The event brings together policymakers, researchers, entrepreneurs and citizens to discuss how to overcome fragmentation in the ERA and strengthen Europe’s research and innovation system. This workshop will explore how to foster integration and why it matters for Europe’s competitiveness and strategic autonomy.
Agenda:
✨Opening by Pauline Rouch, Director of the Common Policy Centre, European Commission, DG Research and Innovation
✨Keynote speech by Pierre-Alexandre Balland, Chief Data Scientist at CEPS and Visiting Professor at Harvard: “Divided We Fall Behind - Why a Fragmented EU cannot compete in Complex Technologies”
✨Panel debate with leading voices from academia, policy and research organisations
Where: European Commission, Berlaymont building (Robert Schuman room), Rue de la Loi 200, Brussels.
In person only, register here by 20/10 to attend: https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/FragmentationOct2025