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This event will connectĀ companies, start-ups, universities and institutions with the expertise, opportunities and resources of the EIT Community!
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Date: 20 March 2025
ā°Time: 09:00 - 14:30 EET
š Venue: Aula Bibliotecii Centrale Universitare Carol I - Calea Victoriei 88
š£ļø Working language: English
This event will bring together the EIT's Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs) to showcase cutting-edge initiatives and foster collaboration with national and local stakeholders.
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08:30 - Registration & Welcome Coffee
09:15 - Welcome & agenda for the day ā Silvia Ursu, EIT Community Officer for Romania
09:20 - Daniel-Ovidiu David - Minister of Education and Research of Romania
09:25 - Mr. Stefan Dobrev - EITĀ GoverningĀ BoardĀ ChairpersonĀ
09:30 - Ms. Roxana MƮnzatu - European Comissioner (video)
09:35 - Ms. Ramona Chiriac ā Head of the European Commission's Representation in Bucharest
09:40 - Mr. RÄzvan Nicolescu ā EIT Governing Board
09:45 - Romanian INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM - Panel
Moderator: Vlad Andriescu, start-up.ro
Silvia Ursu - EIT Community Officer Romania
Vlad Gliga - ROStartup
RÄzvan RughiniČ - Politehnica University Bucharest
Cosmin OchiČor - GapMinder VC
Mihnea CrÄciun - Endeavor Romania
10:15 - EIT Urban Mobility in Romania
Moderator: Alexandra HƮncu, EIT Urban Mobility Representative in Romania Lluis Puerto - Head of Regional Innovation and EIT Community at EIT Urban Mobility
EU priorities and regional funding: Joint Innovation Programme co-funded by EIT UM and ADR West - Sorin Maxim, General Director Regional Development Agency West
Case studies: CITY RAPTOR Programme in BraČov and BacÄu ā IonuČ MariuČei, BacÄu Municipality
10:45 - EIT Manufacturing showcase
Moderator: Raluca LucÄČ - EIT Manufacturing RIS Hub Romania Coordinator
How EIT Manufacturing can contribute to Romania's innovation capacity: Dr. Niki Kousi - Managing Director of EIT Manufacturing South-East
Funding opportunities within the āCentru Regionā Programme 2021-2027: Ioan LeviČchi, Director of the Regional Policies Department within the Centru Region Development Agency
Twin Transition Accelerator Project: opportunity for start-ups and corporates
Innovation showcase:
- VicenČiu Corbu - CEO Kim4Industry
- Adrian Polec - Prime Batteries (InnoEnergy Alumni)
11:15 - Coffee Break
11:30 - EIT Food showcase
Moderator: Raluca Grigore, EIT Food RIS Hub
Mihaela SipoČ - Owner Yummy Treats/ Winner EWA 2023
12:00 - Alexandra Enescu - Innovation Lab of the General Secretariat of the Government
12:15 - EIT Health in Romania (since 2018 - the ecosystem impact)
Ion- Gheorghe Petrovai, Director of Innovation and Co-Founder, FreshBlood
EITHealth collaborations - support for further growth ā Panel
Moderator: Adriana Dunca - Head of Projects, FreshBlood HealthTech - EITHealth RIS Hub for Romania
Zaki Milhelm - Founder - WakeZ
Flaviana Rotaru - President - ROHealth Cluster and Founder PROMED
Teodora Pamfile - Romania representative ofāÆEIT Health Innovators Community
12:45 - EIT Jumpstarter - the pre-acceleration programme for early-stage innovators - Evelin Szasz
13:15 - Networking LunchĀ
18:00 ā 20:00 ā SIDE EVENT - Tech Builders Meetup by How to Web & EIT JumpstarterĀ
š§ Ready to build your tech dream? Join us at the next Tech Builders Bucharest Meetup, organized together with EIT Jumpstarter, where we'll explore pre-acceleration programs to build your dreams at a šfast pace and become tomorrow's tech builders at the heart of Europe.Ā
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š Note: This isnāt a āfirst-come, first-enterā gathering. Just like a great pitch, apply now for your shot at a spot: https://lnkd.in/dnUwRf4pĀ
