In Berlin during the week of September 22, each European National Winner for the Dell Global Small Business Excellence Award was in attendance at the Hotel Kempinski Adlon Berlin to receive their recognition as a Global Finalist for 2008. European winners from France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom had the chance to participate in a roundtable discussion with Dell Inc. CEO Michael Dell and other select Dell Executives. The discussion was an invaluable time for best practice sharing and discussions regarding the current small business landscape around the world. During the discussion Mr. Dell provided unique insight into what it means to be a small business owner and how to survive in an increasingly global marketplace. In addition to the roundtable discussion, each of the finalists participated in a panel discussion with ICSB representatives to identify strengths and weaknesses of the competition as well as to share their personal success stories.
The Hotel Adlon Kempinski was the host for the event and is located in Berlin approximately 20-45 minutes from the three major Berlin airports. The Hotel boasts 304 luxurious rooms and 78 suites. Generosity and attention to details are the hallmarks of the hotel's guestrooms and suites. Exquisite designs, materials and colors imbue every room and suite with its unique and personal charm. In 2007 the Hotel Adlon Kempinski celebrated its 100th birthday and at the same time its 10th anniversary since the reopening in 1997 as part of the Kempinski hotel-group.
 The European Judges in attendance include;
*All judges are also ICSB members
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Dr. Ayman El Tarabishy, Executive Director for the International Council for Small Business
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Dr. Heike Grimm- Germany
Director/Associate Professor, Erfurt School of Public Policy, University of Erfurt
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Dr. Oyvin Kyvik- Spain
Kyruco Investments A.S., Norway
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Dr. Friederike Welter, President of ECSB
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Dr. Marco Cucculelli- Italy
Associate professor of Economics, Department of Management and Industrial Organisation, Marche Polytechnic University
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Dr. Roberto Parente- Italy
Associate professor in Management, University of Salerno
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Dr. Christian Serarols Tarrés- Spain
Senior Lecturer at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Dr. Renaud Redien-Collot- France (Regrettably Unavailable)
Professor of Entrepreneurship and the Deputy Director of Advancia, the School of Entrepreneurship of Paris Chamber of Commerce
Dr. Catherine Leger-Jarniou- France (Regrettably Unavailable)
Assistant Professor, Université Paris-Dauphine
Dr. Ted Fuller- UK (Regrettably Unavailable)
Head of Lincoln Business School, University of Lincoln, Brayford Pool
European National Winners include;
Wiggly Wigglers is a mail order company based in a small rural village on a farm with a Web 2.0 social media strategy, which now consists of a Podcast, Blog, Facebook Group, Paper catalogue produced on a wiki, and a Videocast. The company's focus is on creating gardens of the future through combining natural beauty and environmental sustainability.
Tecnomodel SrL creates samplings for footwear. The company has become a leader in the business of creating footwear samples for the high-end fashion field.
Unkasoft provides technology specialized in inserting advertising in mobile videogames, also known as mobile advergaming. The company utilizes a platform capable of creating and launching an advertising campaign via mobile advergaming in just a few minutes and without the need for technical support.
Sinetis develops innovative technology that assists in the management of turnkey operations and in the following fields; pool management and the automation of the process of replacing PCs, design of "ready to browse" software, and development of client and server widget technology.
42media Group is a leading provider of software solutions and services for audio-visual company communication in Europe, with a concentration in Germany. The company has developed a standard solution to control the release of multimedia content to produce a consistent, centrally controlled presentation of content on all multimedia outputs. The company currently supports the in-store TV systems of more than 200 customers such as Postbank, MediMax, Movie Park Germany and other companies from the sectors of wholesale and retail, services, banks and industry.
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