THE ACTIVITY IN BRIEF
Come hear Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, the European Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science, who will be visiting Montréal to speak about the prospects of the ambitious Horizon 2020 program.
This business luncheon, organized by the World Trade Centre Montréal at the request of the Ministère de l’Économie, de l’Innovation et des Exportations, will further your knowledge about the opportunities for business and collaboration resulting from this €80 billion, 7-year investment in Europe’s knowledge-based economy.
This is an ideal opportunity to learn how Quebec companies and institutions can gain access to funding related to project proposals, which is to reach €7.8 billion as of 2014-2015 in three key areas:
- Excellent science
- Industrial leadership
- Societal challenges
A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO…
- Achieve a better understanding of Horizon 2020, the European Union’s new funding program for research and innovation
- Seize opportunities for Quebec firms and institutions to do business and collaborate
- Network with over 100 decision-makers and entrepreneurs interested in the economic potential of research and innovation
WHO SHOULD TAKE PART?
- Companies active at an international level
- Companies planning to expand onto foreign markets
- International business advisors
- Foreign fund managers and international investors
- Students and researchers in the fields of international economics and politics
Take advantage of a unique investment to further your knowledge of research and innovation in Europe!