Agri-food and environmental strategies at the heart of Wallonia's S3

In the morning (this first part will be held in the room Impressionniste)

8:30: Beginning of the event

9:00: Introduction by Wagralim & Walloon Minister of Research

9:30: Presentation of Wallonia's new strategic framework for its innovation and industrial policies, Vincent Lepage - Director Economic Policy Directorate (Public Service of Wallonia)

10:00: Pitches of the 6 strategic innovation initiatives of Wallonia

11:30: Keynote speakers from several Directorate-General of the European Commission

12:30 - 14:00: Networking lunch

In the afternoon (the second part will be held in different rooms, we invite you to check the rooms below)*

14:00 - 17:00: Parallel thematic workshops organised by IIS. Participants are invited to select ONE:

• Valorization of food wastes and by-products as a solution to improve the economic and environmental sustainability of the food production chain - Wasabi 2.0 (Room Abstraite)

• A circular and resilient Europe: what are the innovation potentials in Agri-Food System for Sustainable Growth? - FoodBooster, Protewin and Wagralim (Room Impressionniste)

• Phytomanagement : nature-based solutions providing multiple ecosystem services to restore derelict and degraded lands - Waste2bio (Room Surréaliste 1)

• Accelerate innovation in the water sector - H2O (Room Surréaliste 2)

• Current and future international projects to develop the “Digibiocontrol” and how to drive sustainable product adoption across a fragmented Europe - Digibiocontrol (Room Baroque)

17:00 - 18:00: Networking drink

For your information, the event will be held entirely in English.

*Due to the room capacity, the IIS coordinator reserves the right to select the most appropriate participants in their workshop.