Conference Programme

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Monday 29 November

13:00 - 14:00 - Registration and coffee

14:00 - 14:40 - Official Opening session

Chair: Bogdan Van doninck, Director General, Belgian Science Policy Office

  • Philippe Mettens, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Belgian Science Policy Office
  • Robert-Jan Smits, Director General DG Research

14:40 - 15:30 - Research Infrastructures to face energy challenges

Chairs: Jean Moulin,  General Advisor, Belgian Science Policy Office
            Hervé Péro, Acting Director for the Research Capacities in the European Research Area, DG Research

  1. European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures (ESFRI) process and roadmap
  • Beatrix Vierkorn-Rudolph, ESFRI Chair
  1. Landscape of Energy Research Infrastructures and update 2010 of the Energy  RI roadmap
  • Gabriele Fioni, Chair of the ESFRI Working Group on Energy

15:30 - 16:00 - Questions and Coffee break

16:00 - 18:10 - Opening the debate

Chair: John Womersley, Director of Science Programmes Office, Science & Technology Facilities Council (STFC)

  1. Global and international dimension of the Energy Research Infrastructures
  • Steven Koonin, US Department of Energy Under Secretary for Science
  • Robin Batterham, President of the Australian Academy of Technical Sciences and Engineering and Chair of the IEA Expert Group on Science for Energy.
  1. Human Capital issues facing the Energy Research Infrastructures
  • Torbjørn Digernes, Chairman of the Steering Group of the European Platform of Universities engaged in Energy Research
  1. Financing the Energy Research Infrastructures
  • Thomas Barrett, Director at European Investment Bank, Centres of Expertise on Energy and Environment
  1. Panel discussion
  • The  6 speakers of the day moderated by Silvia Rosa-Brusin

18:10 - 18:30 - Conclusions

18:30 - 20:00 - Visit of the Magritte Museum

20:00 - 23:00 - Gala dinner in the Royal Museums of Fine-Arts of Belgium.

Tuesday 30 November

8:30 - 9:00 - Welcome and coffee

9:00 - 9:40 - Issues: Setting the frame

Chair: Carlo Rizzuto, Chairman of Sincrotrone Trieste Elettra

  1. The SET-Plan and the needs for Energy Research Infrastructures
  • Henrik Bindslev, Chairman of the European energy Research Alliance (EERA)
  1.  Energy Research Infrastructures: how can a small country contribute?
  • Gerrit Jan Schaeffer, Director Energy Research VITO

9:40 - 10:20 - Benefits of Energy Research Infrastructures

Chair: Carlo Rizzuto, Chairman of Sincrotrone Trieste Elettra

  1. Synchrotrons and neutrons sources for energy research
  • Uschi Steigenberger, Director ISIS Operation, Science & Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
  1. Development and implementation of Smart Grids
  • Ronnie Belmans, Chairman of the Smart Grid European Technology Platform Forum

10:20 - 11:20 - New and existing Energy Research Infrastructures

Chair: Naděža Witzanyova, senior official, Czech Republic Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports

  1. ECCSEL - European Carbon dioxide Capture and Storage Laboratory Infrastructure 
  • Nils A Røkke, Vice President Climate Change Technology department of SINTEF
  1. WINDSCANNER - Research Infrastructure Center for Wind Energy and Turbulence Research
  • Peter Hauge Madsen, Head of the Wind Energy Division at Risø DTU
  1. PRACE - Partnership for Advanced Computing in Europe
  • Achim Bachem, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Jülich Research Centre

11:20 - 11:50 - Coffee break

11:50 - 12:50 - New and existing Energy Research Infrastructures (2)

Chair: Naděža Witzanyova, senior official, Czech Republic Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports

  1. EU-Solaris/SFERA - Solar Facilities for the European Research Area
  • Diego Martinez Plaza, Director Plataforma Solar de Almería-CIEMAT
  1. MYRRHA and the Sustainable Nuclear Fission (Gen IV)
  • Hamid Aït Abderrahim, Director Institute Advanced Nuclear Systems, Belgian Nuclear Research Centre
  1. HiPER - European High Power Laser Energy Research Facility
  • John Collier, Interim Director of Central Laser Facility, STFC

12:50 - 14:00 - Lunch

14:00 - 16:00 - Round-table: Research Infrastructures as drivers for innovation

Chair: Jürgen Mlynek, President of the Helmholtz Association

  • Bernard Bigot, Chairman CEA
  • Sierd Cloetingh, member of the ERC's Scientific Council, VU University Amsterdam
  • Pietro Perlo, Senior Director, Centro Ricerche FIAT
  • Brigitte Bach, Head of Energy Department, Austrian Institute of Technology
  • Philippe Lamberts, Member of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE), European Parliament

16:00 - 16:30 - Conclusions

  • Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, EU Commissioner for Research
  • Pál Kovács, Deputy State Secretary, Hungarian Presidency 
  • Sabine Laruelle, Belgian Minister for Science Policy

16:30 - Cocktail

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