BIOREGIO Final Dissemination Event
EU Green Week 2021 Partner Event
We are delighted to invite you to the BIOREGIO final dissemination event to share our achievements related to the bio-based circular economy and regional Action Plans implementation. BIOREGIO boosts the bio-based circular economy through the transfer of expertise about the best available technologies and cooperation models. This event has been also accepted as one of the EU Green Week 2021 Partner Events.
The event is organized by one of the BIOREGIO partners, the Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra. We warmly welcome all our stakeholders, policy authorities, academia, and anyone interested in the topic of bio-based circular economy to join us online on 11 May 2021. For that, please, register via this link by 9.5.2021 at the latest.
We have prepared an interesting agenda with various esteemed guests. You can download the agenda also here.
AGENDA
INTRODUCTION
08:30 Connection of invited and registered participants (via MS Teams)
09:00 Welcome and introduction
Ivan Takáč, SUA, Vice-Rector for Communication and Practice
Marián Kéry, Vice-chairman of the Nitra Self-Governing Region
09:15 BIOREGIO - boosting bio-based circular economy
Katerina Medkova, BIOREGIO Project & Communication Manager, LAB University of Applied Sciences, Finland – project lead partner
INVITED GUESTS FROM EU LEVEL
Main topic: Bio-based circular economy at the EU level: current state, visions, funding opportunities
Host: Eleonóra Marišová (SUA)
09:30 Interreg Europe: state of play
Guest speaker: Marie Guitton, Interreg Europe Joint Secretariat
09:45 Circular Bio-economy: the pathway to sustainability, recovery and resilience
Guest speaker: Pavel Misiga, DG for Research and Innovation (EU Commission)
10:00 EU Green Deal: Horizon Europe funding for a sustainable future
Guest speaker: Ivan Filus, EIC NCP, National Contact Point: Horizon Europe
10:15 Short break
INVITED GUESTS FROM NATIONAL AND REGIONAL LEVEL
Main topic: Circular bioeconomy at the national level: program documents, current state, visions, funding opportunities – presentation towards policymakers and BIOREGIO stakeholders
Host: Marcela Chreneková (SUA)
10:30 Legislative regulation of biodegradable waste according to the Waste Act
Miroslava Masničáková, Ministry of Environment of the Slovak RepublicMinistry of Environment of the Slovak Republic
10:45 Examples of the circular economy in less developed regions in Slovakia
Vladimír Ledecký, Member of the National Council of the Slovak Republic
11:00 Recycling of biological materials, especially in the management of waste generated in agriculture, food and rural management
Jaroslav Karahuta, Member of the National Council of the Slovak Republic, Head of Commission for Agriculture and Environment
PRESENTATIONS FROM BIOREGIO PARTNER REGIONS
Main topic: Achievements of BIOREGIO project and implementation of regional Action Plans towards broad expert audience
Host: Martin Valach (SUA)
11:15 BIOREGIO achievements and Action Plan implementation in Päijät-Häme
Region (Finland) - Johanna Snell & Juha Hertsi
11:30 BIOREGIO achievements and Action Plan implementation in Castilla-La Mancha (Spain) - Carmen Frontaura Sánchez-Mayoral
11:45 BIOREGIO achievements and Action Plan implementation in Region of Central Macedonia (Greece) - Chrysanthi Kiskini
12:00 Lunch break
12:30 BIOREGIO achievements and Action Plan implementation in the Nitra Self-Governing Region (Slovakia) - Ivana Šaturová, Eleonóra Marišová
12:45 BIOREGIO achievements and Action Plan implementation in South Muntenia Region (Romania) - Mihaela Frincu
13:00 BIOREGIO achievements and Action Plan implementation in Pays de la Loire Region (France) - Nina Bailet
13:15 Discussion, Q&A
All project partners and invited guests
13:30 End of the BIOREGIO high-level dissemination event for invited guests
Meeting summary; thanks to guests and participants. Eleonora Marisova (BIOREGIO project manager for SUA) summarizes the conclusions of the meeting.
