Programme

Monday 1 June 2015

08.30 – 09.00 Registration
Maastricht University – SBE
Tongersestraat 5
Maastricht
The Netherlands

09.00 – 09.30 Introduction and welcome
Prof. dr. Bart Verspagen (UNU-MERIT)
Location: SBE AULA  (Auditorium, H0.01)
Chair: Sheng Zhong

09.30 – 10.30 Keynote address
Mid-tech trap: The case of Automotive Industry in Turkey
Dr. Semih Akçomak (Middle East T. University)
Location: SBE AULA (Auditorium, H0.01)
Chair: Sheng Zhong

10.30 – 11.00 Coffee break

11.00 – 13.00 Parallel session I

13.00 – 14.30 Lunch

Ad FundUM, SBE


14.30 – 15.30 Keynote address
The Economic and Political Effects of Remittance Inflows in the Developing World
Dr. Maty Konte (UNU-MERIT)
Location: SBE AULA (Auditorium, H0.01)
Chair: Tigist Mekonnen Melesse

16.00 – 18.00 Parallel session II

Tuesday 2 June

09.30 – 10.30 Keynote address
Developing country industrial clusters: from efficient technological catchup to creating shared values
Dr. Elisa Giuliani (University of Pisa)
Location: SBE AULA (Auditorium, H0.01)
Chair: Juan Carlos Castillo

10.30 – 11.00 Coffee break

11.00 – 13.00 Parallel session III

13.00 – 14.30 Lunch

Ad FundUM, SBE


14.30 – 15.30 Keynote address
Sharing Economy: definition, dynamics and debates
Prof. dr. Koen Frenken (Utrecht University)
Location: SBE AULA (Auditorium, H0.01)
Chair: Juan Carlos Castillo

16.00 – 18.00 Parallel session IV

19.00 – 21.00 Dinner

Grand Café Maastricht Soiron


Wednesday 3 June

09.30 – 10.30 Keynote address
Functional Specialization in International Production Chains: An Exploration based on Occupational Data
Dr. Gaaitzen De Vries (University of Groningen)
Location: SBE AULA (Auditorium, H0.01)
Chair: Sheng Zhong

10.30 – 11.00 Coffee break

11.00 – 13.00 Parallel session V

UNU-MERIT