Welcome to the Innovate!Europe 2005

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Guidewire Group has spent hundreds of hours talking with European investors, entrepreneurs, technology executives, researchers, public administrators, and other individuals who play critical roles in driving technology innovation from concept to the commercial market. Without exception, these individuals agree that the European technology markets are hindered by business, education, policy and cultural challenges that must be overcome. European technology innovators, they say, must do better.

Based on this consensus, Guidewire Group is bringing together a program of speakers who are leading the call for change and setting the agenda for the New European Technology Innovation Ecosystem.

The experiences of these speakers will serve as the foundation for a two-day symposium focused on the key issues in the ecosystem. Collectively, the business leaders who come together at Innovate!Europe will construct a framework on which to build a more robust Technology Innovation Economy for European Entrepreneurs. The result of the symposium’s keynotes, roundtable discussions, audience-driven debates and intensive networking will be Innovate!Europe Agenda for the New European Technology Innovation Ecosystem, a ground-breaking white paper that will be delivered to business leaders, press, and policy makers throughout Europe.

Whether you're at the conference or just wish you were, anyone who's interested in the European Ecosystem can view AND contribute updates to the Innovate!Europe Agenda for the New European Technology Innovation Ecosystem on this site.

• To browse what's happening at the conference and to see how the white paper is developing, click one of the links below.
• To contribute, you will need to fill out your participant profile or send your comments via email to: whitepaper (at) guidewiregroup.com
• Learn more About this Workspace

Program Agenda / White Paper Working Outline

We invite you to view the agenda and contribute to the conversation by clicking on the links below. You may also email your comment to whitepaper (at) guidewiregroup.com.

• Why Innovate!Europe?
• Setting the Framework: A Realist's Assessment of the European Technology Innovation Ecosystem
• Working Capital: Empowering Europe's Investment Community
• 3 Questions: MICROSOFT
• 3 Questions: The European Technology Innovation Ecosystem
• Achieving Escape Velocity: Growth and Exit Strategies
• 3 Questions: MySQL AB
• Global From the Start: Taking on World Markets
• Market Driven Product Development
• Developing a Culture of Risk
• The Wisdom of Crowds

People and Networking

This workspace lets you participate in the development of the white paper and network with other members of the ecosystem. In order to participate, you will need to:

• Fill out your participant profile
• Get to know the people who are participating

Blog Coverage of Innovate!Europe

This section lists all blog posts referring to the conference. Please use innovateeurope05 as the tag for your blog posts, buzznet and flickr pictures, and bookmark links.

All blog posts searched by technorati.
All pictures on Flickr and Buzznet
All videos on DailyMotion

Resources

When you ponder the European innovation ecosystem what information needs to be considered? Web sites, blogs, organizations? Contribute to the directory of resources every ecosystem members need to know about.