Thursday, November 14 (in Czech language with simultaneous interpretation to English)
12.00 – 13.00
Registration
13.00 – 13.30
Conference Opening and Welcome
13.00 – 13.10: Marek Ženíšek - Minister for Science, Research and Innovation
13.10 – 13.20: TBA - Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS)
13.20 – 13.30: Martin Svoboda - Director of the National Library of Technology
13.30 – 14.30
Keynote Panel
The opening keynote presentations of the speakers contextually frame the topic of the conference and the identified challenges, especially in relation to the area of European resources and their role in the Czech environment, and the trends that are developing in the area of research support in Europe.
13.30 – 13.50: Pavel Doleček - Deputy Minister for Science, Research and Innovation
13.50 – 14.10: Václav Velčovský - Director General for EU Operational Programmes section, MEYS
14.10 – 14.30: Michal Pazour - Head of the Strategic Studies Department, Technology Centre Prague
14.30 – 16.00
"Policy" Panel Discussion
Debate of key representatives of the decision-making sphere about their views on the conceptual outlook and challenges of supporting Czech research and, in particular, the tools with which they want to solve them. The aim is to develop and possibly supplement the topics mentioned in the annotation.
Jiří Homola - First Vice-Chairman of the R&D Council
Radka Wildová - Director General for Higher Education, Science and Research section, MEYS
Petr Očko - Director General for Technology 4.0 Section, Ministry of Industry and Trade
Ilona Müllerová - Vice President and member of the Academy Council Presidium, Czech Academy of Sciences
Milena Králíčková - Czech Rectors Conference President
16.00 - 16.30
Coffee Break
16.30 – 18.30
Experience From Abroad and Discussion
"Case studies" of foreign guests will present approaches to the theme of the conference in selected countries, especially in relation to the genesis of their national debate and the way, obstacles and current state of solving the challenges of research support.
18.30 – 21.00
Dinner
Friday, November 15 (in Czech language)
09.00 – 10.00
Registration
10.00 – 11.30
Lightning Panel
Shorter presentations aimed at specific insight into topics that significantly influence research support and whose further development will be an important element for the future development of this support.
Jakub Uchytil - Director of the Department of Administration for Individual Projects in Higher Education, Research, and Development, MEYS
The role of the Operational Program for supporting the acquisition and renewal of instrument equipment
Monika Vrbková - South Moravian Innovation Centre (JIC)
"Synergies with EU programs are an opportunity not only for research organizations but also for business development"
Daniel Frank - Technology Centre Prague
Czech research organizations in European consortia within the Horizon Europe framework programme
Lucie Núňez - Head of the Research and Development Department, MEYS
Reflections on research organizations' expenditures on Open Access and the overall role of this business in supporting science
Martin Svoboda - Director of the National Library of Technology
Reflections on research organizations' expenditures on Open Access and the overall role of this business in supporting science
Štěpán Jurajda - CERGE-EI (Center for Economic Research and Graduate Education - Economics Institute)
"Where does the disciplinary structure of science come from"
Ladislav Krištoufek - Vice-Rector for Research, Charles University
11.30 – 12.00
Coffee break
12.00 – 13.00
Panel Discussion: Young Scientists
The panel discussion will be a complementary input to the first day panel discussion and will offer the views of young scientists and scientists with foreign experience. The goal of this discussion is to convey a new perspective on conceptual and long-term topics.
Matouš Glanc - Czexpats in Science, director
Radka Šustrová - Czexpats in Science
Markéta Klíčová - PostDoc Researcher, Technical University of Liberec
Hynek Roubík - Vice-dean for Science, Research and Doctoral Study, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague
Matěj Bajgar - PostDoc Researcher, CERGE-EI and Charles University
13.00 – 13.15
Closing Remarks
13.15 – 14.00
Lunch
