Content - Innovation Festival 2011

Background and logistics

For the first time, the entire Climate-KIC community met at the Innovation Festival held 29-30 September in Budapest, Hungary, including KIC partners, supporters, students and alumni. The Festival provided a platform for senior representatives from Climate-KIC partners to engage and interact with leading business, academic and policy players in Europe on key climate innovation issues. Partners got an overview of existing Climate-KIC activities and had an opportunity to interpose their thoughts and shape future activities. 

The Climate-KIC Innovation Festival will become a landmark annual event which brings together the diverse interests of all those keen to respond to the challenges of climate change. The 2012 Innovation Festival will be held in Bologna, Italy.

- Venue -

General Assembly (28 September, by invitation): EIT Headquarters, Budapest, Hungary
Innovation Festival (29/30 September): Novotel Budapest Congress, Budapest, Hungary

Find information on logistics (posted 26 September 2011).

Note that the 2011 Festival was only open to Climate-KIC Core and Affiliate Partners, and to entrepreneurs and students involved in Climate-KIC programmes.


- Media information -

Find media release (26 September 2011).

Find media coverage: elperiodico.com (24 September, in Spanish); El Periodico Mediterraneo (25 September, in Spanish); lasprovincias.es (25 September, in Spanish)


- Contact -

For questions related to the programme:

Aled Thomas, Climate-KIC RIC Coordinator
Email aled.thomas@anti-clutterclimate-kic.org
Phone +32(0)2238 1076 

For questions related to logistics/organisation:

Akos Lukacs, Climate-KIC partner RIC Hungary
Email festival@anti-clutterclimate-kic.org
Phone +36 2055 616 22; +36 2852 2097

 

Programme and presentations

 

Find programme (PDF).


- Thursday, 29 September -

09.00-10.10

Welcome to Budapest and the Climate-KIC Innovation Festival 2011

Speaker: Dr. Ildikó Kovács, Head of International Affairs, Hungarian National Innovation Bureau

Welcome and introduction to the challenge of climate change

Speaker: John Schellnhuber, Chair, Climate-KIC Governing Board and Assembly

Climate-KIC Portrait

Speaker: Mary Ritter, CEO, Climate-KIC

EIT and the EU Innovation Agenda

Speaker: Alexander von Gabain, Chair EIT Governing Board

10.10-11.30

Climate-KIC Activities: an overview of 2010/11 and looking to the future

Speaker: Daniel Zimmer, Head of Innovation, Climate-KIC

Speaker: Hero Prins, Head of Entrepreneurship, Climate-KIC

Speaker: Richard Templer, Head of Education, Climate-KIC

11.30-12.00

Coffee Break

12.00-13.00

2010 and 2011 Innovators

An interactive panel session with students from the Education and participants from the Pioners into Practice programme to showcase their experiences with Climate-KIC.

13.00-14.00

Lunch

14.00-15.30

Plenary Discussion Session 1: How can Climate-KIC stimulate the innovations needed to deliver the EU’s climate and energy targets?

Moderator: Henrik Morgen, Director of Operations, Climate-KIC

Speaker: Ronan-Guilhem Mateudi, GDF Suez

Speaker: Andrea Tilche, DG Research and Innovation, European Commission

Speaker: Peter Head, Arup

Speaker: Zsolt Gemesi, Hungarian Government

15.30-16.00

Coffee Break

16.00-17.30

Plenary Discussion Session 2: How can Climate-KIC develop entrepreneurial talent?

Moderator: Mary Ritter, CEO, Climate-KIC

Speaker: Joep Koene, OOST nv (regional investment bank)

Speaker: Lucia Recalde Langarica, Head of EIT Unit, DG Education and Culture, European Commission

Speaker: David Hardman, CEO, Birmingham Science Park – Aston

19.30-21.30

Dinner cruise on Danube river


- Friday, 30 September -

9.00-10.30

Plenary Discussion Session 3: Accelerating Innovation – how can Climate-KIC support the development of climate-related markets?

Moderator: Ian Short, Institute for Sustainability

Speaker: Jonas Stekelenburg, Schipol Airport

Speaker: Tony Hickson, Imperial Innovations

Speaker: Linda Docter, Province of Utrecht

Speaker: Manuel Irun Molina, Fundacion Communidad Valencia Region Europea

10.30-11.00

Coffee Break

11.00-12.30

Climate-KIC Ventures Competition

Up to 12 companies from across Climate-KIC will have the opportunity to make their proposals in front of an expert panel chaired by Daria Tataj, EIT Governing Board and Executive Committee.

12.30-13.30

Lunch

13.30-15.00

Plenary Discussion Session 4: How can Climate-KIC combine global significance with local impact?

Moderator: Aaron Best, Climate-KIC German Co-Location Centre

Speaker: Miroslaw Miller, EIT+, Lower Silesia

Speaker: Rϋdiger Schweer, Hessen Regional Government

Speaker: Martti Mäntylä, EIT ICTLABS

Speaker: Jean-Michel Le Roux, IncubAlliance

15.00-15.15

Announcement of the winner of the Climate-KIC Ventures Competition

15.15-15.30

Conclusions and Closure of the Festival

Speaker: Anders Flodström, Vice Chair of the EIT Governing Board and member of EIT Executive Committee

 

 

 

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