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TechTalks - EIC Programe Manager Francesco MatteucciTechTalks - EIC Programe Manager Francesco Matteucci 
#EUeic Podcast Series - Episode 2: Renewable energy - is hydrogen the answer?Episode 2: Renewable energy - is hydrogen the answer? 
Pitch session with EU funded projects with sustainable solutionsPitch session with EU funded projects with sustainable solutions at ECOMONDO 2022 
Webinar on Licensing as exit strategyWebinar on Licensing as exit strategy 
Environmental IntelligenceTalk on Environmental Intelligence - CMCC 
Renewable energy sources & their value chain incl. materials development & recycling of componentsEIC Accelerator Challenge: Renewable energy sources & their value chain 
#EUeic Podcast Series - Episode 8: Beyond linear economy: forging a circular path in the ecosystem#EUeic Podcast: Beyond linear economy
Biography
EIC Programme Manager for advanced materials for energy & environmental sustainability
Francesco is an innovation manager with 20 years of experience spent as a researcher in materials science, as a Corporate R&D Manager within the field of technologies for renewable energy production and storage, and as an intermediary of knowledge trying to exploit the research results within the field of energy and environment. As R&D Corporate manager, he also cofounded and directed several start-ups and joint-labs managing public-private partnerships.
As a facilitator of knowledge exploitation (IoK), he co-managed publicly funded projects, as well as Emilia Romagna Climate-KIC Innovation Centre, Dhitech Living Lab on Nanotechnologies, Emilia-Romagna Greentech Clust-ER. Francesco acted as scientific expert within the Vanguard Initiative ADMA Pilot, reviewer of research projects, co-authored over 30 scientific papers, 5 patents, and was Visiting Professor at the University of Ferrara as well as speakers in many conferences and workshops.
Main outreach activities 2022 - 2024
- 30 September 2024EIC - ARPA-E Webinar: Artificial Intelligence as a tool to accelerate scale-up of advanced materials, Online
- Moderator of the event
- More information here
- 27 September 2024Publication of report: Environmental intelligence An enabling platform to help solve complex environmental challenges
- Read the report here
- 4 September 2024EU Mace workshop, Online
- Speaker in the session entitled “International networking”
- More information here
- 3 September 2024BioRob2024, Online
- Speaker in the session entitled “Linking One Health to Environmental Intelligence and Ecorobotics” with the talk entitled “How to make a business out of it”
- More information here
- 12-13 July 2024Second year activity H2 production pathfinder portfolio annual meeting - International Workshop on Novel Routes to Green Hydrogen Production, Lyon (FR)
- Moderator of the session “What is working well so far & Where can we improve” and Speaker with the talk entitled “State of play portfolio activities: where do we currently stand and where do we need to go?”
- More information here
- 1-3 July 2024Mid-long term energy and system integrated storage systems pathfinder portfolio first year annual meeting, Rhodes (GR)
- Moderator of the session “What is working well so far & Where can we improve” and Speaker with the talk entitled “State of play portfolio activities: where do we currently stand and where do we need to go?”
- More information here
- 19 June 2024International Workshop and NIS Colloquium entitled “Towards Carbon Neutrality New frontiers in carbon dioxide capture and valorization”, Turin (IT)
- Speaker with the talk entitled: “EIC portfolio pro-active management approach in Cleantech
- More information here
- 19 June 2024Clean Energy 24 Summit of DeepTech Alliance (online)
- Speaker with the talk entitled: “Why deep/cleantech will save the world”
- More information here
- 17-18 June 2024CO2/N-compounds management and valorization pathfinder portfolio annual meeting, Helsinki (FI)
- Moderator of the session “What is working well so far & Where can we improve” and Speaker with the talk entitled “State of play portfolio activities: where do we currently stand and where do we need to go?”
- More information here
- 11 June 2024European Sustainable Week (EUSEW), Brussels (BE)
- Moderating the panel discussion “The EIC portfolio on Renewable energy technologies”
- More information available here
- 7 June 2024Enhancing SME Access to European Research and Technology Infrastructures: A Pathway to Innovation & Growth, Brussels (BE)
- Panelist
- More information available here
- 4-5 June 2024Harnessing Renewables for a Sustainable Future: Exploring CCU, Power-to-X and Solar-to-X Innovations, Genk (BE)
- Moderator of the panels “Coffee with money: fundraising strategies for scaling-up” and speaker of the talk “How to make a business out of it”
- More information available here
- 27-29 May 2024ARC – Future Clean Architects Festival in Remscheid, Germany
- Moderator of the panel: “How to store it? Requirement, solutions, and barriers to scale seasonal storage”
- Panelist in “Where do we go from here? Policy roundtable on best practices for a Future Energy”
- See the full programme here
- 22-24 May 2024ARPA-E Summit, Dallas, USA
- Representing the EIC at the GANP (Government Agency Networking Program) event
- See the full programme here
- 21 May 2024TheGreenTech Innovation Forum 2024
- Panelist at the panel titled “Policy session”
- Speaker with the talk titled: “EIC Portfolio pro-active management approach in Cleantech”
- See the full agenda here
- 3 May 2024Mitacs i2I Skills Training: Final Pitch
- Jury member at the pitch session of the finalist of the Scientific entrepreneurship training courses “Ideation to invention” organized by Beedie School of Business
- More information available here
- 24 April 2024Hannover Messe, Germany
- Moderator of the event “EISMEA/EIC: Scaling up innovative energy companies
- More information avaiable here
- 15 April 2024World Circular Economy Forum (WCEF)
- Joining the European Commission booth
- More information available here
- 9 April 2024SynBee workshop in Brussels
- Speaker with the talk entitled “EIC thematic Portfolio on Synthetic biology for energy & environment”
- Panelist at the event “Access to public funding”
- More information available here
- 21 March 2024Hello Tomorrow Summit
- Panelist at the event “Empowering the European deep tech ecosystem: discover the EIC initiatives”
- See the full programme here
- 19-20 March 2024EIC Summit, Brussels (BE)
- Speaker and moderator at the following events:
- Research to entrepreneurs
- Sustainability analysis as an enabling tool for deep tech innovation
- More information available here
- Speaker and moderator at the following events:
- 18 March 2024Nanomaterials for Energy Applications – French partnership
- Speaker with a talk titled “Nanomaterials for energy: how to eventually make a business out of it”
- More information available here
- 14 March 2024Water Market Europe pre-event: Mining water and resources from desalination brines, Urban and Industrial wastewater streams
- Speaker with a talk titled “EIC Portfolio on water management”
- 13 March 2024Meeting with Aarhus University iMAT Centre
- Delivering a talk on “EIC Portfolio pro-active management”
- 7-8 March 2024I3 Instrument Call Coordinators Day 2024
- Panelist at the sectorial workshop on Hydrogen, mobility and energy
- 1 March 2024KeyEnergy event in Rimini, Italy
- Speaker with the talk titled “European Commission Funding schemes for the development of the Renewable Energy sources technologies”
- 8 February 2024Visit to TU Eindhoven
- Met with different TUEindhoven innovation ecosystem stakeholders, and with EIC Pathfinder and Transition beneficiaries
- More information available here
- 31 January 2024Nature is our next technology - Synthetic Cells’ technology for European innovation
- Attending the event aimed to establish a dedicated European innovation ecosystem for synthetic biology
- 16 January 2024"European Innovation Council Accelerator Challenges – Work Programme 2024" online Info Day
- Speaker presenting the “Renewable energy sources and their whole value chain including materials development and recycling of components” EIC WP 2024 Accelerator challenge
- The recording and slides are available here
- 10 January 2024Visit to TU Delft Campus
- Met with different TUDelft innovation ecosystem stakeholders, and with EIC Pathfinder and Transition beneficiaries
- 16 - 17 November 2023 BrusselsMid-long term and system integrated energy storage portfolio kick-off meeting - Brussels (BE)
- PM coordinated the portfolio meeting
- More information available here
- 13 - 14 November 2023Reuters event - London (UK)
- Speaker at the round table: Diversification: Delivering New Energy with European Venture Capital?
- More information available here
- 7 - 10 NovemberEcomondo – Rimini (IT)
- Speaker and panelist in several workshops to highlight the EIC approach and visions toward advanced materials for energy and environmental sustainability
- Find the full program here
- 4 - 5 Ocotober 2023Green H2 production portfolio annual meeting - Tarragona (ES)
- Speaker in the sesssion 'Presentation of the European Innovation Council (EIC) Pathfinder Portfolios'
- More information available here
- 9 - 13 September 2023Nanoinnovation - Rome (IT)
- Panelist in the session 'How to stimulate the scientific entrepreneurship culture?'
- More information available here
- 28-30 June 2023Bioremediation Conference
- Speaker at the session entitled EIC Transition Challenge on Environmental Intelligence
- More information available here
- 27 June 2023International Flow Battery Forum
- Speaker at the session entitled EIC strategy in the Energy storage
- Full agenda available here
- 16 June 2023QMASS (Quantum and Advanced Materials technologies for a Sustainable Society Research Centre), Cambridge (UK)
- Invited Lecturer at the talk Innovation Journey of Advanced Materials for Energy
- More information available here
- 14 June 2023SUPEERA Final Event
- Participation in the roundtable Bringing R&I and industry together for innovation uptake
- Online event
- More information available here
- 8 June 2023Seawater sourcing for renewable Hydrogen and Chemicals, Brussels (BE)
- More information available here
- 6 June 2023EnerGreenDeal - Start-up events, Brussels (BE)
- 1-to-1 Meeting with selected SMEs
- More information available here
- 1 June 2023European Materials Research Society Spring Conference, Strasbourg (FR)
- Title of the talk: Introduction and EIC approach towards new material
- Speaker and Chairman at the roundtable
- More information available here
- 17 May 2023Chem2MAT – European Conference on Chemistry of 2D Materials, Bologna (IT)
- Chairman of the Innovation Forum
- More information available here
- 11 May 2023GCMAC (Germany / Canada Materials Acceleration Centre) Industry Days
- Organised by GCMAC
- Full programme available here
- 27 April 2023EU Funding to support the Hydrogen economy
- 27 April 2023International research collaboration opportunities: fostering EU Clean Energy transition in Lithuania
- Full agenda available here
- Organised by European Energy Research Alliance
- 25 April 2023Expert Roundtable on Data4Energy: How Energy Data Analytics Helps Fight Climate Change and Grow Cleantech Scaleups
- Roundtable available here
- Organised by Lisbon Council and International Data Corporation
- 18 April 2023CMCC & EIC Webinar on Environmental intelligence
- Organised by the CMCC - Centro Euro-Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici
- 4 April 2023Roundtable on the development of Invitalia’s sustainable strategic plan
- Organised by Invitalia (Italiian Agency for Innovation)
- Roundtable participant
- 28 March 2023Technological Innovation for Energy-efficient and low-carbon mining and processing
- Organised by XXXX
- Speaker at the session entitled Deep-tech and Critical raw materials for energy: the EIC experience
- Webinar Series: Technological innovation for energy-efficient and low-carbon mining and processing | MDNP (mineralplatform.eu)
- 21 - 23 March 2023StoRIES at Energy Conversion and Storage Days - Karlsruhe, Germany
- Organised by Supeera
- Full programme available here
- 16 March 2023Electrons to Chemicals: Taking the Next Steps in Adding Value to Renewable Electricity & CO2
- Speaker in the session entitled ''Innovation trends in the field of Carbon capture utilization (CCU)''
- Organised by Interreg 2 Seas E2C
- Full programme available here
- 14 March 2023European Energy Research Alliance: The Future of Energy Materials
- Paneslist and speaker in the session entitled “From materials design to their scale up: the EIC hands on approach for Advanced Materials for Energy”
- Full programme available here
- 27 February 2023EIC Board Meets the Torino Ecosystem
- Presentation The journey from lab to market: thoughts from EIC Programme Managers
- 17 February 2023Innovative materials for a Sustainable Development: from lab to applications
- Speaker: Geopolymers and Circular Economy: opportunities and challenges
- Conference site
- 1 February 2023EIC Transition & Accelerator Challenge Info Day
- Presentation of EIC Transition Challenge on Environmental Intelligence
- Presentation of EIC Acceleration Challenge on Energy Storage
- 22 January 202230 years of Interuniversity Italian Consortium for Materials Science and Materials Technology (INSTM): past, present and future of the Consortium
- Panelist in the round table: Best practices of cooperation between the different actors of the Materials Science ecosystem of innovation
- the event website
- 24 January 2023Webinar "Licensing as exit strategy for the EIC beneficiaries"
- Organised by EIC Programme Managers Office, with the collaboration of Elicia Maine (Beedie School of Business (BC, Canada), Sembi Kamaldeep (Simon Fraser University), and Lilian Volcan (University of Oxford)
- Watch full webinar
- 8 - 11 November 2022Ecomondo
- Check the Ecomondo web for more details
- Watch the pitch session with EU funded projects with sustainable solutions
- 26 October 2022EIC Podcast series: Episode 2 - Renewable energy - is hydrogen the answer?
- EIC's podcast The game changers: from radical idea to innovative business
- With Francesco Matteucci, Indraneel Sen, Project Coordinator at Department of Chemistry - Ångström Laboratory and Rachel Armstrong, Professor for Regenerative Architecture at KU Leuven,
- Listen to the full episode
- 22 - 27 September 2022EIC Challenges Workshop with Member States
- Organised by the Programme Managers' Office
- Please find individual reports and Power Point presentations for the session here
- 22 - 24 June 2022Technology Transfer Office Circle meeting, Prague (CZ)
- Check JRC Science Hub for more information
- 7 June 2022EEN & EIC: European opportunities for highly innovative companies, Bolzano (IT)
- More information on EEN Italia
- 26 - 27 April 2022Smart Cities Marketplace Forum