Preliminary Programme
Wednesday 7 June
| 19.00 - 20.30 |
Turku City Reception Venue: Turku City Hall |
Thursday 8 June
Chair: Dr. Juha Kaskinen
| 09.00 | Registration and morning coffee |
| 10.00 |
Welcoming Address Director Juha Kaskinen, Finland Futures Research Centre Opening Words Rector Tapio Reponen, Turku School of Economics Opening Speech Minister of Regional and Municipal Affairs Hannes Manninen, Ministry of the Interior |
| 11.00 |
The Globalisation of Innovation? Prospects for Regions Professor Michael Storper, London School of Economics |
| 12.00 | Lunch |
| 13.00 |
The Challenges of Evaluating Foresight Impacts in the Context of Regional Development Dr. Michael Keenan, PREST, University of Manchester |
| 13.45 |
Methods, Spontaneity and Regional Development: Wealth Creation in a Scenario of the Learning Intensive Society Dr. Riel Miller, XperidoX: Futures Consulting |
| 14.30 | Refreshment break and Poster session |
| 15.00 - 17.00 |
Workshop Sessions |
| 20.00 |
Conference Dinner (museum tour at 18.30) Aboa Vetus & Ars Nova Museum |
Friday 9 June
Chair: Professor Markku Wilenius
| 09.00 | Entry and morning coffee |
| 09.15 | Workshop Sessions |
| 11.30 | Lunch |
| 12.30 |
Financial Integration from Regional Perspective Member of the Board Sinikka Salo, Bank of Finland |
| 13.15 | Workshop Sessions |
| 14.45 | Refreshment break and Poster session |
| 15.15 |
The Role of Regions in Tomorrow's Economy Professor Markku Wilenius, Finland Futures Research Centre |
| 15.45 |
Forecasting the Technology Revolution: Implications for Europe and Other Regions Professor William E. Halal, George Washington University |
| 16.30 | Conclusion |
The conference organisers reserve all rights to any programme or schedule changes.