YES for Europe The European Confederation of Young Entrepreneurs

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YES for Europe The European Confederation of
Young Entrepreneurs
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YES for Europe is the main association of young
entrepreneurs in Europe and exists to stimulate
exchanges and networking between young
entrepreneurs, to foster the cooperation and the
sharing of best practices among their national
associations, as well as to promote the
entrepreneurial spirit in Europe.
Agenda
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YES for Europe
The Confederation was created in 1988.
YES for Europe is representing 35.000 young
entrepreneurs under 40 years old, mainly company
owners and top managers from 13 countries
(Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Greece, Germany,
Italy, Portugal, The Netherlands, Turkey,
Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Ukraine)
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Activities
YES for Europe main activities are
Lobbying
Networking
Information
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YES Events
The 2006 programme foresaw five YES events
20-21 January in Vienna (Austria)
16-18 March in Brussels (Belgium)
11-14 May in Ljubljana (Slovenia)
13-15 July in Istanbul (Turkey)
14-16 September in Berlin (Germany)
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Summit
YES organises every year a Summit with the aim of
creating a direct dialogue between young
entrepreneurs and EU decision-makers on European
topics of main interest.
The Summit gathers around 100-200 young
entrepreneurs from all over Europe and from
non-Member States.
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Summit
Former Summit speakers included
the current President of the European
CommissionJosé Manuel BARROSO
Romano PRODI, President of the European Commission
Giorgio LA MALFA, Italian Minister for European
Policies
Martin JAHN, Czech Vice Prime Minister for
Economic Affairs
Ernesto ILLY, CEO IllyCaffé SpA
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The young spirit and innovations goes hand in
hand
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Whats new?

• Young ?
• Spirit ?
• Innovation ?

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So, what is new or better what has changed?

• the geo-political situation
• the economical situation
• the overall knowledge

gt Everything is Changing !
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What are the drivers?

• Customer is getting more demanding
• Competition
• Regulation
• Values

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But only a baby like to change his diapers

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Ways to react

• Specialize - Focus
• work together strategic partnerships
• turn disadvantages into advantages

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Case Tomatoes
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Case Tomatoes
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Not just a tomato but Eleganto!
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Tomato Case

• Changing demands
• Changing regulations
• gt Reaction of the Belgian community Flandria

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Tomato Case

• expenses of energy are rising
• Making own energy
• With partners

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Conclusion

• Innovation is the ability to react to changes
• Innovation is a challenge of every (new)
  generation
• Young Spirit gives you the drive