regional event: towards enhancing framework conditions for cooperation between the European Union and the Middle East CNRS-L (Jnah Beirut), Lebanon, Thursday, 1 December 2016 The aim of the event is to tackle the existing framework conditions for cooperation focusing on one or more specific thematic societal challenges, i. e. energy. The specificities of the particular event is to discuss the IPR structure, scientific visas and open access arrangements with Iranian, Iraqi, Lebanese and Syrian experts, coming from academia and policy-making sector. Draft agenda 9h00 9h30 Registration – Welcome Remarks Mouin Hamze, Secretary General of the National Center for Scientific Research of Lebanon Abdelhamid El-Zoheiry, President of the Euro-Mediterranean University 9h30 10h00 – Maria Cristina Russo, Directorate for International Cooperation, DG Research and Innovation, European Commission Christina Lassen, Ambassador, Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Lebanon (TBC) Keynote speeches Alessandro Ovi, Vice President of the Foundation for World Wide 10h00 10h40 – Cooperation Setting the Scene 11h00 Angel Saz-Carranza, Director of ESADEgeo, ESADE Business and law – School Tackling remaining obstacles in EU-Middle East cooperation Abdelhamid El-Zoheiry, President of the Euro-Mediterranean University 11h30 – MERID Stocktaking Report George Bonas, Managing Director, CeRISS 11h30 12h00 Coffee break – Moderated round table on: Intelectual Property Rights, 12h00 13h30 – Open Access and Scientific Visas. 13h30 14h30 Lunch break – Moderated round table on: 14h30 16h00 Technology & Innovation Management and Transfer and – Cooperation in the field of Renewable Energy. 16h00 16h30 Wrap up – Working dinner
regional event: towards enhancing framework conditions for cooperation between the European Union and the Middle East CNRS-L (Jnah Beirut), Lebanon, Thursday, 1 December 2016 The aim of the event is to tackle the existing framework conditions for cooperation focusing on one or more specific thematic societal challenges, i. e. energy. The specificities of the particular event is to discuss the IPR structure, scientific visas and open access arrangements with Iranian, Iraqi, Lebanese and Syrian experts, coming from academia and policy-making sector. Draft agenda 9h00 – 9h30 Registration 9h30 – 10h00 Welcome Remarks Mouin Hamze, Secretary General of the National Center for Scientific Research of Lebanon Abdelhamid El-Zoheiry, President of the Euro-Mediterranean University Maria Cristina Russo, Directorate for International Cooperation, DG Research and Innovation, European Commission Christina Lassen, Ambassador, Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Lebanon (TBC) 10h00 – 10h40 Keynote speeches Alessandro Ovi, Vice President of the Foundation for World Wide Cooperation – 11h00 Setting the Scene Angel Saz-Carranza, Director of ESADEgeo, ESADE Business and law School – 11h30 Tackling remaining obstacles in EU-Middle East cooperation Abdelhamid El-Zoheiry, President of the Euro-Mediterranean University MERID Stocktaking Report George Bonas, Managing Director, CeRISS 11h30 – 12h00 Coffee break 12h00 – 13h30 Moderated round table on: Intelectual Property Rights, Open Access and Scientific Visas. 13h30 – 14h30 Lunch break 14h30 – 16h00 Moderated round table on: Technology & Innovation Management and Transfer and Cooperation in the field of Renewable Energy. 16h00 – 16h30 Wrap up Working dinner