On Thursday, 28 October from 16:00 – 17:00 CET, high-level representatives will host the webinar ‘The Québec research and innovation ecosystem and collaboration opportunities with Luxembourg’. Registration is now open.
During this webinar, high-level representatives from Québec and Luxembourg will present the Québec research and innovation ecosystem and provide information on collaboration opportunities. We will also hear from researchers about their experience of collaboration between Québec and Luxembourg. The webinar follows the signing of a cooperation agreement in the fields of research, innovation and higher education between the Governments of Québec and Luxembourg in March 2021 and is aimed at fostering closer links between researchers and innovators from Québec and Luxembourg.
Agenda
Opening and introduction – Luxinnovation
Welcome – Romain Martin, Senior Government Advisor, Ministry of Higher Education and Research
- Strategic priority of Québec
- Agreement between the Governments of Québec and Luxembourg
Presentation of the R&I ecosystem of Québec
- Research ecosystem and priorities of Québec
Janice Bailey, Scientific Director, FRQNT (Fonds de recherche du Québec, Nature et Technologies)
- Innovation ecosystem and opportunities for Luxembourg
Loick Gauthier, Senior director, Innovation Institute, Conseil de l’Innovation du Québec
- Presentation of MILA, a Québec research community in artificial intelligence
Catherine Saine, Director, Partnerships and Strategy, MILA
Opportunities and priorities for the Québec/Luxembourg R&I collaboration
- Audace programme and other opportunities for research collaboration
Helena Burg, Head of International Relations, Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR)
- Priorities of the innovation ecosystem in Luxembourg and collaboration opportunities
Benjamin Questier, Director R&D and Innovation Support, Luxinnovation
Testimonies by researchers on their collaboration with Québec
- Prof. Dr. Jacques Klein, Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust, University of Luxembourg
- Dr. Andy Chevigné, Luxembourg Institute of Health
Question and answer session
Closing and farewell