Matchmaking event „Restore our waters – Baltic Sea Region perspective“ in Brussels (on-site) on April 17-18th

We are pleased to invite you to the matchmaking event „Restore our waters – Baltic Sea Region perspective“ in Brussels (on-site) on April 17-18th as a follow up event to our two successful webinars within EU Mission for Ocean and waters last year. The recordings to our previous events are here.

The event is organized by Lithuanian RDI Liaison Office (LINO), Latvian office for Innovation & Technology in Brussels (LAT.TECH), ETAG – Estonian Research Council Brussels Office and Brussels office of the Polish National Centre for Research and Development (NCBR),  in cooperation with countries National Contacts Points (NCPs).

Please find the list of the pre-selected calls and register for the event here. Registration to the event is open until April 5th.

During two-day event, you will have the opportunity:

🔹 to dive deep into the calls,

🔸 to get additional tips on how to successfully prepare the project proposal,

🔹to learn about existing and crucial initiatives for the region

🔸 to meet other experts and to build a successful consortium!

You will have a 3 minute pitch of your interests, you will network among 30+ participants interested in joint projects and you will have 1:1 meetings.

Full agenda can be found here:

Agenda
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Day 1: April 17, 2023
Venue: National Centre for Research and Development, Rue Belliard 40, 1040 Brussels, 5th Floor

12:00 – 13:30 Welcome and light lunch13:30 – 15:00 Official Opening and Info Session
Overview of EU Mission for Ocean and Seas. Presentation of the selected calls. Claudia Pecoraro, Healthy Ocean and Seas Unit, DG Research and Innovation, European Commission
How to write a good proposal. Trick and tips. Carmen Kivistik, National Contact Point for Horizon Europe, Estonia
Synergies with the Baltic Sea Region Interreg Programme, Elena Kolosova, Interreg Baltic Sea Region, Managing Authority/Joint Secretariat
Q&A Session15:00 – 15:30 Coffee Break
15:30 – 18:00 Work Session 1 (pitches by participants)
19:00 – 21:00 Networking dinner, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Museum of Natural Sciences, Vautier Street 29, 1000 Brussels

Day 2: April 18, 2023
Venue: National Centre for Research and Development, Rue Belliard 40, 1040 Brussels, 5th Floor
09:00 – 09:15 Welcome and recap
09:15 – 10:15 Joint actions for ocean and waters:

  1. Water Europe, Andrea Rubini, Director of Operations
  2. European Ocean Research and Education Alliance (EOREA), Massimo Busuoli, Director, Norwegian University of Science and Technology Brussels Office
  3. Water4All and Sustainable Blue Economy Partnerships, Maciej Zdanowicz, Expert, National Centre for Research and Development
  4. Solutions, skills and talent development for Ocean and Waters, Peter de Jong, EU Representative, Wetsus & WaterCampus Leeuwarden

10:15 – 10:30 Coffee Break
10:30 – 12:30 Work session 2 (project idea presentations & consortium building in)
12:30 – 12:45 Closing remarks
12:45 – 14:00 Networking lunch

Hope to see you in Brussels!

If you have any questions about this event, you’re welcome to contact Julija Baniukevic, julija.baniukevic@lmt.lt 

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