Science Meets Regions

PROGRAMME

SCIENCE MEETS REGIONS

Maximising the Impact of Science for Regions and Cities in Current and Future EU Policies

29 November 2017, 9h30-12h45 Committee of the Regions, room JDE 52, Brussels 1040, Rue Belliard 99-101

9h00-9h30 Registration and welcome coffee

9h30-10h00 Introductory remarks by Markku Markkula, First Vice-President of the European Committee of the Regions and Vladimír Šucha, Director-General of DG JRC, European Commission

10h00-10h20 Keynote: Christophe Clergeau, CoR rapporteur for the opinion on the "Local and Regional Dimension of Horizon 2020 and the New Framework Programme for Research and Innovation" 10h20-10h30 Response: Karina Angelieva, Head of Sector 'Research and Education', Bulgarian Permanent Representation, on the R&I priorities of the 2018 Bulgarian Presidency of the EU

Q&A session with the audience (5-10 min.)

10h40 – 11h40 Opportunities for evidence-based policy-making in regions and cities

Short feedback from the local events organised within the Science meets Regions initiative so far. Findings will be provided by six event organisers (5-7 minutes each, 10h40-11h40) – chaired by Emanuela Bellan, Head of Unit at DG JRC, European Commission

Panellists:  Manuel Pleguezuelo, CoR alternate member, and Juan Monzó Cabrera, Director General of Universities and Research, Region of Murcia (ES)  Heinz Lehmann, CoR member and member of the Saxony Regional Parliament (DE)  Tanya Hristova, CoR member and mayor, and Desislava Koleva, Director of Economic Development and EU Projects, Gabrovo (BG)  Tomáš Michalek, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava (SK)  Maja Bučar, Ministry of education, science and sport and University of Ljubljana (SI))  An account from the 2016 SmR project: Franco Iacop, CoR member and President of the regional council of Friuli Venezia Giulia (IT)

11h40-12h30 Interactive debate on the future of Smart Specialisation Strategies within current EU policies and the next MFF – chaired by Thomas Wobben, Director, European Committee of the Regions

 Mikel Irujo Amézaga, CoR rapporteur on Smart Specialisation Strategies (RIS3), Eva Maydell, Member of the European Parliament, Pirita Lindholm, Director of ERRIN, and Manuel Palazuelos Martínez, S3 Platform leader, JRC of the European Commission

Q&A session with the audience (5-10 min.)

12h35-12h45 Conclusions by Markku Markkula, First Vice-President of the European Committee of the Regions and Vladimír Šucha, Director-General of DG JRC, European Commission

* Interpretation in EN, ES, DE, FR and BG will be provided during the event.