11 April 2024
Namur, Belgium
Agri-food and environmental strategies at the heart of Wallonia's S3
Programme
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:
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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)
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A circular and resilient Europe: what are the innovation potentials in Agri-Food System for Sustainable Growth? - FoodBooster, Protewin and Wagralim (Room Impressionniste)
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Phytomanagement : nature-based solutions providing multiple ecosystem services to restore derelict and degraded lands - Waste2bio (Room Surréaliste 1)
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Accelerate innovation in the water sector - H2O (Room Surréaliste 2)
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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.