2. JADE at a Glance
JADE – European Confederation of Junior Enterprises
Students fostering entrepreneurship
280 Junior Enterprises
15 National Confederations
20 years of history
JADE is a non-profit international network of Junior Enterprises,
with Headquarters in Brussels. (www.jadenet.org)
Junior Enterprises are SMEs established and managed by students, who run
professional projects and experience unique learning opportunities
in the real business world.
“Students who participated in these activities are more self-
confident, more innovative, more likely to seek new solutions
and new technologies. Exchanging views with students working
in Junior Enterprises is always enlightening, as one is impressed
by the enthusiasm, innovation and creativity that these activities
help to unlock in young people. I would, therefore, like to stress
the role played by organization like JADE, and the importance of
More testimonials:
http://jadenet.org/
Junior Enterprises as learning tools and bridges between
html/jadenet/press/ university and the business world.”
what-they-say José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission
3. Event Presentation
http://sjm12.jaderomania.org
When? 19th – 22nd July 2012
Where? Mamaia resort, Romania
Who? 300 Junior Entrepreneurs & 50 speakers
What? Intrapreneurship theme
International Conference on Intrapreneurship is the name of Summer JADE Meeting
2012 edition. Romania is its proud host, after previous editions in Austria in 2011,
Italy in 2010, Kosovo in 2009, Portugal in 2008 and so on…
12% of EU citizens are entrepreneurs, while the
majority are employees. Therefore, we should
focus on educating them about the benefits of
intrapreneurship for both businesses and
individuals and how to act on it.
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4
Networking Conference Workshops Leisure
Participants: Speakers:
Over the four days of the meeting, The event will bring together
participants can attend conference international speakers that will
sessions and workshops through which to offer different perspectives to the
better understand the concept of topic: Entrepreneurs, CEOs, HR
intrapreneurship, can meet employers Managers, Innovation Managers,
that support intrapreneurship, can models of intrapreneurial
exchange knowledge and experience at employees, Business Consultants,
international level, and also they can Public Institutions representatives,
enjoy the beautiful beach resort. Education representatives etc.
4. Event Agenda
Day 2 Opening Report
Panel Discussion
Ceremony Presentation
Conference
Speed
Speeches Business Lunch
Networking
Intrapreneurship
Roundtable Gala Dinner
Game
Day 3 Innovation Lab Business Lunch Workshops
Workshops
• Report Presentation:
Before the meeting, a research will be run among Junior Entrepreneurs as potential
employees on one side, and employers on the other side. The results regarding needs and
expectations will be presented at the conference
• Pannel Discussions
Debate on intrapreneurship by companies, education and public institutions representatives
• Speeches
Presentations of different points of view on intrapreneurship
• Roundtable
Sharing experiences and advice from intrapreneurial employers and employees
• Speed Networking
Junior Entrepreneurs and companies get together discussing potential career opportunities
• Intrapreneurship Game
Participants are split in teams, they work on briefs together with companies representatives .
Their ideas will be presented as pitches in front of top management of the assigned company.
• Innovation lab
The winning teams of the pitches develop their idea further
