MERIT Kick-off meeting

1^st Partners meeting of the Central Bohemia Mobility  Programme  for Excellence in Research, Innovation and Technology (MERIT)

AGENDA – Central European Time (CET)

First part – open to general public and hybrid format via Webex

• 9:30 – 10:00
  Registration
• 10:00 – 10:15
  Welcome speech, Roman HVĚZDA, ELI Beamlines Facility Director, Pavel JOVANOVIČ, CEO of the Central Bohemian Innovation Center
• 10:15 – 10:45
  MSCA COFUND scheme under scrutiny: What do the data say?, Lyudmyla TYSYACHNA, NCP, Technology Centre Prague
• 10:45 – 11:25
  MERIT – How we plan to attract and train the best brains from around the world, Martina VYCUDILÍKOVÁ, Programme Manager, Athziri MORENO, International Relations Manager, Central Bohemian Innovation Center
• 11:25 – 11:45 SoMoPro – example of a successful Czech COFUND programme, Michal DOLEŽAL, Deputy Director, JCMM

Lunch break

Second part – Project partners only

• 12:45 – 14:30
  The role of Implementing and Associated partners in MERIT – meet each other (workshop), Jaroslav SALVA, independent expert and mentor
• 14:30 – 14:45
  Wrap up & official closure of the event
• 15:00 – 17:00
  Guided tours in ELI Beamlines premises (smaller groups of 20 persons, each tour of 20 minutes)

Buffet & networking