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Brainpower Forum

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Europe+ Foundation takes advantage of its annual World Investment Conference, gathering over 1000 global leaders from political and economic life, to launch this year a new thematic conference, the 1st Brainpower Forum.

The event will focus on human capital as a primal leverage for value creation, innovation and competitiveness. It will develop on the needs to provide Europe with a lasting competitive edge, and a greater role in the global brainpower competition. It aims to bring together key players to analyze and promote best practices, in building stronger links between the 3 pillars of the brainpower ecosystem – Higher Education, Research and Corporate sector – and also in replacing the notions of health and well-being in our innovation strategies, in order to ensure people’s skills for creativity.

1st Brainpower Forum

Roundtable 1: "Smart People, Global Challenge"

Reported by Odile Quintin, Director General for Education and Culture, European Commission

Roundtable 2: "Health for Wealth"

Reported by Paul Smit, Chair of COCIR Sustainable Healthcare focus group – Senior Vice President of Strategy & Business Development Philips Medical Systems