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< Go Back DEVISE Closing Conference & 3rd Thematic Seminar Date: 09 June 2022 Time: 11:00 - 14:00 Status: Loc'n/Date Confirmed

Aim of Event

To discuss how project partner regions work together between to improve the capacity of their policy instruments.

Description

The Final Conference will bring into the spotlight a number of key topics that have been addressed during the lifetime of the project, as well as the main project results.

Draft Agenda

09 June 2022 10:00 - 12:50

Time

Item

Responsibility

10:00

Welcome

Ms. Daniela Copaci, Programme Manager, ERNACT Network

10:05

Interreg Europe: state of play

Ms Ségolène Jean, Project Officer, Interreg Europe - Joint secretariat

10:20

Project overview and results

Snapshots from DEVISE regions.

Ms. Daniela Copaci, Programme Manager, ERNACT Network

10:35

DEVISE Pilot Action – DMAT Platform

Business Agency Association, Bulgaria/ Northern and Western Regional Assessment, Ireland/ Fomento San Sebastian, Spain

Fomento San Sebastian
(Mr. Gorka Díez Jiménez, European Projects, Fomento de San Sebastián)

Business Agency Association
(Ms. Silvia Stumpf MA, MA, DipMgmt (Open), Chairwoman, Business Agency Association)

Northern & Western Regional Association
(Mr. Patrick Devine, Northern & Western Regional Assembly)

10:50

Results from the monitoring of regional action plans

Seinajoki University of Applied Sciences, Finland

Ms Saara Nuottajärvi, Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences

11:05

Digital Surge Programme

Derry City & Strabane District Council, Northern Ireland, UK
Digital Surge Programme - a NI wide Programme for SME’s trading in a COVID-19 recovery context, supporting the shift and pivot business models, via adoption of advanced digital tools

Mrs Gemma Scarlett, Derry City & Strabane District Council

11:20

Digital uses in the tourism sector in the COVID – 19 context

Angers TourismLab, France.

Mr Stephane Langlais, Laval Mayenne Technopole

11:35

Q&A

11:50

Break

12:00

3rd Thematic Seminar

Digital Technologies as enabler for more resilient SMEs:

1. Virtual reality in manufacturing industry company Aleksi Frimodig, Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences
(Mr Aleksi Frimodig, Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences)

2. How to use blockchain to boost transparency about the sustainability performance of SMEs
(Ms. Silvia Stumpf MA, MA, DipMgmt (Open), Chairwoman, Business Agency Association)

3. Digitalisation of SMEs in the context of COVID
(Ms. Soraya Van Cauwenberghe, Voka - Kamer van Koophandel West-Vlaanderen)

12:40

Q&A

12:50

Closing Remarks

ERNACT