The 3rd EIP Water Conference on 10 February 2016 in Leeuwarden, The Netherlands, provided a thought-provoking and pragmatic exchange about innovation and how innovation partnerships in general, and specifically in the water sector, are progressing in Europe. Take five minutes to watch diverse insights from speakers and participants and hear what they said about the challenges of driving innovation in the European and global water sector.
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Programme as of 10th February 2016 |
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| 08:00-09:15 | Registration |
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09:15-09:30 |
Opening welcome Marianne Wenning - Director for 'Quality of Life, Water & Air', DG Environment, European Commission with a short "Welcome to Leeuwarden" note by Ferd Crone – Mayor of Leeuwarden |
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09:30-09:45 |
Welcome to the Netherlands Melanie Schultz van Haegen – Minister of Infrastructure and the Environment, The Netherlands |
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09:45-10:00 |
Moderated interview with the hosts How Fryslân has built an innovation ecosystem for water technologies Sietske Poepjes - Province of Fryslân Henk Deinum– Vice Mayor of Leeuwarden Cees Buisman – Member of the Executive Board, Wetsus |
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10:00-10:45 |
Key Note Speech The economics of innovation and the role of public and private entities Mariana Mazzucato – Innovation Economist |
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10:45-11:30 |
Coffee break in the water innovation exhibition |
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11:30-12:00 |
Innovator showcase in Pecha Kucha style Case study innovations that have been highly successful and less successful from within EIP Water with lessons learnt Richard Elelman - Action Group "City Blueprints" Peter Scheijgrond - Action Group "EWW - Energy and Water Works - Energizing Sustainable Deltas" Ernesto Lopez Baeza - Action Group "RESEWAM-O - Remote Sensing for Water Management Optimization" Carlos M. Gómez - Action Group "SPADIS - Smart Prices and Drought Insurance Schemes in Mediterranean Countries" |
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12:00-12:40 |
Expert panel
From idea to commercial success Mariana Mazzucato – Innovation Economist Kurt Vandenberghe – Director for Climate Action and Resource Efficiency, DG Research and Innovation, European Commission Diane d'Arras - Executive VP Water Europe, Suez Water Europe Uta Wehn – Innovation Researcher, UNESCO-IHE Geert Woerlee - CEO, Feyecon (SME) |
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12:40-12:45 |
Idea Generator I The 5 greatest innovation barriers, how participants rank them, and how they would solve them |
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12:45-14:15 |
Buffet lunch and exhibition time |
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14:15-14:45 |
Key note: The Smart City and its Water Adapting to climate change, population growth, and ageing infrastructure Alex Nickson - Strategy Manager for Climate Change Adaptation and Water at the Greater London Authority |
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14:45-15:05 |
Team presentation How East-West collaboration in Europe has uncovered hidden innovation gems. Sander Happaerts - Policy Analist, DG Regional and Urban, European Commission Adrian Stanica - Romanian National Institute for Marine Geology and Geoecology - GeoEcoMar Jos Brils - Deltares |
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15:05-15:30 |
Moderated interview Why the investment community is vital to water innovation. Reinhard Hübner – SKion GmbH |
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15:30-16:15 |
Innovation Dragon's Den The final of “EIP Water’s Got Talent”, run by Isle Utilities Chaired by Piers Clark, Chair of Isle Utilities. With the following judges: Reinhard Hübner – SKion GmbH Cees Buisman – Member of the Executive Board, Wetsus Diane d'Arras - Executive VP Water Europe, Suez Water Europe |
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16:15-16:45 |
Coffee break in the exhibition |
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16:45-17:05 |
Idea Generator II Survey results and moderated debate Chaired by Durk Krol – WssTP; with: Zsuzsanna Kocsis-Kupper - Water Quality Priority Area Team of the Danube Strategy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Hungary Olivier Ceberio - COO and Co-Founder of Resolute Marine Ulf Miehe - Head of Department for Water and Wastewater Technologies at Kompetenzzentrum Wasser Berlin |
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17:05-17:15 |
Conclusions and recommendations from the 3rd EIP Water conference Marianne Wenning - Director for 'Quality of Life, Water & Air', DG Environment, European Commission |
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17:15-17:30 |
Conference conclusion |
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17:30-19:00 |
Snacks and drinks in the exhibition |
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19:00 |
Innovation Dinner (ticketed event) with Karmenu Vella -European Commissioner for Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries and hosted by Ferd Crone – Mayor of Leeuwarden @ Grote of Jacobijnerkerk |