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EIT training programme for potential KIC applicants
Topic:
How to be successfully involved in a KIC
Period:
Thursday 12 March 2015
Organiser:
Charlotte Geerdink (European Advisor for Innovation) and Florence
Balthasar (European Advisor for Education)
Place:
KoWi meeting room, Rue du Trône 98 in 1050 BRUSSELS
Delegation:
interested Swiss HEI and enterprises, EEN contact point, Euresearch
staff, SERI, CTI
Goals:
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to learn how to successfully participate in the KICs;
to profit from hands-on experience of running KICs;
to understand the role of the KICs in the knowledge triangle.
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the participant’s organisation covers salary and all other real
direct costs involved in this training.
SwissCore covers support in getting accommodation in Brussels,
a working place if necessary (including computer, telephone and
other facilities), guidance and training.
Resources:
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DRAFT PROGRAMME
WEDNESDAY 11 MARCH 2015
19:30 – 22:00
Informal welcome dinner with participants
Restaurant tbc
THURSDAY 12 MARCH 2015
9:00 – 09:15
Welcome and opening speech
KoWi
David Bohmert
Head of Office, SwissCore
98, rue du Trône
09:15 – 10:15
Meeting 1
KoWi
Topic: Introduction to the EIT and KICs
Language: English
Glória Nunes Rodrigues
Policy
Officer
‘Innovation
in
Higher
education,
entrepreneurship,
EIT
and
synergies with Horizon 2020’ (DG EAC)
10:15 – 12:00
Meeting 2
KoWi
Topic: Sharing experiences at project level from recently launched KICs
EIT Health and EIT Raw Materials
Language: English
12:00 – 13:00
18 February 2015
Olivier Küttel
Involved in EIT Health, Head European Public
Affairs , EPFL
Maria Magdalena Holmgren
Interim
Co-Location
RawMaterials
Manager,
EIT
Lunch break and networking
Rue du Trône 98
1050 BRUSSELS
BELGIUM
Phone +32 2 549 09 80
infodesk@swisscore.org
www.swisscore.org
13:00 – 14:30
Meeting 3
KoWi
Topic: Sharing experiences at management level from the first running
KICs: running a consortium, project management and results
Language: English
Marianne da Silva
Innovation Excellence Manager, EIT ICT
Labs, Brussels
Mary Ritter (tbc)
Former CEO, Climate-KIC
14:45 – 16:15
Meeting 4A
KoWi
Topic: Prepare for Food4Future
Language: English
Thomas Hofmann (tbc)
TU München
14:45 – 16:15
Meeting 4B
KoWi
Topic: Prepare for added-value manufacturing
Language: English
Dimitris Mavrikios
17:30 – 20:00
Member of the Industrial Research Advisory
Group, European Factories of the Future
Research Association (EFFRA)
SwissCore bi-annual Apéro (optional)
Telephone numbers
SwissCore front desk:
+32 2 549 09 80
Mobile David Bohmert (Head of Office):
+31 652 044 896
Mobile Charlotte Geerdink (European Advisor for Innovation):
+32 485 652 045
Mobile Florence Balthasar (European Advisor for Education):
+32 485 832 055
Mobile Anja Belaey (Office Manager):
+32 499 211 722
Practical information
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To find us, please have a look at our website at www.swisscore.org/contact
For more information on Brussels, please have a look at our Brussels Guide on our
Website behind login and password.
For any further information, please do not hesitate to contact us.
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