Conference programme

ModeratorEliška Zvolánková
9:30 - 10:00
Registration and welcome coffee
10:00 - 10:10
Welcome speech

Jaroslav Miller, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports

10:10 - 11:10
MORNING SESSION
Horizon Europe achievements and strategic outlook for future EU research priorities

Joanna Drake, Deputy Director-General: Planet, People and Science for Policy, DG RTD, European Commission

JRC in support of EU research strategy and policy

Salla Saastamoinen, Deputy Director-General, DG Joint Research Centre, European Commission

Strategic approach to increase Czech involvement in European research

Lucie Núňez Tayupanta, Director of the Department of Research and Development, Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports

11:10 - 12:00
PANEL DISCUSSION: What is needed to fully exploit research and innovation potential of the Czech Republic in EU research?

Milena Králíčková, Czech Rectors Conference President

Jaroslav Miller, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports

Pavel Doleček, Deputy Minister for Science, Research and Innovation

David Honys, Member of the Academy Council of the Czech Academy of Sciences

12:00 - 13:30
Lunch break & Poster session
13:30 - 14:15
AFTERNOON SESSION
Trends of the Czech participation in Horizon Europe

Daniel Frank, Analyst, Technology Centre Prague

Less focus on financial management and more focus on scientific-technical content of Horizon Europe projects

Ulrich Genschel, Head of Sector for simplification in Horizon Europe, European Commission

14:15 - 15:30
PANEL DISCUSSION: Empowering implementation through lump sum funding, blind evaluation and rebuttal in Horizon Europe - lessons learned and messages for the future

Ulrich Genschel, Head of Sector for simplification in Horizon Europe, European Commission

Táňa Hálová Perglová, Section Director for Cross-cutting and International Activities, Technology Agency of the Czech Republic

Lenka Bajarová, Managing Director of AMIRES s. r. o.

Jan Hrušák, Head of Project Office, J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry

Ladislav Čoček, Senior project manager, Grant Office of the Masaryk University in Brno

15:30 - 16:30
Closing of the event, networking & refreshments