COMMITTEE ON CULTURE AND EDUCATION PUBLIC HEARING Universities and the development of entrepreneurship and innovation Tuesday, 8 November 2016, 15:00-17:30 European Parliament, Brussels Altiero Spinelli Building, room A3E-2 DRAFT PROGRAMME 15:00 - 15:15 Welcome and opening remarks by Silvia COSTA, Chair of the Committee on Culture and Education of the European Parliament Part 1 15:15 - 16:10 A modern UK university: Driving SME business transformation through enterprise and innovation Margaret BRUCE, Professor, University of Derby Enhancing entrepreneurship among university graduates when the economy is in distress Pericles A. MITKAS, Rector, Aristotele University of Thessaloniki Q&A session