After a five-year intensive work, and
on the occasion of the close ending of our project, the MIRA Final Conference –
to be held in Marrakesh from 23rd to 25th January 2013 - will
bring together its entire Consortium and many Euro-Mediterranean stakeholders in
order to discuss the past, present and future interest field of the project.
During this meeting, we will discuss the development, results and main
conclusions of MIRA, the EU action towards the Mediterranean, and also its way
forward.
This Final Conference will also represent an opportunity to attend a networking
event with other Euro-Mediterranean strategic projects coordinators, with some
representatives of the European Commission and from the Mediterranean Partner
Countries.
Please click here to get the Agenda, minutes, presentations, list of participants, and also all the information of the Poster Session on Euro-Mediterranean Cooperation Research Project.
Wednesday 23rd January 2013
18.00h - Official opening of the conference/Cérémonie d’Ouverture Officielle de la Conférence:
- Mr. Abdelhafid Debbagh, General Sercretary, Moroccan Ministry of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Executive Training
- Mr. Fathallah Sijilmassi, General Secretary of the UfM (TBC)
- Ms. Elisabeth Lipiatou, Head of Unit, International Cooperation, DG Research and Innovation, European Commission
- Mr. Rafael Rodríguez, CSIC, MIRA Project Coordinator
- Mr. Abdelilah Afifi, MESRSFC, MIRA Project Deputy Coordinator
- Mr. Eneko Landaburu, European Commission Ambassador in Morocco (TBC)
19:00h - The MIRA Project Video
Thursday 24th January 2013
9.00h - Welcome to participants - Rafael Rodríguez, MIRA Coordinator, and Abdelilah Afif, MIRA Deputy Coordinator.
9.15h - EU action towards the Mediterranean: New perspectives - Ms. Elisabeth Lipiatou, Head of Unit of International Cooperation, DG Research and Innovation, European Commission
9.45h - Innovation strategies in the MPC: Moroccan experience - OCP
10.15h - Coffee Break & Poster Session
10.45h - Presentation of deliverables and results of MIRA WP8, WP7 and WP6
Chair: Mr. Rachid Ghrir (DGSRT):
- Awareness and dissemination activities on the EU-MPC S&T
cooperation. Targeted objectives, difficulties and achievements,
prospect for future actions. WP6 Leader and Co-Leader.
- Support to
the PROGRAMME Horizon 2020 on De-Contamination of the Mediterranean Sea.
Targeted objectives, difficulties and achievements, prospect for future
actions. WP7 Leader and Co-Leader
- Toward the Euro-Mediterranean
Innovation Space (EMIS). Targeted objectives, difficulties and
achievements, prospect for future actions. WP8 Leader and Co-Leader.
- Research to Business - the role of the network. The Euro-Mediterranean case - Mr. Antonio Fysekidis (Innovation and SMEs Independent Expert) Chair: Mr. Ilyas Azzioui (CNRST)
12:45h - Lunch & Poster Session
14.00h - Keynote lecture. Chair: Mr. A. Hamid El-Zoheiry (MHESR). Scenarios for the Euro-Mediterranean Space in the wake of the post-arab
spring - Ms. Rym Ayadi, Head of Financial Institutions, Prudential
Policy and Tax Unit and Coordinator of MEDPRO Consortium - Mediterranean
Prospects
14:30h - The Twinning Programme Morocco-EU on integration of
Morocco into the ERA Mr. Abdelilah Afifi (MESRSFC) & Mr. Jacques
Gaillard (Twinning Project Coord.)
15:00h - Coffee break & Poster Session
15:30h - Presentation of deliverables and results of MIRA WP5, WP4, WP3, WP2. Chair: Mr. Ian Gauci-Borda (MCST):
- Integration of initiatives and support to the action of the MoCo. Targeted objectives, difficulties and achievements, prospect for future actions. WP5 Leader.
- Enhancing the EU-MPC S&T Cooperation, especially in FP7. Targeted objectives, difficulties and achievements, prospect for future actions. WP4 Leader and Co-Leader.
- Observatory of EU-MPC cooperation in S&T.
Targeted objectives, difficulties and achievements, prospect for future
actions. WP2 Leader and Co-Leader.
- Capacity building in the MPC for participation in the Framework Programme - Support to the IPs - Conference on Mediterranean Countries and EU Opportunities. Targeted objectives, difficulties and achievements, prospect for future actions. WP3 Leader and Co-Leader.
17:30h - Discussions
Friday 25th January 2013
9.00h - Keynote lecture: Innovation strategies in the MPC: Egyptian Experience in ICT - Mr. Mohab Anis (AUC).
9.30h - Coordination, management and external projection of
the MIRA Community of Practice. Targeted objectives, difficulties and
achievements. Views from the Coordination Team - WP1 and WP9. Chair: Ms.
Marilena Rossano (CNR)
10:30h - The MIRA project viewed from the European Commission - Ms. Fadila Boughanemi, EC officer, European Commission.
11.00h - Coffee break & Poster Session
11.30h - Conclusions of the Conference on Mediterranean Contries and EU policies - Marilena Rossano.
12.00h - Support of MIRA to the Euro-Mediterranean Common
Research Agenda (CRIA). Mr. Rafael Rodríguez (CSIC). Chair: Mr. Rigas
Arvanitis (IRD).
12.30h - Lunch & Poster Session.
14.00h - MIRA project impact - Presentation of the MIRA Book.
Mr. Rafael Rodriguez and Ms. Chiara Morini (CIHEAM). Chair: Mr.
Siffedine Labed (DG-RSDT).
14:20h - Continuity and links with MIRA. Mr. Claudio Bogliotti, MED-SPRING project Coordinator. Chair: Mr. A. Hamid El-Zoheiry (MHESR).
14.40h - The ERA-Net in the Mediterranean. Mr. Claudio
Bogliotti (CIHEAM) and Ms. Marinella Giannelli (CIHEAM). Chair: Ms.
Filiz Hayirli (TÜBITAK).
15:00h - Coffee Break & Poster Session
15:20h - Conference conclusions and recommendations. Panel of WP Leaders and DLs. Chair: Mouin Hamze.
15:50h - Closure of the Conference. Mr. Abdelilah Afifi (MESRSFC) and Mr. Rafael Rodríguez (CSIC).
16:30h - AOB