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EPP Group Hearing on simplifying the implementation of research framework programmes
Wednesday, 1 September 2010, from 15.00 to 18.30 hrs
European Parliament, Brussels - Room JAN 6Q2

Wednesday, 1 September 2010



15.00-15.15 Welcome speech:

Maria da Graça Carvalho MEP, European Parliament Rapporteur on the simplification process

15.15-15.55 PANEL 1: UNIVERSITIES' POINT OF VIEW

Chair: Paul Rübig MEP

Richard Templer, Professor, Director, Climate-KIC, Imperial College, UK

Jerzy Langer, Professor, Foreign Secretary, Academia Europaea, Poland

Pam Fredman, Rector, University of Gothenburg, Chair of Swedish Rectors' Conference, Sweden

15.55 - 16.15 Q & A

16.15-16.45 PANEL 2: RESEARCH CENTRES' POINT OF VIEW

Chair: Jean-Pierre Audy MEP

Xavier Inglebert, Chief resources officer, National Centre of Scientific Research, France

Ingrid Reynaert, Manager, Academic and Governmental Relations, Interuniversity Micro-Electronic Centre, Belgium

Christopher Hull, Secretary-General, European Association of Research and Technology Organisations

16.45 - 17.00 Q & A

17.00-17.30 PANEL 3: INDUSTRY AND SMEs' POINT OF VIEW

Chair: Angelika Niebler MEP

Petri Liuha, Managing Director, Nokia Research Centre, Finland

Jürgen Leohold, Executive Director of Group Research, Volkswagen, Germany (Council Member & former Chairman of EUCAR)

Mónica Pedro, Legal and Financial Manager, YDreams, Portugal

17.30 - 17.45 Q & A

17.45-18.00 EUROPEAN COMMISSION'S POINT OF VIEW

Robert-Jan Smits, Director-General, DG Research, European Commission

18.00 - 18.15 THE CONSEQUENCES ON THE FINANCIAL REGULATION

Ingeborg Gräßle MEP, EPP Group Coordinator in the Budgetary Control Committee of the European Parliament

18.15 - 18.30 CONCLUSIONS

Maria da Graça Carvalho MEP, European Parliament Rapporteur on the simplification process

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