1. PLATO ACADEMY September 29 th, 2010

2. PROGRAMME  09.00: Welcome  09.15: Introduction workshops ‘Current Economic Tendencies’ by Prof. Dr. Koen Schoors, Universiteit Gent  10.00: Strategic Importance of current economic tendencies on SME Management by biaan Van Vrekhem - Accord Group Belgium  10.30: Business cases on:  Demography (Accord Group Belgium - Fabiaan Van Vrekhem),  Green economy (CBR - Philippe Haegeman)  BRIC & globalisation (Ahlers - Bart Gruyaert)  Crisis in the financial system (Ghent University - Prof. Dr. Koen Schoors)  ICT (Nascom, Jo Martens)  Information & communication technology (Nascom - Jo Martens)  12.00: Lunch

3. Programme  13.00 Workshops  Demography, yellow room  BRIC & globalisation, blue room  Crisis in the financial system, purple room  Green economy, red room  ICT, green room  15.00: Break  15.30: Conclusion  16.15: Bus to Ghent  17.00: Guidance tour through Port of Ghent  20.00: Dinner at Castelnou  21.30: Transfer to Hotel

4. Programme  07.30Pick-up at hoteland departure to to VIB  08.30Presentation Flandersbio  08.50Presentation VIB  09.10Presentation Cropdesign  09.30Departure Electrabel  10.15Arrival Electrabel Herdersbrug  10.45Presentation + Guided tour  12.00Departure to Zebrastraat  12.45Arrival at Zebrastraat / Lunch

5. Programme 13.00B2B Meetings (there will a shuttle bus every hour to the hotel) 17.00Departure to hotel 17.30Arrival at hotel 18.30Departure to ICC 19.00Start PLATO 20 20.45Networkreception + walking dinner 21.45Departure to hotel 22.00Arrival at hotel

6. CONCLUSION