06: Von Wien nach Lissabon? – Herausforderungen für die Innovationspolitik auf EU- und nationaler Ebene im Lichte des neuen EU-Aktionsplans für Innovation und der österreichischen Bestrebungen nach einer Innovationsstrategie

Dr. Georg LICHT

Leiter - Forschungsbereich Industrieökonomik und Internationale Unternehmensführung

Wiss. Assistent an der Universität Augsburg, LS Prof. Dr. B.Gahlen Mitarbeiter im Forschungsbereich Industrieökonomik und Internationale Unternehmensführung am Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW), Mannheim

1985-1992

1992-1994

MMag. Rudolf LICHTMANNEGGER

Deputy Head, Economic Policy Department, Austrian Federal Economic Chamber, Vienna

- 1988 Station Manager Madrid/Spain, Sales Representative/Mid-Atlantic Area, USA, ISE, Urbana/Illinois - 1991 Free-lance Interpreter, Washington DC - 1992 Buyer, USAF, Torrejón - 1993 Language studies, Vicenza - 1996 Deputy Head, various national business associations: Electronic Goods Dealers, International Traders, Secondary Raw Material Dealers, Car Dealers, Sports Goods Dealers - 2004 Executive Director, ARGE Information Society - 2004 Executive Director, AUSTRIAPRO (standardization business data) Economic Policy Department, Austrian Federal Economic Chamber, responsible for innovation-R&D-technology policies, structural economic policy, educational issues - 2009 Executive Director, Austrian Creative Industries Association - cwa

	Journeyman s degree in audiovisual electronics
	Undergraduate studies (Fulbright) at Washington & Lee University, Lexington/Virginia
	Magister degrees in economics and languages (English/Spanish) from Innsbruck University
1982
1988
1991
1992
1993
1998
2001
since 1996
2008

DI Bruno LINDORFER

Managing Director, Oberösterreichische Technologie- und Marketinggesellschaft m.b.H., Linz

Sachbearbeiter Abteilung FAT ,VOEST-ALPINE AG, Linz Leiter CAE, Fa. ENGEL Maschinenbau GesmbH, Schwertberg / OÖ Globaler Senior Vice President Research & Development, Siemens VAI Metals Technologies GmbH & Co, Linz Geschäftsführer, O.Ö. Technologie- und Marketing Gesellschaft mbH, Linz

	ab 1985 Abteilungsleiter von GCT 5, Entwicklung technischer Systeme, Thermotechnik
1981-1987
	Seit 1990 VOEST-ALPINE Industrieanlagenbau GesmbH, Linz
	1990-1994 Auslandsaufenthalt in USA (Pittsburgh, Buffalo) im Rahmen einer großen F&E Kooperation der VAI
	bis 1996 Leiter TSC 6 Forschung und Entwicklung Stranggießtechnik
	seit 1996 Leiter TET, Technologieprogramme
	seit 1998 Globaler Bereichsleiter CI, Forschung und Entwicklung der VAI Gruppe, Prokura
1987-1990
seit 2006
seit 2008

Mag. Josef MANDL

Head, Unit C1.11 - Innovation and Technology Transfer, Federal Ministry of Science, Research and Economy of the Republic of Austria, Vienna

Studium der Volkswirtschaft, Universität Wien Eintritt in das Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft, Familie und Jugend (damals für Handel, Gewerbe und Industrie) Leiter des Referates Nahrungsmittelindustrie, Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Arbeit Leiter des Referates Technologietransfer, Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Arbeit Österreichischer Delegierter, OECD TIP-Group Leiter der Abteilung Innovation und Technologietransfer, Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Arbeit Österreichischer Delegierter, EU Innovationsprogrammen

1976-1980

1981

1983-1993

1993-1994

1993-2001

seit 1994

1994-2006

Alain QUEVREUX

Head of Europe department, ANRT (Association nationale de la recherche technique) Paris

	Before joining ANRT- main part of career in government administrations (Ministry of Industry and Ministry of Research)
	From 1985 - involved in research and innovation policy making
	In the late 80s and early 90s - managing studies on innovation
	After 1988, in charge of research, technology and innovation policy issues (EU and OECD) arenas
	On the same period of time - French delegate to the EC Innovation programme (FP4). After joining ANRT - government expert to the Innovation & SME programme (FP5).
	French representative in the working groups initiated by the Commission to set up Rules of participation and model contracts (FP5 and FP6)
	Chairman or co-chairman of the European task forces to set up model consortium agreement for Integrated projects, Streps, Network of excellence and Cooperative research.
	Chief editor of a monthly newsletter on European research and innovation area and Framework Programs La lettre europeenne de progres technique.

Dr. Theo ROELANDT

Since 2001 director "Strategy, Policy Research and International Co-operation" at the Directorate-General for Enterprise & Innovation Managing director of the Research Centre for Economic Policy at Erasmus University Rotterdam. Since 2001 Chairman of the OECD working party on Technology & Innovation Policy at OECD, Paris and since 2004 vice-chair Commitee Science & Technology Policy.

founder of the Institute for Social and Economic Research at Erasmus University TNO Centre for Technology and Policy Studies Research Centre for Economic Policy at Erasmus University

	studied economics at Erasmus University Rotterdam.
1986-1994
1994-1995
1995-1997
	From January 1999 Head of the Research & Development Unit at the Industry & Services Directorate of the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs
	Since 2001 director "Strategy, Policy Research and International Co-operation" at the Directorate-General for Innovation
	Managing director of the Research Centre for Economic Policy at Erasmus University Rotterdam.
	Since 2001 Chairman of the OECD working party on Technology & Innovation Policy at OECD, Paris.

MMag. Andreas SCHIBANY

Collaborator, Research Group Technology, Innovation and Policy Consulting, JOANNEUM RESEARCH Forschungsgesellschaft mbH, Graz

wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter im Bereich Systemforschung des Forschungszentrums Seibersdorf

1996-1999

Mag. Heinz ZOUREK

Former Director-General, DG TAXUD - Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union, European Commission, Brussels

Director, Economic Policy Department, Confederation of Austrian Trade Unions, Vienna Member of the College, EFTA Surveillance Authority Deputy Director General, Directorate General for the Internal Market, European Commission, Brussels Deputy Director-General, DG Enterprise and Industry, European Commission, Brussels Director-General, DG Enterprise and Industry, European Commission, Brussels Director-General, DG TAXUD - Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union, European Commission, Brussels

	Studied Economics, University of Vienna
	Started his professional life in the Chamber of Labour in Vienna, where he became Director of the department for External Trade and European Integration
1990-1993
1993-1995
1995-2001
2001-2005
2005-2012
2012-2016

Dr. Peter KOWALSKI

Sektionschef, Sektion II - Wissenschaftliche Forschung und internationale Angelegenheiten - Bereich Wissenschaft, Bundesministerium für Wissenschaft und Forschung, Wien

Leiter des Bereiches "Forschung, Technologie und Innovation" im Bundesministerium für Wissenschaft und Forschung Honorarprofessor der UMIT Innsbruck

	Doktoratsstudium der Soziologie/Philosophie in Wien
	Postgraduate Ausbildung am Institut für Höhere Studien, Abteilung Soziologie
	Leiter des Österreichischen Instituts für Berufsbildungsforschung (ÖIBF) in Wien
1997-2005
seit 2003

Mag. Wolfgang POLT

Director, POLICIES - Institute for Economic and Innovation Research, Joanneum Research Forschungsgesellschaft mbH, Vienna

Study of Economics and Business Informatics, University of Vienna Research Fellow, Institute for Research on Socio-Economic Development and Technology Assessment of the Austrian Academy of Sciences Senior Research Fellow, Department of Technology Studies of the Austrian Research Centers Seibersdorf Full time Consultant, OECD/Directorate Science, Technology and Industry/Division for Science and Technology Policy in Paris Head, Viennese Office, INTERREG - Institute of Technology and Regional Policy and of the Viennese office of JOANNEUM RESEARCH Forschungsgesellschaft mbH Authorised representative, JOANNEUM RESEARCH Forschungsgesellschaft mbH

1977-1985

1985-1992

1992-1999

1996-1998

since 2000

since 2006