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Rastislav Chovanec
State Secretary,
Ministry of Economy of the Slovak Republic
Štátny Tajomník,
Ministerstevo hospodárstva Slovenskej Republiky

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El bieta Bieńkowska
EU SME Envoy
Commissioner for the Internal Market,
Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs

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Viljar Lubi
SME Envoy, Estonia

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Irmfried Schwimann
Deputy Director General,
DG Growth, EC

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14. Peter Waarsdorp, Dutch SME Envoy
European SME Envoys Network
and the European Commission
present …
‘Ideas From Europe’

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International Ecosystems

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Irmfried Schwimann
Deputy Director General,
DG Growth

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Jenny Fulton
Miss Jenny's Pickles

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Jenny Fulton
+011 336-978-0041
jenny@MissJennysPickles.com
@PickleLadies
Miss Jenny’s Pickles

30. We grow our own
cucumbers in Belews
Creek, NC – Forsyth
County. Right next
door to Maw Maw's.
May 2010 through Sept 2011

32. Partnered with YMCA for a kitchen

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in China 2011

36. 60 Minutes aired October 28, 2012
7pm right before Super Storm Sandy hit the Northeast Coast

37. Testified in front of Sub-Committee for Congress February 2013

38. Hong Kong May 2013

39. Anuga 2013
Germany/London

40. April 5,
2013 Introduction of Keynote Speaker Vice President Joe Biden
at the Export-Import Bank 2013 Annual Conference

41. Wolf Blitzer
Gayle King
Chuck Todd
Sergio Garcia

43. Miss Jenny’s Pickle Flavors
• Signature Pickle “Salt & Pepper” MJP was the first pickle company to introduce this
flavor to consumers.
• MJP’s Traditional Bread & Butter pickles are sweet but not too sweet.
• MJP’s Jalapeno Salt & Pepper pickles are made with fresh jalapeno’s.
• MJP’s Award Winning Habanero Bread & Butter are sweet at first and then you
taste the Heat! Fabulous!!

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Dr Matthias Ummenhofer
Mojo Capital

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Viljar Lubi
SME Envoy, Estonia

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Maria Scordialos

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What unanswered questions
do we have for the speakers?
What do we need in Europe
to accelerate the building and
connecting of ecosystems?

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Open Space
From Start-up to Scale-up

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Kristin Schreiber
Director for SME Policy and the COSME Programme
DG Growth

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Maria Scordialos
Olga Muravjova

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From Start-up to Scale-up
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How do we implement together the
Start-up and Scale-up Initiative so we
reach new heights for Europe?

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− harvest the outcomes of the session,
− track time
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to join
• CIRCULATE BETWEEN SESSIONS:
− You can choose more than one session
at the same time
− Cross-pollinate ideas
• TAKE TIME ON YOUR OWN:
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− A small-talk with one might impact
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