| 09:30 – 10:00 |
Registration & Coffee |
Sign-up for individual TRL pre-check (10-min slots per company after the main session).
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| 10:00 – 10:10 |
Opening: Event Goal and Format |
Speaker:
Petko Georgiev – Chairman of the Board of DIGIHUB
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| 10:10 – 10:30 |
The Measure in Brief: Who, What, How Much, Where |
Speaker:
Nebi Kehaya – Project Manager, EDIH DIGIHUB
- Eligible applicants and partners (SMEs + HEIs/ROs)
- Eligible activities, costs, aid intensities, duration
- Regional specifics and what gives an advantage
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| 10:30 – 11:00 |
Burgas Universities: Laboratories, Pilot Environments and Role in Projects |
Speakers:
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Veselina Zhecheva – CITN, Burgas Free University
Prof. Dr. Sotir Sotirov – Rector, Burgas State University "Prof. Dr. Assen Zlatarov"
- Key laboratories and services for SMEs
- Available pilot environments and types of experiments
- How universities participate as partners: roles and expected outcomes
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| 11:00 – 11:15 |
Coffee Break |
Informal conversations and networking |
| 11:15 – 11:45 |
TRL in Practice: Validation and Demonstration (from TRL 3/4 to TRL 5/6) |
Speaker:
Mihail Iliev – Managing Director, Association for Research and Development (SNIRD) –
Sofia Tech Labs
- How to plan validation/demo in a relevant environment
- KPIs, protocols, standards/certification, evidence for the proposal
- Contracting with research organisations, IP/access to infrastructure
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| 11:45 – 12:15 |
3 Concrete Solutions for SMEs (eligible under the measure) |
Speakers:
Hristo Kovachev – Sales Manager, EDIH DIGIHUB
Stoyan Nikolov – Head of Laboratory Complex, EDIH DIGIHUB
- Implementation of internal reporting and human resources management systems
- Prototyping and validation using AI
- Integrating AI into existing business processes
- Cybersecurity and data protection through AI
- Presentation of laboratory solutions for industry
- Predictive maintenance (IoT sensors + ML model)
- Energy monitoring and optimisation
- Digital Twin for a pilot line/process
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| 12:15 – 12:45 |
Applying in ISUN: Step by Step and How to "Score Points": Criteria and Evidence |
Speaker:
Nebi Kehaya — Project Manager, EDIH DIGIHUB
- E-form: key fields, attachments, common mistakes
- Annexes for TRL and path to commercialisation (BG/EN)
- Signing with QES and final checklist before submission
- Technology plan/TRL, market potential, consortium capacity
- Argumentation of impact and commercialisation
- Tiebreaker situations and how to prepare
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| 12:45 – 13:30 |
Q&A, Matchmaking & TRL Pre-check |
- Open questions to the speakers
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Matchmaking Corner: DIGIHUB presents available academic partners (Burgas universities,
Sofia Tech Labs (SNIRD))
and organises quick 1:1 meetings
- Individual TRL pre-check sessions (by schedule)
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