Interreg North-West Europe Project Ideas Lab: Innovation

Project Ideas Lab:

Innovation

Morning Session: Inform and inspire

9:15

Registration, coffee and mingling exercises

10:00

Welcome and opening speech |Carol Sweetenham, Deputy Director, Central ERDF Managing Authority, Department for Communities and Local Government |

10:15

the Interreg NWE Programme | Ruut Louwers, Programme Director, Interreg NWE|

• The added value of cooperation within the Interreg framework

10:30

innovation from the NWE perspective| Adrian Healy, Research Associate, School of Planning and Geography, Cardiff University | Adrian O'Donoghue, Policy and Research Officer, Eastern and Midland Regional Assembly, Ireland |

• What are the main innovation issues facing North West Europe area today? What does innovation mean to Interreg?
• From challenges to projects : translating innovation ideas and policy into Interreg projects

11:30

Caffeinated “mix and match“ session

• Participants get to know project ideas and identify with whom they want to discuss in detail during the afternoon

12:15

Successful projects | CCIA - Alice Martin, Researcher, New Economics Foundation; Food2Market - Mia Holleman, FoodValleyNL; SPIDER - Annelies Thoelen, Design Flandres; TransNetAero - Andrew Mair, Chief Executive, Midlands Aerospace Alliance |

• Reasons for success, from clear objectives to tangible results

13:00

Lunch

Afternoon Session: Network to generate project ideas

14:00

Focus on the application process |Interreg NWE Project Officer |

14:30

networking session around project ideas

• Discuss project ideas in detail with potential partners

16:00

Wrap up session and conclusion | Sam Lucas, Head of territorial Co-operation, Department for Communities and Local Government |

• How has your project and ideas evolved after this day?