Events organised by the European Commission on RFID and IoT

Networking day on EU-US RFID Lighthouse pilot projects

5^th May 2009, 14:00 – 18:00
Avenue de Beaulieu 25, Room O/S1, Brussels 1160 Auderghem

Objective of the Networking Day: to discuss possible RFID pilot projects and to invite stakeholders to actively engage in this process.

Networking Day Agenda and Presentations
14:00	Registration
14:30	Welcome João da Silva , Director, Information Society and media, European Commission
14:45	Tracking Radioactive-isotopes in international commerce (see press coverage - June 2009) Randy Walker, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
15:15	The Green cargo project and international logistics (eFreight)
15:45	Coffee Break and networking
16:00	Postal item identification
16:30	Transatlantic Traceability Infrastructure (TTI) (see web-link - June 2009) Stephane Pique, European Director EPC/RFID
17:00	Securing the Internet of Things: secure supply chain management Stephan Miles, Research Affiliate, MIT Auto-ID Labs
	Global post manufacturing traceability system (not presented - for information only) Louis Balme, Chairman Optimum SA, Vice president of ISAS
17:30	Round table on RFID EU-US lighthouse pilot projects
18:00	Summary and Wrap-up Gérald Santucci, Head of Unit, DG Information Society and Media, European Commission
18:30	Networking Reception

2nd TransAtlantic Symposium on the Societal Benefits of RFID

6th May 2009, 08:30 – 18:00
Crowne Plaza Hotel, Schuman room, 107 rue de la Loi, 1040 Brussels

Objective: of the Symposium: to exchange experiences and best practices on applications or concepts that can bring societal benefits for citizens and organizations from both sides of the Atlantic.

Download the second TransAtlantic Symposium report

Symposium agenda and presentations
08:00	Registration, Coffee and Networking
08:30	Welcome: Michael C. Maibach , President & CEO European-American Business Council Opening remarks: Viviane Reding, Commissioner for Information Society and Media (video message) European Commission Robin Layton, Director, Office of Technology and Electronic Commerce, U.S. Department of Commerce
09:00	Panel I: RFID to Enhance Environmental Protection & Sustainability Case study: Indisputable Key project, Richard Uusijärvi, SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden Moderator: Nigel Dore, Chief Technology Officer, Helveta Mick Keyes, Senior Architect, BCS CTO Office, HP James Waterworth, Director, EU Representative Office, Nokia Lorenz Erdmann, Institute for Future Studies and Technology Assessment IZT, Berlin (DE)
10:00	Panel II: e-Accessibility Case study presented by Hans Brons, The Hague Smartline Project Moderator: David Pesek, Czech Consumers Association Representative Francois Junique, ICT for Inclusion unit, European Commission Hans Brons, System Integrator, Connexip (NL) Immaculada Placencia Porrero, Deput head of Unit, DG Employment, European Commission
11:00	Coffee and Tea break
11:15	Panel III: The Application of RFID to Improve Healthcare Delivery Case study on deployment of RFID & Health presented by Lorenzo Valeri, RAND Europe Moderator: Emilie Barrau, BEUC Gerhard Weller, Siemens Healthcare Ilias Iakovidis, DG Information Society & Media, European Commission Christophe Duverne, Senior Vice-President and General Manager BL Identification, NXP Semiconductors
12:30	Networking Lunch
14:00	Panel IV: Safety & Quality of Life: The Consumer benefits Case study on food traceability presented by Christian C. Clauss, Program Director, Sensor Network Solutions, IBM Moderator: Kathryn Ratté, Division of Privacy and Identity Protection, US Federal Trade Commission Geir Vevle, RFID & Industrial IT, Matiq/Nortura (NO) Thorsten Staake, Associate Director Bits-to-energy Lab, ETH Zurich Zoltán Nochta, Deputy Director CEC Karlsruhe, SAP Research, "Global Brand Protection"
15:00	Panel V: Innovation & Global Economic Growth Case study Marks & Spener presented by Keith Sherry, General Manager, BT Supply Chain Solutions Moderator: Joe Alhadeff, Vice President Privacy, Oracle Pawel Stelmaszczyk, Head of Unit, Directorate General for Transport & Energy Andreas Kruse, Technology & Innovation Management, Standards, DHL Keith Sherry, General Manager, BT Supply Chain Solutions
16:00	Afternoon refreshments
16:30	Summary
17:15	Closing remarks/ Next steps: Robin Layton, International Trade Administration, US Department of Commerce Gérald Santucci, Head of unit, DG Information Society and Media, European Commission Thank You/Close: Jeffries Briginshaw, EU Director, Trans Atlantic Business Dialogue
17:30	End of Symposiumm

Background information on the RFID lighthouse projects, the 2nd Symposium

At the EU-US summit in April 2007 the leaders of the EU and the US made the statement that deeper transatlantic economic integration will benefit citizens and the competitiveness of both economies. For more information see:

Report from of the 2007 EU-US summit (signed by Mr. George W. Bush, president of the U.S., Mss Angela Merkel Chancellor of Germany and Mr. José Manuel Barroso, president of the European Commission)
More on the Transatlantic Economic Council.

The two administrations have translated this RFID lighthouse project into

(1) in an exchange of information and best practices from field trials ( the objective of the second symposium) and

(2) in an ambition to engage in RFID pilot projects that hold the promise to deliver on these goals (the objective of the networking day).

The first EU-US symposium on RFID took place in Washington DC in 2008. See further:

First EU-US Symposium on RFID, Washington, 2008: Minutes
TABD report on the First EU-US Symposium on RFID,Washington, 2008.