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Accelerate GDT WS Initiating Green Transformation for SMEs

Event
Smart
SME competitiveness
14 - 15 Nov 2023
Clock 09 : 00 - 15 : 00 CET
Location Hybrid | Wien, Austria
By Project AccelerateGDT
Austria Wirtschaftsservice Offices

The ACCELERATE GDT project continues to explore success stories with a specific focus on the world of green technologies and sustainable practices when we meet in Vienna on the 14th and 15th of November 2023.

We will be hosted by project partner Austria Wirtschaftsservice - aws

Full agenda and details are as follows:

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ACC GDT Agenda Title Vienna 14-15 Nov 2023

Program

Tuesday, 14th November

08:45-9:00

Arrival to aws, Walcherstr. 11A, 1020 Vienna, 1st Floor, Room IC

09:00-10:30

Steering Group Meeting – ACCELERATE GDT

SG meeting organisational, finance, project & policy reporting, communications updates and discussions on cluster ecosystem case study analysis and showcasing webinar.

 

Claudia Soncin, Project Manager Global, TCI Network; Dr John Hobbs, MTU

10:30-11:00

Initiating Green Transformation for SMEs. Cases and Challenges

Arrival, Networking

11:00-11:05

Welcome, Ute Stadlbauer, aws

11:05-11:30

Introduction to Austrian FTI Strategy

Ramona Auer, Federal Ministry for Climate Protection, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology

11:30-12:00

Enhancing SME Competitiveness: Leveraging Cluster Policies for the Twin Transition in Austria  

Alessio Giustolisi, Katharina Warta, Technopolis

12:00-12:30

Introduction to “aws Sustainable Food Systems Initiative” with a focus on its approach: Services to foster an “enabling environment & manufactured matchmaking” as an essential pillar to leverage monetary funding

Sabine PĂĽmpel, aws

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Innovation by Cooperation – extending the regional strength

Heidrun Hochreiter, Food Cluster Upper Austria (FC)

12:30-13:00

Lunch Break

 

13:00-13:10

 

Good Practice Sharing of Project Partners (Online Streaming)

Austria Wirtschaftsservice (aws), Sabine PĂĽmpel in Cooperation with

Food Cluster Upper Austria (FC), Heidrun Hochreiter:

Challenges in establishing a lively “collective action & cross collaboration space” (aws)

and the benefit that could arise for (regional) clusters (FC)

13:10-13:20

Munster Technological University (MTU), Ireland, John Hobbs:

Climate Toolkit 4 Business  

13:20-13:30

Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), Hungary, Kinga Megyery:

Green Champions Project

13:30-13:40

Duisburg Innovation GmbH (DBI), Germany, Ricardo Reitz:

Circular Rhein.Ruhr

13:40-13:50

CittĂ  Metropolitan di Torino (CMT), Italy:

Alexia Boulanger, Senior Specialist Envipark

The Innovation Clusters’ Ecosystem of the Piedmont Region

13:50-14:00

CzechInvest (CI), Czech Republic:

Adam Priechodsky, Autocluster

RESIST Eurocluster Project

14:00-14:10

Catalan Agency for Competitiveness (ACCIĂ“), Spain:

Ingrid Vives Rubio, General Director of Environmental Policies and Natural Heritage  

Implementation of the Circular Fashion Agreement in Catalonia

14:10-14:30

Networking Break

 

 

 

14:30-16:00

Interactive Workshop in Small Groups with Focus on

  • Exchange of Experiences on Green and Digital Transformation
  • Explore Success and Improvement Opportunities between Clusters and Stakeholders
  • Develop Ideas to Improve Cluster Policy on National and International Level

16:00-16:30

Plenum - Workshop Results

16:30-17:30

Closing, Arrival to Christmas Market

17:30-18:30

 

Visit to Vienna’s Christmas Market, Am Hof, 1010 Vienna

https://www.weihnachtsmarkt-hof.at/

18:30-19:30

-Oldtimer Sightseeing Tour, Departure Am Hof 3, 1010 Vienna

https://www.wienmalanders.at/en/city-tour-vienna

19:30

Networking @ Labstelle, Lugeck 6, 1010 Vienna

Wednesday, 15th November

08:45

Arrival to aws, Walcherstr. 11A, 1020 Vienna, 1st Floor, Room IC

09:00

Introduction to Business Upper Austria Cluster Policy

Werner Pamminger, Business Upper Austria, CEO

Q & A

11:30

Coffee Break

11:45

 

 

Introduction to Ecoplus Innovation Ecosystem

Discovering Ecoplus Green Building Cluster (incl. Digital Twins for Buildings) and Platform for Bioeconomy and Green Transformation

Simone Hagenauer, Ecoplus

Open Discussion

14:00

Ends - Partners Transfer to the Airport / Travel Arrangements

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