Date: 30th of May
Morning Session: 8:30-12:45 CEST
Afternoon Session: 14:00-17:30 CEST
Venue
Room: Conference room
Address: Rue de la Loi / Wetstraat, 227 – 1040 Brussels
Join us for a comprehensive policy event focused on the pivotal role of Living Labs in advancing the European Commission’s Missions and Partnerships. This event will highlight how Living Labs have emerged as a transformative approach, integrating researchers, citizens, and stakeholders to tackle Europe’s most pressing challenges.
The morning session will delve into the European Commission’s five ambitious Missions, which address critical global challenges: A Soil Deal for Europe, Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities, Adaptation to Climate Change, Beating Cancer, and Healthy Oceans, Seas, Coastal and Inland Waters. Participants will hear from Mission representatives and European Commission officials about the significant impact of Living Labs in supporting these Missions and fostering innovation.
Key Highlights:
Agenda
| 8.30 -9.14 | Welcome coffee | |
| 9.15 – 9.30 | Opening | Ignasi Centelles Santana, Representative of the Government of Catalonia to the European UnionEvdokimos Kostantinidis, ENoLL Chair
Artur Serra, Deputy director i2CAT/Colaboratoris Catalunya |
| 9.30 – 9.45 | Understanding Living Labs | Evdokimos Kostantinidis, ENoLL Chair |
| 9.45 – 11.00 | Roundtable: Living Labs in the EU Missions “Living Labs: A Catalyst for Innovation and Impact in Achieving the European Commission’s Missions”
Moderator: Martina Desole, ENoLL Director |
Kerstin Rosenow, Head of Unit Research and Innovation’ DG AGRI, Head of Mission Secretariat‘- Mission A Soil Deal for EuropePhilippe Froissard, Head of Unit Strategy, Policy Coordination & Urban Transitions – Mission 100 Climate-Neutral Cities by 2030
Philippe Tulkens, Head of Unit Climate and Planetary Boundaries DG RTD– Deputy Mission Manager Mission Adaptation to Climate Change Elisabetta Balzi, Head of Unit Mission and Partnerships Oceans and Waters DG RTD, Mission Restore our Ocean and Waters Jan Willem Van de Loo, PhD, Cancer Theme Lead – Science and stakeholders DG RTD – Cancer Mission Senior Expert cancer research and innovation |
| 11.00 – 11.40 | Projects supporting the EU missionsModerator: Evdokimos Kostantinidis, ENoLL Chair | SOILL Startup/Nati00ns, Giulia Campodonico, Head of Projects ENoLL, Porject CoordinatorFairClimate, Pablo Cabanelas, Project Coordinator
BlueMissionMed, Fedra Francocci CNR, Project Coordinator NetZeroCities, Anthony Zacharzewski, President, Democratic Society, Brussels 4P-CAN, Marius Geanta, INOMED President, Project Coordinator |
| 11.40 – 12.20 | Roundtable: Lessons Learned fromLiving Lab InitiativesModerator: Georgia Ayfantopoulou, Deputy director of CERTH-HIT, Research Director at CERTH-HIT | Artur Serra, Deputy director i2CAT/ Colaboratoris CatalunyaPanagiotis Bamidis, Director of the Lab of Medical Physics and Digital Innovation in the School of Medicine of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), Thess-AHALL Living Lab
Jokin Garatea, Coordinator Ozean Living Lab Korinna Varga, Head of Agricultural Policy Research Group OMKI Living Lab Riccardo Saraco, Torino City Lab |
| 12.30 – 12.45 | Closing remarks | Evdokimos Kostantinidis, ENoLL ChairMartina Desole, ENoLL Director |
| 12.45 – 14.00 | Networking Luch |
The afternoon session will explore how Living Labs serve as innovation ecosystems that bring together people, technology, and organizations to co-create and test new solutions to societal challenges. The focus will be on the contribution of Living Labs within European Partnerships, which aim to address complex challenges and drive innovation across various sectors.
Key Highlights:
Agenda
| 14.15– 14.30 | Opening and Welcoming | Evdokimos Kostantinidis, ENoLL ChairArtur Serra, Deputy director i2CAT/Colaboratoris Catalunya |
| 14.30– 14.45 | Understanding Living Labs | Evdokimos Kostantinidis, ENoLL Chair |
| 14.45– 16.00 | Roundtable: Living Labs in the EU Partnerships“Leveraging Living Labs to Maximize the Impact of EU Partnerships”
Moderator: Artur Serra, Deputy director i2CAT/ Colaboratoris Catalunya |
Susana Gaona Saez, Research Programme Officer, DG Agri Unit for Research and InnovationSimone Maccaferri, Project Officer Circular Biobased Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU)
Tiina Laiho, Head of services and communicaLons at CLIC InnovaLon Oy Clean Energy TransiLon Partnership Johannes Riegle, FFG DUT Digital Urban TransiLon FFG (video) |
| 16.00 – 17.00 | Roundtable: Lessons Learned from Living Lab Initiatives Moderator: Evdokimos Konstantindis, ENoLL Chair | Marta Martorel, Director of DST group i2CATValentino Piana, Senior policy Manager HES-SO Energy Living Lab
Bram Lievens, Senior Researcher IMEC and Research Valorisation Manager IMEC/SMIT Panagiotis Bamidis, Director of the Lab of Medical Physics and Digital Innovation in the School of Medicine of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), Thess-AHALL Living Lab |
| 17.00 – 17.30 | Q&A and Closing | Evdokimos Kostantinidis, ENoLL Chair |
Join us for a day filled with insightful discussions, best practices, and collaborative opportunities aimed at driving positive change across Europe through the power of Living Labs.
Event Registration
You can register for the event here.
The European Network of Living Labs (ENoLL) is the international, non-profit, independent association of benchmarked Living Labs.
