EIP Water Conference
Date(s): Feb 10, 2016Time: All Day
Location: Stadsschouwburg De Harmonie
Categories Tags: strategic partners, water innovation
The 3rd EIP Water conference will foster innovation in the European water sector by showcasing the experience of innovators and the lessons they have learnt. The conference will give inspiring ideas, discuss a variety of outspoken and conflicting viewpoints about the “right” approach for innovation, and help nurture and establish partnerships. Participants will learn the direction the European Commission and EIP Water are taking to overcome the established 5 key barriers & bottlenecks to innovation in water in Europe, and gain insights on regulation, financing and public-private partnerships. Several side events and site visits will enrich the programme, including a chance for guests to visit the renowned R&D facilities at the WaterCampus in Leeuwarden.
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7 things participants can expect from the 3rd EIP Water conference
- Learn the lessons of experienced water innovators in Europe
- Gain insight into the regulatory and financial framework, public-private partnerships and how to successfully establish innovation
- Hear the direction the European Commission is taking to foster innovation in water in Europe
- Network with potential collaboration partners and become part of the EIP Water Marketplace
- Get to know the funding and financial instruments available
- Learn about best practice in public procurement
- Visit unique testing facilities and water innovation sites
- CLARK, Piers, Chairman at Isle Utilities
- HAPPAERTS, Sander, policy analyst at the Competence Centre Smart and Sustainable Growth (Directorate-General Regional and Urban Policy, European Commission)
- HÜBNER, Reinhard, investment manager at SKion GmbH
- KROL, Durk, Director of the Water Supply and Sanitation Technology Platform
- MAZZUCATO, Mariana, RM Phillips Professor in the Economics of Innovation SPRU, University of Sussex
- WEHN, Uta, Senior Lecturer/ Researcher in Capacity Development and Innovation at UNESCO-IHE
Draft Program as of 13 November 13 2015
| 09:15 am | Opening welcome Daniel Calleja – Director-General of the Environment, European Commission |
| 9:30 am | Welcome to the Netherlands Melanie Schultz van Haegen – Minister of Infrastructure and the Environment, The Netherlands |
| 09:45 am | Interview – How Fryslân has built an innovation ecosystem for water technologies Sietske Poepjes – Province of Fryslân Henk Deinum– Vice Mayor of Leeuwarden Cees Buisman – Member of the Executive Board, Wetsus |
| 10:00 am | Key Note Speech – The economics of innovation and the role of public and private entities Mariana Mazzucato – Innovation Economist |
| 10:45 am | Coffee break in the water innovation exhibition |
| 11:30 am | Innovator showcase in Pecha Kucha style – Case study innovations that have been highly successful and less successful from within EIP Water with lessons learnt Richard Elelman – Action Group “City Blueprints” Peter Scheijgrond – Action Group “EWW – Energy and Water Works – Energizing Sustainable Deltas” Ernesto Lopez Baeza – Action Group “RESEWAM-O – Remote Sensing for Water Management Optimization” Carlos M. Gómez – Action Group “SPADIS – Smart Prices and Drought Insurance Schemes in Mediterranean Countries” |
| 12:00 pm | Expert panel – From idea to commercial success |
| 12:40 pm | Idea Generator I – The 5 greatest innovation barriers, how participants rank them, and how they would solve them |
| 12:45 pm | Buffet lunch and exhibition time |
| 14:15 pm | Key note: The Smart City and its Water – Adapting to climate change, population growth, and ageing infrastructure |
| 14:45 pm | Team presentation – How East-West collaboration in Europe has uncovered hidden innovation gems. |
| 15:05 pm | Moderated interview – Why the investment community is vital to water innovation. |
| 15:30 pm | Innovation Dragon’s Den – The final of “EIP Water’s Got Talent”, run by Isle Utilities |
| 16:15 pm | Coffee break in the exhibition |
| 16:45 pm | Idea Generator II – Survey results and moderated debate |
| 17:05 pm | Conclusions and recommendations from the 3rd EIP Water conference |
| 17:15 pm | Conference conclusion |
| 17:30 pm | Snacks and drinks in the exhibition |
| 19:00 pm | Innovation Dinner (ticketed event), hosted by Ferd Crone – Mayor of Leeuwarden |
Email: erick.Oostermeyer@vitens.nl
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