12 October 2021 - Boosting Europe’s Innovation Talent and Capacity with the EIT in 2021-2027
The workshop's objective is to present the EIT's offer to stakeholders from European regions and cities for the 2021-2027 period. It will take a closer look at innovation capacity-building, with a specific focus on the enhanced EIT Regional Innovation Scheme (EIT RIS) and the new EIT HEI Initiative: Innovation Capacity Building for Higher Education. It will also hold a debate on synergies between national, regional, and local initiatives, the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF), and EIT community activities.
Sessions
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The EIT: Making Innovation Happen. An introduction to the EIT, its achievements and activities.
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Enhancing innovation capacity of Regions and Cities across Europe. Presenting how the EIT is increasing its regional impact and increasing the entrepreneurial and innovation capacity of higher education across Europe.
- Building bridges with the EIT Community and Smart Specialisation. Engaging participants in a debate on synergies between national, regional, and local initiatives, ESIF and EIT Community activities.
Agenda
The EIT: Making Innovation Happen (16:30 – 16:45)
- Welcome by the moderator Kleopatra Sidiropoulou, EIT Liaison Officer
- Presentation by Laima Kauspadiene, Member of the EIT Governing Board
- Video Testimonial by Cristina Aleixendri Muñoz, COO & Co-founder of #bound4blue
Enhancing innovation capacity of Regions and Cities across Europe (16:45 – 17:15)
- Presentation by Marton Herzeg, Head of Unit, Strategy and Impact, EIT
- Video Testimonial by Mario Rajn, Mayor of Krizevci municipality, Croatia
- Video Testimonial by Katre Eljas, Project UNIcorn, Tallinn University of Technology
- Q&A
Building bridges with the EIT Community and Smart Specialisation (17:15 – 18:00)
- Introductory message by Lambert van Nistelrooij, former Member of the European Parliament
- Moderated debate with Dóra Marosvölgyi, InnoStars Project Manager, EIT Health and Szonja Csuzdi, Head of Department for International R&D Affairs at National Research, Development and Innovation Office, Hungary
- Q&A