INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON DEVELOPING SYSTEM INNOVATIONS FOR URBAN RESILIENCE IN THE CONTEXT OF THE KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE PLATFORM (KEP) OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION

Hybrid Event

09:00 – 09:30

Registration

09:30 – 09:45

Welcome speeches

Ms. Mariya Gabriel, European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth

Ms. Magda DE CARLI, Head of European Semester & Country Intelligence Unit, DG Research and Innovation, EC

Introducing the KEP Ms. Tanya HRISTOVA, Mayor of Gabrovo, President of SEDEC Commission, Committee of the Regions (CoR)

09:45 – 10:15

Panel discussion: Youth Entrepreneurship for Digital Future

Moderator: Ms. Tanya HRISTOVA

Ms. Antoaneta ANGELOVA-KRASTEVA, Director for Innovation, Digital Education and International Cooperation, European Commission

Mr. Tine RADINJA, Rapporteur of SEDEC Commission in CoR, member of The Greens political group, Mayor of Škofja Loka, Slovenia

Ms. Irena Boynovska, Gabrovo Youth Center project manager

Mr. Patrick MOLINOZ, Member of European Committee of the Regions from PES Vice-president of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region

Mr. Marian MARINOV, Business Development Director of Sofia Tech Park

10:20 – 11:05

Panel discussion: Aims of EU Mission: Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities

Moderator: Ms. Elitsa PETKOVA, Project Coordinator at Cleantech Bulgaria, Official partner and Hub manager for EIT Food, EIT Climate-KIC and EIT Manufacturing in Bulgaria

Ms. Wiebke PANKAUKE, Deputy Head of Unit for Future Urban and Mobility Systems in the European Commission’s department for research and innovation (DG RTD)

Ms. Svetlana ZHEKOVA, Senior International Expert Environment and Climate Change Policies, Mission Board member of EU Mission for Adaptation to Climate Change Mission

Mr. János KARÁCSONY, Rapporteur of SEDEC Commission in CoR, member from European Conservatives and Reformists Group, Vice-President of the County Council of Pest Megye, Hungary

Ms. Mariyana HAMANOVA, Executive Director of Cleantech Bulgaria, Official partner and Hub manager for EIT Food, EIT Climate-KIC and EIT Manufacturing in Bulgaria

11:10 – 11:55

Panel discussion: Innovation and Inclusivity for S3 Implementation

Moderator: Mr. Svetlozar ANDREEV, European Committee of the Regions

Mr. Ramojus REIMERIS, Joint Research Centre (JRC), European Commission’s Science and Knowledge Service

Mr. Mikel AMEZAGA, Minister for Economic and Business Development in the Regional Government of Navarra, Spain

Prof. Iliya ZHELEZAROV, Rector of Gabrovo Tehnical University

Mr. Martin DANOVSKY, Institutional entrepreneur, economy advisor and policymaker, formal Chairman of Bulgarian State Agency for Research and Innovation

Mr. Petar GANEV, Senior economist at Market Economy Institute

12:00 – 12:45

Panel discussion: The Place of the New European Bauhaus in Cities Re-/co-design

Moderator: Ms. Margarita DOROVSKA, Director ofThe Museum House of Humour and Satire, Gabrovo

Mr. Bernd FESEL, Interim CEO ofEIT Culture & Creative Industries

Ms. Karun GELIBOLYAN, Management Consulting and Project Portfolio Coordinator for Support to New European Bauhaus Local Initiatives

Ms. Adriana ANDREEVA, Cofounder of Studio Komplekt & MELBA Design Initiatives

Mr. Kieran MCCARTHY, CoR member form the European Alliance, Cork City Council, Ireland

Mr. Ljubo GEORGIEV, Leader of Team Sofia

Mr. Yavor PANEV, co-founder of Talyana Association – Official partner of the New European Bauhaus initiative

12:45 – 13:00

Seminar wrap-up and conclusions 

Ms. Tanya HRISTOVA

13:00 – 14:00

Lunch 

14:00 – 14:30

Registration for Gabrovo Innovation Camp

14:30 – 14:45

Opening plenary session: Convening the Camp

Welcome from

Ms. Mariya Gabriel, European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth

Ms. Tanya Hristova, Mayor of Gabrovo, President of SEDEC Commission, CoR

14:45 – 15:00

Introducing the Methodology of Gabrovo Innovation Camp

How the camp process works? Welcome from the Facilitators Team

15:00 – 15:45

Parallel Working Groups

Introducing the Challenges

Bauhaus in re-/co-designing the cities

Mission-based climate neutral transition

Youth Entrepreneurship for digital future

Innovation and inclusivity for Gabrovo S3 implementation

15:45 – 16:00

Coffee break

16:00 – 17:30

Parallel Working Groups

Exploring the Challenge and the Opportunities /generating first ideas/

In-depth understanding, ideas evolution, creation of initial prototypes

17:30 – 17:45

Day 1 Wrap Up

Reflection on issues from Day 1 and looking ahead to Day 2

17:45 – 18:15

Challenge owners & facilitators meet to prepare Day 2

09:30 – 10:00

Opening Plenary:

Motivational morning speech by Mr. Nikolay KALAYDZHIEV, Military pilot

10:00 – 11:30

Parallel Working Groups

Setting the frame for Day 2

Revisiting opportunities and sharpening insights

Integrating ideas into concrete proposals Thinking ahead to plan real-world prototyping

11:30 – 12:30

Opening Plenary:

Mr. Markku MARKKULA, Member of the European Committee of the Regions,

President Helsinki Region, Finland

Mr. Atanas PEKANOV, Deputy Prime Minister for EU Funds Management,

Council of Ministers of the Republic of Bulgaria (tbc)

Ms. Taina TUKIAINEN, Research Director, University of Vaasa (FI) Mission Board member of EU Mission for Adaptation to Climate Change Mission

12:30 – 13:30

Peer-to-peer Consultations

Groups present their ideas to other groups who challenge, question, and give new ideas and impulses for further development Groups reconvene to discuss the feedback they have received

13:30 –  14:00

Lunch

14:00 – 16:00

Thematic Visits of Local Stakeholders for Each Group

16:00 – 18:30

Parallel Working Groups

Completing the proposals in practical prototypes

18:30 – 18:45

Day 2 Wrap Up

Reflection on issues from Day 2 and looking ahead to Day 3

18:45 – 19:00

Challenge owners & facilitators meet to prepare Day 3

09:00 – 11:00

Parallel Working Groups

Setting the frame for Day 3

Road-mapping the next 6 weeks/ 6 months/6 years

Mapping stakeholders and responsibilities Preparation of presentations for the prototypes

11:00 – 13:00

Plenary Presentation of the Proposals

Presentation of the prototypes

13:00 – 14:00

Closing Session

Ms. Tanya Hristova

Family photo of all participants in Gabrovo Innovation camp 22