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Day 1 - Wednesday, April 14th 2010

9.30–10.00

 Registration
 
10.00–10.30

Prof. Miroslav Rebernik"Introduction to the topic of the 30th PODIM Conference"
Prof. Miroslav Rebernik, Conference Chair, Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Maribor

Welcome addresses by: Igor Plestenjak, Director of JAPTI - Public Agency of the Republic of Slovenia for Entrepreneurship and Foreign Investments, Manja Skernišak, Deputy President & Deputy CEO of Nova KBM, d.d.

 

Igor Plestenjak Manja Skernišak 

   
10.30–12.00

Dr. Laurent Miéville"The art of selling innovative ideas"
Dr. Laurent Miéville, Director, Unitec - University of Geneva Technology Transfer Office, Switzerland


Sandi Češko"Business innovations as a tool for growth and success"
Sandi Češko, Entrepreneur and business innovator, Studio Moderna, Slovenia


Dr. Maja Makovec Brenčič"Entrepreneurial turnaround with innovative ideas: Beat competition with new products"
Dr. Maja Makovec Brenčič, Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
 

     
12.00–12.30 Coffee break and Opening of the Arena Exhibition
In the Arena there will be presented some best practice cases on encouraging entrepreneurship, supported by JAPTI:
12.30–13.30 Andrea di Anselmo"Challenges of pitching innovative ideas"
Andrea di Anselmo, Vice President, META Group, Italy



Prof. Leo H. J. Verhoef"Financing new ventures by avoiding banks and/or risk capital providers"
Prof. Leo H. J. Verhoef, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands

Andrej Mertelj, podjetnik, Datalab d.o.o."Hidden financial reserves - intelectual property”
Andrej Mertelj, Entrepreneur, Datalab, Slovenia
 
13.30–14.30
 
Lunch
 
14.30–15.45 Primož Hvala, MSc."Lectures of crisis: Innovations are key drivers of increased sales and value added"
Primož Hvala, MSc., Consultant, Human & Sales Consulting and Cotrugli Business School, Slovenia

Presentations of real life business cases on:

Daniela Bervar"Challenges of turning ideas to successful business"
Cases will be presented by entrepreneurs that are successfully overcoming the crisis with implementing innovations. Discussion will be lead by Daniela Bervar, Cotrugli Business School, Slovenia.

Emil Marinšek"Reaching profit with innovative customer tailored beds"
Emil Marinšek, Entrepreneur, Maremico, Slovenia 
  
  
   
Nataša Kegelj Kovačič"Transforming family house into 5 stars design boutique hotel"
Nataša Kegelj Kovačič, Entrepreneur, Sončna hiša (Sun House), Slovenia 
  
"Innovative redesigning of the Bajadera chocolates and its market revival"
Ivana Vrviščar, Director, Krašcommerce Slovenija, Slovenia

Matija Koren"Successful development and marketing of niche products in tourism"
Matija Koren, Entrepreneur, Koren Sports, Slovenia
15.45–16.00
  		Coffee break
  
16.00–17.45 "ARE OWNERS, MANAGERS, INVESTORS AND GOVERNMENT WILLING TO TAKE THE RISK OF INNOVATIVE IDEAS"

Round table:
  • Peter Ribarič, MSc., Ministry of Economy, Slovenia
  • Dr. Uroš Merc, Entrepreneur, Bisol, Slovenia
  • Roman Ferenčak, Entrepreneur, Ocean Orchids, Slovenia
  • Jure Mikuž, VC Fund Manager, RSG Capital, Slovenia
  • Matjaž Južnič, Bank Manager, Nova KBM, Slovenia


    mag. Peter Ribarič Dr. Uroš Merc Roman Ferenčak Jure Mikuž     



Peter FranklChair: Peter Frankl, Director and Chief Editor, Business Daily Finance, Slovenia

17.45–18.00

 Reception with Start-up cocktail
18.00–19.00
Zmagovalni kipec:

 Slovenian start-up competition Start:up Slovenia 2010 prize-winner award ceremony


Evening musical guest will be Eva Černe
19.00-22.00 Networking dinner
 

 

I. day - sreda, 14. april 2010 - parallel program

Microsoft Entrepreneurship forum 
for young entrepreneurs and innovative individuals

   
13.00-17.30


Urban Lapajne"Program of ITIME Business Accelerator"

Urban Lapajne, Microsoft Innovation Center and Tovarna podjemov

"Not even the Space is the limit - presentation of opportunities for start-up companies in the frame of different models of hight-tech startup support programs"

Kristjan Pečanac, Entrepreneur, Simgularis d.o.o. 

Daniel Wollmann, Microsoft"Opportunities for international breakthrough of ICT start-up companies with different programs and best cases"

Daniel Wollmann, head of Microsoft Innovation Center programs, Microsoft, ZDA 

18.00-19.00 Participation in award ceramony of Start:up Slovenija 2010
19.00 - Networking dinner




  Day 2 - Thursday, 15th April 2010

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8.30-9.00 Registration

9.00-14.00

 At sessions research papers received upon the Call for paper will be presented. Papers will discuss the challenges of creating and selling innovative ideas. Papers are listed alphabetically, final scheduling of papers will be done at a later stage.

"Initiative of Payam-e-Noor University in organizing innovative students"
Alireza Mooghali, Mehrzad Saeedikiya, School of Management, Payam-e-Noor University of Shiraz, Iran

"Entrepreneurship education in Croatia: a critical assessment"
Anita Krolo Crvelin, Danijela Perkušić, Ivona Šustić, University Center for Vocational Studies – Split, Croatia

"The Effectiveness of State Subsidies for Enhancing R&D in Small and Medium Enterprises: The Case of Slovenia"
Anže Burger, Boštjan Udovič, Maja Bučar, Faculty of Social Sciences University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

"Entrepreneurship education aimed at strengthening technological capacities of SMEs in western Balkan countries"
Bahrija Umihanić, University of Tuzla, Faculty of Economics, Bosnia and Herzegovina

"Selling social innovations - Perspectives from different backgrounds"
Darja Zorko Mencin, Slovenia

"How to foster initiatives for innovations within the firm? Practical implications from empirical research"
Dietfried Globocnik, Robert Celec, Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz, Institut für Systemwissenschaften, Innovations- und Nachhaltigkeitsforschung, Austria

"From supply chains to enterprise networks: a paradigm shift imposed by the turbulent environment"
Florin Ionita, Angel Gaidargi, Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies, Faculty of Management, Romania

"How internationally oriented Slovenian SMEs build the product capability"
Franjo Mlinarič, Mariola Ciszewska-Mlinarič, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Maribor, Slovenia

"The new role of innovation for SMEs as a response to the multiple synergic shocks in the aftermath of the actual global crisis"
Gabriela Prelipcean, Mircea Boscoianu, Margareta Florescu, “Stefan cel Mare” University of Suceava, Romania

"Relationships between employees and their impact on corporate entrepreneurship and company growth"
Jasna Auer, Boštjan Antončič, University of Primorska, Faculty of management Koper, Slovenia

"What are entrepreneurs’ objectives when starting a new business? A study on French micro-data"
Lionel Désiage, Centre for Labour Studies, France

"Innovative entrepreneur in an innovation-friendly region"
Lorenzo Lo Cascio, Andrea Di Anselmo, Nina Mazgan, META Group d.o.o., Slovenia & Italy

"Innovation potential of public and private sector cooperation in knowledge intensive services in Slovenia"
Maja Bučar, Metka Stare, Andreja Jaklič, Faculty of Social Sciences University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

"Young people, school and innovativeness"
Marina Trampuš, Aco Cankar, Secondary Economy School Ljubljana and National Education Institute of Slovenia, Slovenia

"Collaboration between academia and SMEs along the innovation process: experience with different forms of student projects and R&D collaboration"
Mario Fallast, Christoph Adametz, Michael Bader, Stefan Rosenkranz, Graz University of Technology, Technology Transfer, Austria

"Action makes innovation from knowledge and invention – Diffusion of novelties revisited, and made more/requisitely holistic"
Matjaž Mulej, Faculty of business and economics University of Maribor, Slovenia

"New entrepreneurial approach to change school environment - case study in Mazandaran-Iran"
Mehdi Jahanian, Mohammad Molani Aghdam, Hassan Hedayati Shirsavar, University of applied Science and Technology, Iran

"Holistic approach to innovation management in small and medium sized enterprises"
Miro Mele, Danilo Kozoderc, Mele M d.o.o and Vizor s.p., Slovenia

"Entrepreneurial development in research universities: a corporate entrepreneurship perspective"
Mohar Yusof, Bank Rakyat School of Business and Entrepreneurship Tun Abdul Razak University, Malaysia

"Public R&D in natural sciences as a market potential - an study of examples with assesment of situation and practical proposals for solutions"
Špela Stres, Institut Jožef Štefan, Slovenia

"Neglected firm growth strategy: corporate entrepreneurship"
Tina Kociper, Jaka Vadnjal, Matjaž Gantar, GEA College, Slovenia

"How can marketing increase my market share?"
Tina Pulko, Slovenia

"Is a Human-driven innovation clue for 21st century‘s entrepreneurship"
Tine Nagy, Mitja Ruzzier, Maja Konečnik Ruzzier, University of Primorska, Faculty of management Koper, Slovenia

"Innovation diffusion with multi-criterial approach"
Tomaž Kostanjevec, Metka Kostanjevec, Plinko Kostanjevec d.o.o., Slovenia

"Establishing innovative culture"
Tomislav Buljubašić, Siemens d.d. Siemens IT Solutions & Services, Croatia
14.00-15.00 Lunch

 

   

Day 2 - Thursday, 15th April 2010
12.30–14.00 WORKSHOP: "Writing Case Studies"
Dr. Thomas M. Cooney Dr. Thomas M. Cooney (www.thomascooney.com), Dublin Institute of Technology (www.dit.ie), Ireland.

This workshop is aimed at helping academics to develop their ability to write case studies that they can use as part of their teaching pedagogy. The workshop will highlight the key approaches to be taken when writing case studies and how they can be used to maximise the learning experience for students. The workshop is based on a very successful model that has already been organised as part of RENT (ECSB) Conferences in 2004, 2006 and 2008. The workshop is supported by case materials that are available at www.ecsb.org.

Dr Thomas M. Cooney is Academic Director of the Institute for Minority Entrepreneurship (DIT) and a Research Fellow at the Dublin Institute of Technology. He is President of the European Council for Small Business (2009-2011), a member of two European Commission Expert Groups, Visiting Professor at the University of Turku (Finland), and a Board Member of ICSB (International Council for Small Business). He has researched, presented, and published widely on the topic of entrepreneurship, including the books 'New Venture Creation in Ireland' (with Shane Hill), 'European Cases in Entrepreneurship' (with Rickie Moore) and 'Irish Cases in Entrepreneurship'.