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About the event

  Concept, target audience
and goals of the conference

  • Inform the beneficiaries of EEA and Norway Grants projects about the possibilities in Missions and Horizon calls, so that they can prepare for and successfully join Mission-projects.
  • Make the people working with Missions at the EU Commission (DG RTD), Mission Boards, TRAMI-network participants in other MS aware of the EEA and Norway Grants projects that are relevant for the mission.
  • Share experience with preparing for and implementing Missions between Poland and Norway in the main part of the conference. Make the experience and lessons learned in other countries accessible by organizing the TRAMI MLE back to back.

  Relevant groups/projects:

  • EEA and Norway Grants research projects from Poland
  • EEA and Norway Grants research projects from the other beneficiary countries (Romania, Czech Republic, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Portugal)
  • EEA and Norway Grants projects from other programs in Poland
  • Horizon EU projects with PL and/or NO participants – connected to Missions Cities and Climate
  • Representatives of the Polish cities involved in Missions Lighthouses

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Thank you for your interest!

Agenda

Day 1 (Tuesday, 21 November 2023)
10:00 - 11:00
Registration of participants (welcome coffee)
11:00 - 11:15
Welcome speeches
Jacek Orzeł
Director of the National Centre for Research and Development
Benedicte Løseth
Executive Director, Division for Internationalisation and the Research System, Research Council of Norway
Ragna Fidjestøl
Managing Director of the Financial Mechanism Office in Brussels
11:15 - 12:45
Missions in CEE-region [PLENARY SESSION]
We invite high level representatives of the Missions to share with us and their visions and plans. We also explore how Missions appear when seen from Warsaw: How do these visions and plans fit into the regional context? What are the Horizon Europe Missions, incl. state of play and plans.
Mission Climate, by EU Commission
Philippe Tulkens
Deputy Manager of the EU Mission on Adaptation to Climate Change
Mission Cities, by EU Commission
Aleksandra Olejnik
Policy Officer, DG Research & Innovation Clean Planet C2 - Future Urban & Mobility Systems
Mission implementation in Poland, state of play and plans
Robert Napora
Department of Innovation and Development, Ministry of Education and Science

Panel discussion: Are Missions important for Poland/the region? Why and how? Are there special challenges and opportunities?
Maria Śmietanka  [MODERATOR]
National Centre for Research and Development
Barbara Widera
Member of the Climate Mission Board, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology
Philippe Tulkens
EU Commission
Aleksandra Olejnik
EU Commission
Magdalena Młochowska
Acting Director Coordinator for green Warsaw, Association of Polish Cities
12:45 - 13:00
Coffee break
13:00 - 13:30
From theory to practice
Showcasing Mission approach through project examples
Annemi Wyckmans
NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Maria Karpilowska
FundingBox, project CLIMAAX
13:30 - 13:45
Potential for contribution towards the missions from EEA and Norway Grants
Short overview of project types and stats – invitation to explore the posters
Ásdís Jónsdóttir
Financial Mechanism Office
Aleksandra Witczak Haugstad
Research Council of Norway
13:45 - 14:45
Networking lunch and visiting posters of the projects
14:45 - 15:30
Getting ready to leave the lab
(inspirational presentations followed by a short panel discussion)
Maciej Jędrzejek [MODERATOR]
National Centre for Research and Development
How/why to engage citizens/NGOs
Anna Nicińska
Project CoMobility
(Co-designing Inclusive Mobility)
Local governments' perspective
Ruben Fernandes
The Aguas do Porto project
(Plan for valorization and rehabilitation of streams and rivers in Porto)
Bilateral experiences from involving industry
Jarosław Milewski
Project MOLCAR
(Modular system based on Molten Carbonate Fuel Cells with tailored composite membranes designed for specific flue gas compositions oriented into CCS integration with an industrial power plant)
15:30 - 16:15
Raise your hand
(elevator pitch session)
EEA and Norway Grants project representatives are invited to propose their group's expertise for a mission project.
Ingunn Borlaug Lid [MODERATOR]
Research Council of Norway
Tor Ivar Eikaas [MODERATOR]
Research Council of Norway
16:15 - 16:45
Coffee break
16:45 - 18:00
Networking in thematic groups
National Contact Points - moderation
18:00
Dinner
whole day
Side event: Poster session
Day 2 (Wednesday, 22 November 2023)
09:00 - 09:05
Mutual Learning Event – TRAMI (Part I)
[Plenary session]
National Contact Points for Horizon Europe Programme along with the TRAMI project (www.trami5missions.eu) and NCBR Office in Brussels would like to invite all conference participants to the Mutal Learning Event (MLE) concerning the implementation of European Missions. During the MLE participants will have the opportunity to learn and discuss implementation models of different states and regions participating in the EU Missions.

Welcome
Rafał Duczmal
National Centre for Research and Development
09:05 - 09:20
TRAMI and Mutual Learning Event - introduction
Karolina Dutkiewicz-Garcia
National Centre for Research and Development Brussels Office
Grainne Ryan
EU R&I Liaison Office in Brussels, Enterprise Ireland
09:20 - 10:30
Implementation of the EU Missions methods and goals on national, regional and local level – best practices
Wolfgang Polt
Joanneum Research, Austria
Tor Ivar Eikaas
Research Council of Norway
Irene Palomino
Scientific and Technological Park of Extremadura (FUNDECYT-PCTEX) in Brussels, Spain
Bogdan Chelariu
North-East Romania Regional Development Agency Brussels Office, Romania
Q&A and introduction to the MLE
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee break
11:00 - 12:00
Mutual Learning Event – TRAMI (Part II)
[Workshop]

EU Missions Implementation – challenges and opportunities
In the second part of the session, you will be invited to get involved in an interactive workshop (MLE) designed for the exploration of opportunities and obstacles in the implementation of missions in the EU with the focus on Poland.
12:00 - 12:15
Wrap up and final conclusions
12:15 - 12:30
Coffee break
12:30 - 13:00
Open/upcoming calls and initiatives in Horizon Europe
Magdalena Głogowska
National Centre for Research and Development
Open/upcoming international calls at the NCBR
Hanna Sroczyńska
National Centre for Research and Development
13:00 - 13:15
Closing Ceremony
Rune Vistad
Director, Department for International Cooperation at the Research Council of Norway
13:15
Networking Lunch
whole day
Side event: Poster session

Speakers

Ingunn Borlaug Lid
Research Council of Norway
Bogdan Chelariu
North-East Romania Regional Development Agency Brussels Office, Romania
Rafał Duczmal
National Centre for Research and Development
Karolina Dutkiewicz-Garcia
National Centre for Research and Development Brussels Office
Ruben Fernandes
The Aguas do Porto project
Ragna Fidjestøl
Managing Director of the Financial Mechanism Office in Brussels
Magdalena Głogowska
National Centre for Research and Development
Tor Ivar Eikaas
Research Council of Norway
Ásdís Jónsdóttir
Financial Mechanism Office
Maciej Jędrzejek
National Centre for Research and Development
Maria Karpilowska
FundingBox, Project CLIMAAX
Benedicte Løseth
Executive Director, Division for Internationalisation and the Research System, Research Council of Norway
Jarosław Milewski
Project MOLCAR
Magdalena Młochowska
Acting Director Coordinator for green Warsaw, Association of Polish Cities
Robert Napora
Department of Innovation and Development, Ministry of Education and Science
Anna Nicińska
Project CoMobility
Aleksandra Olejnik
Policy Officer, DG Research & Innovation Clean Planet C2 - Future Urban & Mobility Systems
Jacek Orzeł
Director of the National Centre for Research and Development
Irene Palomino
Scientific and Technological Park of Extremadura (FUNDECYT-PCTEX) in Brussels, Spain
Wolfgang Polt
Joanneum Research, Austria
Grainne Ryan
EU R&I Liaison Office in Brussels, Enterprise Ireland
Hanna Sroczyńska
National Centre for Research and Development
Philippe Tulkens
Deputy Manager of the EU Mission on Adaptation to Climate Change
Rune Vistad
Director, Department for International Cooperation at the Research Council of Norway
Barbara Widera
Member of the Climate Mission Board, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology
Aleksandra Witczak Haugstad
Research Council of Norway
Annemie Wyckmans
Department of Architecture and Planning, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Maria Śmietanka
National Centre for Research and Development



Contact

Venue

Hotel Marriott Warszawa
al. Jerozolimskie 65/79
00-697 Warszawa


Contact details

Contact for substantive matters:
norwaygrants@ncbr.gov.pl

Contact for logistical matters:
michal.trebocha@kdkevents.pl