Human Development and Ageing

Speakers:
Mr. Patrik Kolar, Head of Unit 'Genomics and systems biology’, Directorate General RTD, European Commission
Ms. Beatrice Lucaroni, Scientific Officer, Unit 'Genomics and systems biology’, Directorate General RTD, European

Commission
Prof. Ewa Sikora, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Warsaw
Prof. Joanna B. Strosznajder, Polish Academy of Sciences Medical Research Center, Warsaw
Prof. Katarzyna Wieczorowska-Tobis, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan
Pharm Dr. Jana Kucerova, Department of Pharmacology, Masaryk university, Brno
Dr. Pavla Jendelova, Institute of Experimental Medicine of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague

CollabEURaction: Biofuels

Speakers:
Mr. Kyriakos Maniatis, DG TREN, Project/Process Officer, Unit 2, Innovation and technological development in energy
Mr. Jens Hoegel, DG RTD, Research Programme Officer, Unit 2, Biotechnologies
Ms. Jana Mazancova, Research Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Prague
Dr. Francesco Zimbardi, ENEA TER-ENEBIO, Department of Energy Technologies, Renewable Energy Sources and Energy

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Prof. Joachim Venus, Leibniz-Institute for Agricultural Engineering, Potsdam-Bornim
Dr. Sylwester Kalisz, Silesian University of Technology
Dr. Antoni Migdal, Industrial Chemistry Research Institute in Warsaw
Ms. Belén Gutiérrez, INTA (National Institute for Aerospace Technology), Spain
Other participants:
Mr. Krzysztof Rózycki, Industrial Chemistry Research Institute, Warsaw
Ms. Michaela Vlkova, CZELO, Czech Republic
Mr. Valerio Abadessa, ENEA, Italy
Mr. Holger Ihssen, HELMHOLTZ, Germany
Dr. Angela Richter, HELMHOLTZ, Germany
Dr. Jan Krzysztof Frackowiak, POLSCA, Poland
Ms. Ewa Dernowicz, POLSCA, Poland
Mr. Andrzej Magruk, POLSCA, Poland
Ms. Slivia Abad, SOST, Spain
Ms. Elena Garcia, SOST, Spain

Basic and clinical research in pediatric liver cancer

Speakers:
Ms. Dominika Trzaska, Scientific Officer, Unit 'Medical and public health research’, Directorate General RTD, European

Commission
Dr hab. med. Piotr Czauderna, Faculty of Medicine with Subfaculty of Dentistry, Medical University of Gdańsk
Mr. Derek Roebuck, Consultant Interventional Radiologist, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, UK
Dr. Penelope Brock, Oncology consultant, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, UK
Prof. Dietrich von Schweinitz, Pediatric Surgical Clinic, Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Germany
Dr Marie Annick Buendia, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
Dr. Daniel Aronson, Pediatric Surgical Center of Amsterdam, Netherlands

Environment and health

Speakers:
Mr. Tomas Turecki, Research Programme Officer, Unit 'Climate Change and environmental risks’, Directorate General RTD, European

Commission
Prof. dr hab. Zofia Drzazga, Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry, University of Silesia
Prof. dr hab. med. Janusz Haluszka, Collegium Medicum, Jagiellonian University
Prof. dr hab. Krzysztof Szyfter, Faculty of Medicine I, Poznań University of Medical Sciences
Ms. Jana Klanova, RECETOX, Brno
Mr. Radim Sram, Institute of Experimental Medicine, Czech Academy of Sciences

Smart Energy Networks

Speakers:
Mr. Wiktor Raldow, DG RTD, Head of Unit K2 Energy conversion and distribution systems
Mr. Hugues van Honacker, DG RTD, Unit K2 Energy conversion and distribution systems
Mr. Patrick van Hove, DG RTD, Unit K2 Energy conversion and distribution systems
Prof. dr hab. inż. Andrzej Wiszniewski, Institute of Electrical Power Engineering, , Wrocław University of Technology
Dr. inż. Wojciech My?lecki Institute of Telecommunication and Acoustics, , Wrocław University of Technology
Dr inż. Tomasz Siewierski, Institute of Electrical Power Engineering, , Technical University of ŁódĄ
Mr. Mauro Annunziato, Energy Research Department, , ENEA Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and

Environment

Natural hazards in Europe: assessment and management, impact of climate change

Speakers:
Mr Denis Peter, DG RTD, Research Programme Officer, Unit 'Climate Change and environmental risks’
Mr. Marek Graniczny, Polish Geological Institute
Mr. Andrzej Kędziora, Research Centre for Agricultural and Forest Environment, Polish Academy of Sciences
Mr. Zbigniew W. Kundzewicz, Research Centre for Agricultural and Forest Environment, Polish Academy of Sciences
Mr. Jan Danhelka, Czech Hydro-meteorological Institute
Ms. Marta Martinkova, T.G. Masaryk Water Research Institute Prague
Ms. Pavla Stepankova, T.G. Masaryk Water Research Institute, Brno

Stress and psychosocial factors in brain disorders and somatic diseases

Speakers:
Mrs. Veronique Bernard, DG RTD, Unit F2 Medical and public health research
Dr hab. n. med. Joanna Jędrzejczak, Department of Neurology and Epileptology, The Medical Center of Postgraduate

Education
Prof. dr hab. Jerzy Majkowski, Fundation of Epileptology
Prof. dr hab. Ewa Szczepańska-Sadowska, Chair and Department of Experimental and Clinical Physiology, Medical University of Warsaw

Sustainable Urban Development

Speakers:
Mr. Pierre Mathy, DG RTD, Head of Unit 'Management of Natural Resources’
Prof. Nina Juzwa, Faculty of Architecture Silesian University of Technology

Dr. inż. Piotr Lorens, Faculty of Architecture Gdańsk University of Technology

Prof. Andrzej Baranowski, Faculty of Architecture Gdańsk University of Technology

Mr. Walter Hecq, Université Libre de Bruxelles (U.L.B.) Centre d’Études Économiques et Sociales de l’Environnement

(CEESE)

Hybrid Bus vs. Climate Change

Speakers:
Mr. Andras Siegler, DG RTD, Director responsible for Transport
Dr. hab. inż. Zdzisław Chłopek, Institute of Vehicles, , Warsaw University of Technology
Dr. inż. Andrzej Urbanik, Secretary General of the Polish Road Technology Platform, , Road and Bridge Research Institute
Mr. Wolfgang Presinger, Solaris Bus & Coach S.A.
Mr. Sławomir Jarz?bkowski, Solaris Bus & Coach S.A.
Ms. Anna Pytko, Deputy Director, National Contact Point for FP7

Mr. Zbigniew Turek, Coordinator, National Contact Point for FP7

Flood prevention methods and technologies

Speakers:
Mr. Panagiotis Balabanis, DG RTD, Research Programme Officer, Unit I.3 Environmental technology – pollution prevention
Dr. inż. Elżbieta Drużyńska, Faculty of Environmental Engineering, Cracow University of Technology
Prof. Artur Radecki-Pawlik, Department of Water Engineering, Environmental Engineering and Land Surveying, Agricultural University in Krakow
Prof. Maciej Zalewski, Director of International Centre for Ecology Polish Academy of Sciences in Lodz