• H.E. Amb. Christian Berger, Head of the EU delegation to Egypt
• Ms. Signe Ratso, Deputy Director-General, DG Research and Innovation, European Commission
• Mr. Joan Borrell, Deputy Secretary General, Union for the Mediterranean (UfM)
• H.E. Prof. Dr. Ayman Ashour, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Egypt
13.30 - 13.40
Research and Innovation Cooperation in the Mediterranean region
Ms. Nienke Buisman – Head of Unit, DG Research and Innovation, European Commission
13.40 - 13.55
Role of Innovation in the Mediterranean Business Ecosystem
Takwa Mrabet, Business Country Desk Coordinator, BusinessMED, Tunisia
13.55 - 14.10
EU Research and Innovation Funding Opportunities in the Region
Heba Gaber, Research and Innovation Regional officer, EU Delegation to Egypt
14.10 - 14.40
Project Pitches - Session 1
• Pierre Khoury, Lebanese Center for Energy Conservation, Lebanon
BIM for Energy Efficiency in the Public sector, BEEP
• Biel Quer, Fundacio Eurecat, Spain
Bifunctional Zeolite based Catalysts and Innovative process for Sustainable Hydrocarbon Transformation, BIZEOLCAT
• George Triantafyllou, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Greece
Cleaning Litter by developing and Applying Innovative Methods in European Seas, CLAIM
• Rowaida Khalil, Alexandria University, Egypt
Sustainable technologies and methodologies to improve quality and extend product
shelf life in the Mediterranean agro-food supply chain valorizing biomaterials from
marine organisms, FRUALGAE
• Congduc Pham, The University of Pau and the Adour Region – UPPA, France
Intelligent Irrigation System for Low-cost Autonomous Water Control in Small-scale Agriculture, INTEL-IRRIS
• Joseph Piscopo, Principal Scientific Officer, EcoGozo Directorate, Ministry for Gozo and
Planning, Malta
Improving MEDiterranean irrigation and Water supply for smallholder farmers by
providing Efficient, low-cost and nature-based Technologies and practices, MED-WET
Moderator: Alessandro Calabro, Desk Med and Middle East - International Cooperation, DG Research and Innovation, European Commission
14.40 - 15.10
Coffee break
15.10 - 15.40
Project Pitches - Session 2
• Alessio Bonaldo, University of Bologna, Italy
Mediterranean Aquaculture Integrated Development, MedAID
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New Technologies, Tools and Strategies for a Sustainable, Resilient and Innovative European Aquaculture, NewTechAqua
• Walter Gaggioli, Agenzia Nazionale Per Le Nuove Tecnologie, L'energia E Lo Sviluppo Economico Sostenibile, Italy
Organic Rankine Cycle – Prototype Link to Unit Storage, ORC-PLUS
• Juras Ulbikas, PROTECH, Lithuania
Support Cost-Reduction Of The Pv System Through Innovative Technologies On Pv Module Level, Super PV
• Hervé Vanderschuren, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
Emerging viral diseases in tomatoes and cucurbits – Implementation of mitigation strategies for durable disease management, VIRTIGATION
Moderator: Zeinab El Sadr, Head of Networking Unit, Ministry of Health and Population, Egypt
15.40 - 16.10
Pathway to technology transfer, commercialization and scalability of innovations in the region
Moderator: A. Hamid El-Zoheiry, President of the "Forum for Euro-Mediterranean Innovation in Action", FEMIA
• Yesmine Mansar - Program Manager - Open Startup Tunisia
• Ramy Boujawdeh, Chief Operating Officer, Berytech, Lebanon
• Marcelo Scalisi, Director, UNIMED, Italy
• Zandile Ntuli, Center Manager, ENRICH in Africa Center (EIAC)
16.10 - 16.20
Closing Remarks
• Giuseppe Provenzano, Project Manager, Union for the Mediterranean (UfM)
