09.00 — 09.45
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Registration with Coffee/Tea
Marble room
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09.45 — 10.00
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Opening and Welcome
Auditorium Albert II
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10.00 — 12.00
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#1: PhD as a Driving Force for Sustainable Innovation
Auditorium Albert II
Chair: Gareth O’Neill
- 10.00 — 10.20 > Fabienne Gautier
- 10.20 — 10.40 > Joao Fernandes «From HNSciCloud to OCRE: Cloud credits for Research.»
- 10.40 — 11.00 > Dr. Isabelle Halleux «From PhD to sustainable innovations; intersectoral mobility as career booster.»
- 11.00 — 11.20 > Charlotte Teresa Weber «Open access skills for career development: What, why, where and how?»
- 11.20 — 12.00 > Panel discussion
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12.00 — 13.00
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Lunch with Snacks/Drinks
Marble room
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13.00 — 15.00
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#2: Inspirational round table discussions
Patio
Confirmed topics:
- The non-academic labour market needs you! Valorise your PhD through transferable skills.
(Dr. Laurence Theunis, Focus research and Lucia Salto, University of Turin)
- Resaver: Securing your pension, a multi-employer occupational pension solution for research organisations in Europe.
(Slaven Misljencevic, EC)
- Mental health and career development, a close relation and key for preventive actions.
(Ana-Maria Peneoasu, EUA)
- Platforms to boost interuniversity and intersectoral initiatives, the path to sustainable innovation.
(Marie Montaldo (EUF — PhD Hub) and Mathias Schroijen (Focus Research))
- A guide for the doctorate and postdoc.
(Marie-Ange Angladon, U Namur)
- Open data and the Helix-Nebula Science Cloud (HNSciCloud)
(Joao Fernandes, CERN)
- A post-academic career: what’s holding you back to look beyond the university walls?"
(Dr. Nel Grillaert — U Antwerpen)
- Hitchhiker’s guide to interdisciplinary research.
(Loren Pauwels, VUB)
- Find Your Doctor — How Can We Make Phd Holders More — and Better — Valued on the Non-academic Market?
(Dr. Eva Ratti, Find your Doctor)
- Scientist and Entrepreneur; Opposing Visions?
(Dr. Jonathan Marescaux — E-Biom)
- The Power of Alumni Networks for Your Professional Development.
(Martine Torfs — KU Leuven, Dr. Bibiane Freche — ULB and Dr. Michel Herquet — B12 consulting)
- Interdisciplinarity and Transdisciplinarity in Research as Key to a Closer Connexion between Research and Society?
(Marjan Van de maele, FGF — Hera)
- Open Science — Why Should You Get Involved?
(Charlotte Teresa Weber, Eurodoc and Dr. Michael Matlosz, EuroScience)
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15.00 — 15.30
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Break with Coffee/Tea
Marble room
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15.30 — 17.30
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#3: Activating Career Development and Support
Auditorium Albert II
Chair: Margaux Kersschot
- 15.30 — 15.50 > Dr. Alexander Hasgall «Doing a doctorate in collaboration with non-academic partners.»
- 15.50 — 16.10 > Dr. Lucas Zinner «Can professionals contribute to career development?»
- 16.10 — 16.30 > Dr. Emerance Delacenserie «Tutoring and mentoring services; development of a PhD house at U Mons.»
- 16.30 — 16.50 > Laura Buzinska «Sharing & caring: how to bring together PhD students?»
- 16.50 — 17.30 > Panel discussion
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17.30 — 18.00
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Reception — Networking
Marble room
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19.00 — late
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Optional: Fuckup night — Stories About Failure
Marble room
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09.00 — 10.00
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Infomarket with Breakfast + Coffee/Tea
Patio
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10.00 — 12.00
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#4: Valorising a PhD for Industry and Society
Auditorium Albert II
Chair: Beata Zwierzynska
- 10.00 — 10.20 > Dr. Bonnie Wolff-Boenisch «How your PhD provides value — for yourself, and society.»
- 10.20 — 10.40 > Dr. Matthew DiFranco «Avoiding the Academia Trap: How to Understand the Choices You Make for Your Career.»
- 10.40 — 11.00 > Dr. Ilse Van Damme «The (added) value of a PhD? Competences!»
- 11.00 — 11.20 > Ewelina Pabjańczyk-Wlazło and Agnieszka Żyra «Academic entrepreneurship and intersectoral mobility — new and flexible learning paths.»
- 11.20 — 12.00 > Panel discussion
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12.00 — 13.00
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Lunch
Patio
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13.00 — 15.00
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Graduate SPIRIT event — #MeTooAcademia: The Learning Curve Auditorium Albert II and Patio |
15.00 — 15.30
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Break with Coffee/Tea Marble room |
15.30 — 17.30
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#5: Entrepreneurship for Leaders and Start-Ups
Auditorium Albert II
Chair: Véronique de Herde
- 15.30 — 15.50 > Dr. David Oliva Uribe «The EIT Digital Research Innovator: An Industrial Doctorate approach to shape leaders of the digital transformation.»
- 15.50 — 16.10 > Tine Van Lommel «Lcie, student-entrepreneurship @ KU Leuven»
- 16.10 — 16.30 > Dr. Stephen Andersen «Strategic Water: Translating Academic Frustration into Market Opportunity.»
- 16.30 — 16.50 > Dr. Auréa Cophignon «Research, entrepreneurship and innovation — how to boost your career.»
- 16.50 — 17.30 > Panel discussion
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17.30 — 18.00
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Feedback + Closing
Auditorium Albert II
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18.00 — 19.00
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Drinks/reception
Patio
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