DRAFT SCHEDULE OF THE EVENT

10:30 
Welcome
Clara de la Torre, Director, DG Research and Innovation

10:40 
FTI: Policy Rationale and Implementation Challenges
Christian Ehler, Member of the European Parliament

11:00
'Fast Track to Innovation Pilot' – legal frame
Bernd Reichert, Head of Unit, DG Research and Innovation

11:10 
Objectives and target groups: what is the ideal consortium for a 'Fast Track to Innovation' project?
o Representative industry: 
- Markus J. Beyrer, Director General, Business Europe (tbc)
- Arnaldo Abruzzini, Secretary General, Eurochambres 
o Philippe Vanrie, CEO, European Business & Innovation Centre Network 
o John Smith, Deputy Secretary General, European University Association - EUA
o Muriel Attané, Secretary General, European Association of Research and Technology Organisations - EARTO
o Discussion

12:30 
Lunch

13:30 
Implementation: how to manage an efficient innovation-oriented scheme?
Examples from Member States:
o Wolfgang Crasemann, Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology, Germany 
o Milena Jozwik, Ministry of Economy, Poland (tbc) 
o David Golding, Technology Strategy Board (TSB), United Kingdom 
o Luis J. Guerra Casanova , CDTI – Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness, Spain 
o Discussion

15:00 
Closing
Clara de la Torre, Director, DG Research and Innovations

15:15 
End

REGISTRATION
If you want to be part of the conversation, you can register for this workshop by contacting Ms Nora LENNER, Tel.: +32-229-58018, 
E-mail: nora.lenner@ec.europa.eu 
Seating capacity is limited, and seats will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. Please note that no reimbursement (neither travel costs or nor any daily expenses) can be offered to the participants.