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7th-10th March 2016

Technical Mission

Version of agenda: 04/02/2016

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ELAN Network: European and Latin American Technology Based Business Network

Space for collaboration, co-

generataion and development of technology based business

opportunites between Europe and Latin America

The ELAN Network is a space for collaboration, co-generation and development of technology based business opportunities between Europe and Latin America. It brings together key European and Latin American research and innovation actors (R&I), who promote technology based transformation processes and economic growth, in order to:

• Promote the generation of technology based business opportunities between European and Latin American SMEs, enhancing R&D results with a business model that responds to market demands.

• Promote the exchange of knowledge, technology transfer and co-creation processes to foster the competitiveness of SMEs and an equitable and sustainable socio-economic development.

• Accompany innovative SMEs in their efforts to transfer technology to new geographical markets.

The ELAN Network is focused on thefollowing sectors:

• Renewable Energies

• Biotechnology & Bioeconomy

• Environmental Technologies

• Health

• Information and CommunicationTechnologies (ICT)

• Nanotechnologies

• New Materials

Technical Brussels Missionfor for European and Latin American Innovation Ecosystems

This Technical Mission is a unique occasion to gather institutions from the European and Latin American Innovation Ecosystems in the framework of the ""Clusters Go International" Launch Event. The four day mission will look to promote networking, sharing experiences and ultimately generate concrete partnerships, establishing the basis for the next two years actions in co-generation and opportunity development of technology-based business opportunities (TBBO).

Goals

• Generate specific collaborations between public administrations in EU and LAC in order to define and deploy policies and programmes for technology and innovation and their transfer to the market.

• Create (or lay the foundations to create) programmes to support the creation and development of business opportunities between SMEs based on technology EU and LAC, e.g. bilateral programmes, cooperation programmes and exchange programmes.

• Identify, orient and coordinate existing programmes

• Disseminate and share the actions of the different actors attending, facilitate networking and exchange experiences in this topic.

• Generate Multiplying Strategic Alliances (many to many)

Attendees from LAC & EU

• EU and LAC public administrations who define and deploy technology and innovation policies and programmes, as well as their transfer to the market.

• EU Parliament members

• Main actors in the RIS3 strategies of EU and LAC regions

• Enterprise support organizations (chambers, clusters, associations)

• Technology Centres and leading entities which can lead technology-based businesses

Day 1: Monday 7 March

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT SESSION

10:00 – 10:30 Welcome | Member of European Parliament & Delegate to the EU-Latin America Parliamentary Assembly Mr. Van Nistelrooij

10:30 – 11:00 Welcome | Jolita Butkeviciene, Director, Latin America and Caribbean , Directorate General for Development and International Cooperation, European Commission

Generating tech-based business opportunities

11:00 – 11:45 • Elena Schaeidt, Corporate Development Director, Tecnalia Research & Innovation, Spain• Emile Elewaut, Director of International Relations, Netherlands Organisation for Applied

Scientific Research TNO, The Netherlands• TBC, EU Regional Government• Filippo Pasquet, Enterprise Europe Network Programme Manager - Policy Officer, DG GROW -

European Enterprise Network (EEN)

Generating EU – LAC Collaboration for tech-based business opportunities

11:45 – 12:30 • Luis Ernesto González Rojas, Multilateral and Regional International Cooperation Project Manager, PROMÉXICO, Mexico

• Rômulo Oliveira, Associação Nacional de Entidades Promotoras de EmpreendimentosInovadores (Anprotec), Brazil

• Marco Llinás, Vicepresident of Private Council for Competitiveness (CPC), Colombia • Speaker TBC, European Commission, DG DEVCO

Please note all speakers for this session are to be confirmed.

Lunch Break

WELCOMES & INTRODUCTIONS

14:30 – 15:00 Welcome by ELAN Network & Objective of Project & the Week | Elena Schaeidt, ELAN Network Project Coordinator, TECNALIA

Coffee Break

15:30 – 16:15 Brussels & the EU through the eyes of a Regional Office | Mar Martin, Cantabria EU Office This short presentation will provide participants will an overview of the EU funding opportunities specifically in research and innovation and what activities regional representation offices carry out in Brussels and how they link with stakeholders inside and outside their region.

16:15 – 17:00 Brussels & the EU through the eyes of Business | Eurochambres

17:00 – 19:00 Networking Reception | Social Activity

Technical Brussels Mission

Day 2: Tuesday 8 March

09:30 – 09:45 Welcome and presentation of objectives of the event and dynamics of the sessions | Richard Tuffs, Director, ERRIN

09:45 – 10:45 Open Innovation | Bror Salmelin, DG Connect European Commission Bror Salmelin is an expert on Open Innovation and plays a leading role in the “The Open Innovation Strategy and Policy Group”. See https://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/open-innovation-strategy-and-policy-group for more information on open innovation.

Coffee Break

11:00 – 12:00 Module 1 IPR Helpdesk | Eurochambres

12:00 – 13:00 Module 1 IPR Helpdesk | Eurochambres

Lunch

14:00 – 15:00 Smart specialisation in Europe | Marek Przeor DG RegioMarek Przeor will present a brief overview of smart specialisation strategy and provide an update on the current state of play in Europe and current state of play. Delegates are strongly recommended to familiarise themselves with the Smart Specialisation Platform. See http://s3platform.jrc.ec.europa.eu/home and this short guide http://s3platform.jrc.ec.europa.eu/documents/20182/84453/Fact_Sheet_smart_specialisation_en.pdf/764451db-52d7-46c3-91fe-4dd651ef7590

15:00 – 16:00 Smart specialisation and cross-border collaboration in Latin America – Europe | José Maria Cruz AEBRJosé Maria Cruz will discuss how AEBR is supporting cross-border collaboration and smart specialisation strategies in Latin America. See http://www.aebr.eu/en/index.php and http://www.aebr.eu/en/activities/projects_programmes_detail.php?project_id=9

16:00 – 17:15 Smart Specialisation Roundtables | European & Latin American sharing of good practices

17:15 – 17:30 Wrap Up

Technical Brussels Mission

Day 3: Wednesday 09 March

09:00 – 09:10 Welcome and presentation of objectives of the event and dynamics of the sessions | Richard Tuffs, Director, ERRIN

EUROPEAN COMMISSION INSTRUMENTS

09:10 – 09:40 DG GROWInternational Financial Instruments from the EU | Philippe De Taxis du Poet, DG GROW, EuropeanCommission

09:40 – 10:40 DG RTDHorizon 2020 Overview | TBD - DG RTD, European CommissionEuropean Research and Latin America | Mina Stereva DG RTD European Commission

10:30 – 11:15 DG DEVCO

EC Future LA Funding & Cooperation Agenda | DG DEVCOPartnership Instrument | DG DEVCO

Coffee Break

STAKEHOLDER PANEL

11:30 – 13:00 EEN | Gunnar Matthiesen, EASMEALCUE-NET | TBCCluster Collaboration Initiative (DG GROW) | José Freitas, DG GROWTechnopolis | TBCCommittee of the Regions | TBC

Lunch

WORKSHOPS

14:00 - 16:00 1: Collaborating with key stakeholders: Objective: Identify specific collaboration opportunities with stakeholdersModerator: Richard Tuffs, Director, ERRIN

2: Sustainability of the ELAN NetworkObjective: Identify the key elements to be considered and ideas to incorporate in the sustainability planModerator: TECNALIA

3: Supporting EU-LAC TBBOs: Objective: How to orient and coordinate existing programmes and establish the basis for creating new ones?Moderator: EBN (tbc)

16:00 – 17:00 Wrap-Up - what we learned and next steps | All

20:00 – 22:00 Evening Meal - L'Atelier

Technical Brussels Mission

Day 4: Thursday 10 March

UNIVERSITIES – THE FORGOTTEN BUSINESS PARTNER?

09:30 – 10:30 University and business collaboration in Europe | Peter Baur DG Education and CulturePeter Baur will outline European Commission activities stimulating university-business collaboration such Knowledge Alliances and the University-Business Forum. See http://ec.europa.eu/education/opportunities/higher-education/business_en.htm and http://ubforum2015.teamwork.fr/en/programme

Coffee Break

11:00 – 12:30 University Roundtable - Research, Business & Latin AmericaPanel & Moderator TBC

13:15 - 13:45 Technical Mission Wrap-Up & Closing

Networking Lunch Break

Technical Brussels Mission

General informationBrussels http://www.brussels.info/facts/

http://visitbrussels.be/bitc/front/home/display/lg/en/section/visiteur.do

Airport and travel

to Brussels http://www.brusselsairport.be/en/ (taxi from airport to centre approx 40 euros). For MotelOne the train from airport to Central Station (Brussels) is an option http://www.sncb.online.fr/horaires/IRoaB.html and for the Thon Hotel – the bus number 12 – airport to European Quarter get off at Schuman stop see http://www.stib-mivb.be/irj/go/km/docs/horaires/12/Horaires/20151102/EN_HL_12_20151102_Col.pdf

Transport in

Brusselshttp://www.stib-mivb.be/netplan-plan-reseau.html?l=en

Your embassy in

Brussels http://diplomatie.belgium.be/en/services/embassies_and_consulates/foreign_embassies_and_consulates_in_Belgium/

Hotels in Brussels http://www.tripadvisor.com/SmartDeals-g188644-Brussels-Hotel-Deals.html

Health risks The Health risk is low http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/destinations/traveler/none/belgium

Time differences Santiago/ Buenos Aires – 4 hours and Rio de Janeiro – 3 hours from Brussels time (CET)

Visa Visa Letters will be provided on request

Technical Brussels Mission

• Contact:

• Registration : www.elannetwork.org/content/2015-technical-brussels-mission

E-mail: technicalmission@elannetwork.org

• Recommended hotels:HOTEL BrusselsAvenue Louise 315, B-1050 Brussels+32 (0)264 02 415Room Rate: €90 per nightContact ERRIN for Room Reservations before 15/02/2015 info@errin.eu

This project is funded by the European Union

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