Head of the Faculty of Business Organization
Polytechnic University of Catalonia – Barcelona, Spain
Doctor in Industrial Engineering at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC). Tenured professor at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia. CEO of the consulting company IALE Technology. Member of the Latin-American Association of Technology Management. Has given courses on areas related with technological innovation in Spain, France, Russia, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Cuba, Mexico and Venezuela. He is coauthor of the book, From technology watch to competitive intelligence, published by Prentice Hall...
Henry DOU
Director of CRRM (Centre for Retrospective Research of Marseille) – Scientific Centre of Saint Jérôme
University of Aix-Marseille III - Marseille, France
Petrochemical and Industrial Organic Synthesis Engineer, Doctor in Chemistry, Henry Dou is a professor at the PaulCezaneUniversity and a consultant at the headquarters of the CRPHT (Henri Tudor Public Research Centre, Luxembourg - CVT). With a lengthy experience in Asia, South America, United States and Canada, his areas of specialization are Economic Intelligence, Technology Watch, regional development of clusters and systems of information using Technological Watch and Competitive Intelligence.
Ingénieur en Pétroléochimie et Synthèse Organique Industrielle, Docteur en Chimie, Henry Dou est professeur à l'Université Paul Cezane et consultant au sein du CRPHT (Centre de Recherche Public Henri Tudor, Luxembourg - CVT ). Avec une longue expérience internationale en Asie, Amérique du Sud, Etats-Unis et Canada, ses domaines de compétence sont l'Intelligence Economique, la veille Technologique, le développement régional de clusters et les systèmes d'information pour la Veille Technologique et l'Intelligence Compétitive.
Aurelia MODREGO
Director of the Course in Management of Science and Technology at the
Autonomous Community of Madrid - Getafe (Madrid), Spain
Doctor in Economics at the University of the Basque Country. She is a lecturer in the Faculty of Economics and Director of the Laboratory of Analysis and Evaluation of Technical Change at the Carlos III University of Madrid. She also directs the Training Program of Science and Technology Management at the Autonomous Community of Madrid. She has published in national and international journals on the subject of the evaluation of R&D programs and institutions.
Jean Marie ROUSSEAU
Advisor to the General Directorate for Regional Policy of the European Commission
Brussels, Belgium
Jean-Marie Rousseau is a geographer and economist by training. He has gained, during more than thirty years of travels around the World, wide experience in economic development for the evaluation of knowledge (R&D and technological innovation) and human capital. He has participated in the launch of Regional Innovative Action Programs under the auspices of the General Directorate of Regional Policy of the European Commission and in the management and stimulation of programs of Regions of Knowledge in the General Directorate of Research of the European Commission. It is worth mentioning his important work in the General Directorate of Regional Policy of the European Commission as well as in the United Nations Development Program.
Jean-Marie ROUSSEAU, géographe et économiste, a capitalisé pendant plus de trente ans à travers le monde des expériences de développement économique par la valorisation de la connaissance (R&D et innovation technologique) et du capital humain. Il a participé au lancement des Programmes Régionaux des Actions Innovatrices au sein de la DG Politique Régionale de la Commission européenne pendant trois ans, puis à la DG Recherche de la Commission européenne à la gestion et à l'animation des programmes Regions of Knowledge. Il a récemment réalisé pour le gouvernement français et l'OCDE une étude sur les Pôles de Compétitivité à partir du cas Minalogic de Grenoble, ainsi que pour la Région Ile-de-France une étude sur la rénovation du schéma régional d'innovation, s'appuyant sur l'étalonnage comparatif de 10 régions européennes. Il vient de s'engager sur une étude pour la DIACT sur les Pôles de Recherche et d'Enseignement Supérieur et poursuit des modes de coopération sur le thème de l'éco-développement et des cleantechs entre des Provinces chinoises et des régions européennes.
Alan PORTER
Director of R&D for Search Technology, Inc., and Technology Policy & Assessment Center, Georgia Tech
Atlanta, United States
Dr. Porter is director of R&D for Search Technology, Inc., Norcross, GA. He is also Professor Emeritus of Industrial Engineering and Systems and of Public Policy at Georgia Tech, where he is also co-director of the Technology Policy and AssessmentCenter. He is author of some 200 articles and books, including Tech Mining (Wiley, 2005). His main focus is on text mining for intelligence technology, forecasting and evaluation.
Alessandro ZANASI
Cofounder of Temis SA. ESRIF member. University Professor
Alessandro ZANASI is a security and intelligence advisor. Nuclear engineer. Carabinieri officer (retired). IBMer for 16 years in Bologna, Paris and San Jose’. Cofounder of Temis SA. Professor at University of Modena and Bologna. Since 2005 advisor, as ESRAB and ESRIF member, to European Commission for what regards security and intelligence research and their funding. Co-author of “Text mining and its applications to Intelligence…” (2007).
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