Day 1 - January 14, 2009

Time Programme item
10:00 Registration, coffee and networking
Session 1, Chair: Prof. D T Pham, MEC, Cardiff University, UK
11:00 Welcome and Introduction
Prof. Duc T. Pham (Conference Chair), Director of MEC, Cardiff University, UK
11:10 Supporting UK Participation in FP7
Mr. Craig Sharp, National Contact Point, FP7UK, UK
Miss Lisa Wheatley, Department for the Economy and Transport (DE&T), Welsh Assembly Government, Wales, UK
11:40 Coffee and networking
12:10 Lessons from NMP Call 2 Results
Mr. Andrea Gentili, Unit G2 “New generation of products”, Directorate G – Industrial Technologies, European Commission
12:40 Manufacturing in ICT: Lessons from Previous Calls Results
Mr. Andrea Gentili on behalf of Dr. Erastos Filos, Directorate C: Components, Subsystems, Applications, European Commission
13:00 Lunch and networking
Session 2, Chair: Prof. V Raja, WMG, Warwick University, UK
14:00 Manufacturing in NMP Call 3 and ICT Call 4: Highlights and Q&A Session
Mr. Andrea Gentili, NMP, European Commission
Mr. Craig Sharp, National Contact Point, FP7UK, UK
Miss Lisa Wheatley, Department for the Economy and Transport (DE&T), Welsh Assembly Government, Wales, UK
16:00 Coffee and networking
16:30 How to make your proposal successful?
Mr Nick Bodycombe, RACD, Cardiff University, UK
17:00 Important announcements and close of Day 1
18:45 Coach to Dinner Venue
19:30 Conference Dinner: Custom House, Penarth