PROGRAM

9.00 - 9.30	Registration and Networking
9.30 - 10.00	Opening and setting of the stage Marko Seppä, Chair of V2C Forum 2007+2008 Berkeley Event Professor, Head of (Human) Technology Based Business, University of Jyväskylä Dhrubes Biswas, Co-Chair of V2C Forum 2007+2008 Berkeley Event Professor, Head of Entrepreneurship Programs & CEO of Science Park, IIT Kharagpur Ikhlaq Sidhu, Co-Chair of V2C Forum 2007+2008 Berkeley Event Professor, Exec Director of Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology, UC Berkeley
10.00 - 10.30	Universities as Interdisciplinary Platforms of Business Creation HUMAN perspective: People based views on Technology and Business Heikki Hanka, Vice Dean of Humanities, University of Jyväskylä Human TECHNOLOGY perspective: Technology views on People and Business Jukka (Jups) Heikkilä, Dean of Information Technology, University of Jyväskylä Human Technology BUSINESS perspective: Views on Business as Unusual Jukka Pellinen, Vice Dean of Business and Economics, University of Jyväskylä
10.30 - 11.00	Case “Global Alliance Lab (GAL)” Marko Seppä, Professor of Growth Venturing Head of (Human) Technology Based Business, University of Jyväskylä “A case within”: Amroy Europe Ltd Pasi Keinänen, M.Sc. (Physics), Founder and Chairman, Amroy Europe Ltd. Student of (Human) Technology Based Business, University of Jyväskylä
11.00 - 11.45	Commentary Panel Discussion Chair Dhrubes Biswas, Professor of Electronics and Electrical Communication Engineering & Head of Entrepreneurship Programs & CEO of Science & Tech Entrepreneurs Park Indian Institute of Technology at Kharagpur, India Veli-Matti Heikkinen, Managing Director Jyväskylä Innovation, Finland Kari Herlevi, Program Manager Tekes, Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation, Santa Clara, California Matti Hirsilä, Head of International Business Degree Program Jyväskylä Polytechnic, Finland Pasi Sorvisto, Founding Executive Director Oulu Wellness Institute Foundation, Oulu, Finland Eero Teerikorpi, Founding Partner Blue White Venture, San Jose, California
11.45 - 12.00	Conclusions and Closing Marko Seppä, Chair of V2C Forum 2007+2008 Berkeley Event Dhrubes Biswas , Co-Chair of V2C Forum 2007+2008 Berkeley Event Ikhlaq Sidhu, Co-Chair of V2C Forum 2007+2008 Berkeley Event
13.00 - 19.00	Afternoon and evening program by invitation only