Date/Time
Date - 30/03/2021 - 31/03/2021
All day
On March 30-31st, 2021 the online conference “Horizon Europe: opportunities for Lithuania” will mark the national launch of Horizon Europe (HEU) in Lithuania. The main objective of this national conference is to provide information to the Lithuanian stakeholders on various opportunities under the HEU. For this reason, the first day (30 March, time EEST: 12:00-14:40) will bring together politicians and policy makers from the European Commission, Lithuania and other Members States to debate Horizon Europe as an opportunity to implement ambitious policy agenda. The second day of the conference (31 March) will focus on the HEU content and will highlight the main targets, novelties and the structure of the HEU.
The event is free of charge. Working language of the event is English.
You may watch livestreaming of the 1st day of the event here and the 2nd day here.
Agenda
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DAY 1. Horizon Europe as an Opportunity to Implement Ambitious Policy Agenda
March 30, 2021; Time: 12:00-14:40 EEST (11:00-13:40 CET)
Moderator: Dr Agnė Paliokaitė
12:00 – 12:10 Opening and welcome addresses
Address by the President of the Republic of Lithuania Gitanas Nausėda
Address by Dr Jurgita Šiugždinienė, the Minister of Education, Science and Sport
Address by Ms Aušrinė Armonaitė, the Minister of Economy and Innovation
12:10 – 12:30 Horizon Europe for better future of Europe and the world
Ms Mariya Gabriel, European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth
12:30 – 13:00 Horizon Europe as a tool to deliver on common European goals
Mr Jean-Eric Paquet, Director General, DG Research and Innovation, European Commission
13:00 – 13:30 How Horizon Europe can help strengthen national agenda
- Dr Anu Noorma, Director General Elect, Estonian Research Council
- Prof Mark Ferguson, Director General, Science Foundation Ireland and Chair of the EIC Advisory Board
13:30 – 14:30 How green and digital transitions of Lithuania could be accelerated by using Horizon Europe platform
Panel discussion:
- Prof Artūras Žukauskas, Member of the Parliament, Chair of the Committee on Education and Science
- Mr Gintautas Jakštas, Vice-Minister of Education, Science and Sport
- Mr Darius Kvedaravičius, Vice-Minister of Environment
- Prof Romas Baronas, Chair of the Research Council of Lithuania
- Mr Vidmantas Janulevičius, President of the Lithuanian Confederation of Industrialists
- Mr Ričardas Valančiauskas, Director of the Innovation and Industry Department at the Ministry of Economy and Innovation
Reflection and comments:
- Dr Anu Noorma, Director General Elect, Estonian Research Council
- Mr Andrius Kubilius, Lithuanian Member of European Parliament
14:30-14:40 Closing remarks
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DAY 2. Decoding Horizon Europe: Opportunities for the Applicants
March 31, 2021; Time: 10:00-12:40 EEST (09:00-11:40 CET)
Moderator: Mr Arminas Varanauskas
10:00 – 10:10 Opening and Welcome Addresses
Prof Romas Baronas, Chair of the Research Council of Lithuania
Mr Gintas Kimtys, Deputy director of the Agency for Science, Innovation and Technology
10:10 – 10:30 Widening Participation and Strengthening the European Research Area
Dr Karina Firkavičiūtė, Policy Officer in DG R&I, European Commission
10:30 – 11:00 Pillar 1 – Excellent Science
Mr Massimiliano Esposito, Deputy Head of Unit in DG R&I, European Commission
11:00 – 11:50 Pillar 2 – Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness (Missions, Partnerships, Clusters)
Mr Massimiliano Esposito, Deputy Head of Unit in DG R&I, European Commission
11:50 – 12:20 Pillar 3 – Innovative Europe
Mr Vygandas Jankūnas, Policy Officer in DG R&I, European Commission
12:20 – 12:30 National support for the applicants
12:30 – 12:40 Conclusions and closing remarks
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14:00 – 15:00 Meetings with NCPs in the thematic rooms: Informal discussions on different Horizon Europe parts, advice and Q&A sessions with relevant NCPs
The working language of the meetings will be Lithuanian.
The links to the virtual meetings will be sent to the registered participants.
Organizers: Ministry of Education, Science and Sport; Research Council of Lithuania (LINO LT project)
Partners: Agency for Science, Innovation and Technology (MITA)
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