16 June 2015, 09.00-17.00 in Bern
HSZ vonRoll, Fabrikstrasse 6-8,
Euresearch is organising a national conference on Horizon 2020, the European Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2014-2020). Keynote speakers from the State Secretariat for Education, Resesarch and Innovation (SERI) and SwissCore as well as from industry and academia will talk about the opportunities in Horizon 2020 for researchers based in Switzerland.
Researchers will be able to take part in thematic sessions.
Agenda
| 09:00–09:30 | Registration |
| 09:30–09:45 | Welcome Jean-Marc Rapp – President Euresearch |
| 09:45–10:15 | Situation of Switzerland in Horizon 2020 Philipp Langer – Head of EU Framework Programmes; State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI) |
| 10:15–10:45 | Horizon 2020 – 18 Months After Start David Bohmert – Head of Office, SwissCore |
| 10:45–11:15 | Importance of Horizon 2020 for Switzerland Jean-Luc Barras – Head International Cooperation; Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) |
| 11:15–11:45 | Break |
| 11:45–12:15 | 1st Experience with Horizon 2020: Success Story from Industry Ariane Andres – Head of External Alliances; Nestlé Research Centre |
| 12:15–12:45 | 1st Experience with Horizon 2020: Success Story from Academia Roland Siegwart – Robotics; ETH Zurich |
| 12:45–14:00 | Networking Lunch |
| 14:00–15:30 | Find your Way to Horizon 2020! – Session 1: Boost your Career Katja Wirth – Euresearch, Christian Leumann – Vice-Rector; University of Bern, Lucia Kleint – MSCA Fellow, FHNW, Wendy Altherr – COFUND Coordination; ETHZ, Lucie Tajcmanova – MSCA Fellow; ETHZ |
| 14:00–15:30 | Find your Way to Horizon 2020! – Session 2: We can do it! Dr Marion Tobler – NCP NMP – Euresearch Head Office, Emile Dupont – Euresearch, Dimitris Kiritsis – Advisory Board NMBP; EPFL, Jürg Gasser – Scientific Expert; Novartis, Wolfgang Breymann – Professor; ZHAW, Rudolf Frycek – platinn, AMIRES |
| 15:30–16:00 | Break |
| 16:00–17:00 | Podium Discussion David Bohmert – Head of Office, SwissCore, Philipp Langer – Head of EU Framework Programmes; State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI), Christian Leumann – Vice-Rector; University of Bern, Dimitris Kiritsis – Advisory Board NMBP; EPFL, Rudolf Frycek – platinn, AMIRES |
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