Welsh Government’s Horizon 2020 Annual Event - 15th March 2018, Mercure Hotel, Cardiff
Horizon 2020 and FP9: Forging partnerships, driving success.
This year’s event, hosted by the Welsh Government’s Horizon 2020 Unit, will highlight how an outward-facing Wales benefits from engagement with the EU Framework Programmes for Research and Innovation. We will explore how continued commitment to collaborate with Europe and the rest of the World will drive Wales’ competitiveness and growth.
Researchers, businesses and policy-makers alike will have the opportunity to hear presentations from key note speakers such as Mark Drakeford AM, Finance Secretary and the European Commission. The afternoon will provide expert workshops.
09:30 Registration and refreshments
10:00 Welcome and Introduction - Geraint Green, Head of Horizon 2020 Unit
10:15 Mark Drakeford AM - Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government
10:30 Patrick Child - Deputy Director-General, DG Research and Innovation, European Commission
10:45 Welsh Successes – Video
11:00 Tea/Coffee
11:15 Expert Panel
Chair: Professor Halligan, Chief Scientific Adviser for Wales
Panel members:
- Patrick Child, European Commission
- Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
- Alastair Davies, Head of Innovation, Welsh Government
- David Shepherd, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Bangor University
- Santi Dominguez, Chairman and CEO, IMSPEX Diagnostic Ltd
- Gash Bhullar, Managing Director, Control2K Ltd
12:15 Finish with lunch and networking
13:30 Specialist workshops focussing on:
Innovation Funding for SMEs - REGISTER HERE
Networks for Opportunities - European Collaboration in Advanced Manufacturing and the Bioeconomy - REGISTER HERE
Do you have questions about Horizon 2020 Annual Event 2018? Contact The Welsh Government’s Horizon 2020 Unit / Uned Horizon 2020 Llywodraeth Cymru