VIII. BLED FORUM O EVROPI

Update on The Millennium Project's Global Challenges

• Mr. Jerome C. GLENN; Director - AC UNU Millennium Project, Washington D.C.AC UNU Millennium Project as a Tool to cope with Global Challenges
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GLOBAL CHALLENGES AND THE EUROPEAN RESPONSE

• Ms. Ana JAKIL, Global Marshall Plan Initiative, Bled Forum on Europe
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• Mr. Torsti LOIKKANEN, Technical Research Centre of Finland, organiser of Finish EU presidency conference "Going Global 2006: the Challenges for Knowledge-Based Economies"
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• Ms. Kumi OKUWADA, National Institute of Science and Technology Policy
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• Mr. Bogdan ŠALEJ, President CeLA - Center for Latin America in Slovenia Board of Directors Fulbright Comission, Brazil
   
• Mr. Robin SCHWEIGER, Jesuits Refugee Service, Director of Slovenian Branch
   
• Mr. Priyadarshi THAKUR, Director General, International Center for Promotion of Enterprises (ICPE), Ljubljana
   
• N.N., Centre for European Perspective CEP, Slovenia UNESCO’s view on Global Challenges and the Role of European Union
   

EU 27 CHALLENGES – Lisbon Process, Research Agenda Setting and Governance

• Transparency as an instrument for the achievements of the Lisbon objectives
  Mr. Franci DEMŠAR; Director, Slovenian Research Agency
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• ESF Forward Looks in the EU and global contexts''
  Mr. Henk STRONKHORST; Head of Social Sciences Unit
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• Slovenian EU Presidency contribution to the further development of EU governance
  Mr. Peter JEŠOVNIK; Deputy Director, Governmental Office for European Affairs, Republic of Slovenia
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SOUTH-EASTERN EUROPEAN CHALLENGES

• Why invest in Science in South Eastern Europe? – Findings of the Ljubljana 2006 conference and DVD presentation
  Mrs. Slavi KRUŠIČ, Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology, Republic of Slovenia
  
  Capacity Building for Foresight in South-Eastern Europe
  Mr. Attila HAVAS, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Bled Forum on Europe
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  Demand and Supply for Foresight Research and Foresight Activities in SEE
  Mr. Đuro KUTLAČA, Director- S&T Policy, Research Centre Mihajlo Pupin Institute, Belgrade
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ROLE OF FORESIGHT IN NATIONAL POLICY-MAKING

• Introductory presentation: What Foresight can contribute to policy making
  Results from a debate among European Foresight practitioners
  Mr. Olivier Da COSTA & Ms. Philine WARNKE European Foresight Group, European Commission JRC/IPTS & Bled Forum on Europe
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  Romania – Mr. Adrian CURAJ, Director – National University Research Council (UEFISCU)
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  Japan - Ms. Kumi OKUWADA - National Institute of Science and Technology Policy
  
  Finland - Mr. Torsti LOIKKANEN, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
  
  Slovenia: – Mr. Peter STANOVNIK, Institute for Economic Research, Ljubljana
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METHODOLOGICAL CHALLENGES of FORESIGHT

• Futures Research Methods
  Mr. Jerome C. GLENN; Director - AC UNU Millennium Project, Bled Forum on Europe
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  Future-Oriented Policy Analysis for Creating Sustainable Governance Futures
  Ms. Ana JAKIL, Global Marshall Plan Initiative, Bled Forum on Europe