Current economic trends Mr. Tadeusz Kowalski, Professor of Poznan University of Economics, Poland;
12:00 - 12:20
Managing Change in Europe Mr. Gil Gidron, Partner Accenture, Vice Chairman & Honorary Chairman of the European Federation of Management Consultancies Associations (FEACO), Spain;
12:20 - 12:40
What is the current meaning of consulting in Poland? Mrs. Jolanta Jackowiak, Deputy Chairman of F5 Konsulting Sp. z o.o., Executive of the Association of Economic Consultants in Poland (SDG), Poland; Mr. Andrzej Głowacki, Chairman of Doradztwo Gospodarcze DGA S.A., Executive of the Association of Economic Consultants in Poland (SDG), Poland;
12:40 - 13:00
Coffee Break
13:00 - 13:15
13:15 - 13:30
13:30 - 13:45
13:45 - 14:00
14:00 - 14:15
14:15 - 14:30
PLENARY SESSION: The face of consulting in Europe and Asia in the age of globalization
1. Western Europe Mr. Haris Martinos, President of Arkimeda, UK,
2. Central and Eastern Europe Mr. Janko Arah, Managing Director of Arah Consulting, Slovenia, Member of the Executive Committee of the European Federation of Management Consultancies Associations (FEACO) Slovenia;
3. Japan Mr. Shinjiro Konagawa, Senior Consultant, JMA Consultants Inc., Japan;
4. China Mr. K.K.Yeung, Chairman, Hong Kong Management Cosultancies Association (MCAHK), Hong Kong,
5. Russia Evgeny Emelyanov, Svetlana Emelyanova, STEP Consulting, Russia; Alexander Pechersky, ALT R&C, Russia;
6. Turkey Mr. Kenan Okul, Business Development Manager, STM Savunma Teknolojileri Mühendislik ve Ticaret A.Ş.,Turkey;
14:30 - 15:30
Lunch
15:30 - 17:30
Business networking - presentations of companies.
19:00
Special evening
Friday, 5 October 2007
9:00 - 9:10
PLENARY SESSION Opening address Mrs. Jolanta Jackowiak, Mr. Andrzej Głowacki, Management Board of Association of Economic Consultants in Poland (SDG), Poland;
9:10 - 9:30
Summary of business networking Business networking moderators
9:30 - 9:50
FEACO support to international cooperation Dr. Helmut Schmitt, Associate Partner of Droege & Comp. GmbH, Germany;
9:50 - 10:10
EU projects requiring international cooperation. Dr. Klaus Richter, Xeops Richter Fermaud GmbH, Germany;
10:10 - 10:30
International cooperation of consulting companies Mr. Ernst Jauernik, Management Consultant, representative of the Austrian International Consultants Umbrella Organisation, Austria;
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee Break
11:00 - 12:30
Workshops - (discussion panel with moderator)
A. How to sell effectively consulting services on the current market? Moderator - Mr. Janko Arah, Managing Director of Arah Consulting, Executive of the European Federation of Management Consultancies Associations (FEACO), Slovenia; Marketing of consulting services as a door opener to SMEs marketplace. Mrs. Ekaterina Ignatova, Executive Manager of the Bulgarian Association of Management Consulting Organisations (BAMCO), Bulgaria; Mr. Andrej Drapal, President, Association of Management Consulting of Slovenia, Slovenia;
B. Human resources management in consulting. Moderator - Maria Mikułowicz, PhD, Head of Development and Evaluation Department, BIGRAM S.A., Poland; Key aspects of external consultant involvement in HRM. Mr. József Poór PhD, Professor of Management, Managing Director of Mercer, Hungary; Do we need global or cross-cultural consultants? Mr. Zoran Vaupot, Managing Partner of SIGEM Business Consulting, Slovenia; C. Building competitiveness through innovation- technological support for business development. Moderator - Mr. Witold Hołubowicz, Chairman, ITTI Sp. z o.o., Poland; Mr. Nigel Woodland, Industry Director Professional Services, Oracle Industry Business Unit EMEA, UK; Professional know-how management as the key success factor. Dr. F. Arnulf Fleischer, Director Global Information and Know-how Management, Droege & Comp. GmbH., Germany;
12:30 - 12:50
Coffee Break
12:50 - 13:10
CLOSING PLENARY SESSION Summary of workshops Workshop Moderators
13:10 - 13:30
13:30 - 13:50
Mutually-accomplished projects - case study
1. Creating innovative projects co-financed by EU funds. The role of the consultant in building long-lasting partnerships for the project's purposes. Dr. Paris Kokorosikos, CEO of EUROCONSULTANTS SA, Greece;
2. The management of international projects - success factors. Mrs. Anna Żubka, Director of the European Projects Department, Doradztwo Gospodarcze DGA S.A., Poland;
13:50 - 14:00
Closing remarks Mr. Krzysztof Grzybowski, Mrs. Jolanta Jackowiak, Mr. Andrzej Głowac, Management Board of the Association of Economic Consultants in Poland (SDG), Poland;