ASSOCIATION FOR EUROPEAN LIFE SCIENCE UNIVERSITIES

relating to the circular bioeconomy, the sustainable use of natural resources, the protection of the environment and rural development.

We aim to enhance our members' success in education, research and innovation for a sustainable bioeconomy and society, by engaging with European and global institutions and networks, to share experience, cooperate in new ventures, and benefit from the resulting synergy.

2014 ICA Rectors and Deans Forum - Detailed Programme & Presentations

Day 1: Thursday 23 October

Session 1	The Policy Challenges of the EU Strategy 2020
9.00	Introduction Chair: Guido Van Huylenbroeck, President of ICA & Dean, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Belgium
9.15	Overview of Europe Strategy 2020 - Statement Rudolf Strohmeier, Deputy Director-General, DG Research and Innovatio, EU Commission, Brussels
9.45	The EU Strategy 2020, smart, sustainable, inclusive: implications for my university Johan Schnürer. Pro Vice-Chancellor Cooperation, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Sweden
10.15	Coffee

	Reflections on the policy challenges for life science universities
	Chair: Martin Gerzabek, Vice President of ICA & Rector of the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria
10.45	Researh and Farmers challenges Thierry de L’Escaille, Secretary General, European Landowners Association (ELO), Brussels
	Partnership to strengthen public health Diána Bánáti, Executive and Scientific Director, International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI Europe), Brussels
	FACCE-JPI and the role of universities Heather McKhann, Joint Programming Initiative on Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Change (FACCE JPI), Paris
12.15	Discussion
12.45	Lunch

Session 2:	Horizon 2020 and ERASMUS +
	Chair: Guido Van Huylenbroeck, President of ICA
14.00	Horizon 2020: reflections on the first calls and implications for future calls Alan Cross, DG Research and Innovation, EU Commission, Brussels
14.30	Opportunties and perspectives for higher education in ERASMUS + Johannes Gehringer, DG Education and Culture, EU Commission, Brussels
15.00	Discussion

Session 3:	Open Discussion
15.30	Coffee & Breakout discussion
Session 4:	GCHERA World Agricultural Prize Laureate 2014 Chair: Simon Heath, ICA Secretary General
17.30	Trans-disciplinary approachs in meeting today's role of universities of agricultural and life sciences Paul Vlek, Center for Development Research (ZEF), Bonn University, Germany
20.00	Dinner - Castle of the Counts, Ghent

Day 2: Friday 24 October

Session 5:	Developing Collaborative Ventures to 2020 in research, innovation and education
	Chair: Philippe Choquet, President, Institut Polytechnique LaSalle Beauvais, France
9.00	Re-Imagining the role of agricultural universities in rural development Mark Holderness, Global Forum (GFAR), c/o FAO, Italy
9.30	Perspective on developing successful collaborative ventures Johan Elvnert, Managing Director of the Forest-based Sector European Technology Programme, Brussels
10.00	Ensuring a comptetitive workforce for the plant sector: industry, academia and farmers Heike Slusarczyk & Silvia Travella, European Plant Science Organisation (EPSO), European Technology Platform Plants for the Future, Brussels
10.30	The Biobased Industries Initiative: a private public partnership on biobased industries Dirk Carrez, Executive Director, Biobased Industries Consortium, Brussels
11.00	Coffee
11.30	Discussion Report Back and further discussion Chair: Guido Van Huylenbroeck, President of ICA
12.30	Report for the ICA Task Force addressing Growing the Bioeconomy Josef Gloessl, Chair of the Task Force & University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria
13.00	Lunch and depart