Accelerate GDT WS Initiating Green Transformation for SMEs
The ACCELERATE GDT project continues to explore success stories with a specific focus on the world of green technologies and sustainable practices when we meet in Vienna on the 14th and 15th of November 2023.
We will be hosted by project partner Austria Wirtschaftsservice - aws
Full agenda and details are as follows:
Program
Tuesday, 14th November |
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08:45-9:00 |
Arrival to aws, Walcherstr. 11A, 1020 Vienna, 1st Floor, Room IC |
09:00-10:30 |
Steering Group Meeting – ACCELERATE GDT SG meeting organisational, finance, project & policy reporting, communications updates and discussions on cluster ecosystem case study analysis and showcasing webinar.  Claudia Soncin, Project Manager Global, TCI Network; Dr John Hobbs, MTU |
Initiating Green Transformation for SMEs. Cases and Challenges Arrival, Networking |
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11:00-11:05 |
Welcome, Ute Stadlbauer, aws |
11:05-11:30 |
Introduction to Austrian FTI Strategy Ramona Auer, Federal Ministry for Climate Protection, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology |
11:30-12:00 |
Enhancing SME Competitiveness: Leveraging Cluster Policies for the Twin Transition in Austria  Alessio Giustolisi, Katharina Warta, Technopolis |
12:00-12:30 |
Introduction to “aws Sustainable Food Systems Initiative” with a focus on its approach: Services to foster an “enabling environment & manufactured matchmaking” as an essential pillar to leverage monetary funding Sabine Pümpel, aws & Innovation by Cooperation – extending the regional strength Heidrun Hochreiter, Food Cluster Upper Austria (FC) |
12:30-13:00 |
Lunch Break |
 13:00-13:10  |
Good Practice Sharing of Project Partners (Online Streaming) Austria Wirtschaftsservice (aws), Sabine Pümpel in Cooperation with Food Cluster Upper Austria (FC), Heidrun Hochreiter: Challenges in establishing a lively “collective action & cross collaboration space” (aws) and the benefit that could arise for (regional) clusters (FC) |
13:10-13:20 |
Munster Technological University (MTU), Ireland, John Hobbs: Climate Toolkit 4 Business  |
13:20-13:30 |
Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), Hungary, Kinga Megyery: Green Champions Project |
13:30-13:40 |
Duisburg Innovation GmbH (DBI), Germany, Ricardo Reitz: Circular Rhein.Ruhr |
13:40-13:50 |
Città Metropolitan di Torino (CMT), Italy: Alexia Boulanger, Senior Specialist Envipark The Innovation Clusters’ Ecosystem of the Piedmont Region |
13:50-14:00 |
CzechInvest (CI), Czech Republic: Adam Priechodsky, Autocluster RESIST Eurocluster Project |
14:00-14:10 |
Catalan Agency for Competitiveness (ACCIÓ), Spain: Ingrid Vives Rubio, General Director of Environmental Policies and Natural Heritage  Implementation of the Circular Fashion Agreement in Catalonia |
14:10-14:30 |
Networking Break  |
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14:30-16:00 |
Interactive Workshop in Small Groups with Focus on
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16:00-16:30 |
Plenum - Workshop Results |
16:30-17:30 |
Closing, Arrival to Christmas Market |
17:30-18:30 Â |
Visit to Vienna’s Christmas Market, Am Hof, 1010 Vienna |
18:30-19:30 |
-Oldtimer Sightseeing Tour, Departure Am Hof 3, 1010 Vienna |
19:30 |
Networking @ Labstelle, Lugeck 6, 1010 Vienna |
Wednesday, 15th November |
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08:45 |
Arrival to aws, Walcherstr. 11A, 1020 Vienna, 1st Floor, Room IC |
09:00 |
Introduction to Business Upper Austria Cluster Policy Werner Pamminger, Business Upper Austria, CEO Q & A |
11:30 |
Coffee Break |
11:45 Â Â |
Introduction to Ecoplus Innovation Ecosystem Discovering Ecoplus Green Building Cluster (incl. Digital Twins for Buildings) and Platform for Bioeconomy and Green Transformation Simone Hagenauer, Ecoplus Open Discussion |
14:00 |
Ends - Partners Transfer to the Airport / Travel Arrangements |
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