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European Innovation Ecosystems - Online Informative Session - 29 February 2024

On 29 February 2024, the European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA) organised an informative webinar to learn more about the following calls:

  • The African Union-European Union Innovation Platform (HORIZON-EIE-2024-CONNECT-01-01): this action has the objective of supporting the implementation of the AU-EU Innovation Agenda. The action is expected to bring together a mix of EU and AU innovation stakeholders, from academia and business, including higher education establishments, public and private research entities, non-governmental organisations, international finance institutions, incubators and accelerators, technology transfer and capacity building and higher learning organisations.
  • Startup Europe (HORIZON-EIE-2024-CONNECT-01-02): this action will connect local digital and deep tech start-up ecosystems and support cross-border acceleration activities for start-ups that demonstrate traction (i.e. market-product fit or at least a seed round raised). Among the start-up ecosystems to be connected, specific attention will be given to the inclusion of ecosystems in ‘moderate’ or ‘emerging’ innovator countries and/or regions.

To know more about the European Innovation Ecosystems programme, please check the related page.

  • innovation | cooperation policy | Africa-EU partnership | ecosystem services
  • Thursday 29 February 2024, 10:00 - 12:15 (CET)
  • Online only

Programme

  1. 29 Feb 2024, 10:00 - 10:05 (CET)
    Welcome and housekeeping rules

    Gerald CULTOT, EISMEA, Deputy Head of Unit, Unit I.01 – EU and place-based Innovation Ecosystems

  2. 10:05 - 10:15 (CET)
    Introduction and opening

    Birgit WEIDEL, Head of Department, EISMEA I - Innovation Ecosystems, SMP/Entrepreneurship and Consumers 

  3. 10:15 - 10:30 (CET)
    General policy context – the EIE 2023-2024 Work Programme  

    Jekaterina NOVIKOVA, Deputy Head of Unit, DG RTD unit A5 - Innovation Policy & Access to Finance 

  4. 10:30 - 11:00 (CET)
    HORIZON-EIE-2024-CONNECT-01-01 - The African Union-European Union Innovation Platform

    Fadila BOUGHANEMI - Deputy Head of Unit RTD unit F2 - International Cooperation II (Asia, Africa, Middle East & External Relations) 

    Catalin TICHERU - Project Adviser, EISMEA unit I1 - EU and Place-based Innovation Ecosystems 

  5. 11:00 - 11:20 (CET)
    Q&A via Sli.do #EIE2024
  6. 11:20 - 11:50 (CET)
    HORIZON-EIE-2024-CONNECT-01-02 – Startup Europe

    Jekaterina NOVIKOVA, Deputy Head of Unit, DG RTD unit A5 - Innovation Policy & Access to Finance

    Catalin TICHERU, Project Adviser, EISMEA, Unit I.01 – EU and place-based Innovation Ecosystems

  7. 11:50 - 12:10 (CET)
    Q&A via Sli.do #EIE2024
  8. 12:10 - 12:15 (CET)
    Conclusions

    Gerald CULTOT, EISMEA, Deputy Head of Unit, Unit I.01 – EU and place-based Innovation Ecosystems

Practical information

When
Thursday 29 February 2024, 10:00 - 12:15 (CET)
Where
Online only
Languages
English