Overview conference knowledge economy 2008

For this 1st edition, SKEMA will focus on the theme:
"Is the Knowledge Economy compatible with a sustainable development?
The Finnish example"

Lisbon’s strategy was to make Europe the most competitive economy in the world for 2010. This strategy rests on 3 main lines:

• the transition towards a competitive and dynamic economy based on the knowledge economy
• a modernised social model thanks to investments in human resources and fight against social exclusion
• at last, a dissociation of economic growth with the use of natural resources.

Even if this objective cannot be considered realistic any longer, the transition towards the knowledge economy and the environmental and energy stakes are still up to date.

The knowledge economy can be defined as an economy whose dynamic growth and competitive advantage come from technological innovation and intellectual capital. The key investment is the R&D and education investment, with strong consequences on structural, corporate and organisational levels. It results the development of the service sector and the predominance of immaterial production.

Located in the heart of the Sophia Antipolis technology park, the SKEMA Business School has positioned its strategy on the Knowledge Economy and wants to be a key player in the fields of education, training, as well as management expertise for firms.
Even though the economic concepts are well established, a big task remains to be done to help companies to evolve in this economy. SKEMA wants to help them, especially
by creating a yearly conference aimed at cross-fertilizing ideas and discuss stakes and best practices.

For this first event, the issue is to know how to combine the knowledge economy and sustainable development, 2 themes pointed out at the Lisbon Conference.
Finland will be the guest country which is considered well advanced on these topics.


Participants
About 100 people. CEOs, executives, managers who want to know more about the knowledge economy, its stakes, risks and opportunities.