Info Day for SME owners, entrepreneurs and business owners: 20 October 2020
09:30 - 11:00
Participants individually visit the info stands of the local EU stakeholders that offer concrete solutions, supporting tools and practical demonstrations for the development of SMEs
10:30 - 12:30
EU V-Talk Session: Individual virtual talks between Luxembourg companies and EU experts
11:00 – 12:45
SME OPEN DAY: The European Union at the service of SMEs! moderated by Nathalie Reuter, Maison Moderne and Guy Keckhut, #GK Communications
Sabrina Sagramola, Manager & National Coordinator of the Enterprise Europe Network-Luxembourg, Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce
Stephan Koppelberg, act. Head of the Representation Office of the European Commission to Luxembourg
Alain Leduc, CEO, Créativores, Belgium
Q&A
François Ghigny, Managing Director, NCR Biochemical
Justyna Kmiecik, CEO, Yatea
Q&A
14:30 – 15:30
OFFICIAL PROGRAMME moderated by Mr Guy Keckhut, #GK Communications
Carlo Thelen, CEO / Director General of the Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce
S.E.M. Lex Delles, Minister for Small and Medium Sized Businesses and for Tourism of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Kristin Schreiber, Director for SME Policy, DG GROW - Internal Market, Entrepreneurship & SMEs, European Commission
Vincent Van Steensel , Head of Portfolio Guarantees, European Investment Fund
Paul Samsonoff, CFA Head of Alternative Finance Unit, European Investment Fund
Q&A
16:00 – 17:00
Closing Debate: Lët’z think SMEs first!
Gilles Scholtus, Luxembourg SME Envoy, General Directorate for Small and Medium-sized Businesses, Ministry of the Economy of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Cindy Tereba, Director International Affairs, Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce
Tom Baumert, CEO, House of Entrepreneurship
Arnaud Duban, Head of SME Performance, Luxinnovaton Gie
Marc Gross, Director Social and European Affairs, Luxembourg Chamber of Crafts (tbc)
Q&A
Closing sesson: Sabrina Sagramola, Manager – National Coordinator of the Enterprise Europe Network-Luxembourg, Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce
Info Day for European local stakeholders : 21st October 2020
10:00 – 10:50
Welcome Address
Sabrina Sagramola, Ms Sabrina Sagramola, Manager – National Coordinator of the Enterprise Europe Network-Luxembourg, Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce
Stephan Koppelberg, act. Head of the Representation Office of the European Commission to Luxembourg
Crispin Waymouth, Deputy Head of SME Internationalisation Unit, DG GROW
Gilles Scholtus, Luxembourg SME Envoy, General Directorate for Small and Medium-sized Businesses, Ministry of the Economy of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
11: 20 - 12:200
Local stakeholders sharing European best practices and know-how on how to efficiently support SMEs
Focus: Partnering and Advisory Services
SME: Jean-Philippe Hugo, CEO, Wizata
Enterprise Europe Network: Annelore Domingos, International Affairs Officer, EU Services & Cooperations
Erasmus for Young Entrpreneurs & MobiliseSME: Soraya Bravo, Project Manager, Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Belgium and Luxembourg
SOLVIT : Joana Quiaios, National Contact Point, Ministry of Economy
12:20 – 12:50
Thematic round table: EU Support Services Q&A with EU experts who will provide first-hand insights into access to finance (COSME, EIPP and EIC Accelerator) and innovation support (European IP Helpdesk)
14:00– 15:00
Local EU stakeholders sharing European best practices and know-how on how to efficiently support SMEs - Focus: Finance and Innovation: COSME, IPR, SME Instrument
Focus: Finance and Innovation
SME, Jacques Touillon, CEO, AirBoxLab
Enterprise Europe Network Expert: Arnaud Duban, Head of SME Performance< Luxinnovation Gie
COSME: Christophe Stein, Business Advisor, Mutualité de Cautionnement
EIPP: Ramona Ocak, Directorate General for Economic and Financial Affairs (DG ECFIN, European Commission
IPR: Lesly Nowak, IP Advisor, European IP Helpdesk
15:00 – 15:30
Thematic round table: EU Support Services Q&A with EU experts who will provide first-hand insights into access to finance (COSME and EIC Accelerator) and innovation support (European IP Helpdesk)
