EU Sparks for Climate Final

Agenda 10 October 2024 (14:00 - 17:00) CEST time
14:00 Opening and welcome.
Miguel Ángel García-Fuentes | EU Sparks for Climate Project Coordinator.
Egoitz Zarallo | EU Sparks for Climate Deputy Project Coordinator.
14:05 Meet the 27 winning teams participating in the final moderated by:
Miguel Ángel García-Fuentes | EU Sparks for Climate Project Coordinator.
Iphigenia Pottaki | Policy Officer for Valorisation Policies and IPR. DG Research and Innovation. European Commission.
14:45 Citizen engagement for knowledge valorisation: innovative solutions, better policy making.
Francesco Molinari | Independent researcher and Policy Advisor.
14:55 Citizen engagement in the EU Missions.
Anthony Zacharzewski | President of Democratic Society aisbl.
15:05 Panel 1.
Introduction.
Laura Hetel | Policy Officer for the EU Mission on Climate-Neutral
and Smart Cities. DG Research and Innovation. European Commission.
Engaging citizens developing new solutions for Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities.
Jorn Verbeeck | Member of the Advisory Board of EU Sparks for the EU Mission on Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities.
Presentation of solutions of the teams and questions from the audience moderated by:
Laura Hetel | Policy Officer for the EU Mission on Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities. DG Research and Innovation. European Commission.
Presenting teams:
Allium | BEEnergy | City Layers | CoolShade Solutions | deICE | Eco Innovation Enthusiasts | Ecoluverra | Green Cool Innovators | Heat Busters | Heat Fighters | HempSustain Builders | PolycycleHomes | Smog Busters Alliance
15:55 Panel 2.
Introduction.
Federico Porrà | Policy Officer for the EU Mission on Adaptation to Climate Change. DG Research and Innovation.
Engaging citizens developing new solutions for Adaptation to Climate Change.
Elena López Gunn | Member of the Advisory Board of EU Sparks for the EU Mission on Adaptation to Climate Change.
Presentation of solutions of the teams and questions from the audience moderated by:
Federico Porrà | Policy Officer for the EU Mission on Adaptation to Climate Change. DG Research and Innovation. European Commission.
Presenting teams:
AquaSmart | Climate Risks’ Fighters | Eat Green | Food rescuers | Green Team | Hydro-Cycle | Lagom | Pesticide Buster | Plimira | The Nettuniani | ToysAreGreen | Veles Solutions | Vertifarm | Vlora Green Harvest Guardians
16:50 Learnings from EU Sparks for Climate from a local host.
Roberta Talarico | President of AL-Green and EU Strategic Advisory.
16:55 Closing.
Miguel Ángel García-Fuentes | EU Sparks for Climate Project Coordinator.
Iphigenia Pottaki | Policy Officer for Valorisation Policies and IPR. DG Research and Innovation. European Commission.