Future of the welfare state

Speakers:
Marie Ramot, DG Research and Innovation, European Commission, Brussels;
Andrzej Swiatkowski, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland;
Dorota Szelewa, International Centre for Research and Analysis, Warszaw, Poland;
Michal Polakowski, International Centre for Research and Analysis, Warsaw, Poland;
Piotr Michon, Poznan University of Economics, Poland;
Marek Rymsza, Institute of Applied Social Sciences, Warsaw University, Poland;

Urban biodiversity and green infrastructure

Speakers:
Barbara Szulczewska, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Poland;
Tomasz Jelenski, Cracow University of Technology, Poland;
Iwona Wagner, University of Łódź, European Regional Centre for Ecohydrology under the auspices of UNESCO (ERCE), Poland
Barbara Kluza, Institute of Spatial Management and Housing, Warsaw, Poland;
Astrid Kaemena, Research Programme Officer, DG Research and Innovation, European Commission, Brussels

The impact of ageing societies on public finances in Europe

Speakers:
Prof. dr hab. Jozef Pociecha, Department of Statistics, Cracow University of Economics, PolandDr. Zofia Czepulis-Rutkowska , Institute of Labour and Social Studies, Warsaw, PolandDr ?ukasz Arendt, Department of Political Economy , ?odz University, PolandDominik Sobczak , European Commission, DG RTD, Unit Social Sciences and Humanities, Brussels

Bioenergy for the Regions – Innovative Solutions of Young Scientists

Speakers:
Ewa Kochanska, Pro-Akademia, PolandJan Krzysztof Frackowiak, PolSCA, BrusselsStanislaw Aleksandrow, Pro-Akademia, PolandMagdalena Lysek, University of Lodz, PolandAndrzej Klimek, Lodz University of Technology, PolandTomasz Fijalkowski, Piotr Poplawski, Przemyslaw Makowski, Lodz University of Technology, PolandJoanna Lik, Lodz University of Technology, PolandSylwia Walczak, Lodz University of Technology, PolandKarina Michalska, Anna Kacprzak, Monika Staniszewska, Pawel Grabowski, Lodz University of Technology, Poland

Towards an energy positive water sector: challenges and opportunities for innovation in the European Regions

Speakers:
Magdalena Chawula-Kosuri, Regional Office of Silesia in BrusselsBeata Wiszniewska, Permanent Representation of the Republic of Poland to the European UnionJan Olbrycht, President of the Urban Intergroup, Member of the European ParliamentMartin Zeitler, DG REGIO, European CommissionSteve Kaye, Anglian Water, EnglandJan Suschka, IETU, PolandKorneliusz Miksch, Silesian University of Technology, PolandJussi Manninen, VTT, FinlandHenk Buijtenhek, TNO, The NetherlandsJan Bondaruk, Central Institute of Mining, PolandOsten Ekengren, IVL, Sweden;
Jaroslaw Kania, Upper Silesia Waterworks and Sewerage Plc., PolandJorge Molina, Red Aragon 7PM, SpainWojciech Nowak, Edward Sokolowski, Warta Central Sewage Treatment Plant in Czestochowa, PolandRobert Schroder, DG ENV, European Commission

Social Innovation – empowering people, changing societies?

Speakers:
Jerzy Krzyszkowski, Institute of Sociology, Lodz University, PolandPiotr Bledowski, Institute of Social Economy, Warsaw School of Economics PolandPawel Polawski, Institute of Labour and Social Studies, Warsaw, PolandHeiko Prange-Gstoehl, European Commission, DG RTD, Unit Social Sciences and Humanities, Belgium

Plant Sciences – omics technologies, systems and developmental biology and other plant sciences; increased plant resource efficiency; adaptation of plants and crops to biotic and abiotic stress

Speakers:
Fabio Fiorani, Institute of Plant Sciences, Forschungszentrum, Julich, GermanyBretislav Brzobohaty, Department of Molecular Biology and Radiobiology, CEITEC,
Mendel university, Brno, Czech RepublicJan Hejatko, Central European Institute of Technology (CEITEC), Brno, Czech RepublicIvo Frebort, Centre of the Region Hana for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Olomouc, Czech RepublicRoman Hobza, Department of Plant Developmental Genetics, Institute of Biophysics AS CR, Brno, Czech RepublicJosef Spak, Institute of Plant Molecular Biology AS CR, Ceske Budejovice, Czech RepublicDavid Honys, Laboratory of Pollen Biology, Institute of Experimental Botany AS CR, Prague, Czech RepublicEva Benkova, Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIB, Gent, Belgium Pawel Bednarek, Michal Jasinski, Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poznan, PolandAnnette Schneegans, Unit E4 – Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries and Aquaculture, DG Research and Innovation, European CommissionTomasz Calikowski, Unit E2 – Biotechnologies, DG Research and Innovation, European CommissionFor more information: www.czelo.cz

Manufacturing of highly miniaturised components – CZELO

Speakers:
Michal Pribyl, Institute of Chemical Technology Prague, Czech RepublicJan Krejci, BVT Technologies, Czech RepublicWu-Jung Tsai, Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI),TaiwanFilip Tresl, Technical University of Liberec, Czech RepublicJan Lysko, Institute of Electron Technology, PolandJan Prasek, CEITEC, Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic;
Ozlem Cangar, IMEC, BelgiumKatharina Lehmeier, EUREKA SecretariatAndrea Gentili, Unit G.2 New forms of production, DG Research and Innovation, European CommissionFor more information: www.czelo.cz

The Commission Work Programme 2012

Speaker:
Iskren Kirilov , European Commission, Research Project Officer – EU policies, DG Research and Innovation, Brussels

Innovative materials for the next generation of environmental friendly cars and commercial road vehicles

Speakers:
William Bird , European Commission, Research Programme Officer-Innovative automotive systems, DG Research and Innovation, BrusselsJan Dutkiewicz , Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science of the Polish Academy of Sciences, CracowBogdan Wendler , Technical University of Lodz, LodzKrzysztof Naplocha , Wroclaw University of Technology, Wroclaw