S3 Energy Innovators - Matchmaking Wallonia Flanders - Genk

The Cluster TWEED and Pôles MecaTech and GreenWin are organising this inter-regional Energy Innovation matchmaking in EnergyVille, Genk.
A one-day event focusing on current EU Innovation funding opportunities. Come and share your skills, plans and ideas and meet your future Flemish and/or Walloon partners !
Draft of Agenda
9h00 – Welcoming coffee
9h30 – Opening : Objectives of the day : launch EU collaboration – Regional representatives
9h45 – R&D ecosystems : opportunities and targets – sharings from Wallonia & Flanders portfolio leaders on the topics :
► Building retrofitting
• BuildWise - Michael De Bouw Unit Manager, Building Performance and Renovation Unit
• Flux50 - Frederik Loeckx, General Director
► Green hydrogen
• CRM Group - Catherine Archambeau, Innovation portfolio Manager
• Waterstofnet - Isabel François, Project Manager
► Energy Communities and DHC
• UMONS - Emilie Courbon, S3 research representative
• Flux50 - Frederik Loeckx, General Director
► Heavy mobility
• ALSTOM - Michel Rousseau, Collaborative and Innovation Program Manager
• VIL Logistiek - EU program expert (name tbc)
11h00 – Break
11h15 – Practical Wal-Fl Opportunities : calls overview
► Interreg next calls : STIPP, Crossroad
• Wallonie Entreprendre - Olivier Heynen, Manager & Business Developer STIPP - European Affairs
• VLAIO - expert (tbc)
► Horizon Europe Cluster 5
• NCP Wallonie - Jean-Jacques Lemaire, EU Energy Mobility and Materials
• VLAIO - Magali Parent, Advisor Innovation NCP (tbc)
► I3 Innovation Investments Instrument
• EISMEA - Eric Koch, Head of Sector (tbc)
► Vanguard Initiative
• WEWIS - Liesbet Schruers, Policy Officer Department of Economy, Innovation and Transitions (tbc) .. and others
12h30 – Networking lunch
13h30 – Challenging Pitch* : practical ideas / ask for competences to build a new project – actors from Energy Wallonia, Flanders and Belgium (enterprises, research centers, universities).
14h30 – Networking sessions & visits
► Matchmaking RDV - to be planned according to your interests, meeting reservation opens from April 15 to the registred participants. Registration is mandatory, see below.
► Visit of EnergyVille sites and labos
• Battery & DC Labs
• Grid Labs
• Building Labs
• Material Labs
16h30 – Conclusions and networking Drink
18h00 – End
Ticket and access
- Price : 300€ HT for the day and Free for members of the walloon S3 Energy & buildings portfolio : CETWA - Contribute - e-WallonHY - RENow or motively interested and Free for Flemish innovators interested in new partnerships.
- Inscription :
• From today to April 15 : register, fill your profile in preparation of the RDV booking
• From 15th April : reserve your 15' meeting slots with the registred partners profile you see on the app
More information & REGISTRATION
- Address of the day : Thor Central, André Dumontlaan 67, 3600 Genk
Contacts
Wallonia S3 Energy Buildings coordinators
- Cluster TWEED : Renaud Dachouffe rdachouffe@clustertweed.be
- Pôle MecaTech : Philippe Stegen philippe.stegen@polemecatech.be
Pôle GreenWin : Tara McCarthy tara.mccarthy@greenwin.be