CONFERENCE ON MOBILITY 09.00 - 10.00 PLATFORM UNIVERSITIES CEE Valuable networking with representatives of our partner universities. You will be able to meet contact persons of the areas research co-operation, career centre, company co-operation an international relations. 10.00 - 11.30 SESSION I: REGIONALISATION AS A STRATEGY FOR DIFFERENTIATION? A balancing act between global economy and local individuality. How much standardisation can the CEE market tolerate? On the basis of selected examples the advantages and disadvantages of different levels of centralisation will be analysed and discussed – one-brand strategy versus local orientation. Marie-Helene Magenschab, mobilkom austria group, HoD International Market Affairs Zdislaw Mach, Jagllonian University Krakau, European Studies Chair Jan Hrich, Institute for International Relations, Praha Moderation: Christian Dörner, Siemens Austria AG 10.00 - 11.30 SESSION II: THE EUROPEAN RESEARCH AREA OVERCOMING INTERSECTORIAL BOUNDARIES The EU framework programme for Research and Technology – Integrating the Private Sector Marcus Bidmon, BIT research co-operation with a CEE university - experiences Werner Ahrer, PROFACTOR Produktionsfoschungs GmbH Researchers in the European Research Area - One profession, multiple careers Eva Gottmann, Federal Ministry for Education, Science and Culture, Austria Sonja Heintel, BIT 10.00 - 11.00 SESSION III: RECRUITING IN CEE How can you recruit top-graduates in CEE for your company? The representatives of career centres in Budapest, Warsaw and Vienna will give you an overview of existing and future possibilities. Furthermore experts from the personnel sector will present their expiriences. Monika Andrasi, Career Development Office, Budapest University of Economic Sciences and Public Administration, Director Florens Eblinger, jobfinder.at, CEO András Lipcsei, Dr.Pendl & Dr. Piswanger International, Managing Director Josef Lentsch, Career Center, University of Vienna, Managing Partner Nada Zupan, University of Ljubljana 11.30 - 11.45 COFFEE BREAK 11.45 - 12.30 DISCUSSION „THE 7-YEAR TRANSITION PERIOD – A MOBILITY BARRIER?“ Experts discuss the consequences of the transition period for the labour market set by the EU in the new economic area of CEE. Peter Huber, Austrian Institute of Economic Research Christian Mandl, Austrian Chamber of Commerce Fóti Klára,, Institute for World Economics of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Senior Research Fellow Martin Sajdik, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Moderation: Franz Gansrigler, Wirtschaftsblatt 12.30 - 13.30 LUNCH BREAK IN THE ALTE AMBULANZ 13.30 - 15.00 SESSION IV: HOW TO MOBILISE YOUR EMPLOYEES? How to promote and plan the mobility of staff? The insurance group UNIQA presents the staff-mobility programme „AHEAD“. The RHI introduces its expatriateship model. And a former expatriate will share his experience in Poland and in the Czech Republic where he was active in different board functions. Helmut Raunig, UNIQA Human Resource GmbH, Managing Director Gerhard Kantusch, RHI AG, Head of Departement Personnel Affairs Christof Müller, Contrast Management-Consulting GmbH, COO CEE Moderation: Josef Lentsch, Career Center, University of Vienna, Managing Partner 13.30 - 15.00 SESSION V: INTERCULTURAL MANAGEMENT Synergies and challenges through co-operation of companies and staff against the background of the different cultures in the CEE economic area. How do the managers cope with these challenges? Franz Erhart, Austrian Federal Economic Chamber, AWO South East Europe Gerhard Fink, Vienna University of Economics & Business Administration, IDM Gen. Secretary Daniel Jäger, Alcatel, Director Fixed Networks Division Russia Ivan Nový, Vysoka skola ekonomicka, Praha Moderation: Paul Hysek, management club, managing director 15.00 - 15.15 TEA BREAK 15.15 - 16.45 SESSION VI: KNOWLEDGE MOBILITY Challenges, advantages and disadvantages of mobilised knowledge and an increasing information flow throughout Europe. Klaus Stadlbauer, mobilkom austria group, HoD International Operations Ursula Muckenhuber, RZB, Deputy Head of Division Human Ressources Moderation: Gerald Rosskogler, Institute for the Danube Region and Central Europe, Research Fellow 15.15 - 16.45 SESSION VII: LABOUR LEGISLATION FOR EXPATRIOTSHIP MODELS Variants and possible problems of expatriotship schemes as viewed by the Viennese law firm Schönherr Rechtsanwälte. The OMV as a leading petrol company in the CEE economic area and the mobilkom austria as the central player in mobile telecommunication in South-East-Europe will present their experiences. Gerold Zeiler, Schönherr Rechtsanwälte, Partner Georg Horacek, OMV AG, Senior Vice President Human Resources Susanne Wapp, mobilkom austria, HoD Labour Relations Moderation: Paul Hysek, management club, managing director 18.00 RECRUITERS NIGHT