SPIRE-SAIS Project Conference

The event, taking place on 3-4 March 2022, will represent a key moment for the SPIRE-SAIS project journey. It will gather experts from multiple fields with expertise revolving around the Conference main theme "A Cross-Sectoral Skills Strategy for Industrial Symbiosis and Energy Efficiency - Empowering the European Industry to contribute to the green transition".

SPIRE-SAIS project, as Skills Alliance for Industrial Symbiosis - Cross-sectoral Blueprint for a Sustainable Process industry, brings together stakeholders, including companies, industry sector associations, education and training providers, research & technology organisations, research institutions, regional institutions, and others, to enable and accelerate the uptake of Industrial Symbiosis and Energy Efficiency by developing a comprehensive cross-sectorial Blueprint for skills.

Agenda

A Cross-Sectoral Skills Strategy for Industrial-Urban Symbiosis and Energy Efficiency - Empowering the EU citizens to contribute to the transition

3 March 2022 - Sectoral Blueprint SPIRE SAIS: How to define and adjust skills and jobs for a future proven Energy Intensive Industry

9h30 Welcome Address and agenda

Antonius Schröder, TUDO

9h35 - SPIRE-SAIS - Why this project?

Sectoral Blueprints Program (Erasmus+) - Felix Rohn, DG Employment, European Commission

Processes4Planet Program (SPIRE) - Dorota Pawlucka, Covestro, A.SPIRE APG Vice-Chair for Competitiveness

9h55 - Towards the cross-sectoral Blueprint for Industrial Symbiosis and Energy Efficiency: an overview of the first two years - Plenary

Current state and future outlook of Industrial Symbiosis and Energy Efficiency -Valentina Colla, SSSA

Industry skills needs for Industrial Symbiosis and Energy Efficiency - Félix Bayón, Sidenor

Vocational Education and Training for Industrial Symbiosis and Energy Efficiency - Simonas Gaušas, Visionary Analytics

10h10 Discussion with the audience in parallel sessions

Technological and Economic Developments - Valentina Colla, Teresa Branca

Industry Skills Requirements - Félix Bayón, Irina Celades

VET System Support - Simonas Gaušas, Tania Avelino

10h50 What are the industry practices in training and workforce upskilling? SPEAKERS TBC

Moderator: James Woodcock, International Synergies

Arnd Becker, Covestro

Ana Fernandez Iglesias, ArcelorMittal

Aurela Shtiza, IMA Europe

Daniela Angione, Innopharma

11h30 Break

11h45 SPIRE-SAIS Blueprint Prototype

Antonius Schröder, TU Dortmund University

→ The EC Perspective - Veronica Manfredi, DG Environment, European Commission

→ The Industry Perspective, Moderator - Àngels Orduña, A.SPIRE

Corinna Zierold, IndustriAll (Union)

Aurela Shtiza, IMA Europe (SME)

Naomi Timmer, H20-People B.V. (Junior Water Program)

→ The Civil Society Perspective:

Esther Goodwin-Brown - Circular Jobs Initiative, Circle Economy

→ Presentation: Circular Jobs Initiative, Circle Economy - Esther Goodwin-Brown

12h45 Q&A and Closing of Day 1

4 March: "Making the European Blueprint Reality: the way forward"

9h30 Welcome and Highlights of Day 1

Raquel Almeida, ISQ

9h40 Pact for Skills

Felix Rohn, DG Employment, European Commission

9h55 European Blueprint (Draft): Feedback from the Member States

Moderator - Rachel Lombardi, Antonius Schröder

Spain - focus on: TBC

Germany - focus on Hydrogen - Inga Schad-Dankwart, BIBB

Italy - focus on: Industrial-Urban Symbiosis - Loredana di Sante CORALIS Project, Brescia district

10h40 Break

10h55 Good practices & challenges from other Blueprints and Skills Programmes

ESSA - Dean Stroud, Cardiff University

allbatts - Jakub Stolfa

INSIGHT - Yannick Vesters

CircLean - Luigi Lo Piparo, technopolis

11h55 Potential collaborations for roll-out

European Community of Practice H4C Europe, Ignacio Calleja, EIT Raw Materials

Regional Cooperation: Towards a new skills ecosystem. Skills for Effective Regional Innovation Ecosystems - Lara Porciatti, ART-ER

Daniela Angione, Innopharma (TBC)

12h30 What is next? Erasmus+ funding opportunities

Urska Primec, EACEA

12h45 Communication and Dissemination: How to stay up to date with the project?

Andrea Tropeoli, RINA

12h55 Q&A and Closing Word

Antonius Schröder, TUDO