28/10/2021

Webinar: Horizon Europe and European Defence Fund: differences and similarities

Date/Time
Date - 28/10/2021
10:00 - 13:30


 

The objective of this online event is to give participants an overview on EU research and innovation policy developments and funding instruments in the field of defence and security as well as to build a platform for the participants to share their project ideas and find partners for future consortia.

During the webinar, you will also have the opportunity to learn about Estonia’s, Lithuania’s and Latvia’s players in defence and security areas and their stories that will illustrate different opportunities presented by EU programmes.

Organizers and partners:

Lithuanian RDI Liaison Office in Brussels – LINO, Estonian Liaison Office for EU RTD – ELO, Lithuanian Agency for Science, Innovation and Technology – MITA, Defence Materiel Agency under the Ministry of National Defence Republic of Lithuania, Estonian Ministry of Defence, Latvian Ministry of Defence and State Education Development Agency and other partners.

 

AGENDA

10:00-13:30 (Brussels time)

Part 1. Defence and security research in EU policy agenda

Moderator: Simon Pickard, Network Director at Science|Business

10:00 – 10:15 Welcome remarks

Mr. Simonas Šatūnas, Ambassador-at-Large, Permanent Representation of Lithuania to the European Union

Dr Brigita Serafinavičiūtė, Head of LINO Office

Dr Ülle Napa, Head of the Estonian Liaison Office for EU RTD

10:15 – 10:35 Security research aspects in Horizon Europe programme (including Q&A)

Mr. Giannis Skiadaresis, DG Migration and Home Affairs (DG HOME)

10:35 – 11:00 European Defence Fund: defence research and development (including Q&A)

Ms. Getter Oper, European Commission, DG Defence Industry and Space (DG DEFIS)

11:00 – 11:10 Research and Innovation in Security: the view of the European Security Industrial and Research Community (including Q&A)

Juliette Vieillevigne, European Organisation for Security

11:10 – 11:40 Inspiring projects from the previous funding period from Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia:

Lithuanian example: Dr Tomas Žalandauskas, CEO, Baltic Institute of Advanced Technology (BPTI)

Estonian example: Tanel Ojalill, Innovation and Research Cooperation Team Lead, Guardtime

Latvian example: Armands Meirāns, Innovation Lead, Latvijas Mobilais Telefons SIA

11:40-12:00 Coffee and snack break

 

Part 2. The brokerage on cluster 3 calls and EDF open research calls

Moderators:

Dr Ülle Napa, Head of the Estonian Liaison Office for EU RTD

Dr Brigita Serafinavičiūtė, Head of LINO Office

12:00 – 12:15 Short introduction of Horizon Europe cluster 3 calls and European defence fund calls

Maarja Soonberg, NCP, Estonian Research Council

Deividas Petrulevičius, NCP, Lithuanian Agency for Science, Innovation and Technology (MITA)

12:15 – 12:45 Brokerage part I

12:45 – 13:00 Comfort break

13:00 – 13:30 Brokerage part II

13:30 – 13.35 Closing remarks

 

The brokerage event will be dedicated to the pitch presentations on the following Horizon Europe cluster 3 calls from 2021 WP and European Defence Fund call on disruptive technologies for defence:

 

You can register as an attendee (listen to the webinar) or as a pitch presenter (to make a 2-minute pitch on your ideas and capabilities; 1 pitch presentation per institution).

The deadline for registration as an attendee is October 26. Link to the registration form.  The link to the event will be sent to the registered participants by October 27th, 2021.

If you would like to make a pitch presentation, please contact organizers directly before October 26.

Contact for pitch presentations: Tadas Tumėnas (tadas.tumenas @ lmt.lt)

 

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