18.05.2017 - Thursday
Moderator: Adam Abdulwahab, Programme Manager, European Commission, Directorate for Administrative Capacity Building and Programme Implementation II, DG REGIO
9.00 – 9.30 |
Registration |
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Welcome speech |
9.30 – 9.40 |
Tamás Karsai, Head of Managing Authority, Ministry for National Economy, Hungary |
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Opening remarks |
9.40 – 9.50 |
Andriana Sukova-Tosheva, Director, European Commission, Directorate for Investment, DG EMPL |
9.50 – 10.00 |
Thomas Bender, Head of Unit, European Commission, Directorate for Administrative Capacity Building and Programme Implementation II, DG REGIO |
10.00 – 10.10 |
Eszter Vitályos, State Secretary for EU Development Projects, Prime Minister’s Office, Hungary |
Introduction of the Competitiveness OPs in the relevant countries. Sharing the mid-term experiences with the 2014-20 programming period. |
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10.10 – 10.30 |
Tomáš Novotný, Vice Minister , Section of EU Funds, Research, Development, Innovations and Investment Incentives, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Czech Republic |
10.30 – 11:00 |
Coffee Break |
11.00 – 11.20 |
Nataša Kulakowski-Kramarić, Assistant Minister, Ministry of Economy, Entrepreneurship and Crafts, Croatia |
11.20 – 11.40 |
Edmund Škorvaga, Head of Unit, Programming, Monitoring and Evaluation of EU Structural Funds, Ministry of Economy, Slovak Republic |
11.40 – 12.00 |
Madalina Istrate, Managing Authority of Regional Operational Programme, Ministry of Regional Development, Public Administration and European Funds, Romania |
12.00 – 12.20 |
Marcin Łata, Director of Innovation and Development Department, Ministry of Development, Head of Managing Authority, Poland |
12.20 – 12.40 |
Questions and Answers |
12.40 – 14.00 |
Lunch |
14.00 – 14.20 |
Kalin Marinov, Deputy Director, Directorate General for European Funds for Competitiveness, Ministry of Economy, Bulgaria |
14.20 – 14.40 |
Reiner Kneifel - Haverkamp, Head of EU Funds Coordination, Internationalization Unit, Ministry of Justice for European Affairs and Consumer Protection of Brandenburg |
14.40 – 15.00 |
Tamás Karsai, Head of Managing Authority, Ministry for National Economy, Hungary |
15.00 – 15.20 |
Questions and Answers |
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Closure of the first day |
15.20 – 15.40 |
Balázs Rákossy, State Secretary for EU Funds, Ministry for National Economy of Hungary Adam Abdulwahab, Programme Manager, European Commission, DG REGIO |
19.05.2017 - Friday
9.00 – 9.30 |
Registration |
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9.30 – 11.30 |
Parallel panel discussions |
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Increasing role of financial instruments |
Audit risk management in calls for proposals |
Social dimension of competitiveness programmes – employment and training |
SME 4.0 - role of SMEs in the Industry 4.0 |
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Section chair:
- Reiner Kneifel- Haverkamp (Ministry of Justice for European Affairs and Consumer Protection of Brandenburg) |
Section chair:
- Balázs Dencső (DGAEF - Hungary)
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Section chair:
- Daniel Pitoňák (Slovak Business Agency) |
Section chair:
- Petr Porák (Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic) |
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Discussants:
- Magdalena Pronobis (Marshal Office of the Pomorskie Region, Poland)
- Renata Adomavičienė (Ministry of Economy, Lithuania)
- Sanja Fiser (Ministry of Economy, Entrepreneurship and Crafts of Croatia)
- Velina Popova (Ministry of Economy of Bulgaria)
- Adam Abdulwahab (European Commission DG REGIO)
- Doru Zafiu (Ministry of Research and Innovation, Intermediate Body for COP, Romania)
- Emil Pícha (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of the Slovak Republic)
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Discussants:
- Radka Bucilova (Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic)
- Sanda Hilgen (Ministry of Research and Innovation, Intermediate Body for COP, Romania)
- Peter Petrik (European Commission DG REGIO)
- Milán Kovács (European Commission- DG EMPL)
- Csaba Novák (Ministry for National Economy of Hungary) |
Discussants:
- Jouni Ponnikas (Regional Council of Kainuu, Finland)
- Zoltán Balogh (European Commission- DG EMPL)
- Noémi Danajka (Ministry for National Economy of Hungary)
- Zsolt Ruszkai (Ministry for National Economy of Hungary)
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Discussants:
-Agnieszka Krasicka (European Commission DG REGIO)
- Kerstin Koren (Office of the Regional Government of Lower Austria)
- Lyudmila Tozeva (Ministry of Economy of Bulgaria)
- Francisco Nunes (Managing Authority of OP for Competitiveness and Internationalisation, Portugal)
- Gyula Pomázi (Ministry for National Economy)
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11.30 – 12.00 |
Coffee break |
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12.00 – 12.40 |
Summary reports by the session moderators |
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12.40 – 12.50 |
Summary, Adam Abdulwahab, European Commission, Directorate for Administrative Capacity Building and Programme Implementation II, DG REGIO |
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12.50 – 14.00 |
Lunch |
You can download the detailed agenda of the conference and the topics of the panel discussions in PDF format from here.
(The organisers reserve the right to make changes in the program.)