This year, 2016, marks a turning point for Horizon 2020, the world’s second largest civilian research programme. After a strong start in 2014 with a funding rise and a surge in applications, the €77 billion programme is beset with questions about its future: Will its overall, annual budget be cut in this year’s EU funding review? How can it deal with the continuing tide of grant applications? What can applicants do to increase the odds of success? At the conference, Horizon 2020 experts will deliver tips and advice to perform better.
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09:00 - 10:20 What is the EIC? An open, pan-European dialogue on the future shape of the European Innovation Council
Q&A with Carlos Moedas, EU Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation and Richard L.Hudson, CEO & Editor, Science|Business
The European Innovation Council, what can it be? Presentation of a Science|Business Network report to the Commissioner
- Chris Haenen, Director EU funding, GE
EIC: does it make sense? An open discussion
- Sergio Bertolucci, Chair of the Scientific Committee, ATTRACT; Associate Professor
- Christian Ehler, Member of the European Parliament
- Detlef Gunther, Vice President Research and Corporate Relations, ETH Zurich
- Chris Haenen, Director EU funding, GE
- Carlos Moedas, EU Commissioner for Research and Innovation
- Tuula Teeri, President, Aalto University
10:20 - 10:50 Coffee Break
10:50 - 11:50 The 3 Os: Open Innovation, Open Science, Open to the World
Three parallel sessions on the policy priorities set by Commissioner Moedas
- Open Innovation: Everybody talks about it, but what models for open innovation can really work?
- Open Science: Can digital technologies and openness propel a new scientific revolution for Europe?
- Open to the World: Can science diplomacy work?
11:50 - 12:20 Scientific advice in policy
A conversation with Rolf-Dieter Heuer, Member of the Scientific Advisory Mechanism; former Director General, CERN
Host: Luc Soete, Rector Magnificus, Maastricht University
12:20 - 13:00 ERC=Science²
Plenary session launching the ERC's outreach campaign with the participation of Jean-Pierre Bourguignon, President, European Research Council, and 3 ERC grantees:
- Jennifer Gabrys, Reader in the Department of Sociology, Goldsmiths, University of London
- Luc van Gool, Professor, KU Leuven and ETH Zurich
- Bastian Leibe, Associate Professor, Aachen University (RWTH)
Moderator: Shane McCollam, Project Leader, Science|Business
13:00 - 14:00 Networking lunch
14:00 - 14:45 The Science|Business Lecture by Nathan Myhrvold, Founder & CEO, Intellectual Ventures
Introduced by Tuula Teeri, President, Aalto University
14:45 - 15:45 Stakeholder Dialogues (parallel sessions)
- Scaling-up European SMEs
- Who owns it? The problem of IP in publicly-funded projects
- Horizon 2020 funding: Sharing good practices to make it happen
15:45 - 16:15 Coffee break
16:15 - 17:30 The future of Horizon2020: Budget, politics and survival strategies
Q&A with Robert-Jan Smits, Director-General, DG RTD European Commission
- Gunnar Bovim, Rector, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
- Monica Dietl, Director, COST Association
- Roy Pennings, Director, Science|Business
- Walter Weigel, Vice President, Huawei European Research Institute
Moderator: Richard L. Hudson, CEO & Editor, Science|Business
17:30 - 18:30 Networking reception
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