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9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Opening remarks

Peter Elmlund (Axel and Margaret Ax:son Johnson Foundation)Alessandra Proto (OECD)Victor Van Vuuren (ILO)

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Keynote: Moving beyond the crisis - Finding the right innovation policy for SMEs in Europe

Rudiger Ahrend (OECD)Andrés Rodríguez-Pose (London School of Economics)

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Policy session: Lessons from SME support during the crisis

Lucia Cusmano (OECD)Ludger Odenthal (European Commission)Alessandra Proto (OECD)Merten Sievers (ILO)

2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Knowledge session: Cities supporting their SMEs and Entrepreneurs

Martin Andersson (Blekinge Institute of Technology)Sameeksha Desai (Indiana University O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs)Sandrine Kergroach (OECD)Roberta Rabellotti (University of Pavia)

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Knowledge session: Building back better – Opportunities for a green and digital recovery

Stuart Patrick (Glasgow Chamber of Commerce)Sena Segbedzi (OECD)Gerri Sinclair (Government of British Columbia, Canada)

5:30 PM - 6:00 PM

Closing Day 1

Rudiger Ahrend (OECD)

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Keynote: Shaping high street futures

Matthew Carmona (University College London)Morgane Schwab (Ax:son Johnson Foundation)

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Policy speed session: What will be the “new normal” for SMEs and Cities?

Alexander Lembcke (OECD)

11:45 AM - 12:45 PM

Policy roundtable: Cities fostering SMEs and entrepreneurs

Marco Baccanti (Enea Tech and Biomedical Foundation)Emilie de Rosenroll (South Island Prosperity Partnership)Carolina Duran (City of Bogota)Rui Monteiro (City of Porto)

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Knowledge session: The changing shape of cities

Rudiger Ahrend (OECD)Birgit Hausleitner (TU Delft)Kayvan Karimi (Space Syntax Ltd)Özge Öner (University of Cambridge)

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Closing words

Alexander Lembcke (OECD)