CBE JU Info Day 2025

Hybrid

The event is an opportunity to gain insights into the CBE JU 2025 call for project proposals and to have a better understanding of:

The submission & evaluation of proposals
Call management rules & conditions
How to write a good CBE JU proposal

One-to-one networking meetings will take place throughout the day. Take this opportunity to engage with your peers and start building your project proposal for the 2025 call!

Registration

The registration to attend the event in person will close on 21 March 2025 at 17:00 Brussels time.

Draft agenda

08:00-09:00 Ɩ Registration, welcome coffee

Gasperi room

09:00-09:30 Session 1 Ɩ Setting the scene
Chair: Nicoló Giacomuzzi-Moore, Executive Director, CBE JU
09:00-09:10 Welcome & introduction
Nicoló Giacomuzzi-Moore, Executive Director, CBE JU
09:10-09:20 Bio-based innovation demonstrating green competitiveness
Astrid Ladefoged, Head of Circular Economy & Bio-based Systems Unit, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, European Commission
09:20-09:30 Circular Bio-based Europe: the industry’s perspective
Dirk Carrez, Executive Director, Bio-based Industries Consortium

09:30-10:15 Session 2 Ɩ The CBE JU 2025 work programme topics

Chair: Virginia Puzzolo, Head of Programme Unit, CBE JU

09:30-09:40 Priorities of the CBE JU 2025 call
Virginia Puzzolo, Head of Programme Unit, CBE JU
09:40-10:15 Scope of the CBE JU 2025 call topics
Vivi Filippousi, Policy Officer, Circular Economy & Bio-based Systems, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, European Commission
Samuele Ambrosetti, Innovation and Programming, Bio-based Industries Consortium

10:15-10:45 Ɩ Coffee break

10:45-12:45 Session 3 Ɩ Information on the CBE JU 2025 call
Chair: Dieter Brigitta, Call Coordinator, CBE JU
10:45-11:00 Call submission & evaluation of proposals
Dieter Brigitta, Call Coordinator, CBE JU
11:00-11:20 Call management rules & conditions
Marta Campos Iturralde, Legal Manager, CBE JU
11:20-11:40 CBE JU-specific call requirements
Pilar Llorente Ruiz de Azua, Programme Officer, CBE JU
11:40-12:00 How to write a good proposal
Oliver Zobell, Project Officer, CBE JU
12:00-12:15 Lessons learnt from the 2022-24 calls
Dieter Brigitta, Call Coordinator, CBE JU
12:15-12:45 Q&A session

Mansholt and Jenkins rooms

09:00-12:45 Ɩ One-to-one networking meetings in parallel to the presentations

12:45-14:00 Ɩ Lunch break

Gasperi, Mansholt and Jenkins rooms

14:00-17:00 Ɩ One-to-one networking meetings

Book your meetings via the CBE JU networking platform as of 25 February 2025.

17:00 Ɩ End of event

Location

The in-person event will take place on 3 April 2024 in the Charlemagne building in Brussels.

Cannot come to Brussels?

The info day will be streamed online on 3 April, and its recording will be made available on this page afterwards. If you follow the event remotely, you will be able to ask questions via an online tool during the event’s Q&A session and engage with other potential applicants on the CBE JU networking platform.

Questions?

Do not hesitate to reach out to infoday [at] cbe.europa.eu for further details. The CBE JU team is very much looking forward to meeting you in Brussels!