Who is who?

Informal Meeting of Ministers for Competitiveness14 –16 April 2008

Ljubljana/Brdo, Slovenia

Status 14 April 2008

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Manuel Heitor

Secretary of State

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António Castro Guerra

Secretary of State

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Anton Anton

President of the National Authority for Scientific Research

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Marius Roman

Deputy Secretary General

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Ján Mikolaj

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education

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Ivan Rybárik

State secretary

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Francisco Marcellán

General Secretary for Scientific and Technology Policy

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Joan Trullén

Secretary General of Industrial Affairs

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Lars Leijonborg

Minister of Higher Education and Research

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Maud Olofsson

Minister of Enterprise and Energy, Deputy Prime Minister

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Delyth MorganParliamentary Under Secretary of State for Intellectual Property and Quality

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Shriti Vadera

Parliamentary under Secretary of State for Business and Competitiveness

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Kristjan Skarphedinsson

Permanent Secretary

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Andrea Entner-Koch

Director EEA Coordination Unit

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Tora Aasland

Minister of Research and Higher Education

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Dag Terje Andersen

Minister of Trade and Industry

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Mauro Dell’Ambrogio

State Secretary for Education and Research

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Eric ScheideggerAmbassador/Deputy Director Head of Promotion Activities Directorate

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Neritan Alibali

Vice Minister of Economy, Trade and Energetic

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Hamdo TinjakState Secretary-Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations

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Günter Verheugen

Vice President Enterprise and Industry

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Janez Potočnik

Commissioner for Science and Research

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Neelie Kroes

Commissioner for Competition

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Minister of Economy

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Jiri Burianek

Director

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Mojca Kucler Dolinar

Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology

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Andrej Vizjak

Minister of the Economy

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Johannes Hahn

Federal Minister of Science and Research

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Martin Bartenstein

Minister of Economics and Labour

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Geert De Proost

Representativeof Brussels Capital Regionto the EU

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Jean-Claude Marcourt

Minister for Economy, Employment, Foreign Trade and Heritage

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Ekaterina Vitkova

Vice Minister for Education and Research

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Nina Radeva

Deputy Minister of Economy and Energy

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Efstathios HamboullasPermanent SecretaryMinistry of Commerce Industry and Tourism

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Vice Minister Cze

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Minister of Industry and Trade

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Uffe Toudal Pedersen

Permanent Secretary

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Michael Dithmer

Permanent Secretary

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Andres KoppelDeputy Secretary General for Higher Education and Research

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Ahti Kuningas

Deputy Secretary General of Economic Development

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Mauri Pekkarinen

Minister of Economic Affairs

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Valérie Pécresse

Minister of Higher Education and Research

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Hervé Novelli

Secretary of State for Trade, Crafts, SMEs/SMIs, Tourism and Services

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Frieder Meyer-KrahmerState secretary at the Federal Ministry of Education and Research

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Michael Glos

Federal Minister of Economics and Technology

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Christos Vasilakos

Counsellor for Research and Technology

Gre

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Ioannis PatirisHead of Directorate for International Industrial Relations - General Secretariat of Industry

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Csaba Kákosy

Minister of Economy and Transport

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Andrea Hanzséros

Deputy head of department

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Michael Ahern

Minister for Innovation Policy

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Fernando Dalla Chiesa

Under-SecretaryMinistry of University and Research

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Antonello Lapalorcia

Ministry of Economic Development

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Mareks Gruskevics

State Secretary-Ministry of Education and Science

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Zaiga Liepina

Deputy State Secretary

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Karina Firkaviciute

Attache for Research

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Vytas Navickas

Minister of Economy

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François Biltgen

Minister of Labour and Employment

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Jeannot Krecké

Minister of the Economy and Foreign Trade

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Tonio Fenech

Minister of Finance, Economy and Investment

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Laurens J. RoborghDirector General of Higher Education, Vocational Training and Science

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Hans Vijlbrief

Director-General Economy Policy

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Maria Elżbieta OrłowskaSecretary of State at the Ministry of Science and Higher Education

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Marcin Korolec

Undersecretary of State