SMIT - LECTURE SERIES 2010 Platforms for the Future Internet: what are the new business and power configurations for the digital society?”

BRUSSELS - This year, the SMIT RESEARCH CENTRE celebrates its 20th anniversary. In the course, SMIT established itself as a leading centre for socio-economic and policy research within the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) and the Interdisciplinary Institute for BroadBand Technology (IBBT), research department Digital Society.

As part of its 20 Year Celebrations, SMIT presents you a series of lectures, on its current research agenda.

MEDIA, MARKET AND INNOVATION
“Platforms for the Future Internet: what are the new business and power configurations for the digital society?”

• Prof. Dr Annabelle Gawer, Assistant Professor in Strategy and Innovation at the Imperial College Business School of London
• Prof. Dr William Lehr, Economist and industry consultant teaching at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
• Prof. Dr Andrea Renda, Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)

FORMAT: Keynotes and debate
TIME: 19:30 – 21:00
VENUE: VUB (Building E – 0.12) / Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels
REGISTRATION: http://events.ibbt.be/en/smit-lecture-series-media-markt-en-innovatie-45-platforms-future-internet
Participation is free of charge. As seats will be limited, registration is required.