Depending on travel times, the participants of the EU TalentOn arrive to Leiden from their home countries before 18:00 on Wednesday September 14.
Arrive between 11:00 and 17:00? Then go to VVV on Stationsweg 26 to pick up your badge and goodybag.
Arrive after 17:00? Then check in to your hotel first and then come to Pesthuis for dinner.
18:00 - 18:30 - Walk-in at Pesthuis (and pick up your bicycle!)
18:30 - 19:00 - Opening talks: meet the crew
19:00 - 20:00 - Dinner
20:00 - 20:45 - Opening game
20:45 - 21:15 - Information about the program
During this time you can pick up your own bicycle at Pesthuis. Cycling is thé mode of transportation in the Netherlands and we invite you to try it. Please note that the bicycles need to be handed in at set times - before Sunday September 18 at 11:00.
Get to know the city of Leiden with a Silent Disco Tour! The tour starts from Central Station.
All participants and buddies are invited for breakfast at this historical windmill. Cycle from your hotel towards Molen de Valk and enjoy breakfast. Good to know: with your wristband you are welcome inside the windmill anytime between opening hours during the Bright Young Minds week. Address Molen de Valk: 2de Binnenvestgracht 19, Leiden
The start to the pressurecooker program! Teams, buddies, crew gather in PLNT for the first time and kick-off the EU TalentOn.
Welcome by:
Annetje Ottow, member Supervisory Board of PLNT and president of Leiden University’s executive board, to welcome all of you to PLNT.
Slaven Misljencevic, Policy Officer at the European Commission Directorate-General for Research & Innovation.
The teams meet their Mission Arena Manager and start working on their Problem Statement.
The teams in each Mission Arena are introduced to an expert by the European Commission, that gives them a breakdown on the EU Mission they will be contributing to.
Climate - Federico Porra
Cancer - Aurelien Perez
Cities - Laura Hetel
Ocean - Riccardo But
Soil - Sandra Heinzelmann
Life Sciences Café
16.00 - 16.30 Walk in and registration
16.30 - 17.00 Plenary session with • Live TEDx Talk by TEDxBoerhaaveStudio
16.30 - 19.00 Drinks with pop-up lectures by Bright Young Minds and IGEM
19.00 End Life Sciences Café
Out of the 5 Mission Arenas, 4 could benefit greatly from sattelite data. In his mini-lecture, Dr. Raymond Sluiter from the Netherlands Space Office will cover this.
Participants get an introduction to the Makerspace at PLNT and how it can be used in preperation for the Pitches.
You're welcome at Pesthuis from 18:00! Food is available from 18:45. Pesthuis hosted by The entrepreneur’s association of Leiden Bio Science Park (OVBSP)
Only a 100 meters from PLNT, houses Pronck Brewery. A Leiden-based with its own kettles, that brews its very own quirky beers in the former switch house of the power plant at Leiden Energy Park. Participants are invited to join the social drinks at this special location and unwind from the first full EU TalentOn day
Teams are invited to an on-site breakfast at several Mission Partners' locations and follow a program per Mission Arena. Mission Arena 01, 03, 04 and 05: at Naturalis Biodiversity Center Mission Arena 02: at PLNT
Henrik gives a presentation on the Lean Startup Method and how to use it in creating ideas.
Teams get time to work on their ideas. If needed, they can consult experts within their Mission Arena. The Mission Arena Manager can help set up contact.
The other Bright Young Minds in Leiden this week are the EUCYS contestants. EU TalentOn participants are invited to visit the exhibition and view their projects between set times. Find out more about the European Contest for Young Scientists here: https://eucysleiden2022.eu/
If you want to use the Makerspace for the construction of prototypes, this is the moment to hand over your design to the 3D-printing team. Sign up for a timeslot in the Makerspace!
Teams get time to work on their ideas. If needed, they can consult experts within their Mission Arena. The Mission Arena Manager can help set up contact.
The other Bright Young Minds in Leiden this week are the EUCYS contestants. EU TalentOn participants are invited to visit the exhibition and view their projects between set times. Find out more about the European Contest for Young Scientists here: https://eucysleiden2022.eu/
You're welcome at Pesthuis from 18:00! Food is available from 18:45. Pesthuis hosted by The entrepreneur’s association of Leiden Bio Science Park (OVBSP)
The representative per team prepares for the Public Pitches & Prizes at Pesthuis. From 19:00 onwards, the public enters Pesthuis for drinks.
One participant per team is invited to climb the stage in Pesthuis and give a 1-minute pitch. Test your preliminary ideas and gather feedback from the public in Leiden. Which teams bring back the Public Prize? If you want to join the Public Pitches & Prizes, sign up here: https://eutalenton2022.eu/join-the-public-pitches-prizes/
Make sure to be on time for the Award Ceremony!
Which teams go home with the prizes? Join the Award Ceremony in Stadsgehoorzaal and find out. Stadsgehoorzaal Breestraat 60
Between 17:00 and 18:00, all invitees for the Award Ceremony of EU TalentOn are welcome to join the reception.
After the reception of the award ceremony, we will head to the Hooglandse Kerk for the farewell dinner. This is where all EUCYS & EU TalentOn participants get together for festive meal only Harry Potter and his friends could dream off. At the same time, the city celebrates the ArtScienceWeek. This is an annual 7-day celebration of science, art and life. A perfect reason to connect science, art and local cuisine. All participants are invited to join this Big Tabel Dinner Show with long, wide theatre tables. These large wooden tables serve as both table and stage. The waiters will spread the special dishes out over the tables, various acts will leave everyone at the table in amazement and the host provides interaction by having everyone over these special tables interact with each other. All this is completed with the right table decorations, catering and lighting. Ofcourse, all catering is no meat.
After dinner we walk in a parade to the farewell party: The night of discoveries. The Night of Discoveries is an annual event in Leiden, focusing on science and culture. Expect an amazing entourage and a more amazing program related to both science and culture. Find out more about the program here: https://www.nachtvanontdekkingen.nl/language-no-problem/
Participants to Mission Arena 01, 03, 04 and 05 are invited to Naturalis Biodiversity Center for a breakfast and meeting experts. Breakfast at Naturalis Dr. Martin Rücklin (Group leader, Vertebrate evolution, development and ecology - VEDE, leading Naturalis PhD-program) Prof. Dr. Willem Renema (Research group leader, Marine biodiversity, 4D-REEF program) Dr. Rutger Vos (Researcher / Bioinformatician) Dr ir Jan J. Wieringa (Biosystematic research & scientific curation) Dr. Jan- Niklas Macher (Researcher Marine biodiversity) Elsa B. Girard (Early Stage Researcher, 4D-REEF program, Marine biodiversity/4D-REEF program) Mariya Perepelytsya (Early-Stage Researcher in 4D-REEF Horizon 2020 project under the Marie Sklodowska-Curie grant) Zina Broeksma (Junior project lead, NL Biodiversity and Society)
Mini-lecture by Fleur Wouterse, Director of research at Global Center on Adaptation. Title: "Farmer behavior and uptake of adaptive strategies"
Mini-lecture by Ann Emmerechts, Senior Director, Global Regulatory Science Head, EU Cluster (Benelux, Austria, Switzerland) at BristolMyersSquib. Topic: Regulatory aspects with novel anti-cancer therapy
Mini-lecture by Prof. Dr. Sjaak Neefjes (LUMC) “How to make a cancer drug explained”
Participants to Mission Arena 01, 03, 04 and 05 are invited to Naturalis Biodiversity Center for a breakfast and meeting experts. Participants to Mission Arena 01, 03, 04 and 05 are invited to Naturalis Biodiversity Center for a breakfast and meeting experts. Breakfast at Naturalis Dr. Martin Rücklin (Group leader, Vertebrate evolution, development and ecology - VEDE, leading Naturalis PhD-program) Prof. Dr. Willem Renema (Research group leader, Marine biodiversity, 4D-REEF program) Dr. Rutger Vos (Researcher / Bioinformatician) Dr ir Jan J. Wieringa (Biosystematic research & scientific curation) Dr. Jan- Niklas Macher (Researcher Marine biodiversity) Elsa B. Girard (Early Stage Researcher, 4D-REEF program, Marine biodiversity/4D-REEF program) Mariya Perepelytsya (Early-Stage Researcher in 4D-REEF Horizon 2020 project under the Marie Sklodowska-Curie grant) Zina Broeksma (Junior project lead, NL Biodiversity and Society)
Mini-lecture by Roel Cremer (Climate Matters) "Climate adaptation, motivation for change | promoting a greener and healthier living and working environment"
Mini-lecture by Parya Pasha (Marmoris) "Supporting life below water from space" Marmoris is an early stage start-up based in the Netherlands. We use GIS, Remote Sensing and Artificial intelligence (GIS-RS-AI) to help stakeholders involved in coastal ecosystem conservation make data-driven decisions to increase the effectiveness of their work and lower the costs. In particular we believe that these technologies could be highly valuable to scaling up coral conservation and restoration efforts.
Participants to Mission Arena 01, 03, 04 and 05 are invited to Naturalis Biodiversity Center for a breakfast and meeting experts. Participants to Mission Arena 01, 03, 04 and 05 are invited to Naturalis Biodiversity Center for a breakfast and meeting experts. Breakfast at Naturalis Dr. Martin Rücklin (Group leader, Vertebrate evolution, development and ecology - VEDE, leading Naturalis PhD-program) Prof. Dr. Willem Renema (Research group leader, Marine biodiversity, 4D-REEF program) Dr. Rutger Vos (Researcher / Bioinformatician) Dr ir Jan J. Wieringa (Biosystematic research & scientific curation) Dr. Jan- Niklas Macher (Researcher Marine biodiversity) Elsa B. Girard (Early Stage Researcher, 4D-REEF program, Marine biodiversity/4D-REEF program) Mariya Perepelytsya (Early-Stage Researcher in 4D-REEF Horizon 2020 project under the Marie Sklodowska-Curie grant) Zina Broeksma (Junior project lead, NL Biodiversity and Society)
Mini-lecture by Philip Ehrhorn - The Great Bubble Barrier
Participants to Mission Arena 01, 03, 04 and 05 are invited to Naturalis Biodiversity Center for a breakfast and meeting experts.
Participants to Mission Arena 01, 03, 04 and 05 are invited to Naturalis Biodiversity Center for a breakfast and meeting experts. Participants to Mission Arena 01, 03, 04 and 05 are invited to Naturalis Biodiversity Center for a breakfast and meeting experts. Breakfast at Naturalis Dr. Martin Rücklin (Group leader, Vertebrate evolution, development and ecology - VEDE, leading Naturalis PhD-program) Prof. Dr. Willem Renema (Research group leader, Marine biodiversity, 4D-REEF program) Dr. Rutger Vos (Researcher / Bioinformatician) Dr ir Jan J. Wieringa (Biosystematic research & scientific curation) Dr. Jan- Niklas Macher (Researcher Marine biodiversity) Elsa B. Girard (Early Stage Researcher, 4D-REEF program, Marine biodiversity/4D-REEF program) Mariya Perepelytsya (Early-Stage Researcher in 4D-REEF Horizon 2020 project under the Marie Sklodowska-Curie grant) Zina Broeksma (Junior project lead, NL Biodiversity and Society)
Mini-lecture by Prof. dr. ir. Wim van der Putten (Head of the Department of Terrestrial Ecology at the Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO)) This lecture is given online.
Mini-lecture by Andres Jara (Roots, Rice & Beans) "working towards building a more regenerative food chain or transition to regenerative agriculture, challenges opportunities and reality"
