Peter S. Niess Steinbeis-Europa-Zentrum Stuttgart Workshop on Benchmarking (Thursday, 6/6/02, and Friday, 7/6/02) Peter S. Niess Steinbeis-Europa-Zentrum

Stuttgart Benchmarking-Workshop Draft Programme - Thursday Morning, 6/6/02 08:30 Registration 09:30 Opening Session (Vortragssaal) Welcome Address (Dr. Rogg, WRS Stuttgart/Dr. Schuster, Mayor of Stuttgart Prof. Dimitris Milossis, VERITE Network 10:00 Innovating Regions: Concepts, Projects and Results Dr. Busch, DG Enterprise, European Commission – Paper 1 10:30 Coffee Break 11:00 Benchmarking: Theory, State-of-the-Art, Impact on the Economy of the Regions - Paper 2, Key Note Speaker 1, Paper 3 and 4 12:30 Lunch Break

Stuttgart Benchmarking-Workshop Draft Programme - Thursday Afternoon, 6/6/02 14:00 Afternoon Session (Vortragssal) Benchmarking: Best Practices of the Regions (Vortragssaal) Paper 5: Prof. Milossis, Paper 6 and 7 15:30 Coffee Break 16:00 Workshop Sessions Workshop A (Vortragssaal): Internal Company Benchmarking Chairperson A - Paper 8 and 9 Workshop B (Raum Karlsruhe): External Company Benchmarking Chairperson B - Paper 10 and 11 Workshop C (Raum Mannheim): Benchmarking of Communities and Regions Chairperson C - Paper 12 and 13 18:00 End of Workshop Sessions (19:00 Dinner Reception)

Stuttgart Benchmarking Workshop Draft Programm - Friday Morning 7/6/02 09:00 Morning Session (Vortragssaal) The Future of Benchmarking: Trends and New Concepts Key Note Speaker 3 – Paper 14 09:45 Coffee Break 09:30 Workshop Sessions Workshop D (Vortragssaal): One-to-one Company Benchmarking Chairperson D - Paper 15 and 16 Workshop E (Raum Karlsruhe): IT Platform for Company Benchmarking Chairperson E - Paper 17 and 18 Workshop F (Raum Mannheim): Benchmarking of Administrations Chairperson F - Paper 19 and 20 12:00 Lunch Break 13:00 Feedback from the Workshops (Chairpersons A-F) 14:00 End of Meeting

Workshop Participants/ Target Groups VERITE Partners (20) Innovating Regions Network Network (30) Regional Administrations, Regional and Local Development Agencies, Technology Centers (30) External Speakers (10) Managers from Companies (?)

Stuttgart Workshop on Benchmarking Definition of Key Note Themes and Speakers Suggested Key Notes (Dr. Busch, Prof. Milossis - 4 more Speakers requested) Innovating Regions: Concepts, Projects and Results (Dr. Busch) Innovating Regions: Concepts, Projects and Results (N.N.) Benchmarking: Theory, State-of-the-Art, Impact on the Economy of the Regions (N.N.) Benchmarking: Best Practices of the Regions (Prof. Milossis) The Future of Benchmarking: Trends and New Concepts (N.N.)

Stuttgart Workshop on Benchmarking Definition of Workshop Themes, Chairpersons and Speakers Suggested Workshops (6 Chairpersons and 12 speakers requested) A: Internal Company Benchmarking (Chair + 2 Speakers) B: External Company Benchmarking (Chair + 2 Speakers) C: Benchmark. of Communities and Regions (Chair + 2 Speakers) D: One-to-One Company Benchmarking (Chair + 2 Speakers) E: IT Platform for Company Benchmarking (Chair + 2 Speakers) F: Benchmarking of Administrations (Chair + 2 Speakers)

Other decisions to be made Programme Final Title of the event Committee for the selection of papers Dinner party/come together (possible sponsors?) Marketing Flyers and posters requested by the partners (calculated: 2,000/40) Deadline for flyers and posters Design of flyers and posters, use of logos... Marketing efforts by the partners (announcement of the event in newsletter, website, mailing/calling actions...)