European Economic
and Social Committee
Programme
9.30 | Opening speech
- Gonçalo Lobo Xavier, Vice-President of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) followed by the presentation of the EESC Information Report on the Interim evaluation of Horizon 2020
- Kurt Vandenberghe, Director, Directorate General for Research and Innovation, European Commission
9.45 | Presentation of the results of the stakeholder consultation by the European Commission
- Rosalinde Van der Vlies, Head of Unit Evaluation, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation
10.10 | EESC reactions and comments:
- Ulrich Samm, rapporteur of the EESC Opinion on the Mid-term evaluation of Horizon 2020
10.20 | Panel 1: Comments on the results of the stakeholder consultation
Moderator: Panagiotis Gkofas, Member of the Various Interests Group, EESC
- Stephan Kuster, Acting Director, Science Europe
- Muriel Attané, Director, European Association of Research and Technology Organisations (EARTO)
- Thomas Estermann, Director for Governance, Funding and Public Policy Development, European University Association (EUA)
- Alexandre Affre, Director, Industrial Affairs department, BusinessEurope
= Questions and answers
11.30 | Coffee break
11.45 | Panel 2: The views of civil society organisations
Moderator: Christophe Lefèvre, Member of the Employees' Group, EESC
- Monika Panayotova (COMAC Medical Ltd., Bulgaria)
- Markus Weißkopf (Wissenschaft im Dialog GmbH, Germany)
- Nuno Freitas (Medsimlab, Portugal)
- Imane Baïz (Doing It Together science (DITOs), Horizon 2020 project)
= Questions and answers
12.40 | Concluding remarks
- Gonçalo Lobo Xavier, Vice-President of the European Economic and Social Committee
- Kurt Vandenberghe, Director, Directorate General for Research and Innovation, European Commission