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23
Sep
23. September 2020
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Online Workshop | 00000 MS Teams
09:50
09.50-10.00 Check-in to the web room
10:00
Welcome words
Ms Barbara BONVISSUTO
Head of Unit "Engineering, Maritime and Rail Industries" at the European Commission and Chair of the European Commission "Expert Group on the Competitiveness of the Rail Supply Industry"
Jean VERRIER
President of the jury of the international ERCI innovation Awards 2020
10:15
Presentation of ERCI and of the annual ERCI Awards. Focus on the ERCI 10 years
Jean Verrier, Chairman of the jury
Dirk-Ulrich Krueger, Spokesman of ERCI
10:20
Brief presentation of each participating company and presentation of the innovation
Each cluster presents its own applicants in a few words
10:25
Brief presentation of each application and presentation of their innovation
10:35
Results announcement and presentation of the winning innovation in the category "Best SME"
10:45
Results announcement and presentation of the winning innovation in the category "Best Large Enterprise"
10:55
Results announcement and presentation of the winning innovation in the category "Coup de Cœur"
11:05
ERCI network news
11:10
Launch of the "EXXTRA Clusterxchange”
Veronica Elena BOCCI | DITECFER
11:15
European Recovery plan in the railway industry
Barbara BONVISSUTO | Head of Unit "Engineering, Maritime and Rail Industries" at the European Commission
Chair of the European Commission "Expert Group on the Competitiveness of the Rail Supply Industry"
11:20
Promotion of the B2B matchmaking possibilities in the afternoon and the next BUSINESS TALK on Thursday morning (24 September 2020) on Future of European funding for rail transport technology in Horizon Europe including a presentation of Carlo Borghini (Shift2Rail)
Wolfgang TREINEN | Enterprise Europe Network Berlin-Brandenburg, Berlin Partner for Business and Technology
11:25
Ceremony closing: words about the physical ceremony
Barbara BONVISSUTO | Head of Unit "Engineering, Maritime and Rail Industries" at the European Commission
Chair of the European Commission "Expert Group on the Competitiveness of the Rail Supply Industry"
Jean VERRIER | Founder of ERCI
President of the jury of the international ERCI innovation Awards 2020
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6th issue of the ERCI Innovation Awards

This year the European Railway Clusters Initiative celebrates its 10th anniversary. As every year, ERCI honours pioneering innovation projects of European rail industry companies time with the ERCI Innovation Awards. The awarding ceremony is organised by the ERCI partner i-TRANS.

The ERCI Innovation Awards are organized and attributed by the clusters, members of ERCI, to European companies that provide products, systems, technologies, processes or services, with proven innovative features.

Winners are selected by a European jury of independent experts representing industry, research and public authorities.

Selection of winners is based on the following criteria:

  • Innovation features of the solution

  • Economic and social benefits for the railway sector

  • Integration of new digital technologies

  • Impact on “human capital”

  • Creation of the innovation by networking (cooperation with other private or public entities)

Be a part of it!

Be there to find out which innovations have won the race this year. It remains exciting.

Please note: The ERCI 10 Online Workshop will be held in English as part of the InnoTrans BUSINESS DAYS. Participation is free of charge. Please register by 21 September 2020.