EIT Water Info Day
AGENDA
5 March 2025
08:30 - 09:00 | Welcome Aboard: Registration and Provisioning
09:00 - 09:30 | Diving In: Opening remarks
EIT Water video and welcome by the Moderator
Video address by Costas KADIS, European Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans
Diving In: Opening remarks
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Antoaneta ANGELOVA-KRASTEVA, Director for Innovation, Digital Education and International cooperation, Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture, European Commission
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Pietro Francesco DE LOTTO, President of the Consultative Commission on Industrial Change and the EU Blue Deal initiative coordinator, European Economic and Social Committee
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Martin KERN, Director of European Institute of Innovation and Technology
09:30 - 10:00 | Charting the Waters: Panel Discussion on Challenges and Opportunities
Current policy context and expected contribution of the new KIC to addressing water, marine and maritime related challenges
Moderator: Martin KERN, Director of European Institute of Innovation and Technology
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Elisabetta BALZI, Head of Unit 'Ocean, Seas and Waters', Deputy Director 'Healthy Planet', Directorate General for Research and Innovation, European Commission
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Magdalena-Andreea STRACHINESCU-OLTEANU, Head of Unit 'Maritime Innovation, Knowledge and Investment', Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, European Commission
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Luca PEREZ, Deputy Head of Unit 'Sustainable Freshwater Management', Directorate-General for Environment, European Commission
10:00 - 11:00 | Catching the Wave: Becoming an EIT Knowledge and Innovation Community
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Key elements of an EIT KIC and its expected impact - David TAS, Head of Unit 'Supervision and Monitoring', European Institute of Innovation and Technology
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Overview of the Call conditions, evaluation and selection process - Laura HANIN, EIT Water Call Coordinator, European Institute of Innovation and Technology
Questions and Answers
11:00 - 11:30 | Refreshment Break
11:30 - 12:20 | Swimming Lessons with EIT Community: Panel discussion on how the EIT model works and what difference it makes
Sharing of experience, tips and tricks by members of the EIT Community
Panelists:
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Catherine SCHREIBER, EIT Alumni Board Chair and COO of Spirit X Solutions
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Sergio BALASSONE, Head of Unipreneurship, EIT Digital
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Magda KRAKOWIAK, Director EIT Health Accelerator
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Teemu TERTTUNEN, Co-Founder and COO at Bout, Finland
Questions and Answers
12:20 - 12:30 | Anchoring: Closing Remarks
Kyriacos KOKKINOS, Member of the Governing Board, European Institute of Innovation and Technology