Conference on synergy between Clean Sky and European Structural and
Investment Funds (ESIF)
Wednesday 17 June 2015, 9:30 – 11:00
Paris Air Show - Conference Centre, Room 2
The Clean Sky Joint Undertaking is developing close interactions with interested States and Regions in order to
strengthen both their R&I innovation capacity in aeronautics and the leverage effect resulting from synergies
between ESIF and the Clean Sky programmes. While keeping the funding processes and rules of each body, the
purpose is to identify and apply mechanisms for ensuring complementarity and synergy through ESIF in the
most relevant research and innovation projects. Many Regional Smart Specializations (RIS3) submitted by the
Regions to the EU indicate aeronautics and correlated areas as a priority for ESIF funding. A first Memorandum
of Understanding was signed with Midi-Pyrénées Region (France) on February 25th 2015.
Draft Programme:
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Introduction by Eric Dautriat, Clean Sky Executive Director
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Keynote speech by Jean Tkaczuk, Vice-President for Research , Midi-Pyrénées region
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The European Commission point of view, Manuela Soares, Director for Transport, DG Research,
Science & Innovation, European Commission
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Panel discussion: (Moderator: Bruno Mastantuono, Clean Sky), with representatives of:
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Regions (Managing Authorities of ESIF)
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European Aerospace Clusters Partnership (EACP)
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DG REGIO, European Commission (tbc)
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Clean Sky industrial Members
Q&A with the audience
The questions raised to the panel will address in particular:
 The links with Regional Smart Specialisations ( RIS3)
 What synergies should bring to the concerned actors, and in particular to the industry, SMEs
research centers and universities
 The inclusion of potential synergy activities with ESIF in the Clean Sky Calls, and conversely in
the ESIF calls
 How to define and build pilot cases
 What potential difficulties to overcome.
To attend the event, please register on www.cleansky.eu