S3 DIS4 – Energy Innovators

15 May 2025 | Genk, Belgium

Thursday, 15 May 2025 | 09:00 - 12:30

Morning session

9h00 – Welcoming coffee

9h30 – Opening : Objectives of the day : launch EU collaboration – Regional representatives

9h45 – R&D ecosystems : opportunities and targets  sharing from Wallonia & Flanders portfolio leaders on the topics :

  • Building retrofitting

    • BuildWise - Michael De Bouw Unit Manager, Building Performance and Renovation Unit

    • Flux50 - Frederik Loeckx, General Director

  • Green hydrogen

    • CRM Group - Catherine Archambeau, Innovation portfolio Manager

    • Waterstofnet - Isabel François, Project Manager

  • Energy Communities and DHC

    • UMONS - Emilie Courbon, S3 research representative

    • Flux50 - Frederik Loeckx, General Director

  • Heavy mobility

    • UMONS - Bashir Bakhshidehzad, Associate Professor at Chair in Energy Electronics

    • VIL Flanders Innovation Cluster for Logistics - Kris Neyens, Manager Internationalization

11h00 – Break

11h15 - Practical  Opportunities : EU calls overview

  • Interreg next calls (STIPP, CrossRoads) and BEL-COO

    • Wallonie Entreprendre - Milan Debrulle, Business Developer CrossRoads - European Affairs

    • VLAIO - Luc Debougnoux - Business advisor - STIPP & BEL-COO

  • Horizon Europe Cluster 5

    • NCP Wallonie - Jean-Jacques Lemaire, EU Energy Mobility and Materials
  • I3 Innovation Investments Instrument 

    • EISMEA - Eric Koch, Head of Sector
  • LIFE Clean Energy Transition

    • NCP Wallonie - Jean-Jacques Lemaire, EU Energy Mobility and Materials