Forum Torino

• Global vision: introductory presentation by 2 experts of each sector's perspectives, with a focus on its drivers and on the technological and entrepreneurial capacities required for competitiveness on the global scale. (First session: wednesday 1 April, 10:30am-01:30pm)

• "Elevator pitch": 5 minute presentations by participants on an experience or project. This methodology is applied, for instance, in presentations given for investors. It consists in presenting the main ideas of a proposal, offer, etc., in record time, thereby highlighting its value. (First session)

• Funding opportunities: Presentation of funding opportunities (via the EC 7th Framework Programme, or others).
  Technology for food (PDF format - 2.04 MB)
  Renewable energies (PDF format - 620 KB)
  Environmental management (PDF format - 612 KB)
  ICTs (PDF format - 670 KB).
   

• Open Space to form sub-groups, once the themes of interest to participants have been identified. The objective is to identify possible work agreements to move forward, such as R&D projects, technical assistance agreements, technology transfer, joint business opportunities, etc. The work in sub-groups will take place on the afternoons of the first and second day.
  To identify the sub-themes for these groups, the Open Space methodology was applied: it is based on self-organisation and flexibility, insuring the utmost efficiency and interaction. This way, participants had full control of the agenda and of the sub-groups formed, and also the opportunity to ask questions and resolve the issues under analysis, in real time. (Wednesday & Thursday afternoon, followed by a poster session on Friday)
  

Coordinator:

Cristina LÓPEZ MACÍAS, Chief of Projects Office, CITI (Centro de investigación, Transferencia e Innovación), Universidad de Vigo, Spain.

Keynote speakers:

Lorenzo Miguel PASTRANA CASTRO, Director, Transferencia e Innovación (CITI), Research Centre, Universidad de Vigo - Parque Tecnológico de Galicia (TECNOPOLE), Ourense, Spain.

Jesús L. Romalde, Professor of Microbiology, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Spain.

Sub-themes:

• Functional foods. See Mr Pastrana Castro's presentation (PDF format - 1.32 MB, in Spanish)  
• Valorisation of sub-products of the food industry: intersectoral solutions
• Food of aquatic origin: traceability and safety. See Mr Romalde's presentation (PDF format - 2.65 MB, in Spanish)
• European Commission funding opportunities. See Ms Vivani's presentation (PDF format - 2.04 MB)

• Solar energy
• Wind power. See  Mr González Mantero's presentation (PDF format - 1.09 MB, in Spanish)
• Biofuels. See Mr Franco's presentation (PDF format - 4.44 MB)  
• European Commission funding opportunities. See Ms Vivani's presentation (PDF format - 620 KB)

Coordinator and speaker:

Juan M. LEMA RODICIO, Chemical Inginering Chair, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Keynote Speaker:

José ÁLVAREZ DÍAZ, President of SOGAMA S.A (Sociedad Gallega de Medio Ambiente) 

Sub-themes:

• Water treatment. See Mr Lema Rodicio's presentation (PDF format - 6.21 MB, in Spanish) 
• Urban and industrial waste management. See Mr Álvarez Díaz's presentation (PDF format - 2.05 MB, in Spanish) 
• European Commission funding opportunities. See Ms Vivani's presentation (PDF format - 612 KB)

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