Tuesday September 7^th, 2010: 11:30 – 13:00

How do different companies and in particular SMEs address the current trend towards globalisation ?  Which strategies have they put in place? Why do some companies choose to act globally and what are the competitive advantages versus those companies that decide to act locally ?  

Chair

• Fred-Holger Gunther, President IMS Inter-Regional Secretariat (Switzerland)

Speakers

• Merten Koolen, NXP Semicondustors (The Netherlands)
• Dirk Duquet, VP Saflex Operations, Solutia (Belgium)
• Richard Ljunberg, GETT Fuel Cells (Sweden)