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MOREAndrea Cuomo (STMicroelectronics, Chief Strategy Officer)

Ing. Andrea Cuomo joined the Italian semiconductor manufacturer SGS Microelettronica in 1983 where he held various positions up to Product Manager in the automotive, computer, and industrial product segments within the Monolithic Microsystems Division of SGS-THOMSON Microelectronics (now STMicroelectronics). In 1994, he was appointed Vice President responsible for the Headquarters Region. In October 1998, Cuomo was appointed Vice President responsible for the newly created corporate organization called Advanced System Technology (AST), with the mission to develop the advanced architectures that drive key strategic applications. In January 2005, Cuomo took on further responsibilities as Chief Strategic Officer. In addition to his existing role as head of AST, Andrea Cuomo is now in charge of Corporate Legal Affairs and Intellectual Property, Capacity and Capital Planning, Business Development, Mergers and Acquisitions, Knowledge and Education, as well as R&D Programs and Technology Coordination. More recently he also became Executive Vice President following the formation of the ST Corporate Executive Committee, comprised of six corporate executives in addition to the CEO and the COO.

MORERon Boschma (Utrecht University, Prof. of Regional Economics)

Ron Boschma is Professor in Regional Economics and head of the Department of Economic Geography at the University of Utrecht. He graduated in Economic Geography at the University of Amsterdam in 1988. He did his PhD in Economics at the Erasmus University of Rotterdam, which he completed in 1994. He was active as a research fellow at the Faculty of Economics of the University of Bologna during the period 1995-1996. He got an associate professorship at the University of Twente in 1996. Since 1998, he is affiliated to Utrecht University. Currently, he is head of a research group of 28 researchers (including PhD’s)that aims to work out conceptually and empirically the outlines of Evolutionary Economic Geography. He has widely published in international journals covering topics like Evolutionary Economic Geography, spatial evolution of industries, regional systems of innovation, industrial districts and regional development. He has done research assignments for organisations like the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs, the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, the European Commission DG Research, the European Science Foundation, the OECD and the Scientific Council for National Government (WRR). He is member of the Editorial Board of Economic Geography

MORESalvatore Rossi (Bank of Italy, Managing Director for Economics and International Relations)

Born in Bari in 1949. He graduated in mathematics before specializing in economics at the International Monetary Fund and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In 1976 he joined the Bank of Italy and worked in the banking supervision section of the Milan branch, then moved to the Economic Research Department (1979), of which he was appointed head in July 2000. He has been lecturing in Economics at the Università di Roma 2 Tor Vergata. He is the author of numerous articles on the international economy, industrial economics, economic policy, and economic history, which have appeared in Italian and foreign journals. Recently published books include “La politica economica in Italia 1968-2007” (Laterza 2007 forthcoming), “La Nuova Economia: i fatti dietro il mito” (editor, Il Mulino 2003), and “La Regina e il Cavallo. Quattro mosse contro il declino” (Laterza 2006). On 5 February 2007 he was appointed Managing Director for Economics and international relations.

MOREJerzy Rokita ( The Karol Adamiecki University of Economics, Prof. of Management)

Jerzy Rokita chairs the Business Management unit at the Faculty of Management Karol Adamiecki University of Economics. Formerly Dean of the Faculty, and former Rector of the Karol Adamiecki University of Economics in Katowice. Also former member of the supervisory board of INGBank SA in Poland. His current research focuses on issues of knowledge management, and competitive advantage. Previous research evolved from managing heavy industry, to strategic planning and strategic management. He has published over 200 papers, books and conference proceedings.

MOREBoris Mannhardt (CEO, BioCom Project Management)

Dr. Boris Mannhardt holds a PhD in molecular biology from the University of Karlsruhe and the German Cancer Research Center Heidelberg. He worked as a post-doc in the Austrian Academy of Sciences, followed by 6.5 years experience as an investment manager (Bayern Kapital, Landshut; BioM, Munich; IBG, Magdeburg). In 2007 he joined the BIOCOM Projektmanagement GmbH Berlin, a consultancy firm specialized in biotechnology, as a managing director. His areas of expertise include consulting for private companies as well as for government bodies in the field of biotechnology, market and competitor analyses and the generation of business plans and consulting services for start-ups in General. He is also an expert in financing issues such as due diligences and evaluations of start-ups.