"Preparing for the next programming period (2021-27): Strengthening RIS3 Governance and the Entrepreneurial Discovery Process"

11:30 – 12:00

Registration and coffee

12:00 – 12:15

Plenary session I: Welcome and introduction

• Welcome address by representative of Region of North Aegean
• Maria KOSTOPOULOU, Ministry of Development and Investments
• Agni SPILIOTI, General Secretariat for Research and Technology
• George PEROULAKIS, European Commission, DG REGIO

  Introduction to the workshop

• Dimitris PONTIKAKIS and Jayne WOOLFORD, European Commission , JRC-SEVILLE

12:15 – 12:30

12:30 – 13:45

Parallel Discussions on RIS3 governance: How to simplify and accelerate implementation?

Yannis TOLIAS, Innovatia Systems, "Methodological approach for parallel discussions"

Table A: "Representatives from Regions"

 Moderator: Yannis TOLIAS, Innovatia Systems

Table B: "Representatives from National Bodies:

Moderator: Michalis METAXAS, Innovatia Systems

13:45 – 14:45

Lunch break and coffee

14:45 – 15:30

The Genesis of the Research Centre on Mastiha: What it takes to implement a multi-stakeholder project

Panel Discussion

Moderator: Panagiotis KYRIAKOU, Region of North Aegean

Panelists:

• Yannis MANDALAS, Research Centre on Masticha
• George PEROULAKIS, European Commission, DG REGIO
• George PLAKOTARIS,  Regional Program, North Aegean
• Lela POULAKAKI, MIA RTD, GSRT

15:30 – 16:00

Plenary session II: RIS Implementation Tools

• Claúdia ROMÃO,  Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation, Portugal : "Repayable Loan Assistance: A tool to strengthen financing and support continuity between programming periods"
• Michalis METAXAS,  Innovatia Systems, Greece: "RIS3 Monitoring System in Greece – Findings of a pilot study"
• Prof. Attila VARGA, University of Pecs, Hungary: "Economic Impact Evaluation of RIS3"

16:00 – 16:15

Yannis TOLIAS, Innovatia Systems: Plenary reporting back from RIS3 Governance Exercise

16:15 – 17:00

Panel discussion: The Next Generation of RIS3 Governance in Greece

Moderator: Dimitrios PONTIKAKIS, JRC

Panel:

• Asterios CHATZIPARADEISIS, GSRT
• Maria KOSTOPOULOU, Ministry of Development
• Maria GOULAPTSI, Region of Central Macedonia
• Nikos THOMOPOULOS, Managing Authority of West Greece
• George PLAKOTARIS, Region of North Aegean
• George PEROULAKIS, European Commission, DG REGIO

09:00– 09:30

Welcome and coffee  

14:30 – 15:30

Plenary Session I: EDP – Examples of Regional Planning and Implementation

• Yannis KESSANLIS, Region of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace:  "EDP in the region of Eastern Macedonia & Thrace"
• Alessandro ROSIELLO, University of Edinburgh: Peer review and structured questions for discussion

Plenary Q&A

• Nikos THOMOPOULOS, Region of Western Greece "EDP in the region of Western Greece"
• Alessandro ROSIELLO, University of Edinburgh: Peer review and structured questions for discussion

Plenary Q&A

15:30 – 16:30

Plenary Session II: Presentations on critical issues of EDP: Continuity, Internationalisation and Multi-level coordination

• Luc HULSMAN, Northern Netherlands Alliance, The Netherlands, "Entrepreneurial Discovery in the Northern Netherlands"
• Sophie PATRICIO, Centro Region Coordination and Development, Portugal, "Entrepreneurial Discovery Processes in Centro Region"
• Emanuele FABBRI, Tuscany Region, Italy, "Mid term review of  the Tuscany RIS3: a revised EDP approach towards the next programming period"

16:30 – 17:30

Panel discussion: The Next Generation of EDP in Greece

Moderator:  Jayne WOOLFORD, JRC

Panel:

• Agni SPILIOTI, GSRT
• Michalis GKOUMAS, Ministry of Development
• Nikos KARAMPEKIOS, National Documentation Centre
• Constantinos MICHAILIDES, Region of Central Macedonia
• Nikos THOMOPOULOS, Managing Authority of West Greece
• George PLAKOTARIS, Region of North Aegean
• Athanasios SOFOS, European Commission, DG REGIO