EIT Water Info Day

5 March 2025 | Location: SPARKS, 60 Rue Ravenstein, 1000 Brussels, Belgium

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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

  • Antoaneta ANGELOVA-KRASTEVA, Director for Innovation, Digital Education and International cooperation, Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture, European Commission

  • Pietro Francesco DE LOTTO, President of the Consultative Commission on Industrial Change and the EU Blue Deal initiative coordinator, European Economic and Social Committee

  • 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

  • Elisabetta BALZI, Head of Unit 'Ocean, Seas and Waters', Deputy Director 'Healthy Planet', Directorate General for Research and Innovation, European Commission

  • Magdalena-Andreea STRACHINESCU-OLTEANU, Head of Unit 'Maritime Innovation, Knowledge and Investment', Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, European Commission

  • 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

  • Key elements of an EIT KIC and its expected impact - David TAS, Head of Unit 'Supervision and Monitoring', European Institute of Innovation and Technology

  • 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:

  • Catherine SCHREIBER, EIT Alumni Board Chair and COO of Spirit X Solutions

  • Sergio BALASSONE, Head of Unipreneurship, EIT Digital

  • Magda KRAKOWIAK, Director EIT Health Accelerator

  • 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

12:30 - 13:30 | Networking and Replenishment