Events

OECD LEED Conference on "Perspectives on Strengthening Entrepreneurship in East Germany”

The conference was part of the project "Strengthening Entrepreneurship and Economic Development in East Germany" that the OECD LEED Programme has undertaken since 2005 in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Housing, Land, Construction, Transport and Urban Affairs, with the participation of the 6 eastern Länder (Regions).

Presentations:

Strengthening Entrepreneurship and Economic Development in East Germany: Lessons from Local Approaches

• Jonathan Potter and Andrea-R. Hofer, OECD, LEED Programme

International Contribution: Strategies to Promote Entrepreneurship

• Charlie Woods, Visiting Professor, European Policies Research Centre, University of Strathclyde, Scotland
• Rudy Aernoudt, Professor of European Economics, Business Schools of Brussels and Ghent, Belgium
  

Rural Entrepreneurship

• Role and Relevance of Networks and Co-Operation for Entrepreneurship Development in Rural Areas,
  Helmut Müller, Executive Director, RKW Sachsen, Germany
• Rural Entrepreneurship – the Example of Co-operatives
  Andreas Eisen, Executive Director, Union of Co-operatives of North Germany, Germany

Economy and Science 

• Systematic Support for Bottom-up Innovation 
  Klaus-Peter Fähnrich, University of Leipzig, Germany
• Start-up Support at Universities - A Holistic Approach 
  Ulf-Martin Schmieder, Head, UNIVATIONS Project, Martin-Luther University, Halle-Wittenberg, Germany

Youth and Economy

• Youth Thinks Future 
  Ute Gallmeier, IFOK GmbH, Germany