Join us during CHOICE promising Final Event and get the chance to network, follow interesting debates and discover best practices in the field, share your views and hear the latest news on the EU-China cooperation in ICT RDI, discover related information in Horizon 2020’s upcoming calls and much more!
On October 19th, the main conference will provide all attendees with an opportunity to discuss and exchange on best practices related to EU-China cooperation in the field of ICT RDI. The event, to be held at the AIP-CCI Headquarters the day prior to the opening of ICT 2015 will (i) provide access to the latest information on future opportunities for EU-China collaboration in ICT RDI within the framework of Horizon 2020, (ii) showcase success cases and (iii) discuss priority topics in the field. Participants will also have the opportunity to further interact with the speakers and network with other attendees to initiate joint projects.
Target audience
Policy-makers & funding agencies
ICT R&D communities:
– Research institutes
– Independent researchers
– Students and universities involved in ICT R&D
– Industry stakeholders belonging to ETPs, JTIs, ICT clusters, associations and alliances, etc,
Similar projects and initiatives supported by the EC and EU MS or AC.
Agenda
09:30-10:00 Registration & Welcome coffee
10:00-10:15 Welcome address, Sara Medina, Member of the Board, SPI (Portugal)
10:15-10:45 CHOICE – Support and strengthen China Collaboration on ICT research with Europe, Thomas Owens, CHOICE Project Coordinator, Brunel University (UK)
10:45-11:00 Keynote speech: Future opportunities for EU-China collaboration in ICT RDI in Horizon 2020, EC representative (TBC)
11:00-11:15 Keynote speech: EU-China ICT Cooperation status and perspectives: opportunities for EU partners, Zhiqin Wang, Secretary General, CAICT, IMT-2020 (5G) Promotion Association (China)
11:15-12:30 Experience sharing of EU-China collaboration in ICT RDI (Part 1)
11:15-11:45 Green Digital Charter – Networking Intelligent Cities for Energy Efficiency – Nikolas Kontinakis, Euro Cities (Belgium)
11:45-12:15 EU-China-FIRE (ECIAO) – EU CHINA future Internet common Activities and Opportunities – Martin Potts, Martel Consulting (Switzerland)
12:15-12:30 Q&A
12:30 -13:30 Networking Lunch
13:30-16:00 Experience sharing of EU-China collaboration in ICT RDI (Part 2)
13:30-14:00 5G – The Latest Development and EU-China Cooperation – Zhiqin Wang, Secretary General, CAICT, IMT-2020 (5G) Promotion Association (China)
14:00- 14:30 EU-China ICT Cooperation on Testing – Xiaohong Huang, Associate Professor of Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications (China)
14:30-15:00 SMARTCAMPUS – Building-User Learning Interaction for Energy Efficiency – Manuel Nina, Alfamicro (Portugal)
15:00-15:15 Coffee break
15:15-16:30 Experience sharing of EU-China collaboration in ICT RDI (Part 3)
15:15-15:45 CHAIN-REDS – Coordination and Harmonisation of Advanced e-Infrastructures for Research and Education Data Sharing – Rafael Mayo García, CIEMAT (Spain)
15:45-16:15 EU China ICT cooperation: an industry perspective – Tony Graziano, Huawei Technologies
16:15-16:30 Q&A
16:30-16:45 Concluding Remarks & Way forward, Sara Medina, Member of the Board, SPI
16:45-17:30 Networking
To learn more about the event and sign up, please click here.
