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Workshop Agenda

Brussels, September 28, 2006

08.30	Registration (Tea & Coffee)
09.00	Welcome and Introduction Iordana Eleftheriadou, Principal Administrator, European Commission
09.10	Overview of the Study Rishab Aiyer Ghosh, MERIT
09.20	SESSION ONE - FLOSS in the Market 'Current Picture of Floss in the Market Place' - Study findings Ruediger Glott, MERIT, University of Maastricht Panellists - Kevin Buckley, Mandriva - Brian Fitzgerald, University of Limerick - Xavier Heymans, Zea Partners Session Chair - Alberto Sillitti
10.35	Coffee Break
10.50	SESSION TWO - 'Direct Economic Impact: FLOSS, Productivity, and Business Opportunities' - Study findings Rishab Aiyer Ghosh, MERIT, University of Maastricht Panellists - David Axmark, MYSQL - Giancarlo Succi, BIC - Frank van der Linden, Philips Medical Session Chair - Brian Fitzgerald
12.20	Lunch
13.30	Key Note - David Axmark, MYSQL
14.30	SESSION THREE - 'Indirect Economic Impact: FLOSS, Innovation and Growth' - Study findings Rishab Aiyer Ghosh and Huub Meijers, MERIT, University of Maastricht Panellists - Rick Timmis, Adaptive Linux Solutions - Graham Taylor, Open Forum Europe Session Chair - Jesus Gonzalez-Barahona
15.35	Coffee Break
16.00	SESSION FOUR - 'Trends and Scenarios' - Study findings Philippe Aigrain, Society for Public Information Spaces (SOPINSPACE) Panellists - Mark Frequin, Director General, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Netherlands (tbc) - Luc Soete, Director, UNU - MERIT Session Chair - Rishab Aiyer Ghosh
17.15	General Discussion
17.45	Close