Senatssaal, University main building, University of Jena, Fürstengraben 1, Jena
Wednesday 27th October
- 15.00 – 15.15: Introduction and welcome by Professor Ulrich Hilpert (University of Jena)
Session 1
Chair: Helen Lawton-Smith (Birkbeck College)
- 15.15 – 15.55: Peter Wood (UCL)
KIBS and Regional Development: Lessons and Prospects - 15.55 – 16.35: Aneleen De Vos (Ghent), Arthur S. Alderson (Indiana), David Bassens (Ghent), Ben Derudder (Ghent) and Frank Witlox (Ghent)
Co-location of Multinationals and Advanced Producer Service Firms in World Cities: A Spatial Analysis - 16.35 – 17.15: Emmanuel Muller (Université de Strasbourg / Fraunhofer ISI, Karlsruhe)
Knowledge angels – seeking creative people in KIBS - 17.15 – 17.55: Wouter Jacobs (Utrecht), Oedzge Atzema (Utrecht) and Frank Van Oort (Utrecht)
Explaining the survival and Growth of Regional Startups of Knowledge Intensive Business Services (KIBS): An Exploration of the Regional Co-evolution Between KIBS and MNEs in the Randstad Northwing Region - 17.55 – 18.25: Concluding discussion
Thursday 28th October
Session 2
Chair: Peter Wood (UCL)
- 09.00 – 09.40: Heidi Hanssens (Ghent) and Ben Derudder (Ghent)
The Geography of Advanced Producer Services Transaction Links in Belgium - 09.40 – 10.20: Andrew Johnston (Sheffield Hallam University) and Andrew Jones (Sheffield Hallam University)
The Evolution of Employment in KIBS Sectors: A Regional Analysis of Britain 1991-2005 - 10.20 – 10.35: Coffee break
- 10.35 – 11.15: Simone Strambach (Philipps University)
Micro-Dynamics of Knowledge – Firms, Organisations and Their Territorial Shaping (title to be confirmed) - 11.15 – 11.55: Johannes Gluckler (University of Heidelberg) and Ingmar Hammer (University of Heidelberg)
A Pragmatic Service Typology: Capturing the Distinctive Dynamics of Services in Time and Space - 11.55 – 12.35: Ulrich Hilpert (Jena)
High Tech Industries and High Tech Services in Metropolitan Regions - 12.35 – 13.00: Concluding discussion
- 13.00: Lunch
