Come to the Conference for “Technological Innovation in the Treatment and Management of Water”

General

The “Conference for Technological Innovation in the Treatment and Management of Water” will take place next Friday February 13 at 9: 30 am in the Auditorium of the Jaume Casademont Building, in the Scientific and Technological Park of the University of Girona (Calle Pic de Peguera 15, Girona). The event falls within the framework of the series of territorial conferences organized by the Cycle of Technological Innovation, Catalonia 2020 in close cooperation with CTecno, and is promoted by the Department of Enterprise and Employment of the Generalitat de Catalunya, and supported by Barcelona Activa.

The conference is aimed at stimulating technological innovation in the treatment and management of water in the geographical area of Girona, where companies from diverse sectors depend on this scarce resource and want to optimize its use.

The event schedule will be as it follows:

09:30 am. Reception of the assistants

10.00 am. Welcome and presentation of CIT 2020 by:

• Mr. Ramon Moreno, Vice Chancellor of the University of Girona and Director of CEI Euro-Mediterranean Tourism and Water
• Mr. Domènec Espadalé, President of the Chamber of Commerce of Girona
• Mr. Jordi Puigneró, General Director of Telecommunications and Information Society, presenting smartCAT

10:30 am. Presentations:

– RIS3CAT – Water Community; Strategy for Collaborative Innovation, by Mr. Juanjo Martín, Director of the Project Development Area at the CTM Foundation

– Specialization and Territorial Competitiveness Projects (TCLP), by Mr. Ramon Moreno, Vice President of Planning, Innovation and Enterprise at the University of Girona

– Water, a priority at all levels, by Mr. Richard Elelman, General Director of the “Network for Water in European Regions and Cities”

– Funding opportunities for innovation, by Ms. Noelia Antequera, Director of the Unit of European Projects at Euro-funding Advisory Group

11:30 am. Coffee Break

12:00 pm. Debate: Collaborative leadership to drive innovation in the water sector, with the participation of:

•  Adasa
• Catalan Water Partnership
• Catalan Agency of Water
• Aqualogy
• Acciona
• Tourism Commission of the Chamber of Commerce of Girona

Moderator: Mr. Ignacio Rodríguez-Roda, Scientific Coordinator of the UdG-Aigua Campus

 1:30 pm. Closing by:

• Mr. Jordi William Carnes, President of CTecno
• Hon. Mr. Miquel Noguer, Deputy of Economic Systems and New Technologies of the Province of Girona
• Hon. Mr. Carles Puigdemont, Mayor of Girona

Admission to the event is free, and those wishing to attend can register HERE.