European Research Area Stakeholder Conference 2024 Agenda

DAY 1: Wednesday, 18 September

DAY 1: Wednesday, 18 September

12:00 – 13:30

Lunch, including registration

Plenary sessions moderated by Katrina Sichel

13:30 – 14:00

Conference opening Janez Potočnik, former Commissioner for Science and Research 2004 - 2010 Marc Lemaître, Director-General at DG Research and Innovation

14:00 – 14:45

ERA revamped: four years later Anna Panagopoulou, Director for ERA & Innovation at DG Research and Innovation Anneke Kastelein, PhD candidate at Leiden University Medical Centre and part of the advisory board of the PhD Network Netherlands (PNN) Nuno Maulide, Professor of organic chemistry at the University of Vienna Sergej Možina, Slovenian science attaché at the EU and Co-Chair of the ERA Forum Silvia Gomez Recio, Secretary General of Young European Research Universities Network (YERUN), Belgium

14:45 – 15:15

Inclusive gender equality: shaping the future Gemma Irvine, Vice-President of Equality and Diversity in Maynooth University, Ireland Irene Norstedt, Director for People: Health & Society at DG Research and Innovation Marcela Linková, ERA Action 5 subgroup Member States’ co-chair, Czechia Mathieu Arbogast, Project manager at Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), France

15:15 – 16:00

Scientific freedom & research security Alexander Grablowitz, Head of Unit at the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research Denise Roche, Advocacy Manager at Scholars at Risk Europe, Ireland Gosse Simon Vuijk, Parliamentary Assistant at European Parliament, The Netherlands Jan Palmowski, Secretary-General of The Guild, Belgium Susanne Caarls, Head of Department Europe and International & Societal Impact and Open Science, at the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, The Netherlands

16:00 – 16:10

Official opening of the project exhibition: Marc Tachelet, Director of European Research Executive Agency (REA)

16:10 – 16:30

Coffee break and networking

16:30 – 18:00

Parallel thematic sessions:

Archimedes Challenges and opportunities with the reforms of research assessment - Speakers: • Vinciane Gaillard • Emmanuelle Gardan Table hosts: • Ágota Dávid • Elizabeth Gadd • Mattias Björnmalm • Monica Dietl • Silvia Gomez Recio

Darwin Why now an ERA action on non-animal approaches in biomedical research and testing of pharmaceuticals?  - Speakers: • Bas de Waard • Marta Dias Agostinho • Maurice Whelan • Orla Moriarty • Philippe Hubert • Sonja Beken • Winfried Neuhaus • Nicolas Dudoignon

Vesalius Enhancing trust in science via citizen engagement - Speakers: • Cissi Billgren Askwall Table hosts: • Anna Maria Fleetwood • Agata Gurzawska • Angela Simone • Anette Klinkert • Helen Garrison • Jason Pridmore • Maria Hagardt

Newton BC An ERA for energy: hydrogen and solar - Speakers: • Bernd Biervert • Nadine May • Christoph Hünnekes • Luisa Revilla Trujillo

Einstein ABC A global policy perspective: AI in science in the world - Speakers: • Alison Noble • Dureen Samandar Eweis • Wendy J. Nilsen

Edison Improving visibility of intergovernmental and national funding opportunities - Speakers: • Marko Piirsoo • Peter Härtwich

18:00 – 21:00

Reception and dinner

DAY 2: Thursday, 19 September

DAY 2: Thursday, 19 September

9:00 – 9:30

Welcome coffee

9:30 – 10:00

Conference opening by Katrina Sichel Keynote speech by Iliana Ivanova, Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth Signature of funding agreement on Research and Innovation Careers Observatory (ReICO) between the Commission and OECD, represented by Anna Panagopoulou, Director for ERA & Innovation at DG Research and Innovation, and Jerry Sheehan, Director of the Directorate for Science, Technology, and Innovation at OECD

Panel discussion

10:00 – 10:45

Boosting R&I investments and reforms to secure Europe’s long-term competitiveness moderated by Marc Lemaître, Director-General at DG Research and Innovation Balázs Hankó, Minister of Culture and Innovation, Hungary Elisa Rivera Mendoza, Director General for Planning, Coordination and Knowledge Transfer at the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities Michal Doligalski, Director responsible for innovation and development at the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, Poland Tuomas Saarenheimo, President of the Euro Working Group (EWG)

10:45 – 11:00

Coffee break and networking

11:00 – 12:00

Parallel thematic sessions:

Archimedes Empowering research infrastructures and technology infrastructures as strategic assets and knowledge hubs in Europe - Speakers: • Britta Redlich • Edith Heard • François Jacq • Johan Hanssens • Michael Ryan • Pia Sandvik

Darwin Breaking boundaries: how EIC is supporting startups and scaleups to secure long-term competitiveness and growth from ERA - Speakers: • Katiuska Cruz • Keith Sequeira • Michiel Scheffer • Nicklas Bergman • Rana Sanyal

Vesalius Driving competitive sustainability through bioeconomy solutions - Speakers: • Arttu Luukanen • Claire Skentelbery • Lena Grimm • Michael O’Donohue

Newton BC An ERA for climate and circular economy - Speakers: • Janez Potočnik • Adel el Gammal • Timo Ritonummi

Einstein ABC Develop skilled researchers and innovators and attract talents in Europe - Speakers: • Emmanuelle Gardan • Jerry Sheehan • Luisa Henriques • Martin Paidar • Peter Rasmussen • Sebastian Dahle

Edison R&I policy to leverage industrial transformation and competitiveness - Speakers: • Dorota Pawlucka • Marta Lima Basto • Nathalie Errard • Nathalie MartinHübner • Niklas Blomberg

12:00 – 12:45

Closing session Barbara Weitgruber, Director-General for Scientific Research and International Relations at Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research Marc Lemaître, Director-General at DG Research and Innovation

12:45 – 14:00

Closing lunch

List of Speakers

List of Speakers:

DAY 1 Parallel thematic sessions

Challenges and opportunities with the reforms of research assessment

Vinciane Gaillard, Deputy-Director of Research & Innovation at European University Association (EUA), Belgium Emmanuelle Gardan, Director of Coimbra Group office and co-lead of ERA Action 4, Belgium Ágota Dávid, Science and Technology Attaché at Permanent Representation of Hungary to the EU Elizabeth Gadd, Head of Research Culture and Assessment at Loughborough University and Vice-Chair of CoARA Steering Board, UK Mattias Björnmalm, Secretary General of the university association CESAER, Belgium Monica Dietl, Executive Coordinator of the Initiative for Science in Europe (ISE), France Silvia Gomez Recio, Secretary General of the Young European Research Universities Network (YERUN), Belgium

Why now an ERA action on non-animal approaches in biomedical research and testing of pharmaceuticals?

Bas de Waard, Policy Officer of the Transition Programme towards Animal-free Innovation at the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature, The Netherlands Marta Dias Agostinho, Executive Director of EU-LIFE Alliance Of Independent Research Institutes Maurice Whelan, Head of Unit Systems Toxicology at the Joint Research Center (JRC) of the European Commission, Italy Nicolas Dudoignon, Chief Veterinary Officer at Sanofi, France Orla Moriarty, Scientific Officer in Translational Sciences at the European Medicines Agency (EMA), The Netherlands Philippe Hubert, Director of the French platform for the validation of methods for the characterization of endocrine disruptors (PEPPER) Sonja Beken, Coordinator of the Unit of non-clinical assessors at the Belgian Federal Agency for Medicines and Health Products (FAMHP) Winfried Neuhaus, Principal Scientist in the Competence Unit Molecular Diagnostics of the Austrian Institute of Technology

Enhancing trust in science via citizen engagement

Cissi Billgren Askwall, Coordinator at Swedish Research Council Anna Maria Fleetwood, Senior Advisor External relations the Swedish Research Council Agata Gurzawska, Coordinator Project VERITY Angela Simone, Coordinator Project REINFORCING, Italy Anette Klinkert, Executive Director EUSEA, Germany Helen Garrison, Communications Manager Public and Science Sweden Jason Pridmore, Coordinator of Project COALESCE, The Netherlands Maria Hagardt, International Relations Manager at Public and Science Sweden

An ERA for energy: hydrogen and solar

Bernd Biervert, Head of the Clean Energy Transition Unit at DG Research and Innovation Nadine May, Chair of the SET Plan Temporary Working Group on Hydrogen, Germany Christoph Hünnekes, Chair Set Plan Implementation Working Group on Solar PVs, Germany Luisa Revilla Trujillo, Programme Manager, Spanish Center for Technological Development & Innovation (CDTI)

A global policy perspective: AI in science in the world

Alison Noble, Professor with a Fellowship of the Royal Society (FRS), United Kingdom Dureen Samandar Eweis, Science Officer at International Science Council (ISC), France Wendy J. Nilsen, Deputy Division Director, Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) at National Science Foundation, United States

Improving visibility of intergovernmental and national funding opportunities

Marko Piirsoo, Head of Department of Strategic Analysis, Estonian Research Council Peter Härtwich, Head of the Commown Service for Business Processes Unit at DG Research and Innovation

DAY 2 Parallel thematic sessions

Empowering research infrastructures and technology infrastructures as strategic assets and knowledge hubs in Europe

Britta Redlich, Director of the FELIX Laboratory, Vice-Chair of League of European Accelerator-based Photon Sources (LEAPS), Germany Edith Heard, Director General at European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), United Kingdom François Jacq, President of European Association of Research and Technology Organisations, France Johan Hanssens, Secretary-General, Department Economy, Science & Innovation (EWI) of Flanders, Belgium Michael Ryan, Head of International Division at Research Ireland and ESFRI Executive Board Member Pia Sandvik, CEO at Teknikfoeretagen, Sweden

Breaking boundaries: how EIC is supporting startups and scaleups to secure long-term competitiveness and growth from ERA

Katiuska Cruz, Networks and Technological Valorisation Coordinator at Agência Nacional de Inovação (ANI), Portugal Keith Sequeira, Head of the European Innovation Council Unit at DG Research and Innovation Michiel Scheffer, President of the European Innovation Council Board Nicklas Bergman, Deep tech angel investor and member of EIC Fund Investment committee, Sweden Rana Sanyal, CSO and Co-Founder of RS Research, Winner of EIC Women Innovators Prize 2024, Türkiye

Driving competitive sustainability through bioeconomy solutions

Arttu Luukanen, Senior Vice President Solar Foods, Finland Claire Skentelbery, Director General at European Association for Bioindustries (EUROPABIO), Belgium Lena Grimm, Researcher at Fraunhofer Institut, Germany Michael O’Donohue, Director of IBISBA, Head of Division TRANSFORM, INRAE, France

An ERA for climate and circular economy

Janez Potočnik, former Commissioner for Science and Research 2004 - 2010 Adel el Gammal, Secretary-General at European Energy Research Alliance, Belgium Timo Ritonummi, Deputy Director General at Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment, Finland

Develop skilled researchers and innovators and attract talents in Europe

Emmanuelle Gardan, Director of the Brussels office at Coimbra Group, Belgium Jerry Sheehan, Director of the Directorate for Science, Technology, and Innovation at OECD, France Luisa Henriques, Senior Policy Analyst and Advisor to the Board of Directors at FCT, Portugal Martin Paidar, Assoc. Prof. at University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Czechia Peter Rasmussen, Head of the Technology Transfer Office at Aalborg University, Denmark Sebastian Dahle, Assist. Prof. at University of Ljubljana & Advisory Board member at Eurodoc, Slovenia

R&I policy to leverage industrial transformation and competitiveness

Dorota Pawlucka, Global Alliances Manager at COVESTRO AG Hubs4Circularity, Germany Marta Lima Basto, Subdirector-General of Directorate-General for Economic Activities, Portugal Nathalie Errard, Senior Vice President, Head of EU affairs at Airbus, France Nathalie Martin-Hübner, Head of Gonvernmental Relations at Robert Bosch GmbH, Germany Niklas Blomberg, Executive Director at Innovative Health Initiative, Swede

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