MINE.THE.GAP invites you to a project presentation and elevator pitch for SMEs in the frame of the EU Raw Materials Week 2021! 

MINE.THE.GAP is an Innosup-01 project with the clear aim of bringing together SMEs from the raw materials and mining sector for a more digital, greener, and circular mining value chain. MINE.THE.GAP is targeting solutions in the top ten challenges and needs required to achieve a sustainable supply of raw materials for EU economy and it’s green transition, ensuring the progress and wellbeing of EU citizens. The project supports SME ideas and their transformation by means of innovation voucher schemes and cascade funding, with two EU open calls.

During this event, the project will be presented, and the open calls and application procedure will be introduced to the audience. A technology showcase will be offered to those SMEs with forefront ideas in the raw materials sector, including awarded SMEs and projects in the first round of open calls.

When? Friday, 19 November 2021, 10:00 – 12:30 CET
Where? Online

Registration for project presentations in the second half of the event is now closed.

Agenda

PART I: MINE.THE.GAP and the current challenges in raw materials

10:00 Welcome and Introduction
10:05 “MINE.THE.GAP” – Supporting SMEs in the 10 Challenges of the 21st Century Mining for a Sustainable Supply of Raw Materials to EU Industry
Santiago Cuesta-López, MTG Coordinator and Managing Director ICAMCyL
10:30 European Initiatives and Collaborative Opportunities for SMEs
Antonio Novo, President European Clusters Alliance and Managing Director IDiA
10:50 Innovation Vouchers for SMEs Working Across the Full Value Chain of Raw Materials
Santiago Cuesta-López, MTG Coordinator and Managing Director ICAMCyL
11:20 MINE.THE.GAP Online Tools: How to Find Project Partners and Apply for Innovation Vouchers
Nina Hoppmann, Project Manager IDiA

PART II: Business show cases for SMEs in Raw Materials

11:30 Elevator Pitches of Selected SMEs for Project or Business Offers in Raw Materials
Moderated by Marta Peres, Project Manager Association Portuguese Cluster of Mineral Resources

The event takes place in the context of the EU Raw Materials Week 2021.
It is organised by these MINE.THE.GAP consortium partners: