The CENTRES (Creative Entrepreneurship in Schools) project final conference was held on May 15, 2014 in Brussels, Belgium. The one-day conference included presentations on the CENTRES pilot projects in schools, a keynote on the importance of creative entrepreneurship for young people, and a panel discussion responding to newly launched policy recommendations from the CENTRES project. The schedule also allocated time for roundtable discussions and networking opportunities among the conference attendees.

1. CENTRES (Creative Entrepreneurship in Schools) project has been funded with support from the European Commission.
This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which
may be made of the information contained therein.
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With the support of the Lifelong Learning Programme of the European Union
The final conference of the CENTRES (Creative Entrepreneurship in Schools) project,
co-funded by the European Commission
Thon Hotel EU, Wetstraat (Rue de la Roi) 75, 1040 Brussels, Belgium
Thursday 15 May 2014, from 12:30 to 18.15 followed by a reception
12:30 Networking Lunch and Conference Registration
13:45
Welcome and introduction
Andy Williams, Director Poland, British Council
13:50
Creative Entrepreneurship in Schools: The Context
Tom Fleming, Director, Tom Fleming Associates (UK)
14:10
Keynote Presentation: The Importance of Creative Entrepreneurship in the Lives of Young People
Pauline Tambling, Joint CEO, Creative & Cultural Skills and Managing Director, National Skills Academy for
Creative & Cultural Skills (UK)
14:30
CENTRES: pilot activity and impact
Barbara Bregar-Mrzlikar, Director, CEED Slovenia
With Matej Feguš, CEO, DONAR (Slovenia); Per Lange, Acting Deputy Headteacher, Vejlebroskolen
(Denmark); Anne Hanni and Keidi Mae (Estonia)
15:20
Launch of the CENTRES policy recommendations
Andy Williams, Director Poland, British Council, and Outi Hägg, Senior Adviser at Aalto University School
of Business, Finland
15:40
Panel discussion: a response to the policy recommendations
Chair: Łukasz Badowski PhD, Education Department in Copernicus Science Centre (Poland)
Participants: Petra Tarjanne, Ministry of Employment and the Economy (Finland); Lukáš Hůla, Ministry of
Education, Youth and Sports (Czech Republic); Anu Lõhmus, CEO, Tallinn Business Incubators (Estonia)
16:15 Coffee break
16:45
Roundtable discussions and plenary: your chance to discuss the policy recommendations and their
implications
17:45
Inspiration
Aivar Haller, entrepreur and ENTRUM mentor, Estonia
18:05 What Next?
18:15 Drinks Reception

2. CENTRES (Creative Entrepreneurship in Schools) project has been funded with support from the European Commission.
This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which
may be made of the information contained therein.
www.centres-eu.org
With the support of the Lifelong Learning Programme of the European Union