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EIT Awareness Day in Zagreb

Fri, March 29, 2024
Hotel International, Miramarska 24, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia

The Awareness Day will raise awareness of the EIT Community and its activities, particularly regarding cooperation opportunities among relevant national stakeholders. The event is being organised under the auspices of Croatia’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union.

At this conference, the EIT Community will introduce its ongoing activities in Croatia and across Europe, as well as provide specific information on potential areas for cooperation with interested national stakeholders.

Organisations and individuals from all sides of the Knowledge Triangle (business, education and research), as well other interested stakeholders, are invited to participate at the event, meet representatives from the EIT Innovation Communities, and contribute to the discussions.

 

AGENDA

  • 9.30-10.00 Registration and welcome coffee
  • 10.00-10.20 Welcome 
    • Darko Horvat, Minister of Economy, Entrepreneurship and Crafts
    • Blaženka Divjak, Minister of Education and Science
    • Ognian Zlatev, Head of the European Commission Representation in Croatia 
      • Master of Ceremony: Branka Augustinović, Senior Special Advisor for EU and International Affairs, Ministry of Economy, Entrepreneurship and Crafts
  • 10.20-10.35 The Croatian Innovation System
    • Mario Antonić, State Secretary, Ministry of Economy, Entrepreneurship and Crafts
  • 10.35-10.50 Introduction to the EIT, Powering Innovation Across Europe
    • Martin Kern, EIT Director
  • 10.50-11.25 EIT Education: from Student to Entrepreneur
    • EIT Climate-KIC: Thanh-Tam Le, Director Mediterannean
    • EIT Digital: Fabio Pianesi, Head of External Collaboration
    • EIT Food: Marja Liisa Meurice, Director CLC North-East
    • EIT Raw Materials: Imre Gombkötő, Education Manager
    • EIT Manufacturing:  Rahel Falk, Interim Director, CLC Vienna
      • Moderator: Vlatka Petrovic University of Zagreb
  • 11.25-12.00 EIT Innovation: From Idea to Product
    • EIT Health: Tamás Békási, EIT RIS BC Manager
    • EIT Urban Mobility: Bence Huba, EIT RIS Manager
    • EIT InnoEnergy: Kamil Szydłowski, CEE Regional Development
    • EIT Raw Materials: Sibila Borojevic-Šoštarić, University of Zagreb, EIT RawMaterials Hub Adria
      • Moderator: Vlatka Petrovic University of Zagreb
  • 12.00-13.00 Networking (buffet) lunch
  • 13.00-13.35 EIT Entrepreneurship: From Lab to Market
    • EIT InnoEnergy: Kamil Szydłowski, CEE Regional Development
    • EIT Digital: Fabio Pianesi, Head of External Collaboration & success story
    • EIT Climate-KIC: Marko Vincekovic, Founder and COO Makabi Agritech
    • EIT Health: Dora Marosvölgyi, EIT Health X-KIC RIS Manager
      • Moderator: Martin Kern, EIT Director
  • 13.35-14.30 Panel Discussion: Experiences and future perspectives – how the EIT Community can assist in enhancing innovation capacity in Croatia?
    • Augustin Jarak, President, Startup Zagreb
    • Ante Janko Bobetko, Member of the Board of Directors, HAMAGBICRO
    • Tome Antičić, State Secretary, Ministry of Education and Science
    • Vlatka Petrovic, Head of Center for Research, Development and Technology Transfer, University of Zagreb
    • Romana Jordan, Member of the EIT Governing Board
    • Tomislav Sokol, Member of the European Parliament 
      • Moderator: Martin Kern, EIT Director
  • 14.30-14.45 Wrap up and closing remarks
    • Mario Antonić, State Secretary, Ministry of Economy, Entrepreneurship and Crafts
  • 14.45-15.30 Networking Coffee: Meet the EIT Innovation Communities over a coffee
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