Here is the list of speakers at the INSME International Conference 2006, in order of appearance in the Conference agenda.

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 Mr. Washington Burghi
Welcome Statement

President of the Uruguayan Chamber of Industries (Cámara de Industrias del Uruguay)

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Ambassador of Italy
Embassy of Italy in Uruguay

 Mrs. Gabriela Couto
Moderator of First Morning Working Session

Associate Director
CEGETEC, Uruguay

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  Mr. Hernan Bacarini
"Analysis of Industry/University Relationship in the MERCOSUR region"

National University of Lujan (Universidad Nacional de Luján), Argentina

Coordinator of MERCOSUR for the European Commission Project UNIND-LAM - Analysis of the State of the Art, Needs and Co-operations Potential of the University and Industry system

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 Mr. Aleardo Furlani
“Knowledge building, networking and organizational enhancement as key drivers of SMEs innovation process: practical cases and models"
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Chief Executive Officer
INVENT SAS and INNOVA SPA (Italy)

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 Mr. Jorge Yutronic Fernandez
"The experience of research and development between universities and enterprises in Chile and its impact on innovation: the case of FONDEF"

Executive Director, Fund for the Promotion of Scientific and Technological Development (FONDEF), Chile

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 Mr. Thomas Andersson
"Appropriate funding, competences and partnerships for SME innovation and internationalisation"
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President of the International Organisation for Knowledge Economy and Enterprise Development (IKED), President of Jönköping University, Sweden

INSME Vice-President

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 Paulo César Rezende de Carvalho Alvim
“Technological Supporting Actions for SMEs - The SEBRAE Experience"
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Manager of the Innovation and Technology Access Unit of the Brazilian Micro and Small Business Support Service (SEBRAE, INSME Member), Brazil

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 Mr. Martin Izarra
"The benefits reaped from the technological support offered by SEBRAE"

Director-General of Brapenta Eletronica, Brazil

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 Mr. Leonardo Loureiro
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Tizone, Technology Development Community, Uruguay

 Mr. Afif Barhoumi
"The Bahrain Model: Developing Sustainable Small & Medium Enterprises through Entrepreneurship"
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ARCEIT Program Coordinator
Investment Promotion Expert
UNIDO-ITPO Bahrain

 Ms. Mercedes Ines Carazo
“The Experience of the innovation technologies centres in Peru“
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National Coordinator of the Technological Innovation Centers Network (CITEs), Ministry of Production, Peru

 Mr. Iñigo Segura Díaz de Espada
"Technology Centres in Spain: origins, present situation and keys for their future development"
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General Manager of the Federation of Innovation and Technology Organisations (FEDIT), Spain

INSME Association Board Member

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 Mr. Horacio E. Bosch
"Industrial research projects managed by the business innovation association FUNPRECIT in Argentina"
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President of the Council of Industrial Research Associations of the America (CIRAA) and General Secretary of the FUNPRECIT Foundation, Argentina

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 Mr. Jorge Ruibal
"Forbel's collaboration experience with stakeholders of the Uruguay Innovation System"
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Manager of Research, Development & Production, Forbel, Uruguay

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 Mr. Christian Saublens
"Innovation tools to finance innovative SMEs"
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Director of the European Association of Development Agencies (EURADA)

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 Mr. Alberto Giecco
"New strategic planning of CYTED's Iberoeka Program"
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Vocal of the Promotion for Industry Development Committee, Ibero-American Program for Science and Technology (CYTED), Spain

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 Mr. Jaap van Tilburg
“Spin-offs as a mechanism for innovation: the Spin Off Curacao (SPOC) project”
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Chairman of Top Spin International and Senior Consultant at the University of Twente, The Netherlands

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 Mr. Dick van Barneveld
“Spin-offs as a mechanism for innovation: the Spin Off Curacao (SPOC) project”

President of Top Spin International, The Netherlands

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 Mr. Esteban Cassin
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Coordinator of the Programme for Incubators, Poles and Technology Parks of the Secretariat of Science, Technology and Productive Innovation (SECYT) of the Argentinean Ministry of Education, Science and Technology

Member of the UNIND-LAM Project, Argentina

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 Mr. Luis Pieri Storni

Managing Director of the Technology Management Center (CEGETEC, INSME Member) of the Chamber of Industries of Uruguay

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 Ms. Simona Marzetti

INSME Association Secretary General

Director of the Direction for Innovation and Technology Transfer, IPI, Italy

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