EU - Georgia Conference “Georgia’s Full Engagement with Horizon Europe“

17-18 March, 2022

Location – Kutaisi International University

Draft Agenda

Day 1, 17 March

09.30 – 10.00
Kutaisi
6.30 – 7.00 Registration
BRU

Moderator: Ms. Maia Okujava (Head of the National Office of Horizon Europe; NCP
Coordinater)

Welcome addresses – video message from Commissioner Mariya Gabriel,

Commissoner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth,
10:00 – 10:30 European Commisison (confirmed)
Kutaisi

Speaker: Dr. Mikheil Chkhenkeli, Minister of Education, and Science of Georgia

7.00 – 7.30
Speaker: His Excellency Mr Carl Hartzell (EU Ambassador to Georgia) (video
BRU
message)
Speaker: Ms. Signe Ratso (Deputy Director-General, DG R&I, European
Commission)
Speaker: Dr. Alexander Tevzadze (Rector of Kutaisi International University)

Session I: Georgia Horizon Europe Association

10.30 – 12.00 Moderator: Silvia Bojinova, European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) Team Leader,
DG R&I, European Commission
Kutaisi
Association of Georgia to Horizon Europe: New Opportunities
7.30 – 9.00
BRU Speaker: Ms. Silvia Bojinova, ENP Team Leader, DG R&I, European
 Commission

Horizon Europe programme: Structure and Work Program 2021 – 2022

Speaker:. Niccolo QUERCI, Policy Officer, DG R&I ,Unit A.3 “R&I Actors and
Research Careers”, DG R&I, European Commission, online
National office “Horizon Europe”, Strategic Goals and Perspectives
Speaker: Ms. Maia Okujava (National Coordinator, Georgia)
Q&A

12.00 – 12.30
Kutaisi
Coffee break
9.00 – 9.30
BRU

Session II: Missions of the Programme and the European Innovation Council

12.30 – 14.00 Moderator: Ana Vashakmadze - Georgia's Innovation and Technology Agency
(GITA) Head of the Department of International Relations
Kutaisi

EU Horizon Europe Missions

9.30 – 11.00
Speaker: Marta TOMASELLI, Policy Officer, G4 - Common Missions &
BRU
Partnerships Service, DG R&I, European Commission online

Approaching the European Innovation Council

Mr. Eric-Olivier PALLU , Policy Adviser Unit D-01 , EIC Board, Strategy and
Feedback to Policy, EIC and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA)
Universities’ Innovation support system
Speaker: Rusudan Kvantaliani
Q&A
Practical exchanges on missions and European Innovation Council funding
instruments: application submissions, calls, call deadlines, particulaties of
missions as a new funding instrument in Horizon Europe, new opportunities
offered by the funding instruments of the European Innovation Council
Moderator of the practical exchanges - Mr. Eric-Olivier PALLU , Policy
Adviser Unit D-01 , EIC Board, Strategy and Feedback to Policy, EIC and SMEs
 Executive Agency (EISMEA)

14.00 – 15.00
Kutaisi
Lunch break
11.00 – 12.00
BRU

Session III: Session III: MSCA and European Research Council - Towards Sustainable Research
Careers
15.00 – 17.00 Moderator: Zaza Avaliani Head of National Center for Tuberculosis and Lung
Kutaisi Diseases JSC

12.00 – 15.00 European Research Council: Ground-Breaking And High Risk Projects

BRU Speaker: Ms. Agnes Kulcsar, Synergy grant call coordinator, European
Research Council Executive Agency (ERCEA), unit B.2 – Call and Project
Follow-up Coordination Unit
Success story and sharing of expiriance on participation in European Research
Counicl (ERC) call
Speaker: Ms. Nestan Tukvadze, National Center for Tuberculosis and Lung
Diseases JSC
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
Speaker: Ms. Marija Fedotovaite (DG EAC), Policy Officer, DG EAC unit C.2
“Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions”, European Commission
Success story and sharing of experiance on participation in MSCAs
Speaker: Tatia Mtvarelidze (Ministry of Education and Sciences – Project:
Science is Captaine)
Interactive session: Participation in EU R&I Framework Programme –
Advances and Remaining Obstacles.
Georgian representatives of four successful projects will share their experience
followed with questions and answers
Sessions moderator: Lika Tsuladze - Center for Social Sciences
Speakers:
Ms. Lika Tsuladze - Center for Social Sciences
Ms. Maia Gotua – Director, Center of Allergology and Immunology
 Ms. Nino Chanishvili - Eliava Institute of Bacteriophage, MIcrobiology &
Virology
Ms. Nestan Tukvadze, National Center for Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases

Day 2 – 18 March

09.00 – 09.30
Kutaisi
06.00 – 06.30 Registration
BRU

Session I:

09.30-11:30
Kutaisi
Workshop – Proposal budget preparation and financial reporting
Expert from the EU Mr. Matthias WURCH, Project Manager
06.30 – 08.30
BRU

11.30 – 12.00
Kutaisi
Coffee break
08.30 – 09.00
BRU

12.00 – 14.00 Moderator: Stefan WEIERS, Head of Sector Widening, unit. G1 - ERA & Country
Intelligence, DG R&I, European Commission, online
Kutaisi
EU Partnerships for United Goals

Speaker: Mr. Davide VALITUTTI , Policy Officer, G4 - Common Missions &

 Partnerships Service, DG R&I, European Commission, online

Widening opportunities – Widening participation and strengthening the

European Research Area
Speaker: Ms Adeline Kroll , Policy officer, Widening, ERA & Research
Infrastructure Programming, unit A2 “ERA Governance and Implementation,
DG R&I, EU Commission) online
09.00 - 11.30
COST Actions
BRU Speaker: Ms Katalin Alfoldi, International Relations Officer, COST Association
online and Ms Inga Dadeshidze, Scientific Officer COST Association,online
 
Project: National Initiatives for Open Science in Europe
Speaker: Ramaz Kvatadze, Georgian Research and Educational Networking
Association, Executive director

14.00 – 15.00
Kutaisi
Lunch
11.00 – 12.00
BRU