2nd IT STAR Workshop on Universities and the ICT Industry (UNICTRY '07)

 Mission: To investigate the current state, problems and challenges of the ICT-related higher education and the interplay between universities and the ICT industry in Central, Eastern and Southern Europe (CESE) so as to engineer visions for new relationships and facilitate policymaking within the Region and the European Union. 

09.30       Keynote Speakers

• Bruno Lamborghini , President of AICA and the European Information Technology Observatory (EITO), Vice-President of the Olivetti Group

10.00        National Experiences (Lunch break from 13.00 to 14.00)

• Vasile Baltac, President of ATIC Romania, rep. of Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest
• Cene Bavec, Member of the Board of SSI, Univ. Primorska, Koper - Slovenia
• Juris Borzovs, Head of CS Dep., Univ. of Latvia and Chairman, Board of Directors, RITI
• Gábor Péceli, President of the John von Neumann Computer Society, Head of Department, Budapest University of Technology and Economics
• Branislav Rovan, President, Slovak Society for CS, Department of CS, Comenius University
• Nello Scarabottolo, IT Department, Milan University, CRUI representative

15.00       Corporate Experiences

• Hugo Lueders, Secretary General, e-Skills Certification Consortium
• Carlo Iantorno, Microsoft Corporate Marketing & Citizenship Manager
• Simone Di Piazza, Ducati Motor Holding, Vehicle Design Manager

17.45-18.00 Panel on ICT Skills and Competencies for Europe 2010

• Moderator: Giulio Occhini, AICA CEO and IT STAR Coordinator

Wrap-up and Closing

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