Entrepreneurship conference 2013 – Documents

Presentations

Welcome and opening

Speech by Elena Gutiérrez

Speech by Rudy Aernoudt

Session 1: Mountain businesses and innovation – Field observations and initiatives

• The intersectorial diagnosis of the Pyrenean economy,
  Servane Tarot, Pyrenean association of mountain economy
• The Mountain Cluster: a network dedicated to innovation and internationalisation of mountain development businesses, Florent Gauthier, innovation officer at Mountain Cluster

Session 2: Hearing the voice of innovative entrepreneurs

• Production of soap from whey combined with event and training activities in the Basque Mountains, Silvia Formenti, Spain
• Italian Alps retreat, Fabrizio Roncaglia, Bella Baita, Italy
• Waste management in Savoie, Gauthier Mestrallet, CEO Trivallées, France
• An SME bringing the digital economy to the mountains, Goran Jajas, Mikrogoran, Croatia

Session 3: How to support mountain entrepreneurs in their activities?

• Regional actors facilitating innovation in bioeconomy, Valentina Pinna, Regione Lombardie, Vice-chair of the Working group on bioeconomy of the European Network for Regions for Research and Innovation (ERRIN)
• Regional authorities supporting entrepreneurs innovating in agriculture, food and forestry, Fabio Boscareli, Tuscany region, European Network of Regions for Innovation in Agriculture, Food and Forestry (ERIAFF)
• Improving access to finance for mountain innovative entrepreneurs: financial instruments in European policies 2014-2020, Rudy Aernoudt, Head of private office of President Henri Malosse, European Economic and Social Committee
• The Alpine Space project FIDIAS: supporting SME access to finance, Grégoire Benzakin, AEM

Conclusions by Juanan Gutiérrez