Expert Talk on R&I&D in Aerospace

8. September 2022, 10 AM - 12:00 AM

10:00 Welcome & short introduction by ZENIT GmbH/NRW.Europa

10:05 Presentations on financial support, funding and legal aspects

Access to financial support and funding for the aerospace sector by Marcus Collier-Wright, ZENIT GmbH, Germany

SPACE and AERO Calls under Horizon Europe by Piotr Świerczyński, Łukasz Brzeziński; The National Centre for Research and Development / National Contact Point Poland

Legal services for European Space SMEs by Dr. Ingo Baumann, BHO Legal, Cologne

10:45 Q&A

10:50 Expert Talks

Application of functional coatings in Aviation (EU-Project) by Dr. Bilge Saruhan-Brings, Institute of Materials Research of German Aerospace Center (DLR), Cologne/Germany

Perspectives of using electric drives in aviation by Prof. Wojciech Skarka, Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice/Poland

Participation in ESA’s support mechanism for Polish Space sector by Bartłomiej Płonka, Silesian Science and Technology Centre of Aviation Industry Ltd., Czechowice-Dziedzice/Poland

SPACE Technology transfer and emerging technologies for Aerospace in CZ by Mr. Ondrej Simek, Technology Centre CAS

11:30 Pitches for EU-projects

• Helena Milevych, KP Labs, Gliwice/Poland
• Robin Day, Fraunhofer-Institut for Production Technology IPT, “Aerospace research at Fraunhofer IPT", Aachen/Germany
• Dr. rer. nat. Nadya Ben Bekhti-Winkel, Fraunhofer AVIATION & SPACE, "Cooperation offers and services in applied research for SMEs and Start-ups", Euskirchen/Germany
  
• Prof. Dr.-Ing. Markus Czupalla, FH Aachen – University of Applied Sciences, SpaceLab – Space Systems Engineering, Aachen/Germany
• David Hindley, Neutron Star Systems, "High-Temperature Superconductors for Aerospace Applications", Cologne/Germany
• Wojciech Górecki, RPASAR sp z O.O., "RPASAR – a company created by firefighters for firefighters", Niegoszowice/Poland
• Christian Tismer, Nuromedia GmbH, "Nuromedia, your SME tech partner for digital solutions", Cologne/Germany

12:00 Q&A & Open Discussion

Break

13:00 - 18:00 Networking Session 1

9th September 2022

09:00 - 18:00 Networking Session 2

16th September 2022

09:00 - 18:00 Networking Session 3

23th September 2022

09:00 - 18:00 Networking Session 4

30th September 2022

09:00 - 18:00 Networking Session 5

Cluster Exchange

20. June 2022, 11 AM - 12:30 PM

11:00: Introduction

North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany)

11:05: Presentation of “AeroSpace.NRW” (Dr.-Ing. Harald Cremer, Network Manager)

11:15: Start-up pitch: Fibrecoat GmbH (Alexander Lüking, CAO & Co-founder)

11:20: Q&A

Silesia (Poland)

11:25: Presentation of “Silesian Aviation Cluster” (Piotr Kowalski, Vice President)

11:35: Start-up pitch: SkyTech eLab sp. z o.o. (Prof. Dr. Wojciech Skarka, COB at SkyTech eLab sp. z o.o., Gliwice)

11:40: Q&A

South Moravia (Czech Republic)

11:45: Presentation of “Brno Space Cluster” (Petr Kapoun, Chairman)

11:55: Presentation of “Moravian Aerospace Cluster” (Filip Lapunik, Cluster Manager)

12:05: Presentation of ESA BIC CZ, Brno branch, JIC (Veronika Mašínová)

12:15: Start-up Pitch: Zaitra and Lightigo

12:20: Q&A 

12:25 Open Discussion

13:00-18:00: B2B Matchmaking (optional)