EIT Community Hub Türkiye Roadshow @Gaziantep: Innovation, Insights & Exchange
13:30 – Registration, Welcome Coffee & Networking
14:00 – Opening Speeches
Prof. Dr. Mehmet Tarakçıoğlu – Vice-Rector, Gaziantep University
Prof. Márton Herczeg – Head of Innovation Ecosystem Unit, EIT
Mr. Jurgis Vilčinskas – Deputy Head of Delegation, EU Delegation to Türkiye
Mr. Bülent Özcan – Director-General for Financial Cooperation and Project Implementation
Mrs. Aurora Floridia – Chairperson, Parliamentary Network for a Healthy Environment, Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
Mrs. Fatma Şahin – Mayor of Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality
EIT Community Türkiye Presentation – Ömer Hantal, EIT Community Officer Türkiye
14:50 – TÜBİTAK Presentation: EIT & Horizon Europe Programs
Erencan Bal, TÜBİTAK EIT National Contact Point
15:00 – Panel Discussion
Strengthening Türkiye’s Innovation Ecosystem: The Pivotal Role of the EIT Community
Moderator: Ömer Hantal – EIT Community Officer Türkiye
Panelists:
Ahu Serter – Founder, Fark Labs
Mehmet Aykut Çakıroğlu – General Manager, Gaziulaş
Ihor Markevych – EIT Community Officer Ukraine
Muzaffer Arpacıoğlu – Deputy General Manager, Karsan
15:40 – Networking Coffee Break
16:15 – EIT Knowledge & Innovation Communities (KICs) Presentations
EIT Digital: Krisztián Gál – Ecosystem Lead
EIT Food: İlknur Şahin – Programme Manager, EIT Food Hub Türkiye
EIT Manufacturing: Dr. Vivian Sophou – Senior Manager, Business Development & Innovation
EIT Urban Mobility: Matthieu Clouqueur – Partner Development Officer
17:30 – Meeting the EIT Knowledge & Innovation Communities | Networking Session