Energy and building innovators - Matchmaking: Wallonia meet Flanders

Agenda

9h00 – Welcoming coffee

9h30 – Opening : Objectives of the day : launch EU collaboration – Regional representatives

9h45 – R&D ecosystems : opportunities and targets – sharing from Wallonia & Flanders portfolio leaders on the topics :

• Building retrofitting

  • BuildWise - Michael De Bouw Unit Manager, Building Performance and Renovation Unit

  • Flux50 - Frederik Loeckx, General Director

• Green hydrogen

  • CRM Group - Catherine Archambeau, Innovation portfolio Manager

  • Waterstofnet - Isabel François, Project Manager

• Energy Communities and DHC

  • UMONS - Emilie Courbon, S3 research representative

  • Flux50 - Frederik Loeckx, General Director

• Heavy mobility

  • ALSTOM - Michel Rousseau, Collaborative and Innovation Program Manager

  • VIL Logistiek - EU program expert (name tbc)

11h00 – Break 11h15 - Practical Opportunities : EU calls overview

• Interreg next calls : STIPP, Crossroad

  • Wallonie Entreprendre - Olivier Heynen, Manager & Business Developer STIPP - European Affairs

  • VLAIO - expert (tbc)

• Horizon Europe Cluster 5

  • NCP Wallonie - Jean-Jacques Lemaire, EU Energy Mobility and Materials

  • VLAIO - Magali Parent, Advisor Innovation NCP (tbc)

• I3 Innovation Investments Instrument (tbc)

  • EISMEA

• Vanguard Initiative (tbc)

  • WEWIS - Liesbet Schruers, Policy Officer Department of Economy, Innovation and Transitions (tbc)

    .. and others

12h30 – Networking lunch

13h30 – Challenging Pitch* : practical ideas / ask for competences to build a new project – actors from Energy Wallonia, Flanders and Belgium (enterprises, research centers, universities). 🎙️ Do you want to pitch ? Contact us !

14h30 – Networking sessions and visits

• 🫱 Matchmaking RDV 🫲 - to be planned according to your interests, table rsv opens from April 15 to the registred participants

• EnergyVille Sites and labos relative to your

  • Battery & DC Labs

  • Grid Labs

  • Building Labs

  • Material Labs

16h30 – Conclusions and networking Drink

18h00 – end .. and start thinking about all the ideas and contacts you made

Walloon and Flemish innovation expertise

Download here the description of innovation ecosystems and roadmaps regarding:

• Building retrofitting

• Green hydrogen

• Energy Communities and DHC

• Heavy mobility

Pitch

You are either :

° Actor with a challenge to adress wich can lead to a project with people in the room, or

° Project leader looking for some expertise in the room

🎙️ Do you want to pitch your project idea ? Contact us !

Ticket and access

Inscriptions

You want to learn and/or be part of the futures energy projects coming out :

• Register

  : Between today and 15th April : register, fill your profile in preparation of the RDV booking

• Book

  : from 15th April : reserve your 15' tables with the registred potential partners profile you see on the app

Register via this link : https://www.b2match.com/e/s3-dis4-energy-innovators

Price

300€ HT for the day and Free for members of the walloon S3 Energy & buildings portfolio : CETWA - Contribute - e-WallonHY - RENow or motively interested and Free for Flemish innovators interested in new partnerships.