The Research Council of Norway, in cooperation with the Financial Mechanism Office, invites to an event which will put the spotlight on how EEA and Norway Grants can support the participation of Widening countries in European Missions. This event will summarize 4 regional conferences held in 2023 in Bucharest, Porto, Prague and Warsaw, establish relevant next steps, and prepare for the future. This time we aim to bring the results and insights from the EEA and Norway Grants to Brussels.
- The programme on Monday afternoon will focus on showcasing the results of the EEA and Norway Grants which are relevant for the five EU Missions, sharing information and experiences, and establishing a dialogue with Brussel based stakeholders. Here we welcome anyone interested in learning about the EEA and Norway Grants and the efforts already made to connect to the EU Missions. This part of the event will be streamed online.
- For Tuesday we are preparing a half-day workshop with fewer participants and on-site only, to explore and map the points where EEA and Norway Grants can connect and contribute to the five EU Missions. The aim of the workshop will be to formulate concrete follow-points and advice for the future.
To attend in person, please register using the following link: https://forms.office.com/e/r1AkNw2j6e
For online participants (Monday only), join us here on the Live Event!
This event is organized by the Research Council of Norway and the Financial Mechanism Office, with participation and contributions of EEA and Norway Grants' Programme Operators: TACR, NCBR, UEFISCDI and DGPM as well as Donor Programme Partners: RANNIS and Innovation Norway.
View printable speaker and event information here.
Programme
Day 1: 27th May 2024 , EFTA-House
12:00 Registration opens at 12:00 and lunch will be served from 12:15
12:30 Welcome
TBC - Kristján Andri Stefánsson, Ambassador of Iceland in Brussels
Ingrid Schulerud, Special Adviser at the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
13:00 Why are we here? Setting out the objectives and ambitions for the day
Rune Vistad, Director of Department for International Cooperation, Research Council of
Norway
13:10 Introduction to the EEA and Norway Grants programs, projects and results
Ragna Fidjestøl, Managing Director of the EEA and Norway Grants, Financial
Mechanism Office
13:30 Travelogue from EU Missions + EEA and Norway Grants Events in 2023
13:45 Panel conversation 1: EEA and Norway Grants looking at the EU Missions
Panel moderator: Ásdís Jónsdóttir, Sector Officer for Research and Education,
Financial Mechanism Office
- Ovidiu Cimpean, State Secretary at the Ministry of Investments and
European Projects, Romania - Agnieszka Ratajczak, Director at the Department of International
Cooperation of the National Centre for Research and Development (NCBR)
Poland - Zuzana Dostalova, Head of the EEA and Norway Grants Department at the
Technology Agency of the Czech Republic - Evangelia Tzika, Policy Officer DG MARE of the European Commission
- Michal Miedzinski, Economic and policy researcher at the Joint Research
Centre
14:15 Coffee break
14:40 Panel conversation 2: Reflections on the potential of connecting the results of
the EEA and Norway Grants' programs to EU Missions
Panel moderator: Tor Ivar Eikaas, special adviser, Research Council of Norway
- Philippe Tulkens, Head of Unit, Climate and Planetary Boundaries (B3), DG
Research and Innovation, EC - Andreea Strachinescu, Head of Unit "Maritime Innovation, Marine
Knowledge and Investment" (A1), DG Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, EC - Philippe Froissard, Head of Unit “Strategy, Policy Coordination and Urban
Transitions”, Clean Planet Directorate, DG Research & Innovation, EC - Jelena Vidovic, Research Programme Officer "New Research & Innovation
Concepts" DG Agriculture and Rural Development, EC - Jan Van De Loo, Senior Expert at Unit "Combatting Diseases" DG Research
and Innovation
15:15 Panel conversation 3: How to make the synergies happen?
Panel moderator: Tom-Espen Møller, special adviser, Research Council of
Norway
- Marnix Surgeon, Deputy Head of Unit, Common Missions and Partnership
Service (G4) , DG Research and Innovation, EC - Joerg Niehoff, Deputy Head of Unit, ERA Spreading Excellence and Research
Careers, (A4) DG Research and Innovation, EC - Adrian Curaj, Director of the Executive Agency for Higher Education,
Research, Development and Innovation Funding, Romania - Ragna Fidjestøl, Managing Director at Financial Mechanism Office, EEA and
Norway Grants
15:45 Closings comments
Inger Midtkandal, special adviser, Research Council of Norway
16:00 Reception at EFTA-House
Day 2: Workshop 28th May, EFTA-House
09:00 Registration
09:30 Reflections on the future of the EEA and Norway Grants
Rune Vistad, Research Council of Norway
09:40 State of play and the future of the EU Missions
Oda Bjelland Mathiassen, Seconded National Expert at Common Missions and
Partnership Service (G4) , DG Research and Innovation, EC
09:50 Short introductions to each of the 5 Mission
by representatives of Mission Secretariats TBC
10:15 Discussion tables dedicated to the different EU Missions + Widening
policies: session 1
10:55 Coffee break
11:00 Discussion tables dedicated to the different EU Missions + Widening
policies: session 2
11:45 Summing up and next steps
12:00 Lunch