European conference on financing innovation

Brussels, 30 Jul 2003

A European conference on financing innovation will take place on 11 and 12 September in Östersund, Sweden.

The main focus of the conference will be examples of bottom-up regional initiatives that have succeeded in bringing together business angels and professional venture capital.

The conference is divided into three topical sessions:
- experiences of regional development and financing policy for innovations: measures at national and regional level including business angel activities;
- integrated systems, division of roles and meeting points for government and private players;
- combinations of regional actors in financing innovation.

Speakers at the conference will include representatives from several European regions and the European Commission.

For further information, please visit:
http://www.trenfi.com/index.php

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