The EARTO Annual Conference 2021 will be held digitally on 12 March 2021 (from 10.00 to 12.15 CET). The conference focuses on “Ensuring Europe’s Sustainable Recovery through Technology”. It features high-level speakers from the European Institutions, Industry, as well as RTOs.
Keynote by Kerstin Jorna, 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
