9:00-9:05

Welcoming words from the Polish Embassy in Iceland

– Mr. Duszyński Maciej, Deputy Head of Mission, Head of Political, Economic and Cultural Section. (tbc)

9:05-9:15

The importance of EEA cooperation with Poland
- Mr. Sigurður Óli Sigurðsson, the Head of the Research and Innovation Section of the Research Council of Iceland (Rannís)

9:15-9:25

What does the Polish National Science Centre do?
- Marcin Liana, Deputy Director of the Polish National Science Centre (NCN)

9:25-9:45

Overview of the Polish research system – Anna Wiktor Head of the coordination team at NCN

10:00-10:15

Coffee break

10:15-11:00

Presentation of the Grieg and Langspil calls within the Basic research area
- Marzena Oliwkiewicz-Miklasińska (Head of the EEA & Norway Grants Team, NCN and Joanna Węgrzycka (EEA & Norway Grants Team, NCN)

11:00-11:10

How can Poland, Iceland and Norway work together within the EEA Grants?
- Julia Christiansen special advisor within the International Division of the National Centre for Research and Development in Norway

11:30-11:50

What are the opportunities within general research area in Poland?
- Maciej Jędrzejek from the National Centre for Research and Development in Poland (NCBR)

11:50-12:00

Presentation of match making tool
- Michał Olejnik (EEA & Norway Grants Team, NCN)

12:00-13:00

Match-making event

13:00-14:00

Lunch at the University of Akureyri canteen