The EARTO Annual Conference 2021 was held digitally on 12 March 2021 (from 10.00 to 12.45 CET). The conference focused on “Ensuring Europe’s Sustainable Recovery through Technology”. It featured high-level speakers from the European Institutions, Industry, as well as RTOs.
Keynote by Maive Rute, Deputy Director-General, DG GROW, European Commission
Video-address by Mariya Gabriel, Commissioner of Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, European Commission
Interview of Antti Vasara, President, EARTO - Moderated by Muriel Attané
Introductory video featuring EARTO Members AIT, EURAC, IFPEN, NORCE, REDIT
Panel:
• Manuel Heitor, Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education of Portugal
• Roberto Viola, Director-General, DG CONNECT, European Commission
• Alexandra Bech Gjørv, President and CEO, SINTEF
Introductory video featuring EARTO Members EURECAT, INESC TEC, INL, LIST, Łukasiewicz Research Network, Tyndall
Panel:
• Anna Panagopoulou, Acting Director of Research and Innovation Outreach, DG R&I, European Commission
• Josef R. Wuensch, Senior Vice President of R&D Performance Materials, BASF and Chairman of the SusChem Board
• Pia Sandvik, CEO, RISE
Introductory video featuring EARTO Members CEA, DTI, FTMC, TECNALIA, TNO
Panel:
• Maria Spyraki, Member of ITRE Committee, Vice Chair EU-China Delegation, European Parliament
• Luc Van den hove, President and CEO, imec
• Mathias Rauch, Director, Research Policy and Strategy, Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft
