Eseménynaptár

Timing

Content

Moderator

08.30–09.00

Registration at the main building of the Hungarian Academy of Science

09.00–09.10

Welcome speeches

Tamás Németh

Elected Chair

Hungarian Academy of Sciences , HU

09.10–09.20

Zsolt Feldman

Secretary of State

Ministry of Agriculture , HU

09.20–09.30

Opening presentation

Ádám Szigeti

Deputy Secretary of State

Ministry of Innovation and Technology, HU

09.30–09.50

Keynote on bioeconomy

Science and innovation in a forefront of national and EU policies

Jean-Eric Paquet

Director General (tbc)

DG Research and Innovation, European Commission

Session 1.

Setting the scene for Central and Eastern Europe’s bioeconomies

09.50–09.55

BIOEAST

moving towards the strategic R&I agenda

Barna Kovacs

General Secretary

BIOEAST

Chairperson:

Barna Kovacs

General Secretary

BIOEAST

09.55–10.10

State of play of Central and Eastern Europe’s bioeconomies

Stephan Piotrowski

NovaInstitute, DE

10.10–10.25

Socioeconomic indicators and policy coherence

Robert M’Barek

Team Leader

DG JRC, Sevilla

10.25–10.35

BIOEAST Bioeconomy Capacity Building Survey

Viktória Vásáry

Scientific advisor

Research Institute of Agricultural Economics, HU

10.35–10.50

Strategic thinking: moving towards bioeconomies in CEE

Panel discussion with questions

10.55–11.10

Coffee Break

Session 2.

Looking forward: What science can tell us?

11.10–11.25

Soil fertility and sustainable yields

Gergely Tóth

Head of Department

Univ.of Pannonia, Georgikon HU

Chairperson

11.25–11.40

Education for Bioeconomy development

Eva Cudlínová

Head of the Department

University of South Bohemia, CZ

11.40–11.55

Forest-based sector, a cornerstone of the macro region's bioeconomy

Tomáš Bucha

National Forest Center, SK

11.55–12.10

Fresh water and aquaculture in the context of the macro region's bioeconomy

Péter Lengyel

Head of Unit

Ministry of Agriculture, HU

12.10–12.25

ICT AGRI

precision farming

tbc.

12.25–12.40

Governing sustainability of Bio-based fuels and bioenergy

Biljana Kulisic

Task leader

Energy Institute Hrvoje Pozar, HR

12.40–13.00

Discussion with the speakers

Q and A

13.00–14.00

Lunch

Session3.

Bioeconomy Clusters and Financing

14.00–14.15

The Role of Governance in Driving  Innovation in the Bioeconomy

Catherine Moreddu

Senior Agricultural Policy Analyst

OECD

Chairperson:

14.15–14.40

Leveraging Investment through public-private partnership

Philippe Mengal

Executive Director (tbc)

BioBasedIndusties JointUndertaking

14.40–14.55

Technology readiness and financing

Dimitris Koufos

Associate Director(tbc)

EBRD

14.55–15.10

EU funds for agricultural innovation and rural development

Jose Ruiz-Espi

Bioeconomy Coordinator

DG AGRI

15.10–15.25

Regional aspects of the Bioeconomy

and the

smart specialization strategies

Katja Reppel

Deputy Head of Unit

DG REGIO

15.25–15.40

Irish milk based biorefinery

Bill Morrissey

Project Coordinator

AgriChemWhey

15.40–15.50

Discussion with speakers

Q and A

15.50

Closing

Anikó Juhász

Deputy Secretary of State

Ministry of Agriculture, HU