REGI Delegation to Netherlands, March 2015
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PROGRAMMEi EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT COMMITTEE ON REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT Delegation to the Netherlands 'Regional Smart Specialisation and European cooperation in practice' 18 – 20 March 2015 Wednesday 18 March 2015 afternoon OP 'Kansen voor West': Zuid- Holland Individual arrival of the Members and the Staff to Schiphol Airport 12:00 – 12:30: The participants of the delegation meet at the Meeting Point of Schiphol Airport. Near the railway platforms you will see a giant cube constructed of red and white blocks and with panels displaying photos of objects. 12:30 – 14:30: Bus transfer to Delft, Zuid-Holland including the light lunch and pre-briefing on the projects visited 14:30 – 16:00: Meeting with Mr Pieter Guldemond, the Director of the project Yes!Delft Topics: Visit the project Yes!Delft in Delft, Zuid - Holland. Meeting with the companies from business incubator on European funding. Venue: Molengraaffsingel 12-14 2629 JD Delft Netherlands Phone:+31 15 278 2816 16:00 – 16:30: Bus transfer to the Bioprocess Pilot Facilitatoran - ERDF co-funded facility which stimulates scaling-up laboratory experiments to an industrial scale Venue: Alexander Fleminglaan 1 2613 AX Delft Phone: +31 (0) 15 5150 200 E-mail:[email protected] 16:30 – 17:45: Meeting with Mr Hans van Leeuwen, the Director of the Bioprocess Pilot Facilitator Topics: Visit and presentation of the project and discussion on European funding opportunities and cooperation. Venue: Alexander Fleminglaan 1 2613 AX Delft Updated: 10/03/2015 1 Phone: +31 (0) 15 5150 200 E-mail:[email protected] 17:45 – 18:15: Bus transfer to Rotterdam Venue: SSRotterdam 3e Katendrechtse Hoofd 25 3072 AM Rotterdam http://ssrotterdam.nl/ 18:30 – 21:00: Dinner hosted by Mr Rogier van der Sande, the Vice-Governor of Zuid- Holland, Chair of the Monitoring Committee and Mr Maarten Struijvenberg, Managing Authority of the OP West Netherlands Venue: SSRotterdam 3e Katendrechtse Hoofd 25 3072 AM Rotterdam http://ssrotterdam.nl/ 21:00 – 22:30: Bus transfer to Middelburg and check in at hotel The Hotel chosen for the delegation: Hotel de Roosevelt Nieuwe Burg 42 4331 AH Middelburg Zeeland Phone: +31 118 436 360 E-mail: [email protected] http://www.hoteltheroosevelt.nl/ Thursday 19 March 2015 morning OP 'OpZuid: Zeeland 08:30 – 09:00: The delegation meets in the hotel lobby and walk to the Abbey of Middelburg (5 min) guided by Mr Milos Labovic, Regional representative of the Province of Zeeland Venue: Abdijplein at Onder de Toren Middelburg The Netherlands 09:00 – 09:30: Meeting with Mr Han Polman, the Member of the executive board of King's Commissioner of the Province of Zeeland Topics: Regional Development of Coastal Towns through the Bio based Economy Venue: De Abdij Abdijplein Middelburg Updated: 10/03/2015 2 The Netherlands 09:30 – 10:00: Transfer to de 'Oesterij' - a successful oyster producing family farm. Venue: Havendijk 12 4401 NS Yerseke Zeeland 10:00 – 12:00: Walking lunch with oysters/local products hosted by Mr Ben de Reu, the Member of the Executive Council of the Province of Zeeland and Mr Kees van Beveren, the Member of the Provincial Executive Council for Fishery & aquaculture. Open for press Topics: Visit project 'Oesterij'. Regional development in coastal areas with European funding Venue: Havendijk 12 4401 NS Yerseke Zeeland 12:00: Bus transfer to The Hague Venue: Ministry of Economic Affairs Bezuidenhoutseweg 73 2594 AC The Hague The Netherlands Phone: + 31 70 379 8911 Thursday 19 March afternoon National perspective The Netherlands Regional Policy 2014 - 2020 14:00 – 15:15: Meeting with Ms Sharon Dijksma, the State Secretary for the Ministry of Economic Affairs Debate topics: Implementation of Cohesion policy 2014-2020 Smart Specialisation in Holland Urban Agenda Cross-border cooperation Synergies between ESIF Funds and other sources of financing Venue: Ministry of Economic Affairs Bezuidenhoutseweg 73 2594 AC The Hague The Netherlands Phone: + 31 70 379 8911 15:15 – 15:30: Press conference (TBC) 15:30 – 17:45: Bus transfer to Eindhoven Updated: 10/03/2015 3 Venue: High Tech Campus 1 5656 AE Eindhoven The Netherlands Phone: +31 40 230 5500 Thursday 19 March 2015 evening OP 'Op-Zuid': Noord - Brabant 17:45 – 19:45: Meeting with Mr Bert-Jan Woertman, Marketing and Communications Director of High Tech Campus Eindhoven, with Mr Huib van den Heuvel, Director of Holst Centre and Solliance and Mr Ton van Mol, TNO Topics: Visit High Tech Campus Eindhoven: High Tech Campus 1 (Part E), The Strip and Holst Centre and Solliance Turning Technology into Business at High Tech Campus Eindhoven Start-up boot camp HighTechXL, Building the world’s leading High Tech Accelerator, including pitches from start-ups Venue: High Tech Campus 1 5656 AE Eindhoven The Netherlands Phone: +31 40 230 5500 20:00 – 21:30: Working dinner on "The Strip" hosted by Mr Wim van de Donk, King's Commissioner of the province of North Brabant, joined by Ms Imke Carsouw, Brainport Development Director Topics: ERDF Smart specialisation Synergies ESIF Funds and Horizon 2020 Open Innovation Venue: Restaurant The Lounge High Tech Campus 1 The Strip 5656 AE Eindhoven 21:30 – 22:00: Bus transfer to the hotel and check in at hotel The Hotel chosen for the delegation: Holiday Inn Eindhoven Veldmaarschalk Montgomerylaan 1 Eindhoven, 5612 BA The Netherlands Phone: +31 (0)40 235 82 35 e-mail: [email protected] Updated: 10/03/2015 4 Friday 20 March 2015 morning OP 'Op-Zuid': Noord - Brabant 09:00 – 09:15: The delegation meets in the hotel lobby 09:15 – 09:30: Bus transfer to Automotive Campus Helmond Venue: Steenovenweg 1 5708 HN Helmond The Netherlands Phone: +31 (0) 492 56 2500 09:30 – 10:00: Meeting with Mr Benno Hüsken, the Director of Automotive NL and his operational staff and Ms Yvonne van Mierlo, the Member of City Council on Economic affairs. Open for press Topics: Smart specialisation of the region. Venue: Steenovenweg 1 5708 HN Helmond The Netherlands Phone: +31 (0) 492 56 2500 10:00 – 11:00: Tour Automotive Campus together with Mr Daniël de Klein, Projectmanager Automotive Cluster Development and Mr Ton van Lier, Strategic Policy Advisor / Subsidies Coordinator. Open for press Topics: Smart specialisation of the region. Venue: Steenovenweg 1 5708 HN Helmond The Netherlands Phone: +31 (0) 492 56 2500 11:15 – 13:00: Bus transfer to Schiphol Airport End of the official program of the Delegation i Please note that the Committee delegations shall consist solely of full or substitute Members of the Committee, appointed by the Committee, assisted only by political group secretariats, a secretariat from Parliament's services and an interpretation service. Only Members who are officially part of the delegation shall have the right to speak at official meetings. In principle, they shall put forward Parliament's official position on the matter under discussion. If Members outline a personal standpoint or a standpoint of their group, they shall indicate it clearly. On the Chair's authority, the Secretariat can take the floor (when necessary) in procedural issues or pertinent clarifications. Updated: 10/03/2015 5.