hoteliere-aparthotel-nantes-198.html

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3 allée Jacques Berque44000 NANTES 02 40 99 07 07

Single B&B : 106.50 € + local taxDouble B&B : 118 € + local tax

Booking code: RETISBooking and payment directly with the hotels