DG Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission cordially invites you to the Launch Event of the European Smart Specialisation Platform on Energy Tuesday, 26th May 2015, 09:00-14:00 Venue: European Commission, Berlaymont Building, Room SchumanRue de la Loi 200, Brussels With the participation of:  Tibor Navracsics, European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Corina Crețu, European Commissioner for Regional Policy Jerzy Buzek, Member of the European Parliament Markku Markkula, President of the Committee of the Regions Vladimír Šucha, Director-General of the Joint Research Centre  The event will:  ·       Bring together representatives from EU institutions, Member States and their regions, energy experts and stakeholders to reflect on and discuss the relevance of Smart Specialisation in the energy sector.  ·       Launch the European Smart Specialisation Platform on Energy, an enabling tool for regions to coordinate, rationalise and plan their respective energy strategies.  ·       Develop a shared vision on knowledge-based energy policy development in regions.  ·       Set up a strategic agenda of collaborative work in the frame of the Smart Specialisation Platform which will foster the identification and deployment of innovative practices.  ·       Give participants the opportunity to discuss and reflect on effective strategies and concrete bottom-up cooperation opportunities to accelerate the development and deployment of energy technologies for sustainable growth in regions.  Please save-the date. To register to the event, please send an email to: JRC-CONFERENCE@ec.europa.eu