Agenda

09:30 - 09:35

Welcome and introduction

Chris Burns, institutional communication journalist and moderator

09:35 - 09:50

Keynote speech

Elisa Ferreira, Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms, European Commission

Setting the Policy framework

09:50 – 10:50

Smart specialisation and the new S3 Community of Practice: creating win-win opportunities for local economic development linked to EU priorities

Panel moderation by Chris Burns, institutional communication journalist and moderator

  • Wolfgang Munch, Deputy Head of Unit, Smart and Sustainable Growth, Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy, European Commission
  • Niki Dandolou, EU Programmes / Ministry of Development and Investments, Greece
  • Gabriela Macoveiu, North-East Romania Development Agency, Romania
  • Myriam Martín, Ticbiomed / I3 project HealthChain, Spain
  • Vanessa Sanson, Coordinator of BLUEAIR Interreg Adrion funded project and project manager at the Research Valorisation and Business Support Institute of Area Science Park, Italy
10:50 - 11:00

Coffee break

Introduction to the Smart Specialisation Strategies Community of Practice (S3 CoP)

11:00 - 11:15

Presentation of the newly launched S3 CoP and its activities

Maialen Perez, Elisabetta Marinelli, and Margrethe Steinert, S3 CoP Secretariat

11:15 - 11:35

S3 Expert Group: analytical studies on S3 policy and implementation

Matthieu Lacave, S3 CoP Secretariat

11:35 – 11:55

Expert support to S3 development and implementation on the ground

Nikos Maroulis, S3 CoP Secretariat

11:55 - 12:15

Working groups on innovation diffusion, industrial transition, and interregional cooperation

Susana Elena Pérez, Vincent Duchène, Yari Borbón, S3 CoP Secretariat

12:15 - 12:35

S3 Thematic Platforms and Partnerships

Els Van de Velde, S3 CoP Secretariat

12:35 - 12:50

Conclusions of the morning

Wolfgang Munch, Deputy Head of Unit, Smart and Sustainable Growth, Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy, European Commission & Agis Evrigenis, S3 CoP Secretariat

12:50 - 13:50

Lunch break

Fostering interregional cooperation and innovation investments: Accelerating and strengthening innovation in European Innovation Ecosystems across the EU and addressing the innovation divide

13:50 - 13:55

Setting the scene: Flagship 3 of the New European Innovation Agenda and Innovation valleys

Wolfgang Munch, Deputy Head of Unit, Smart and Sustainable Growth, Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy, European Commission

13:55 - 14:15

The Interregional Innovation Investment (I3) Instrument

Ramunas Linartas, Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy, European Commission

14:15 - 14:35

The European Innovation Ecosystems (EIE)

Jekaterina Novikova, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, European Commission

14:35 - 14:45

Q&A session addressing questions from the Q&A interactive tool

Chris Burns, institutional communication journalist and moderator

14:45 - 14:55

Coffee break

14:55 - 15:15

Update from the CoR/JRC pilot action on Partnerships for Regional Innovation

Margherita Bacigalupo, Research Administrator, Joint Research Centre, European Commission

15:15 - 15:45

Fostering FDI-SME ecosystems to boost SME productivity and innovation in EU countries and regions

Sandrine Kergroach, Head of Unit at the Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities, OECD

Stratos Kamenis, Project Manager at the Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs, OECD

Martin Werlinger, Head of Investment Qualities and Incentives Unit, OECD

José Salgado, Senior officer, Ministry of Economy and Maritime Affairs, Portugal

Peter Balík, Director General, Ministry of Investments, Regional Development and Informatization, Slovakia

15:45 - 15:55

Q&A session addressing questions from the Q&A interactive tool

Chris Burns, institutional communication journalist and moderator

15:55 - 16:00

Closing

Wolfgang Munch, Deputy Head of Unit Smart and Sustainable Growth, Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy, European Commission