Elevator Pitch Festival (EPF)
The EPF this year will be more spectacular than ever before. We expect more than 100 participants, who will join us on the Boat Le Sirius. The local organizers, Dominique Mignot, Louafi Bouzouina and Yvan Romero, ought to be thanked for their fantastic support, which makes this ERSA conference unbeaten in the rich history of regional science. This main theme will be addressed in two interactive successive sub-sessions, each with a fascinating subtheme, in a time slot of 45 minutes. Each of these two subthemes will be introduced by various pitchers (approx. 5, with a 3-5 minutes speech), to be followed by a vivid interactive discussion with the participants. The programme includes free drinks & finger food.
18.45-19.00
Entry, welcome and drinks at the EPF facility Boat Le Sirius
19.00-19.30 Welcome
TRSA President Peter Batey (Liverpool University, UK)
Dominique Mignot & Louafi Bouzouina (ERSA LOC)
Surprises & Speeches by colleagues
19.30 – 20.15 Elevator Pitch on Subtheme I
Ideas one should totally forget or neglect in regional science (theories, methods, applications, etc., based on the notion of ‘creative destruction’)
Animator:
Mark Partridge (Ohio State University, USA)
Guest pitch speakers:
Andres Rodriguez-Pose (London School of Economics)
Isabelle Thomas (University of Louvain, Belgium)
Martin Andersson (Lund University, Swedem)
Arthur Grimes (Victoria University of Wellington New Zealand)
Jacques Poot (University of Waikato, New Zealand)
20:15 – 21:00 Drinks and Snacks
21:00 – 21:45 Elevator Pitch on Subtheme II
Ideas one should cherish and apply in regional science (view-points, paradigms, lessons etc., based on the notion of ‘education permanente’).
Animator: Eduardo Haddad (University of Sao Paulo)
Guest pitch speakers:
Maryann Feldman (University of North Carolina, USA)
Lewis Dijkstra (European Commission)
Philip Morrison (Victoria University of Wellington New Zealand)
John Osth (Uppsala University, Sweden)
21:45 – 22:15 Final Speeches and Toasts by
Bob Stimson (University of Queensland, Australia)
Roberta Capello (Politecnico di Milano, Italy)
Kingsley Haynes (Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University, USA)
Aura Reggiani (University of Bologna, Italy)
Peter Nijkamp (JADS, The Netherlands)
The full program is available in this link (pdf format)
Pre-registration is required for this event.
