The EDIH GEARING UP conference is a public event organised as the first yearly European Digital Innovation Hubs conference. In coordination with the Luxembourg Ministry of Economy, this first year's edition will officially kick-start the European Digital Innovation Hubs initiative all across Europe.

Our CEO, Aleardo Furlani will speak at the event about how to measure the impact of European Digitals Innovation Hubs.

Some Workshops and Q&A sessions are closed and require registration via a specific form. This is to limit the audience to allow better interaction or to collect your input to shape the session.
Please make sure to register to these sessions before January 22nd.

Below is the programme on 27 January.

Morning Plenary

• 9H00-9H15: Introduction and tool discovery
• 9H15-9H30: Welcome Address
• 9H30-9H45: Keynote speaker - Thomas Kallstenius
• 9H45-10H00: DIHnet Prize Ceremony
• 10H15-11H00: The Digital Transformation Accelerator - EDIH Network and training

Workshops

The Workshops are divided into three tracks:
- Track 3: Implementing the EDIH initiative within the DEP
- Track 4: A working EDIH
- Networking Track

• 11H15-12H00
  Measuring the impact of European Digital Innovation hubs | Track 3 Do you have a specific question that you want to hear about?
  Making operational the regional and EU functions of an EDIH | Track 4 Do you have a specific question that you want to hear about?
  Special State aid session | Networking Track Register to the session
• 12H15-13H00
  Creating EDIH corridors |Track 3 Do you have a specific question that you want to hear about?
  DIH to support the recovery of the EU economy (post-Covid) | Track 4 Do you have a specific question that you want to hear about?
  Q&A on writing EDIH proposals | Networking Track Register to the Q&A
• 14H00-14H45
  Co-investment of Member States and/or their regions and the EU | Track 3 Register now!
  Developing the EDIH: consortium, specialization, seamless services with other actors | Track 4 Register now!
  Q&A on writing EDIH proposals | Networking Track Register to the Q&A
• 15H00-15H45
  DIHs in H2020 and Horizon Europe: the cascading Grants the concept and the opportunities |Track 3 Do you have a specific question that you want to hear about?
  Market Intelligence: identifying the EDIH customers, understanding the needs of SMEs and public sector organisations and offer them tailored support | Track 4 Do you have a specific question that you want to hear about?
  Special State aid session | Networking Track Register to the session
• 16H00-16H45
  The future of the DIH catalogue | Track 3 Do you have a specific question that you want to hear about?
  International (E)DIH (Korea, Africa, Canada…) | Track 4 Do you have a specific question that you want to hear about?
  Q&A on writing EDIH proposals | Networking Track Register to the Q&A

More information about the event can be found here!