Portugal's participation in Horizon 2020 and prospects for FP9
Next Monday, February 20, the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) and the National Innovation Agency (ANI) will hold an event to take stock of Portugal's participation in Horizon 2020, and to discuss the national position for the next European Framework Program for Research and Innovation - FP9.
The event will be attended by the Minister for Science, Technology and Higher Education, Manuel Heitor, the European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation, Carlos Moedas, and the President of the Parliamentary Committee on Education and Science, Alexandre Quintanilha. During the session, the performance of national entities in Horizon 2020 will be presented, as well as examples of good practice under this Framework Program.
The event will take place on February 20, in the Great Amphitheatre of the IST Congress Center, at 16:30.
Register here.
Agenda
16:00 - Registration
16:30 - Opening
Arlindo Oliveira, Instituto Superior Técnico
16:40 - The relevance of H2020 for science funding in Portugal, opportunities and challenges
Paulo Ferrão - Foundation for Science and Technology
16:50 - The relevance of H2020 for companies in Portugal, opportunities and challenges
José Carlos Caldeira - National Innovation Agency
17:00 - Portuguese participation in H2020
Eduardo Maldonado - Foundation for Science and Technology
17:10 - IST's experience in H2020
Luis Correia - Instituto Superior Técnico
17:20 - INESC TEC's experience in H2020
José Manuel Mendonça - INESC TEC
17:30 - EDP's experience in H2020
António Vidigal - EDP
17:40 - A. Silva Matos' experience in H2020
Adelino Costa Matos -Grupo A. Silva Matos
17:50 - Ubiwhere's experience in H2020
Rui Costa - Ubiwhere
18:00 - Tekever's experience in H2020
Ricardo Mendes -Tekever
18:10 - Alexandre Quintanilha - Parliamentary Committee on Education and Science
18:20 - Manuel Heitor - Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education
18:40 - Carlos Moedas - European Commissioner for Research and Innovation
19:00 - Closing