The Horizon 2020 Program represents the backbone of the funding of R&D&I at European level. It has a budget of approximately 80,000 M € and its competitiveness has been duplicated. For this reason, in order to improve the opportunities of participating, it is vital to know when the calls are and also any other useful tools, programs and institutions that are around theH2020. This conference aims to present these institutions and programs, as well as to give a general guide of good practice when planning a strategy for participation.

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Dr. Marina Martínez-García Short CV description:

Marina Martínez is Programme Officer of CDTI (Centro de Desarrollo Tecnológico e Industrial) in the branch of the Spanish Funding Agency for R&D in Brussels(the Spanish Office for Science and Technology, SOST office).

In H2020 she is the responsible of the Security and Space programmes and she is following the Sustainable mobility and Environmental Societal Challenges at the SOSToffice. She has been Spanish national expert in Transport during the FP7Programme (expert on satellite navigation and waterborne sector) and National delegate for the Secure Societies Challenge in 2013 (preparing the work-programme 2014-2015 of this societal challenge).

Dr Martinez is conducting the activities of the SOST office addressed to the Spanish regions as well to the Small & Medium Enterprises (SMEs) opportunities on R&D and Innovation. She is also coordinator of capacity building and specialisation activities in EU R&D programme. These activities are addressed to Spanish participants in H2020 (INNVOLUCRA CDTI programme).

Previously she has worked in the industry on Earth Observation applications and products, in the university as permanent lecture rand, lately, she has been deputy director of the Geomatics Research Institute in Barcelona.

Mr. Xavier XirguAleixandre Short CV description:

Xavier Xirgu is Chief Innovation Officer at the University of Girona (UdG) S&T Park,developing an integrated entrepreneurship programme and developing SME added value services. Last year was granted with the “Programa de Capacitación deGestores del CDTI” last call, with a two-months stage in Brussels, developing his European Project Management skills and capabilities and getting in contact with various European institutions and main stakeholders.

He has more than 6 years of experience as collaborative research project manager and technology transfer manager working for some UdG research centres, working as well as technology transfer manager.

In a past life he has been working as research scientist for the University of Barcelona LHCb chapter, and as satellite software developer for the European Space Agency(ESA) "LISA Pathfinder" project. He has been technical adviser for several projects.

He has a Msc.in Physics by the University of Barcelona, and an Electronics Engineering degree by Ramon Llull University, as well as a Master in Project Management PMI (current PMP certification).