The Business Council for International Understanding (BCIU) is pleased to announce and request your participation in a special conference on Entrepreneurship and Innovation for Central and Eastern European Competitiveness in Vienna, Austria on November 15-17 2009 at the InterContinental Wien.
During this forum BCIU will highlight the success of the entrepreneurial and start-up sectors in Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. The event will provide a unique opportunity for entrepreneurs and thought leaders to network, to share perspectives about new strategies for growth and gain access to resources and training.
The forum looks back over the past 20 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall and takes stock of the importance of entrepreneurship in the post-Communist transition. Conference participants will lend their voices and experiences to a global dialogue about the essential role of entrepreneurship and innovation in powering regional and international economic recovery.
November 16-22 is "Global Entrepreneurship Week," an initiative of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation based in Kansas City involving 25,000 events and an estimated 4,000,000 people.
Participation fees of €275 or $425 include full participation in the conference program, all registration and materials fees as well as inclusion two special networking receptions and two sessions with (lunch provided). (Space is limited)
To Register please use the online registration system: http://bciu.org/event/1339. Please note that payment can be processed by Credit Card or Bank Transfer.
BCIU Letter of Invitation