NTNU Alumni European Conference 2017
NTNU Alumni European Conference 2017:
Future R&I priorities in Energy, Oceans, Health and Sustainability and Debating Priorities on FP9
Date: 8 November 2017
Place: Hotel Renaissance, Rue du Parnasse 19, Brussels, Belgium
Photos from the conference (Flickr)
All photos: ID/ photo agency, Belgium
Norway has strong academic partnerships with Europe. Aligned with our national R&D strategy, we would like to enhance our presence, share our excellence and contribute even more to the European Research Area.
In this connection, NTNU aim to establish an extended dialogue on how to strengthen cooperation between academia and business with their alumni and other interested stakeholders living and working in Europe.
This year’s conference will discuss the new set-up of the next Framework Programme for R&I with some of the key stakeholders. The conference will also focus on possible key priorities for the future in four important areas such as Oceans, Energy, Health and Sustainability.
Draft Programme
Part One 11.00–13.00 (exclusive to NTNU Alumni)
The Official Launch of NTNU Alumni Europe
Moderator: Nina Sindre, Coordinator of International Affairs, NTNU
11.00 NTNU Today and the Added Value of our Alumni
Gunnar Bovim, Rector, NTNU
11.15 NTNU’s Presence and Current Activities in Europe
Bjarne Foss, Pro-Rector for Research, NTNU
11.30 NTNU Alumni Europe: Ambitions and Objectives
Einar Brønlund, Chair of NTNU Alumni Europe and Senior Vice President, MHWirth
11.45 NTNU Brussels Office: An Entry Point to NTNU Alumni Europe
Massimo Busuoli, Head of NTNU office in Brussels
12.00 Round-table Discussions
- How do you want to interact with NTNUs established activities in Europe?
- Where should NTNU have a stronger presence in the European context? And how can alumni contribute?
- How can you as members contribute to make this an active and relevant alumni network?
12.50 Summing Up and Concluding Remarks
Gunnar Bovim, Rector, NTNU
12.30 Registration (for external participants)
13.00 Networking lunch (all)
Part Two 14.15–16.45 (open to all)
Future R&I Priorities in the Fields of Energy, Oceans, Health and Sustainability
Moderator: Nina Sindre, Coordinator of International Affairs, NTNU
14.15 Opening
Bjarne Foss, Pro-Rector for Research, NTNU
14.25 Introduction
Oda Helen Sletnes, The Norwegian Ambassador to the EU
Transfer to workshop rooms
14.45 Parallel Sessions – NTNUs Four Strategic Research Areas:
Room at Hotel Renaissance: Ballroom 1
Organizer: NTNU Health and NTNU Biotechnology
Moderator: Magnus Steigedal, Director, NTNU Health
The purpose of the session is to highlight the importance of a unified approach to health data use. Bringing stakeholders together could create a cross border and cross disciplinary harmony when dealing with health data, both on an individual and population level.
Welcome:
Magnus Steigedal
Current status and strategies on the promotion of the use of health records to improve health at EU level
Ms Terje Peetso – DG CNECT - Dir H (Digital Society, Trust and Cybersecurity) - Unit 3 (eHealth, Well-Being and Ageing)
How to listen better at and look deeper in the human body to improve prevention and diagnosis in healthcare: My journey from Norwegian academia to the Belgian healthcare industry
NTNU Alumna Abigail Swillens, PhD, Project Manager, Barco Healthcare
From genes to health registries: utilizing Norwegian cohort data. Experience from the HUNT Study
Professor Bjørn Olav Åsvold, NTNU, The Nord-Trøndelag Health Study
How can we use health data to revolutionize precision medicine?
Professor Stig Omholt, Director, NTNU Biotechnology
The patient as a partner
Monica Dietl, Senior Adviser, Healthy Measures
Panel discussion:
TBA
Room at Hotel Renaissance: Madrid
Organizer: NTNU Energy and HydroCen NTNU
Moderator: Hege Brende, Centre Director HydroCen NTNU
In this workshop, we wish to relaunch the attention to Hydropower, as a potential alternative towards the climate target in Europe. High penetration of renewables such as wind and solar in the European electricity grid raises the demand for dispatchable hydropower, as it provides flexibility and system balancing. The specific properties and potential of hydropower in Europe, as well as hydropower in conjunction with other energy sources, will be highlighted and discussed at the workshop.
Topics: Current state of hydropower in Europe and EU strategic approaches, policies and opportunities in hydropower.
Welcome and introduction:
Recharging Hydropower in Europe
Hege Brende, Centre Director HydroCen NTNU
The Horizon 2020 Energy Programme on Hydropower in the context of Energy Union, SET-Plan and ACEI
Dr. Thomas Schleker, Policy Officer DG Research & Innovation G3 Renewable Energy Sources, EU
Hydropower – the core of the European Energy Transition
Sigrid Hjørnegård, Vice President, Renewable Energy, climate and environment, Energy Norway, Norway
As Europe’s largest renewable energy producer, what role can Statkraft play in the European energy transition when it comes to hydropower?
Kjetil Lund, Head of public affairs, Statkraft
The future energy system presents new challenges: what are the ambitions for technological innovation within hydropower?
Mirjam Sick, Vice President, R&D program and innovation management, Andritz Hydro
Panel discussion:
Thomas Schleker, Kjetil Lund, Mirjam Sick, Ole Gunnar Dahlhaug (Professor, NTNU), Arne Nysveen (Professor, NTNU)
Panel moderator: Hege Brende
Sum-up:
Hege Brende
Room at Hotel Renaissance: Copenhagen
Organizer: NTNU Oceans
This session will discuss the added value of digitalisation for ocean research and innovation in Europe. Data-based developments from other sectors, along with how to build relevant competence within the marine and maritime sectors in Europe, will be investigated. The role of mission-oriented projects in covering the needs for multidisciplinary research in the oceans will be analysed.
Welcome and introduction:
Ingrid Schjølberg, Vice Dean Research and Innovation and Director NTNU Oceans
The contribution of research to the digitisation of seas and oceans
Sigi Gruber, Head of Marine Resources Unit, DG Research and Innovation, European Commission
Jean-Francois Aguinaga, Head of Unit, DG RTD
TBA, DG MARE
JPI Oceans: What next?
Kathrine Angell-Hansen, Strategic Director, JPI Oceans Secratariat
Panel discussion:
Ingrid Schjølberg, Alexandra Neyts (EATiP European Aquaculture Technology and Innovation Platform), Dario Bazargan (Waterborne TP)
Panel moderator: Einar Brønlund (Senior Vice President, MHWirth)
Room at Hotel Renaissance: Ballroom 2
Organizer: NTNU Sustainability
In order to realize the transition to sustainable, zero carbon, cities and regions will need to adopt path-breaking new service models of governance, planning, and implementation where open digital platforms will be co-designed, co-developed, and co-implemented by citizens, public sector, private sector, and research organisations to support a happy, healthy, and regenerative city.
In line with the H2020 SC5 Info Days, NTNU will showcase some of the disruptive policy tools that are currently being developed to support this ambition.
Open innovation and modern innovation systems
Bror Salmelin, Adviser for Innovation Systems, DG CONNECT
Impactplayground - use of Social Capital as a strategic concept and various social media as tools for engaging people/actors in productive activities
Bert-Ola Bergstrand, Nordic Impact
Trondheim Playground
Kristian Mjøen, Innovation Advisor at Trondheim municipality
A bottom-up way of building a system and changing perceptions urban pioneers as a model for transformation for sustainability
Katri-Liisa Pulkkinen, Department of Built Environment, Aalto University
People and air pollution: need or nice to know?
Alena Bartonova, Research Director, NILU UAE Norwegian Institute for Air Research
Co-creation in complex city systems
Miimu Airaksinen, Professor, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, CEO, RIL Finnish Association of Civil Engineers
Panel discussion:
Panel moderator: Annemie Wyckmans, Head of NTNU Smart Sustainable Cities
Part Three 17.00–19.00 (open to all)
Towards FP9:
How to Guarantee Enhanced Impact of R&I Public Investments?
Moderator: Massimo Busuoli, Head of NTNU Office in Brussels
17.00 Opening
Bjarne Foss, Pro-Rector for Research, NTNU
17.10 Keynote: Status of FP9 Set-up and the New Mission Driven R&I Approach
Keith Sequeira, Senior Adviser, Cabinet of Commissioner Carlos Moedas, European Commision
17.30 Panel Discussion with the Participation of:
- Gunnar Bovim, Rector, NTNU
- Keith Sequeira, Member of the Cabinet of Commissioner Carlos Moedas (Research, Science and Innovation)
- Annika Thies, Director of the Helmholtz Brussels Office, EARTO
- Martine Rahier, Vice President of EUA European University Association
- Alexandre Affre, Director for Industrial Affairs, Business Europe
- Einar Brønlund, Chair of NTNU Alumni Europe and Senior Vice President, MHWirth
18.30 Q&A From the Audience to the Panelists
19.00–21.00 Networking Dinner