Wednesday, April 17, 2024

2:30 PM - 3:45 PM

Hall 8A-3 (Simmonscourt)

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EU taxpayers, companies and users look forward to an efficient common EU transport area integrating seamlessly research, innovation and deployment activities. The EU Framework Programmes for Research &Innovation (R&I) support pre-competitive research and innovation to advance transport technologies and systems. In Horizon Europe (2021-2027) Transport, Energy and Climate R&I counts with €15 billion in EU funding. Such R&I investment is co-programmed and leveraged via Partnerships between the European Commission and Transport stakeholders. The resulting projects are implemented by the European Climate, Infrastructures and Environment Agency (CINEA) or by Joint Undertakings (JUs). CINEA is also in charge of implementing projects from Partnerships co-funded by national bodies and from large-scale deployment programmes as Connecting Europe Facility for infrastructures (€32 billion), Innovation Fund for net-zero industrial solutions (€18+ billion from ETS revenues), and LIFE for environmental solutions (€5 billion). Accordingly, CINEA can support sequentially all stages of technology readiness – from basic research to market deployment – in some transport sectors and partnerships, boosting EU competitiveness. Financing opportunities and examples will be shown. Partnerships in Horizon Europe act as pivotal alliances that bring together a diverse array of stakeholders, including research organizations, industry leaders, and policymakers. Partnerships play a crucial role in complex societal challenges, such as sustainable mobility, digitalization, and climate change mitigation. Horizon Europe Transport Partnerships representatives will share valuable insights into their governance models, achievements, and strategies for next phases and final deployment. This collaborative exchange aims to provide a comprehensive view of best practices, lessons learnt and study cases to cultivate innovation - in and across Horizon Europe, its partnerships and EU deployments programmes - towards a common transport area. Key questions: • How to deploy EU research results sooner in the market? How to encompass transport vehicle, infrastructure and users’ readiness? • How to fertilise research & innovation across transport modes? And across energy, IT and other sectors into transport? • How to overcome silos among EU programmes and partnerships? And among EU and national programmes? Which structure and governance for future deployment? Speakers: Keynote: Paloma Aba Garrote (CINEA). Jaap Gebraad (Waterborne) Andreas Boschen (SESAR JU) Marzena Jougounoux (CCAM Partnership) Jesse Terry (BATT4EU Partnership) Miroslav Haltuf (Europe’s Rail JU) Moderator: Andrea Gentili (EC DG RTD)

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