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11	12	13 ECCP 10th Matchmaking mission in Thessaloniki ECCP 10th Matchmaking mission in Thessaloniki9:0013.09.201718:0014.09.2017 CERTH (Centre for Research & Technology Hellas and CHORUS,,Thessaloniki, Greece Wed, 13 Sep 2017 09:00 – 12:00, CERTH Welcome Introduction & Policy Roundtable discussion Welcome Introduction to the seminar Policy Round Table: BalkanMed Cooperation: S3 Implementation and the role of clusters, animated by ECCP Round table Discussion with Panel, with Q&A with audience, animated by ECCP Potential Speakers all tbc Coffee break Cluster Presentations/ Cluster Two Minute Pitch session. 12:00 – 13:30CERTH 2 parallel seminars - Cooperation seminar on Smart Cities - Cooperation seminar on Creative industry (e-gaming etc) 14:30 – 17:30 CERTH/Chorus Visit CERTH and CHORUS Visit to the Chorus Cluster and Foundation for Research and Technology of Hellas Technical visit and/or presentations Debriefing Cocktail from 6 onwards, Thu , 14 Sep 2017 Matchmaking 09:00 – 12:30 Hall C, Nikolaos Germanos Conference Center ECCP Thessaloniki: C2C session Participants will be invited to engage in a C2C session from 9.30 onwards. Matchmaking 14:30 – 18:00, Hall C, Nikolaos Germanos Conference Center ECCP Thessaloniki : C2B session A C2B session will run from 2.30 onwards. Exhibitors from the fair will be invited to participate. Day 1 - 13 September 2017 CERTH Centre for Research and Technology Hellas - Thessaloniki Timing Activities 8.00 Departure from Makedonia Palace with the bus for ECCP delegation 8.30 Registration and Coffee 9 – 9.20 Welcome and introductory remarks Mr. Konstantinos Michailidis, Head of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Directorate, Region of Central Macedonia, Greece (tbc) Ms. Ulla Engelmann, Head of Unit for Clusters, Social Economy and Entrepreneurship, DG GROW, European Commission 9.20 – 10.30 Policy Round Table Aim to illustrate how cluster based interregional collaboration can foster and improve territorial cooperation in the BalkanMed region, with a focus on the support and funding of Interreg programmes, cluster networks and regional smart specialisation strategy implementation. Animated by Marc Pattinson of the ECCP Policy Input Speakers (10-12 minutes each): George Kostaras (Region of Central Macedonia) will present the policies of the ROP to promote clusters, innovation and entrepreneurship (Greece) Peter Keller, Head of Unit, International and Cluster Unit, Hungarian Ministry of National Economy (Hungary) Ales Gnamus, European Commission, Joint Research Centre speaker, co-author of “The Role of Smart Specialisation in the EU Enlargement and Neighbourhood Policies” (Belgium) Marina Perisic, Coordinator Specialist in the Division for Competitiveness Clusters, Agency for Investment and Competitiveness (Operational body) (Croatia) 10.30-10.45 Questions and Answers with Audience 10.45-11.15 Regional Cluster Cooperation Showcase (10/12 minutes each): Alexander G. Samaras, Head of Unit B1, BalkanMed Interreg Programme Joint Secretariat, Managing Authority of European Territorial Cooperation Programmes (Greece, Thessaloniki) Danka Sokolovic Milojkovic, Balkan Cluster House, Director (Serbia): “How to restart cluster development in the Balkans” Clio KRASKOVIC, Cluster Communication Officer, Maritime Technology Cluster FVG S.c.ar.l 11.15-11.30 Coffee Break 11.30-12.30 Cluster One Minute Pitch session (one slide per cluster) Name/Country/Thematic and presentation of the main cluster cooperation/partnership offer. 12.30-13.30 Two Parallel seminars to showcase Balkan/Med cluster cooperation experiences Cooperation seminar on Smart Cities/Circular Economy – led by Christos Koutousis Chorus Cluster Introduction and scene setting by Dr Athanasios Konstandopoulos, President of Centre for Research and Technology Hellas and member of the CHORUS cluster: Bianca Muntean, Cluster manager, iTech Transilvania (Romania) Miguel Miñano, Cluster manager, CitizeM Smart City Murcia (Spain) Lena Koliopoulou, CEO, PAKO S.A - recycling (Greece) Mladen Perkov, Cluster manager, Inteligentna Energija (Croatia) Cooperation seminar on Creative industries – led by Julia Phoca gi Cluster Manager Corallia cluster Opening talk by Prof. Vassilios Makios, Corallia co-founder & General Director Introduction and scene-setting by Julia Phoca, gi-Cluster Manager Cluster Showcase Presentations: Natasa Sivevska, Cluster manager, TTA Textile Cluster (The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia) Aymeric Castaing, Cluster Manager, CATS (France) Marius Pareščius, President, Užupis Creative Cluster, (Lithuania) George Nolis, CEO, Battletnet – e-gaming (Greece) 13.30-14.30 Lunch Break 14.30-15.00 Introduction to the afternoon session Speakers: Athanasios Konstandopoulos, Director of The Centre for Research & Technology, Hellas (CERTH) (Greece) Simon Bensasson, Member of the Thessaloniki City Council, presentation of innovation and entrepreneurship support (Greece) Christophe Guichard, Team Leader Cluster Internationalisation, Unit for Clusters, Social Economy and Entrepreneurship, DG GROW, European Commission (Belgium) 15.00-17.00 Visit to the Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas and to the Chorus Cluster Accompanied by Chorus cluster manager Christos Koutousis, Head of Extroversion and Networking Services ECCP delegates will be able to choose from one of the three following visits to CERTH facilities tailored to the different interests of the ECCP clusters active in the domains of agrofood, smart cities and cultural and creative industries. Visit 1: “Energy” – visits include the Laboratory for Environmental Fuels and Hydrocarbons, the Solar Furnace, the CHORUS common testing facility, the Smart House and Mobilab. Visit 2: “Agrofood” – visit of the laboratories of CERTH's Institute on Applied Biosciences (INAB). The participants will have the opportunity to exchange knowledge on issues related with food of improved nutritional quality, industry relevant materials, certification of plants, etc. Visit 3: “Smart cities & Cultural and Creative Industries” – visitors will have the opportunity to get acquainted with research teams and their projects, including virtual and augmented reality, multimedia data base and information systems, human computer interaction, etc. 17.00 Informal networking cocktail Day 2 - 14 September 2017 HELEXPO Nicolaos Germanos Conference Center, Hall C - Thessaloniki Timing Activities 8.30 Entrance to Fair and registration at ECCP desk – Welcome Coffee 9:00-12:30 Cluster-to-Cluster (C2C) matchmaking sessions 12:30-13:15 Debriefing with ECCP cluster delegation 13:15-14:30 Lunch break and informal networking. 14:30 PM onwards End of Mission 17 PM Further C2C and C2B matchmaking sessions and in cooperation with EEN, possibility for matchmaking sessions and/or appointments in the ECCP room or in the Expo on company stands. Alternatively, free time to visit the fair and company stands ADDITIONAL EVENT REGISTRATION DETAILS Registration for the cluster matchmaking delegation has now closed. Participants seeking to attend the Day One Policy workshop can send their request to the ECCP team who will confirm or not the possibility to attend, based on the limits/capacity of the meeting rooms. Selection will be based on a first come first served basis. Please send your attendance request to Morgane Veillet-Lavallée M.VeilletLavallee@inno-group.com; Please do not book travel until you have received a confirmation from the ECCP. •	14 ECCP 10th Matchmaking mission in Thessaloniki ECCP 10th Matchmaking mission in Thessaloniki9:0013.09.201718:0014.09.2017 CERTH (Centre for Research & Technology Hellas and CHORUS,,Thessaloniki, Greece Wed, 13 Sep 2017 09:00 – 12:00, CERTH Welcome Introduction & Policy Roundtable discussion Welcome Introduction to the seminar Policy Round Table: BalkanMed Cooperation: S3 Implementation and the role of clusters, animated by ECCP Round table Discussion with Panel, with Q&A with audience, animated by ECCP Potential Speakers all tbc Coffee break Cluster Presentations/ Cluster Two Minute Pitch session. 12:00 – 13:30CERTH 2 parallel seminars - Cooperation seminar on Smart Cities - Cooperation seminar on Creative industry (e-gaming etc) 14:30 – 17:30 CERTH/Chorus Visit CERTH and CHORUS Visit to the Chorus Cluster and Foundation for Research and Technology of Hellas Technical visit and/or presentations Debriefing Cocktail from 6 onwards, Thu , 14 Sep 2017 Matchmaking 09:00 – 12:30 Hall C, Nikolaos Germanos Conference Center ECCP Thessaloniki: C2C session Participants will be invited to engage in a C2C session from 9.30 onwards. Matchmaking 14:30 – 18:00, Hall C, Nikolaos Germanos Conference Center ECCP Thessaloniki : C2B session A C2B session will run from 2.30 onwards. Exhibitors from the fair will be invited to participate. Day 1 - 13 September 2017 CERTH Centre for Research and Technology Hellas - Thessaloniki Timing Activities 8.00 Departure from Makedonia Palace with the bus for ECCP delegation 8.30 Registration and Coffee 9 – 9.20 Welcome and introductory remarks Mr. Konstantinos Michailidis, Head of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Directorate, Region of Central Macedonia, Greece (tbc) Ms. Ulla Engelmann, Head of Unit for Clusters, Social Economy and Entrepreneurship, DG GROW, European Commission 9.20 – 10.30 Policy Round Table Aim to illustrate how cluster based interregional collaboration can foster and improve territorial cooperation in the BalkanMed region, with a focus on the support and funding of Interreg programmes, cluster networks and regional smart specialisation strategy implementation. Animated by Marc Pattinson of the ECCP Policy Input Speakers (10-12 minutes each): George Kostaras (Region of Central Macedonia) will present the policies of the ROP to promote clusters, innovation and entrepreneurship (Greece) Peter Keller, Head of Unit, International and Cluster Unit, Hungarian Ministry of National Economy (Hungary) Ales Gnamus, European Commission, Joint Research Centre speaker, co-author of “The Role of Smart Specialisation in the EU Enlargement and Neighbourhood Policies” (Belgium) Marina Perisic, Coordinator Specialist in the Division for Competitiveness Clusters, Agency for Investment and Competitiveness (Operational body) (Croatia) 10.30-10.45 Questions and Answers with Audience 10.45-11.15 Regional Cluster Cooperation Showcase (10/12 minutes each): Alexander G. Samaras, Head of Unit B1, BalkanMed Interreg Programme Joint Secretariat, Managing Authority of European Territorial Cooperation Programmes (Greece, Thessaloniki) Danka Sokolovic Milojkovic, Balkan Cluster House, Director (Serbia): “How to restart cluster development in the Balkans” Clio KRASKOVIC, Cluster Communication Officer, Maritime Technology Cluster FVG S.c.ar.l 11.15-11.30 Coffee Break 11.30-12.30 Cluster One Minute Pitch session (one slide per cluster) Name/Country/Thematic and presentation of the main cluster cooperation/partnership offer. 12.30-13.30 Two Parallel seminars to showcase Balkan/Med cluster cooperation experiences Cooperation seminar on Smart Cities/Circular Economy – led by Christos Koutousis Chorus Cluster Introduction and scene setting by Dr Athanasios Konstandopoulos, President of Centre for Research and Technology Hellas and member of the CHORUS cluster: Bianca Muntean, Cluster manager, iTech Transilvania (Romania) Miguel Miñano, Cluster manager, CitizeM Smart City Murcia (Spain) Lena Koliopoulou, CEO, PAKO S.A - recycling (Greece) Mladen Perkov, Cluster manager, Inteligentna Energija (Croatia) Cooperation seminar on Creative industries – led by Julia Phoca gi Cluster Manager Corallia cluster Opening talk by Prof. Vassilios Makios, Corallia co-founder & General Director Introduction and scene-setting by Julia Phoca, gi-Cluster Manager Cluster Showcase Presentations: Natasa Sivevska, Cluster manager, TTA Textile Cluster (The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia) Aymeric Castaing, Cluster Manager, CATS (France) Marius Pareščius, President, Užupis Creative Cluster, (Lithuania) George Nolis, CEO, Battletnet – e-gaming (Greece) 13.30-14.30 Lunch Break 14.30-15.00 Introduction to the afternoon session Speakers: Athanasios Konstandopoulos, Director of The Centre for Research & Technology, Hellas (CERTH) (Greece) Simon Bensasson, Member of the Thessaloniki City Council, presentation of innovation and entrepreneurship support (Greece) Christophe Guichard, Team Leader Cluster Internationalisation, Unit for Clusters, Social Economy and Entrepreneurship, DG GROW, European Commission (Belgium) 15.00-17.00 Visit to the Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas and to the Chorus Cluster Accompanied by Chorus cluster manager Christos Koutousis, Head of Extroversion and Networking Services ECCP delegates will be able to choose from one of the three following visits to CERTH facilities tailored to the different interests of the ECCP clusters active in the domains of agrofood, smart cities and cultural and creative industries. Visit 1: “Energy” – visits include the Laboratory for Environmental Fuels and Hydrocarbons, the Solar Furnace, the CHORUS common testing facility, the Smart House and Mobilab. Visit 2: “Agrofood” – visit of the laboratories of CERTH's Institute on Applied Biosciences (INAB). The participants will have the opportunity to exchange knowledge on issues related with food of improved nutritional quality, industry relevant materials, certification of plants, etc. Visit 3: “Smart cities & Cultural and Creative Industries” – visitors will have the opportunity to get acquainted with research teams and their projects, including virtual and augmented reality, multimedia data base and information systems, human computer interaction, etc. 17.00 Informal networking cocktail Day 2 - 14 September 2017 HELEXPO Nicolaos Germanos Conference Center, Hall C - Thessaloniki Timing Activities 8.30 Entrance to Fair and registration at ECCP desk – Welcome Coffee 9:00-12:30 Cluster-to-Cluster (C2C) matchmaking sessions 12:30-13:15 Debriefing with ECCP cluster delegation 13:15-14:30 Lunch break and informal networking. 14:30 PM onwards End of Mission 17 PM Further C2C and C2B matchmaking sessions and in cooperation with EEN, possibility for matchmaking sessions and/or appointments in the ECCP room or in the Expo on company stands. Alternatively, free time to visit the fair and company stands ADDITIONAL EVENT REGISTRATION DETAILS Registration for the cluster matchmaking delegation has now closed. Participants seeking to attend the Day One Policy workshop can send their request to the ECCP team who will confirm or not the possibility to attend, based on the limits/capacity of the meeting rooms. Selection will be based on a first come first served basis. Please send your attendance request to Morgane Veillet-Lavallée M.VeilletLavallee@inno-group.com; Please do not book travel until you have received a confirmation from the ECCP. •	15 meeting of the SPEG subgroup on space technology meeting of the SPEG subgroup on space technology9:0015.09.201715:0015.09.2017 DG GROW premises (Breydel building, room BREY 12.A). •	16	17
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25 The Copernicus Marine Week The Copernicus Marine Week0:0025.09.201723:5929.09.2017 Brussels A FORUM , for players engaged in creating sustainable value for our Oceans. AN OPEN DIALOGUE, with Policy makers, Industrials & Entrepreneurs, Regional Authorities & Stakeholders, Public Services and Scientists involved in Marine Environment and Blue Growth. A MAJOR EVENT, to take stock of the Copernicus Marine Service achievements and future prospects. Тhe European Union's Copernicus Marine Service offers all comers, freely and openly, simply and instantaneously, information on the physical and biogeochemical state of the global ocean and the six regional seas in Europe. These digital data and monitoring indicators are scientifically qualified and regularly updated. Subscribers to the Copernicus Marine Service access to a catalogue of ocean-related products that they can download from a single point of entry, a web portal. The catalogue contains products derived from satellite and in situ observations, forecasts, real-time analyses and long time series over several decades in the past ("reanalyses"). Mercator Ocean has been entrusted by the European Commission to implement and operate the Copernicus Marine Environment Monitoring Service (CMEMS). marine.copernicus.eu •	26 The Copernicus Marine Week The Copernicus Marine Week0:0025.09.201723:5929.09.2017 Brussels A FORUM , for players engaged in creating sustainable value for our Oceans. AN OPEN DIALOGUE, with Policy makers, Industrials & Entrepreneurs, Regional Authorities & Stakeholders, Public Services and Scientists involved in Marine Environment and Blue Growth. A MAJOR EVENT, to take stock of the Copernicus Marine Service achievements and future prospects. Тhe European Union's Copernicus Marine Service offers all comers, freely and openly, simply and instantaneously, information on the physical and biogeochemical state of the global ocean and the six regional seas in Europe. These digital data and monitoring indicators are scientifically qualified and regularly updated. Subscribers to the Copernicus Marine Service access to a catalogue of ocean-related products that they can download from a single point of entry, a web portal. The catalogue contains products derived from satellite and in situ observations, forecasts, real-time analyses and long time series over several decades in the past ("reanalyses"). Mercator Ocean has been entrusted by the European Commission to implement and operate the Copernicus Marine Environment Monitoring Service (CMEMS). marine.copernicus.eu •	27 The Copernicus Marine Week The Copernicus Marine Week0:0025.09.201723:5929.09.2017 Brussels A FORUM , for players engaged in creating sustainable value for our Oceans. AN OPEN DIALOGUE, with Policy makers, Industrials & Entrepreneurs, Regional Authorities & Stakeholders, Public Services and Scientists involved in Marine Environment and Blue Growth. A MAJOR EVENT, to take stock of the Copernicus Marine Service achievements and future prospects. Тhe European Union's Copernicus Marine Service offers all comers, freely and openly, simply and instantaneously, information on the physical and biogeochemical state of the global ocean and the six regional seas in Europe. These digital data and monitoring indicators are scientifically qualified and regularly updated. Subscribers to the Copernicus Marine Service access to a catalogue of ocean-related products that they can download from a single point of entry, a web portal. The catalogue contains products derived from satellite and in situ observations, forecasts, real-time analyses and long time series over several decades in the past ("reanalyses"). Mercator Ocean has been entrusted by the European Commission to implement and operate the Copernicus Marine Environment Monitoring Service (CMEMS). marine.copernicus.eu •	28 The Copernicus Marine Week The Copernicus Marine Week0:0025.09.201723:5929.09.2017 Brussels A FORUM , for players engaged in creating sustainable value for our Oceans. AN OPEN DIALOGUE, with Policy makers, Industrials & Entrepreneurs, Regional Authorities & Stakeholders, Public Services and Scientists involved in Marine Environment and Blue Growth. A MAJOR EVENT, to take stock of the Copernicus Marine Service achievements and future prospects. Тhe European Union's Copernicus Marine Service offers all comers, freely and openly, simply and instantaneously, information on the physical and biogeochemical state of the global ocean and the six regional seas in Europe. These digital data and monitoring indicators are scientifically qualified and regularly updated. Subscribers to the Copernicus Marine Service access to a catalogue of ocean-related products that they can download from a single point of entry, a web portal. The catalogue contains products derived from satellite and in situ observations, forecasts, real-time analyses and long time series over several decades in the past ("reanalyses"). Mercator Ocean has been entrusted by the European Commission to implement and operate the Copernicus Marine Environment Monitoring Service (CMEMS). marine.copernicus.eu •	29 The Copernicus Marine Week The Copernicus Marine Week0:0025.09.201723:5929.09.2017 Brussels A FORUM , for players engaged in creating sustainable value for our Oceans. AN OPEN DIALOGUE, with Policy makers, Industrials & Entrepreneurs, Regional Authorities & Stakeholders, Public Services and Scientists involved in Marine Environment and Blue Growth. A MAJOR EVENT, to take stock of the Copernicus Marine Service achievements and future prospects. Тhe European Union's Copernicus Marine Service offers all comers, freely and openly, simply and instantaneously, information on the physical and biogeochemical state of the global ocean and the six regional seas in Europe. These digital data and monitoring indicators are scientifically qualified and regularly updated. Subscribers to the Copernicus Marine Service access to a catalogue of ocean-related products that they can download from a single point of entry, a web portal. The catalogue contains products derived from satellite and in situ observations, forecasts, real-time analyses and long time series over several decades in the past ("reanalyses"). Mercator Ocean has been entrusted by the European Commission to implement and operate the Copernicus Marine Environment Monitoring Service (CMEMS). marine.copernicus.eu •	30