Description
The “Bioeconomy exchange in the wine industry” will be held in Zaragoza, Spain focusing on creating a collaborative network dedicated to improving research and supporting commercial growth in the wine industry's bio-economy area.
Exchange Objectives
- Creating a collaborative network dedicated to improving research and supporting commercial growth in the wine industry's bio-economy area.
- Facilitating improved collaboration and networking across EU bioeconomy value chain players in order to promote sustainable technologies and innovative solutions in the European wine business.
- Organizing visits to local wineries that are actively applying bioeconomy-related methods, allowing for first-hand observation and exploration.
- Facilitating the exchange of experiences, best practices, and cutting-edge solutions within the wine sector's bioeconomy market.
- Acquiring a thorough understanding of the present situation of the bioeconomy market, including important stakeholders, active innovation research initiatives, and funded projects.
- Identifying new sustainable business lines for the wine industry.
The exchange is hosted by CAMPAG a non-profit business association made up of companies from the agricultural and livestock production sector in Aragon (SPAIN), as well as collaborating partners, organizations, and business entities in the sector, knowledge centers, and research institutes .
CLUSTERXCHANGE
The HempClub project, funded by the COSME Programme, brings together 7 clusters and associations operating in the bioeconomy, advanced manufacturing, and hemp production sectors to create interconnected and interregional supply chains between operators in primary production, agri-food processing, and green chemistry in the hemp sector. Recognizing the role of bioeconomy and sustainable agriculture in reducing the impact of traditional production and consumption paths on the environment, HempClub also fosters the creation of new connections in many agri and bio-based EU value chains.
Moreover, HempClub implements the ClusterXchange pilot scheme which aims to support short-term exchanges between different COSME countries to better connect Europe’s industrial ecosystems. It facilitates transnational cooperation, peer learning, networking, and innovation uptake between actors of different industrial clusters.
Who can participate?
Participants of a transnational exchange can be representatives of cluster organisations and similar business network organisations, scaling-up support organisations (such as tech centres, research institutes, (digital) innovation hubs, fab labs, creative hubs, resource-efficiency service providers, incubators, accelerators) and SMEs that are cluster members from countries participating in the COSME programme. These organizations may be entitled to receive a lump sum for their participation.
SPANISH organizations can participate in the exchange, but since the exchange takes place in Spain, they will not receive a reimbursement due to the European exchange rules.
Visiting organizations can participate only once in the CXC mobility scheme.
PROGRAMME
DAY 1
9.00 Welcome and presentation AITIIP
10.30 Visiting organizations presentation in a nutshell
12.00 Ice-breaking session
13.00 NETWORKING LUNCH
14.00 Networking activity 1
16.30 Ciheam speech
17.30 Q&A session and closing remarks
18.00 End of the day
DAY 2
8.00 Transfer to Barbastro
9.30 CAMPAG conference and funded projects (Vitis AP, DIGIWINECOMPOST, CIRCOLEO)
10.30 Cluster conference
12.00 Hemp club project
13.00 NETWORKING LUNCH
14.00 B2B session
16.00 Conclusions
20.30 Networking dinner at Grand Hotel
23.00 End of the day
DAY 3
8.00 Pick up from Barbastro
9.00 Group visit to Somontano winery
14.00 NETWORKING LUNCH and closing remarks
16.00 Transfer to ZARAGOZA and end of the exchange
IMPORTANT NOTES
If you fulfill all the eligibility conditions (see above: "who can participate"), you may be entitled to receive a lump sum of €415 for participating to the event aiming to partially cover accommodation, flights, and meals.
To receive the lump sum, it is mandatory to participate in every activity of the exchange and complete the bureaucratic process.
If your organization already took part in the previous HempClub exchanges or in some exchanges organized by other CXC Partnerships, you will not be eligible to receive the lump sum.
Registration through this page does not give access directly to the event. After registration through this page, you will be contacted via email to verify your eligibility and finalize your registration for the event.
For any questions, do not hesitate to contact us at: hempclubeu [at] gmail.com