Wednesday, 24 September 2014
12:30
Registration
13:30
Buffet Lunch
Welcome and introduction to the Conference
14:30
Carlo Rizzuto, Chair CERIC-ERIC
14:40
Debora Serracchiani, President of the Autonomous Region Friuli-Venezia Giulia
14:50
Stefania Giannini, Minister of Education, University and Research.
The Research infrastructures as a System: an European Challenge: planning, evaluating and sustaining
chaired by Fernando Ferroni
15:00
Maria Cristina Messa, University of Milano-Bicocca
Introduction to main issues concerning planning, evaluating and sustaining RIs
15:30
John Womersley, STFC UK
European Research Infrastructures - the role of ESFRI and how it can be strengthened
16:00
Sergio Bertolucci, CERN, Geneva
European Research Infrastructures: challenges and opportunities
16:30
Alfonso Franciosi, Elettra - Sincrotrone Trieste and Richard Wade, STFC UK
Assessment and Evaluation of RI Projects
17:00
Coffee Break
Integrating and coordinating the resources: integration and synergies of financial instruments
chaired by Jan Hrušák
17:30
Jana Kolar, MORANA RTD
Funding RIs - synergies between national, structural and Horizon 2020 funds
18:00
Wolfgang Sandner, ERF-AISBL and ELI-DC AISBL
The egg, the larva and the butterfly: combining Framework Funds, Structural Funds and ERIC contributions to implement ELI, the world's first international laser research Infrastructure.
18:30
Antonella Calvia-Götz, European Investment Bank
How can financial sustainability for RIs be achieved, making the best use of European and National resources?
19:00

19:30
Philippe Froissard, EU DG Research & Innovation
Europe's objective to deliver on jobs and growth - the role of Research Infrastructures
20:00

23:00
Buffet dinner

Thursday, 25 September 2014
The legal and fiscal framework of the RIs and of the EU RIs System
chaired by Maria Cristina Pedicchio
09:00
Catherine Cesarsky, Haut Conseiller Scientifique CEA
Large scale facilities and organisations: following the evolution of the world
09:30
Florian Gliksohn, ERF-AISBL and ELI-DC AISBL
Insights on the tax issues of European Research Infrastructures
10:00
Fredrik Melander, Research Ministry of Denmark
European Spallation Source - reflections on the financial challenges
10:30
Coffee Break
The human resources aspect: attracting, training and retaining in a mobile Europe
chaired by Bjørn Henrichsen
11:00
Pamela Zolda, EIBIR, Vienna
Training opportunities and challenges for management of international RIs
11:30
Silke Schumacher, EMBL
HR challenges in distributed research infrastructures
12:00
Paul Jankowitsch, Technical University of Vienna
RESAVER - the European pension fund to support mobility in ERA
12:30
Round table
13:00
Conference Conclusions
13:30

14:30
Buffet Lunch