Programme

8.15 – 9.00 a.m. - Registration
Pick up name tag
9.00 - 9.05 a.m. - Welcome
On behalf of organisers
9.05 - 9.25 a.m. - Keynote Lecture: Scientists4Climate
Dr Joke Van den Berge and Dr Sara Vicca
Raising awareness and increasing sense of urgency on climate change
9.25 - 10.10 a.m. - Group Pitch Presentations 1
BECO, ECOBE, EVECO, FUNMORPH
10.10 - 10.50 a.m. - Coffee Break + Poster Session
Explore the area, meet sponsors and poster presenters
10.50 - 11.20 a.m. - Group Pitch Presentations 2
IMPRES, PLECO, SPHERE
11.20 - 12.00 a.m. - Project Pitch Presentations 1 
Vyshal Delahaut, Chao Fang, Ahmed Mohamed, Jamie MacLaren, Gerardo Fracasso, Martijn van Roie, Daan Laméris
12.00 - 12. 10 p.m. - Sponsor Short Presentations
Catec, Envicontrol, Shimadzu, VWR
12.10 - 13.15 p.m. - Lunch Break
Time to eat and explore the research group and sponsor stands
13.15 - 13.35 p.m. - Keynote Lecture: Doctoral career
Antwerp Doctoral School - Margaux Kersschot
Work-life-balance and the challenges of a doctoral career
13.35 - 14.15 p.m. - Project Pitch Presentations 2
Robin Lasters, Simon Reynaert, Jonas Bertels, Falk Mielke, Laura Cuypers, Niels van Putte, Reyes Salas Fernandez
14.15 - 14.55 p.m. Coffee break + poster session
Explore the area, meet sponsors and poster presenters
14.55 - 15.15 p.m. - Keynote Lecture: Entrepreneurship and Biology
Ecoduct - Wouter Knaepen & Emily Vanhosbeek
Entrepreneurship and Biology: a seemingly unlikely match
15.15 – 15.35 p.m. - Keynote Lecture: Higher Dimensions
UAntwerpen – Prof David Eelbode
Mathematics: lifting relationships to higher dimensions
15.35 – 16.00 p.m. - Final words + awards
16.00 – 18.00 p.m. - Reception
Enjoy!