ADRA, alongside the European Commission and Ideal-ist the network of National Contact Points for ICT research, cordially invite you to participate to an information day and brokerage event featuring pre-arranged Face2Face meetings.
This event aims to inform potential applicants about the upcoming funding opportunities of the amended 2024 Horizon Europe Cluster 4 'Digital, Industry and Space' Work Programme (coming soon), the recently opened Digital Europe programme and the EIC accelerator. These events give the participants the opportunity to network with others in order to identify possible collaborations and business cases, to facilitate the setup of Horizon Europe and DEP project consortia and for companies to learn about the accelerator.
When and where?
April 17 2024, Breydel Building, European Commission, Brussels.
Why Participate?
- Stay informed with the latest updates from the European Commission.
- Build robust partnerships to engage in Digital initiatives across Horizon Europe and Digital Europe.
- Streamline the formation of project consortia for Horizon Europe and Digital Europe calls.
- Engage in discussions and cultivate new project ideas on Digital at an international level.
- Expand your network and initiate collaborations across borders.
- Showcase your research results, technologies, and expertise.
Who Can Participate?
Representatives from companies, universities, and research institutes worldwide operating in the Digital sector, keen on sharing innovative project ideas and seeking collaboration partners.
Main topics
The call topics indicated in the brokerage system refer to the currently published version of the Horizon Europe and Digital Europe Work Programmes
Horizon Europe Cluster 4
- Work Programm 2023-24 (please note: update coming soon)
- Destination 3: World Leading Data & Computing Technologies
- Destination 6: A Human-centered and Ethical Development of the Digital & Industrial Technologies
Digital Europe Work Programme
- Work programme 2023-24 - Main (AI, data)
European Innovation Council Work Programme
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Due to extenuating circumstances outside of Adra’s control, we are still uncertain as to what degree of detail we will be able to present on the new Horizon Europe calls under Work Programm 2023-24. We are working hard to guarantee a full info session based on a published workprogramme, however, we will not have full confirmation until the end of the month. We will keep you updated on developments as we receive them, but please keep this in mind when considering your participation.
Details and registration
More details on the programme, speakers and registration can be found in the official ADR - partnership information day and brokerage event website.
Agenda
The full event agenda can be seen below;
| Time | Presentation | Speaker |
| 09:00 - 09:30 | Registration and networking | |
| 09:30 - 09:50 |
Welcome and introductions |
Philip Piatkiewicz, Secretary-General, Adra Cécile Huet, Head of Unit Robotics & AI Innovation and Excellence at European Commission |
| 09:50 - 10:10 |
Ideal-Ist brokerage platform and other NCP services, as well as the DEP NCP network |
Edina Nemeth, National Contact Point (NCP) & Ideal-Ist
Marion Perrin, NCP Digital, Industry, Space & Digital Europe Programme NCP |
| 10:10 - 11:30 |
Digital Europe Programme DEP-ALT Edic: 20 minutes DEP-Foundation model: 30 minutes Pitches follow the session Opportunity for in-person networking in the open area of the building. |
Philippe Gellin, Head of Sector Multilingualism
Miguel Angel Rubio, Policy Officer, Robotics and AI Innovation and Excellence at European Commission |
| 11.30 – 11.45 |
Coffee break |
|
| 11.45 – 12.30 |
EIC Accelerator: Human Centric Generative AI made in Europe |
Miguel Angel Rubio, Policy Officer, European Commission |
| 12.30 - 14.00 |
Lunch and networking |
|
| 14.00 – 15.00 |
Innovation in the European ADR ecosystem: Q&A with participants |
Cécile Huet, European Commission (AI Innovation package)
Ilkka Lakaniemi, Alto University (Online) (AI-on-demand platform) Kristina Karanikolova, TNO (Online) (AI Ecosystem mapping) |
| 15.00 - 16.00 |
Horizon Europe |
Miguel Angel Rubio, Policy Officer, European Commission Cécile Huet, Head of unit, European Commission Tuan Trinh, Director Region East, EIT Digital Panos Ilias, Senior R&D Engineer, Ilvo Mike Matton, Innovation Project and partnership coordinator, VRTDr Florian Pappenberger (Online), ECMWF (Mod) Philip Piatkiewicz, Adra |
| 16.00 – 16.15 |
Coffee break |
|
| 16.15 – 17.20 |
HE call pitching sessions |
Participants pitch their expertise – network (on and off line). |
| 17.20 – 17.30 |
Closing session |
Philip Piatkiewicz, Adra |
