Speakers

Anna Gumbau, Moderator

Maja Susek, Senior Technology Transfer Expert at the University of Maribor

Thibaud Vanrooden, International Affairs Executive at Pôle MecaTech

Ingolf Römer, Managing Director of InfAI Infinity GmbHa

Sebastian Wenz, Policy Advisor at the Saxon State Ministry for Regional Development

David Vidal, Digital Transformation Accelerator (DTA)

Heidi Cigan, Senior Policy Officer at DG CNECT

Anca Sandu, Managing partner of UnitH2B

Kristina Šermukšnytė-Alešiūnienė, Director of Agrifood Lithuania

Barbora Kuzmanaite, Research Manager at PPMI

Rūta Gabalina, Senior Researcher at PPMI

Malgorzata Nikowska, Head of Unit, Digital Transformation of Industrial Ecosystem

Mariella Masselink, Head of Unit, Industrial Forum, Alliances, Clusters

Tereza Samanova, CEO of CzechInno Association

Amrita Singh, Chamber of Commerce of Luxembourg

Antonio Novo, European Cluster Alliance

Eoghan O'Neill, Start-Up Europe

Katarzyna Prusak – Górniak, Permanent representation of Poland to the EU

Anna Marie Sassen, Head of Unit of the Programme Managers Office, European Innovation Council and SME Executive Agency, European Commission

Gaspard Demur, Deputy HoU CNECT A4

Programme

09:00-09:15
Welcome address
Anna Gumbau, Moderator

09:15-10:15
European Digital Innovation Hubs: Forging European collaboration
The representatives of 3 EDIHs will present their European collaboration activities with other EDIHs and their solutions for SMEs.

10:15-10:30
Digital transformation accelerator driving the EDIH network
David Vidal, Project Manager, Digital Transformation Accelerator (DTA)

10:30-11:00
Coffee Break

11:00-12:30
WG 2: Supporting the low digitalised SMEs (Study on Smart Industrial Remoting)
Presenting the main findings of the Smart Industrial Remoting Study and share results of the digitalisation experiments.

12:30-14:00
Lunch Break

14:00-15:30
WG 4: Networking the networks
Bringing together European Digital Innovation Hubs with EEN, Clusters, Startup Europe and Cybersecurity Competence Centres to develop a seamless process to support European SMEs and Public Sector Organisations in their digitalisation pathway.

15:30-16:30
Closing remarks