The EPL Workshop in Dubai

Be part of the biggest ever European Research Fund through Horizon 2020
1 Oct 2015
Hosted at RTEX (Robotic Technology Exhibition)
The MENA regions only dedicated Robotics & Automation Exhibition!
At the MEYDAN CENTER | Sept 30 Oct 1, 2015

With a total budget close to 80 billion, Horizon 2020 is among the

biggest research programs worldwide. The EPL (European Project
Leaders Association) could be a way towards it.

Purpose

The Scope

The purpose of this workshop is to introduce Horizon 2020

as one of the biggest research and technology development
programs in the world and invite entities from MENA to be
part of this program.
By exchanging the information and introducing the
procedures entities will be familiar with the program so they
could start to find right partners to contribute to and join the
program. This could take place at any level - from
organizational level for Universities and Research Centers to
companies including SMEs, to individual level embracing
researchers, faculty members, and postgraduate students.

The objective is academic and industrial

engagement. The event is to introduce
Horizon 2020 including the concepts,
procedures and general program but not a
meeting to finalize the partnership
procedure. The expectation should be just
understanding Horizon 2020 and although
some entities could find right partner but it
is more limited to the robotic and industrial
technology area.

Deliverable

Objective
The main objective is Academic and Industrial engagement
while Europe and MENA could have more cooperation. It
can also help find relevant partners in some specific areas.
Having a larger number of participants and potential partners
in MENA is what the EU is interested in, i.e. increasing
number of researchers or organizations involved in projects.

Sharing the privileges of being involved in

Horizon 2020 program. Also the rules and
procedure and how to work together as a
consortium in H2020. More importantly
how to find the right partner for the next
calls and to enjoy and benefit from
working with them!

Outcome and Deliverable

Who should attend this workshop?

Companies who would like to use this opportunity
to strength their ties with leading entities that are
doing state of the art research in Europe could be
the sponsor.
From a different perspective, organizations such as
Universities can be updated on the latest
knowledge and information; research centers may
find right partners for collaboration, and companies
will be aware of the gap between their current
standing and state of the art technology!

Seminar
What is Horizon2020?
How can we participate as a Non-European
Organization?
How to contribute as a researcher?
More details about the calls and so on
Key Success factors in Horizon 2020
Success stories (Introduce some projects)
Roundtable
Questions and answers in two parallel sessions.
Universities and Researchers
Businesses
Date: October 1, 2015

Registration

Expected Result
1. Being Familiar with Horizon 2020
2. Understanding the rules and procedures in 2020
3. Being familiar with terminology and key success
factors
4. Learning how to find right partners as consortium

Registration Fee: 1,500

To register, please call +971 4 425 6040
or email info@leo.ac.ae
Registration deadline: September 25, 2015

Special Rates
CATEGORY

Members
European RTD projects experts
University Faculties
Industry officials

DISCOUNT

PAYABLE

Student Researcher

40%

900

Professor, Lecturer

35%

975

Research Center

30%

1,050

University

30%

1,050

SME

25%

1,125

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Item

Topics

Time

Duration

Speech

Registration and Socializing 9:30 10:00 am

Introduction
10:00 am

Speech

What is Horizon 2020

10:20 am

15 minutes

Speech

How we can contribute as a non

European Entity? / as a researcher

10:40 am

15 minutes

Speech

More Detail about the calls

11:00 am

15 minutes

Speech

11:20 am

15 minutes

Speech

Key Success Factors in

Horizon2020
Success Stories from Industrial
perspective

11:40 am

15 minutes

Speech

Success Stories from Academic

Perspective

12:00 pm

15 minutes

Speech

Morning Wrap up session

12:20 pm

15 minutes

15 minutes

Lunch Break 12:35 15:00

Registration for B To B Meetings
10

11

Round Table

Industry and Business issues

15:00

16:00

Round Table

Research and academic issues

15:00

16:00

B2B Meetings

Matchmaking for the projects

(According to the registration)

16:00

17:00

Million

Horizon 2020 Budget breakdown

I Excellent science, of which:

31.73

24 441

1. The European Research Council

13 095

2. Future and Emerging Technologies

2 696

3. Marie-Skodowska-Curie Actions

6 162

4. European research infrastructures (including eInfrastructures)

2 488

II Industrial leadership, of which:

22.09

17 016

1. Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies

13 557

2. Access to risk finance

2 842

3. Innovation in SMEs

III Societal challenges, of which

616

38.53

29 679

1. Health, demographic change and wellbeing

7 472

2. Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine

maritime and inland water research and the Bioeconomy;
3. Secure, clean and efficient energy

3 851

4. Smart, green and integrated transport

6 339

5. Climate action, environment resource efficiency and raw

materials
6. Europe in a changing world - Inclusive innovative and
reflective societies
7. Secure societies Protecting freedom and security of Europe
and its citizens

3 081

Other

5 931

1 309
1 695

7.65

5 892