Venue: The Ionic Centre

11, Lysiou Str., 10556 Athens, Greece

AGENDA

08:30 - 09:00

Registration

09:00 - 09:30 Welcome Speeches

Prof. Costas Fotakis, Alternate Minister for Research and Innovation, Ministry of

Education, Research and Religious Affairs

Mr. Xu Jianpei, Secretαry General, Ministry of Science and Technology of the

People’s Republic of Chinα

09:30 - 10:30 Introduction of the Secretariat of ASEM-CCSTI: Current work and future plan

The ASEM Cooperation Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation

Mr. Zhu Shilong, Deputy Director General of Beijing Municipal Commission for S&T

The European ASEM Sub-Centre

Mr. Epaminondas Christofilopoulos, PRAXI Network / FORTH

10:30 - 11:00 Inauguration ceremony of ASEM-CCSTI Europe Coordination office

11:00 - 11:20 Coffee Break

11:20 - 12:50 Roundtable discussion: Identification of potential key cooperation areas | Unlocking

sustainable growth in the ASEM countries

Mr. Ma Lin, China Electronics Technology Group (Microsystem Area)

Ms. Sara Medina, Member of the Board at SPI and SPI Ventures

Mr. Dou Zhiping, China Academy of Machinery Science & Technology (Intelligent

Manufacturing Area)

Dr. Nikos Sarris, Head of Operations, Athens Technology Center

12:50 - 13:00 Group photo session

13:00 - 14:30 Buffet lunch: courtesy of the Chinese Delegation

14:30 - 16:00 Knowledge Sharing: Key science & technology collaboration initiatives from

organisations / ministries from Europe and Asia

Mr. Konstantinos Glinos, Head of Unit, 'Strategy, EFTA and enlargement countries,

Russia Asia and Pacific', Directorate-General for Research & Innovation, European

Commission

Ms. Maria Douka, Advisor, Research Infrastructures - EU & International

Cooperation, Ministry of Education, Research and Religious Affairs

Mr. Nikolaos Emirzas, Executive Manager, Organization of the Black Sea Economic

Cooperation (BSEC) - Permanent International Secretariat

Mr. Stavros Mantzanakis, Co-founder, Hellenic Business Angel Network (HEBAN)

16:00 - 16:30 Closing remarks

16:30 - 18:00 Evening meal

SPEAKERS’ CVs

Costas FOTAKIS has been appointed Alternate Minister for Research and Innovation in January 2015. He has been President of FORTH (Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas), since 2011. He has also served as Director of the Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser (IESL) at FORTH (1997-2013) and he is Professor of Physics at the University of Crete. He has also served as Chairman of the Association of the Presidents of the Research Centers in Greece. Fotakis is the founder of the Laser and Applications Division of FORTH, and since 1990 has been leading the European Laser Facility at FORTH, which is currently part of the EU “LASERLAB-Europe” project, linking 26 major European laser infrastructures.

XU Jianpei, Director General Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST).

Mr. Xu is a doctor of Education and a professor. Since May 2016, he has been the Secretary General of the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), Party members. He oversees the General Office, the Center of logistics, and the Information center.

Before his current position he was Deputy General Secretary of MOST, while between December 2010 and September 2014 he served at the Department of Policy and Regulation of MOST.

Panagiotis KARNIOURAS is the Coordinator of PRAXI Network, an accredited IMP³rove Guide and National Representative for H2020 “Innovation in SMEs” and “Access to Risk Finance”.

He is acting as a project manager or project director for more than 20 publicly or privately funded projects dealing with technology transfer, innovation support, exploitation of research results and research-industry cooperation, financing innovation. He is the Coordinator of Enterprise Europe Network in Greece, a member of the Steering and Advisory Group of the Enterprise Europe Network and member of the BoD of the Hellenic Bio Cluster and the Hellenic Photonics Cluster. He has been member of National Committees on Research and Innovation, acted several times as an evaluator of National innovation, research and investment proposals as well as evaluator of innovation proposals submitted to innovation related competitions.

Mr. Karniouras holds an MSc degree in Advanced Manufacturing Technology from the University of Manchester Institute of Science & Technology (UK) and a Mechanical Engineering Diploma from the National Technical University of Athens.

ZHU Shilong, Deputy Director General (Bureau) of Beijing Municipal Commission of Science & Technology (BMCST).

Education: Master Degree from the Peking University, Department of Geography, Urban Environment, Doctoral Degree from Beihang University, Engineering Management.

Work Experience: Mr. Zhu Shilong, worked between 1987-2006 in the various departments of the China Earthquake Administration, namely Department of Science and Technology, Department of International Cooperation, Department of Personnel and Education. Between 2002-2003, Mr. Zhu served as a Deputy Director of the Engineering Construction Department of China Three Gorges Project Corp. Since 2006, he has been working in the Beijing Municipal Commission of Science & Technology and is charge of International Cooperation Division, Human Resource Center, as well as of the Technology Development and Exchange Center.

Epaminondas CHRISTOPHILOPOULOS is Head of International Cooperation in PRAXI Network of the Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (FORTH). Having a background in Physics, Environmental Studies and International Relations, Epaminondas has initially worked in the field of environment, while after moving to PRAXI Network, he has worked in the fields of technology transfer and research commercialization. Since 2004, he specifically focuses on international research cooperation, coordinating several projects around the globe (Eastern Europe, Caucasus, Central and East Asia, the Gulf peninsula, Central America) and delivers seminars in Europe and overseas. Since 2010, Epaminondas draws particular focus on future studies and foresight. He is a member of the World Future Society (WFS), a Certified Future Strategist and Co-Chair of the Greek Node of the Millennium Project, a Washington based, Think Tank coordinating futures research and foresight studies.

MA Lin, Dean of Information & Science Academy of China Electronics Technology Group Corporation (CETC). (born, China), is the

Born in October 1965 in Nanjing Jiangpu, China. His major research interests are in the research of large wide-band active phased-array radar.

Dr. Sara MEDINA is a Member of the Board of SPI (www.spieurope.eu). Dr. Medina contributes to the overall management of SPI, being responsible for managing SPI’s activities and services in China since 2004 as well as in the Southeast Asian market.

She also manages projects funded by the European Commission, the World Bank and Inter-American Development Bank. She is an invited expert at the EU SME Centre in China and an expert and International Committee Member for International Technology Transfer Network (ITTN) in which she promotes international technology transfer and innovation cooperation in China. She is also an expert evaluator for EC Horizon 2020´s SME Instrument.

Dr. Medina has a Bachelors degree in Food Engineering from the College of Biotechnology in Portugal, a European Masters degree in Food Studies from 5 major European Universities and a Ph.D. degree in Food and Resource Economics from the University of Florida, USA. Dr. Medina has successfully completed the INSEAD Asia International Executive Programme in Singapore.

DOU Zhiping, Senior Engineer & Director of the Department of Planning Management, China Certification Centre for Automotive, China Academy of Machinery Science & Technology (CAM)

Mr. Dou has profound experiences in research on machinery standardization, quality control and review as well as strategic management of scientific projects. He has also long- standing experience on international cooperation as well as on collaboration between enterprises and the government.

Kostas GLINOS has been with the European Commission since 1992. He leads the "Strategy, EFTA and enlargement countries, Russia, Asia and Pacific" unit within the directorate in charge of International Cooperation of the Directorate General for Research and Innovation.

Before that he was in charge of the e-Infrastructures unit of the Directorate General for Information Society and Media from January 2009 to December 2013. From 2003 to 2008 he was Head of the Embedded Systems and Control unit and interim Executive Director of the ARTEMIS Joint Undertaking. Previously he was deputy head of Future and Emerging Technologies. Before joining the Commission Kostas worked with multinational companies and research institutes in the U.S., Greece and Belgium.

He holds a diploma in Chemical Engineering from the University of Thessaloniki, a PhD from the University of Massachusetts and an MBA in investment management from Drexel University.

Nikos SARRIS has been working in Athens Technology Center (ATC) as a Senior IT Consultant since 2004 and currently is the Head of Operations of the ATC Innovation Lab. He has been working since 1996 in R&D projects as a researcher, project manager and coordinator of large multinational consortia. In the latest years he has mainly been involved in media related projects focusing in the semantic analysis and ‘understanding’ of multimedia news content. He is the co-editor of a book and has authored numerous scientific publications for international journals and conferences. Dr. Sarris is a member of the Steering Committee of the NESSI European Technology Platform and the representative of ATC in the General Assembly of the Big Data Value Association. He is also currently chairing the EU-US Big Data Expert Group mobilized by the PICASSO EU-US ICT Collaboration project.

Nikolaos EMIRZAS currently serves as Executive Manager at the Permanent International Secretariat of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization (BSEC), in Istanbul, and is responsible, inter alia, for the relations of the BSEC Organization with other regional and international organizations and the European Union. Mr. Emirzas entered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Hellenic Republic in 2006, and has served as Desk Officer for regional cooperation in the wider Black Sea area, as well as Seconded National Expert in the Directorate General for External Relations of the European Commission. He assumed his current duties as of 1st January 2013.

Stavros MANTZANAKIS, CEO and founding Partner and head of Innovation department of Emetris SA, a business consulting company which specializes in Futures Studies, Strategic, Business and Financial planning, and Innovation. He has over 20 years of managerial experience in companies and institutions. He has also served for 2,5 years as a General Director of the innovation incubator based in Thessaloniki, Thermi S.A., which supports innovative startups and is one of the largest incubators in Southeast Europe.

Since 2010, Mr. Mantzanakis has been working on his PhD research: “Participative Regional Strategic Foresight”, holds an MBA in International Finance, an Executive Masters on “Digital Cities” and a BA in Business Administration. His lecturing experience includes: Tutoring undergraduate students and a number of on job training and seminars for SME employees, Strategic and Foresight, Business Plan Decision Analysis. He has held a Project Management position in a construction company in New York city. He has participated in compilation of projects in different countries (Armenia, China, Albania, fYRoM, Jordan). Mr. Mantzanakis is a professional member of World Future Society.