EIT Community Hub Spain kick-off

The official EIT Community Hub Spain kick-off event will take place on 27 March at the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities. Co-organised by CDTI, the event will also be available to follow online.

As an initiative of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), the EIT Community Hub Spain is designed to connect companies, startups, universities, research centres and institutions with the most innovative resources, experience and funding opportunities offered by the EIT Community in the country.

Key representatives from the field of innovation at both European and Spanish level, including representatives of the Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs) of EIT in Spain and some of its partners, will attend the event.

This EIT Community Hub Spain kick-off will be an excellent opportunity to learn more about the possibilities offered by this platform to boost innovation and collaboration throughout Spain, with a particular emphasis on the Canary Islands.

Agenda

9:30-09:40
Welcome Remarks
José Moisés Martín Carretero, Director General, CDTI

09:40-09:50
Keynote speech
Martin Kern, Director, European Institute of Technology and Innovation (EIT)

09:50-10:00
The forthcoming FP10
Teresa Riesgo, SG of Innovation, Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities

10:00-10:20
Tackling the innovation gap in the EU: Partnerships for Regional Innovation (PRI) and EIT
Regional Innovation Scheme (EIT RIS)
Karel Haegeman, Team Leader SHIFT – Transforming Territories at European
Commission’s Joint Research Centre, Seville.
Anna Taraczkozi, Innovation Project Officer, EIT

10:20-10:30
Presentation of EIT Community Hub Spain
Laura Ovies, EIT Community Officer (ECO), EIT Community Hub Spain

10:30-11:15
Panel. 15 years of EIT in Spain: KICs highlights and the way ahead
Moderator: Manuel Irún Molina, Head of Public and Community Affairs section, EIT
Panellists:

• Begoña Pérez Villarreal, Director, EIT Food South
• Antoni Pijoan, Managing Director EIT Manufacturing West
• Izabel Alfany, Managing Director, EIT Health Spain
• Elena Contioso-Fleming, Regional Director, EIT Digital South
• Áurea Rodríguez, Director EIT Culture & Creativity South West
• Martí Massot, Interim Head of Innovation Hub South, EIT Urban Mobility

11:15- 11:45
Coffee Break

11:45- 12:30
EIT Community Spain’s Success Stories: Innovation Driving Impact.
Moderator: Guillermo Álvarez, Head of Department Societal Challenges, CDTI and EIT´s National Contact Point in Spain.
Panellists:

• Representative from Atalaya Mining (TBC)
• Representative from the Polytechnical University of Madrid (TBC)
• Representative from Zeleros (TBC)
• Representative from Medtronic (TBC)
• Representative from Las Rozas Innova (TBC)
• Representative from the Automotive Technology Centre of Galicia (CTAG) (TBC)

12:30-13:00
Promoting sustainable and inclusive growth: the case of Canary Islands.
Moderator: Lluis Puerto, Head of RIS and EIT Community Cross-KIC and Special Projects,
EIT Urban Mobility.

• Manuel Luque, Rethink Medical
• Federico Muñoz, Meep
• Ariadna Ortega, La Palma Research Centre
• David Rene, Magtech

13:00-13:10
Final remarks (on-line)
Lina Gálvez, Member of the European Parliament. Committee on Industry, Research and
Energy (ITRE) and Member of the Panel for the Future of Science and Technology
(STOA).

13:10-14:00
Networking lunch