The objectives of the conference include:

• Resuming high level expert dialogue on state of the art and prospects of cooperation in STI in CEI region,
• Discussing possibilities to expand STI cooperation in biopharmacy and agricultural biotechnologies and the role of business in it,
• Generating and discussing concrete project ideas for the benefit of the CEI region on the topics of the conference to be further proposed for implementation within EU-funded programmes and other funding instruments,
• Contributing to shaping of CEI agenda for 2018-2020 and bilateral cooperation between CEI member states in STI.

Participants:

• Ministers of CEI member states and other high officials responsible for science, technology and innovation, as well as for health and agriculture & food sectors development,
• Representatives of research centers, universities and business working in biopharmacy and biotechnologies for agriculture,
• Representatives of the European Commission, EBRD, other international organizations and donors.

Language: EN, RU. Simultaneous translation is foreseen

To register, please, fill in a registration form by email to registration@belisa.org.by with a topic “CEI Ministerial Conference” by 18 October 2017.

Contact persons:
Mr. Sergey Sinukovich, State Committee on Science and Technology of Belarus
Phone +375 17 2840314, email: sinukovich@gknt.gov.by

Ms. Olga Meerovskaya, BelISA, phone +375 17 2033139, mobile +375 29 6612576, email: meerovskaya@fp7-nip.org.by

More information:

• Concept Note (EN)
  
• Draft Agenda (EN)
  
• Registration Form