Summits

New Drivers of Innovation

The 2011 Innovation Summit convened under the timely theme of New Drivers of Innovation: The Changing Nature of Business Models, Workplaces and Organisations. Viviane Reding, vice-president of the European Commission, delivered a fascinating…

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Digital Agenda: New Sources of Growth and Innovation

The 2011 Digital Agenda Summit convened under the timely theme of New Sources of Growth and Innovation. Delivering The 2011 Guglielmo Marconi Lecture, the Lisbon Council’s annual flagship lecture on innovation, Neelie Kroes, vice-president…

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The 2011 Skills and Human Capital Summit: Getting Europe Back to Work

The 2011 Skills and Human Capital Summit convened under the timely theme of Getting Europe Back to Work: How Skills and Human Capital Can Accelerate Growth and Innovation. Andreas Schleicher, special adviser on…

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Innovation in Silicon Valley

Ann Mettler, executive director of the Lisbon Council, blogs about her recent visit to the Silicon Valley. In an entry entitled "European in Silicon Valley," she shares some of key…

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Innovation Union: Smart Solutions to Grand Challenges

The Lisbon Council convened its June 2011 Zukunftssalon: Forum for the Future under the timely theme of Innovation Union: Smart Solutions to Europe’s Grand Challenges. The dinner debate concentrated on how to turn…

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