1st of June 2014
20.00 Official Welcome - Networking Event, New Acropolis Museum
DAY 1 – 2nd of June 2014
09.00 Registration
09.30 Greetings
- Dr. C. Vassilakos, General Secretariat of Science and Technology, Greece
- Dr. E. Lipiatou, EC. RTD, Directorate C – International Cooperation/ C.3
- Prof. C. Fotakis, Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas
- Mr. E. Christofilopoulos, INCONTACT 2020 Coordinator
10.00 Keynote Lecture
- The transnational and transinstitutional nature of Global Challenges
Mr. J. Glenn, The Millennium Project
11.30 Session 1: International Research Cooperation to address Global Challenges
Session Chair: Prof. C. Fotakis, Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas
- EC’s point of view on the role of International Cooperation under Horizon 2020 to address Societal Challenges
Dr. E. Lipiatou, EC RTD, Directorate C – International Cooperation / C.3- The importance of investing in R&D and Innovation in developing countries for addressing Societal Challenges
Prof. J. Guimon, Autonomous University of Madrid- Global efforts to address Health challenges
Dr. R. Bertollini, World Health Organization- Effectively Governing Multilateral Science & Technology Co-operation in the Context of Global Challenges
Ms. A. Figueroa, German Development Institute- Discussion
13.00 Lunch break
14.00 Session 2: Research cooperation in the European Neighborhood Policy (ENP) area
Session Chair: Ms Almudena Carrero, Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness, Spain
- An overview of Research Cooperation in the ENP countries
European Commission, RTD, Directorate C – International Cooperation / C.3- Collaboration with Black Sea Counties – Current and Future Research opportunities
Dr. Z. Dimadama, International Centre for Black Sea Studies, Greece- Euro-Mediterranean collaboration opportunities and challenges
Dr. C. Sessa, Institute of Studies for the Integration of Systems, Italy- Research collaboration activities in the Mediterranean
Dr. Yasser El Shayeb, Cairo University, Egypt- Discussion
15.45 Session 3: Back to the Future
Session Chair: Epaminondas Christofilopoulos, PRAXI Network, Greece
- Trends and Perspectives for China in the Global Research Environment
Mr. S. Mantzanakis, Phemonoe Lab, Greece- Future Challenges facing humanity
Dr. L. Eidenvall, Kairos Future, Sweden- Futurists of the World - Unite! The need for international re-shaping of current paradigms.
Dr. R. Tzezana, The interdisciplinary Centre for Technology Analysis and Forecasting, Israel- Discussion
17.00 Conclusions
- Conclusions of the Conference Chair
- Invitation to the 6th INCO Conference, Beijing, China
Dr. J. Xing, Deputy Director General of China Science and Technology Exchange Center
20.00 Networking Dinner
DAY 2 – 3rd of June 2014
Open Only to the National INCO Experts
09.00 Welcome
09.30 Session I: International Cooperation in Horizon 2020
- INCONTACT 2020 update
Mr. E. Christofilopoulos, PRAXI Network, Greece- International Cooperation, 6 months into Horizon 2020
European Commission, RTD, Directorate C – International Cooperation / C.3
10.30 Session II: The Peppy way
- Open discussion on future cooperation
11.00 Coffee Break
11.30 Session III: Experiences and Cooperation Opportunities
Chair: Dr. Diassina Di Maggio, Director, Agency for the Promotion of the European Research
- Industrialized countries: USA, Canada, Japan
Dr. Toshiyasu Ichioka, EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation, Institute for International Studies and Training, Japan- BRIC (M): Brazil, Russia, India, China
Ms. Mary Anne Colin Gascon, Coordinator, Office for Mexico-EU Cooperation in ST&I, National Council of Science and Technology, Mexico- Emerging economies and ENP: Argentina, South Africa, Ukraine, Egypt (only R&I Programmes open to EU)
Mr. Aldo Stroebel, Executive Director, International Relations & Cooperation, National Research Foundation, South Africa- Q&A
13.00 Bilateral science & technology agreements: All the things that the EU should learn from the USA and from Member States.
Dr Derek Jan Fikkers, Technopolis Group
13.20 Conclusions of the INCO NCP meeting
13.30 Light Lunch
14.30 INCO Experts training : Understanding Horizon 2020
- Europe 2020: what does innovation mean?
Vasilis Papanikolaou, Consultant, KiNNO Consultants Ltd, Greece- Innovation related initiatives and networks
Martina Desole, head of unit “industrial leadership”, Agency for the Promotion of European Research- European Research Council (ERC) goes global campaign’
Béatrice Thiry, Communications Officer, ERC Executive Agency- The international dimension of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Maria Samara, National Contact Point for MSCA, National Documentation Center, Greece
Satellite Meetings and Events – 4th of June 2014
INCONTACT 2020 Project Meeting (E. Christofilopoulos)
CONSIDER Project Workshop
JEUPISTE Project Training
EUMEX INNOVA project meeting
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