Plenary session

09:00 Coffee and registration

10:00 Welcome by the moderator

Mr. Magnar Ødelien, Programme Director EEA and Norway Grants, Innovation Norway

10:10 Opening remarks

Ms. Iliana Ivanova, European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth

10:15 Opening remarks

Ms. Elisabeth Svanholm Meyer, Senior Vice President Innovation Norway

10:30 Business Opportunities in the European Green Deal

Ms. Zornitsa Roussinova, President of the Economic and Social Council of the Republic of Bulgaria

11:00 Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the EEA and Norway Grants

Ms. Turi Bundlie Bakke, Senior Adviser Section for Business Promotion and Green Transition, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

11:20 Break

11:40 Panel discussion: Business Opportunities in the Green Deal

Moderator: Mr. Magnar Ødelien, Programme Director EEA and Norway Grants, Innovation Norway

Panellists:

Ms. Milena Stoycheva, Chairperson of the Board of Innovation, Ministry of Innovation and Growth, Bulgaria

Mr. Kaspars Grinbergs, CEO of LTD SPlus. and Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering, Latvia

Mr. Kalin Marinov, Head of International Affairs and Strategic Development, Glavbolgarstroy Holding, Bulgaria

12:25 Wrap-up by the moderator

Mr. Magnar Ødelien, Programme Director EEA and Norway Grants, Innovation Norway

12:30 Lunch

Lunch buffet

14:00 Thematic sessions

Session one: Hydrogen for Greening Transportation

Session two: Raw Materials for Zero-Emission Targets

17:00 Networking

19:00 End of first day