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The Conference will take place in Larnaca, at Ktima Makenzy, on the 8th and 9th of November 2012. It is organized by the Research Promotion Foundation of Cyprus with the support of the European Commission Lifelong Learning Programme.
The objective of the Conference is to promote constructive dialogue between relevant stakeholders to explore the ways in which the EIT could further contribute to the enhancement of the European Union’s innovation capacity. More specifically, it aims at bringing together the European Innovation Community to discuss the future of the EIT, including the contribution of its existing and potential future Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs) to tackling Horizon 2020 societal challenges. Special focus will be given to the setting-up experiences of the first wave KICs, and the key elements for establishing a future KIC. The target audience will have emphasize in the participation of Representatives from the Higher Education, Business, Research and Innovation Communities and Decision-makers at the EU, national and regional levels.
The Conference will feature keynote speeches from Mrs Androulla Vassiliou, the European Commissioner for Education and Culture, Mr George Demosthenous, the Cyprus Minister of Education and Culture, and Dr Alexander von Gabain, the Chair of the EIT Governing Board.
We would like to inform you that the presentations of the Conference are now available for downloading. Please click here to download the files. Also, kindly note that all videos of the Sessions that took place in the Main Conference Room are available for viewing at http://www.livestream.com/confeitcy
Competent Authority:
Research Promotion Foundation
Contact Person:
Georgia Kleanthous
Tel. +357 22205053
Email: gkleanthous@research.org.cy
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