Programme 2016

Friday, 30 September

Afternoon	Arrival of participants
19:30 – 22:00	Dinner

Saturday, 1 October

8:30 – 9:30	Registration
09:30 – 10:15	Opening Plenary Welcoming Tanya Hristova, Mayor of Gabrovo, CoR member Markku Markkula, President of the European Committee of the Regions – tbc *Yoomi Renström, Mayor of Ovanåker, Chair of Sedec Commission Introduction Gabrovo Innovation Camp 2016 Hank Kune, Educore**
10:15 – 12:30	Parallel working groups Challenge 1: Overcoming the innovation divide in Europe Challenge 2: Smart specialisation and education in lagging cities and regions Challenge 3: 21^st century democracy Exploring the challenge, the opportunities and generating first ideas Challenge 1: Overcoming the innovation divide in Europe Facilitator: Hank Kune, Educore Challenge concept in brief: How to create new ideas for overcoming the innovation divide at local and regional level? How to achieve synergies between ESIF and Horizon 2020 beyond 2020? Challenger owners: European Committee of the Regions Challenge 2: Smart specialisation and education in lagging cities and regions Facilitator: Magnus Jörgel Challenge concept in brief: How to innovate 21^st century education so as to match the ambitions and goals of local smart specialization strategies? How to unfold the cities’ smart potential and transform them into attractive and inviting ecosystem? Is this possible in a „lagging region“ context? Challenger owners: EC Joint Research Centre (DG JRC) Challenge 3: 21^st century democracy Facilitator: Tomislav Donchev Challenge concept in brief: How to reinvent contemporary democracy? Challenger owners: N.N. Bulgaria
12:30 – 13:30	Lunch
13:30 – 16:00	Parallel working groups Challenge 1: Overcoming the innovation divide in Europe Challenge 2: Smart specialisation and education in lagging cities and regions Challenge 3: 21^st century democracy Deepen understanding, enriching the ideas, building initial prototypes and conversing ideas to create initial prototypes
16:00 – 17:00	Inter-Group-Challenge consultation Focused reflection & feedback on the opportunities
17:00 – 17:30	Closing the day
19:30 – 22:00	Dinner Keynote by Markku Markkula, President of the European Committee of the Regions

Sunday, 2 October

09:00 – 09:30	Opening Plenary Welcome and Learnings from the previous day
09:30 – 12:30	Parallel working groups Challenge 1: Overcoming the innovation divide in Europe Challenge 2: Smart specialisation and education in lagging cities and regions Challenge 3: 21^st century democracy Revisiting opportunities and adding new insights Thinking ahead to plan real-world prototyping
12:30 – 13:30	Lunch
13:30 – 16:00	Parallel working groups Challenge 1: Overcoming the innovation divide in Europe Challenge 2: Smart specialisation and education in lagging cities and regions Challenge 3: 21^st century democracy Completing the proposals Road-mapping the next 6 weeks/6 months/6 years
16:00 – 17:00	Presenting the proposals
17:00 – 17:30	Closing session Gabrovo Innovation Camp 2016 The ways forward: prototyping and roadmaps Markku Markkula, President of the European Committee of the Regions

The results of the Gabrovo Innovation Camp will be shared at Citizens´ Dialogue on the next day (03/10/2016).

Monday, 3 October, 2016

Morning	Arrival of participants (speakers and official guests)
11:00 – 13:00	Citizens’ dialogue

VENUE

GABROVO INNOVATION CAMP 2016

National Aprilov highschool, 15 Aprilovska str., Gabrovo, Bulgaria

CITIZENS’ DIALOGUE

Vazrazhdane hall, 3 Vazrazdane sq., Gabrovo, Bulgaria

Contact person for additional information

Pencho Koychev – expert in District Information Point – Gabrovo,
tel.: (+359)879 946 859
e-mail: p.koychev@gabrovo.bg