ERRIN and ERIAFF cordially invites you to the upcoming event

ERRIN and ERIAFF cordially invites you to the upcoming event “Boosting economic growth and
facilitating investments through Bioeconomy: How to build effective regional strategies”, 20th March
at Committee of the Regions in Brussels.
This high level event will launch a debate among Regions and EU Stakeholders about how regional
Bioeconomy strategies can help reaching European sustainability and development targets and how
this can boost growth and jobs.
The agenda involves high level speakers from the European Commission, Academy and European
Associations and foresees two interactive regional panel discussions: “Stimulating Bioeconomy
environments at regional level” and “A Bioeconomy for EU regions: tools and actors”, where
participants in the audience are invited to actively contribute to the discussion on the following
points:
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Structural and operation challenges
Public acceptance and consumers’ demand
Stimulating Bioeconomy ecosystems at regional level
The importance of smart specialisation strategies
Existing funding and supporting tools
Key actors and regional clusters
Interregional cooperation
National strategies as a background for good regional strategies
Outcomes of the event will be used for a concept document that will be written by ERRIN and ERIAFF
and will position the regional status in the on-going discussion at EU level.
Please register your participation here no later then 9 March 2015.
Participation is free of charge. In case the number of participants will exceed the number of
available seats, precedence to participants from outside Brussels will be assured. A confirmation
email will inform you about the acceptance of your registration. Please note that there will be no
reimbursement available for participants and the participant is expected to arrange the trip and
accommodation by themselves.
Do not hesitate to contact Andrea Lagundzija members@errin.eu or Fabio Boscaleri
fabio.boscaleri@regione.toscana.it should you have any questions.
ERRIN/ERIAFF joint initiative
BOOSTING ECONOMIC GROWTH AND FACILITATING INVESTMENTS THROUGH THE BIOECONOMY:
HOW TO BUILD EFFECTIVE REGIONAL STRATEGIES?
19 - 20 March 2015, Brussels
Draft AGENDA
March 19th – Regional Office of the Lodzkie Region in Brussels (Square Marie-Louise 2, Brussels)
18:00 – Networking reception & Exhibition
March 20th – Committee of the Regions (Rue Belliard, 99-101 - 1040 Brussels)
8:30 – Registration (please arrive sharply at 8:30 for the registration procedures)
9:00 – Welcome and keynote speeches
Moderator: Richard TUFFS, ERRIN Director
- Rogier VAN DER SANDE, Member of the Council at the Province of South Holland and CoR rapporteur for
Bioeconomy (TBC)
- John BELL, Director for Bioeconomy at the European Commission DG RTD
- Reinhard BUESCHER, Head of Unit Chemicals Industry at the European Commission DG GROW
9:30 – European Bioeconomy as a driver for (Regional) development: Views and perspectives
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Barend VERACHTERT, Interim Executive Director of the BBI JU - The EU Bioeconomy strategy and the BBI
Fabio FAVA, Italian representative H2020 SC2 and JPI BBI – Bioeconomy in the EU Mediterranean area: the case of
Italy
Stanislaw BIELECKI, Lodz University of Technology – Bioeconomy in the Eastern EU area: the case of Poland
10:30 – Coffee Break
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Pekka PESONEN, COPA-COGECA Secretary General – Opportunities and challenges for farmers and agricooperatives in EU
Aljoscha REQUARDT, Secretary General at CEPF – Opportunities and challenges for foresters
Dirk CARREZ, Executive Director of the Biobased Industries Consortium – The potential for bio-based industries
John DAVIS, Head of Division Life Sciences and Health at EIB – Financing opportunities for the Bioeconomy (TBC)
12:00 – Lunch break
Regional panels: An open debate about the development and implementation of Regional Bioeconomy
Strategies with the participation of ERRIN and ERIAFF Regions and invited experts from European
Commission and from other European stakeholders.
13:15 – Panel 1 – Stimulating bioeconomy environments at regional level
14:45 – Coffee break
15:15 – Panel 2 – A bioeconomy for EU Regions: Tools and actors
16.45 – Wrap-up and next steps
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Richard TUFFS, ERRIN Director
Gianni SALVADORI, Minister for Agriculture of Tuscany Region and ERIAFF coordinator (TBC)
Latvian Presidency (TBC)
Info at www.errin.eu
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