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June 10th, 2025
Bpifrance Haussmann
Auditorium
6/9 Boulevard Haussmann - PARIS 9
FRANCE
EIC Accelerator InfoDay - France 2025
June 10, 2025
08:00 CEST
08:00 CEST - 09:00 CEST
Registration and welcome coffee
09:00 CEST
09:00 CEST - 09:15 CEST
Opening Remarks
Bpifrance Representative
09:15 CEST - 09:35 CEST
The European Innovation Council : Support for Deep-tech Innovators
Michiel Scheffer, EIC Board President, European Commission
09:35 CEST
09:35 CEST - 09:55 CEST
EIC Accelerator Challenges 2025: Driving Breakthrough Innovations for EU Objectives
Anne Marie Sassen, Head of Unit for Programme Managers’ office (TBC)
Hedi Karray, EIC Programme Manager for Artificial Intelligence (TBC)
09:55 CEST - 10:05 CEST
Q&A
10:05 CEST
10:05 CEST - 10:25 CEST
Investment: A Key Component of the EIC Accelerator
10:25 CEST - 10:30 CEST
Q&A
10:30 CEST - 11:10 CEST
The EIC Accelerator in Practice: Perspectives from Evaluators and Beneficiaries
Adel Haddoud, CEO Inifite Orbits, Laureate EIC Accelerator and EIC Step
Victoria Hernandez Valcarcel, EIC Jury member
11:10 CEST
11:10 CEST - 11:25 CEST
Q&A
11:25 CEST - 11:45 CEST
National Support for the EIC Accelerator: Plug-in Scheme and NCP Activities
Gorka Gorazureta, EIC Accelerator NCP Coordinator France
Emilio Carrera, NCP EIC Accelerator, SPOC Plug-in France
Robeaute, Laureat EIC Accelerator, Plug-in scheme beneficiary
11:45 CEST - 11:50 CEST
Q&A
11:50 CEST - 12:20 CEST
Empowering Innovation Beyond Funding: How the EIC Supports Startups through BAS, Access+, and WIP Rising Innovator
Manuel Mendigutía, Senior Strategy adviser & Programme coordinator, EISMEA
Gilles Le Cocguen, Directeur d’EuroQuity, Bpifrance
Camille Bouget, Scienta Lab, WIP Rising Innovator Winner
12:20 CEST
12:20 CEST - 12:35 CEST
Closing remarks
Paul Francois Fournier, Executive Director, Innovation Division, Bpifrance
12:30 CEST - 14:00 CEST
Lunch & Networking
