PROGRAMME

• Sergio Bertolucci, Chair of the ATTRACT R&D&I Committee

Description: TBD

• Jean-David Malo, Acting Director, DG RTD, European Commission
• An ATTRACT committee member (RI representative)
• Other speakers TBD

Description: TBD

Elevator pitches by ATTRACT students, featuring:

• Lucienne de Waal, Industrial Designer, Float IoT and Student, ATTRACT Academy (TeSI program)
• Petra Marchesini, Mechanical Engineer, University of Bologna and Student, Unimore and ATTRACT Academy (CBI.ATTRACT program)
• Aaro Packalen, Student, Aalto Design Factory and ATTRACT Academy (BASE program)

Followed by a panel discussion featuring:

• Massimo Caccia, Full Professor, Università degli Studi dell’Insubria
• Alina Ujupan, Head of Cabinet, Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Roxana Minzatu, European Commission
• Other speakers TBD

Elevator pitches by researchers from the ATTRACT Socioeconomic Studies, featuring:

• Albert Bravo-Biosca, Founding Director, Innovation Growth Lab and Research Fellow, Barcelona School of Economics (NEXT project)
• Clio Dosi, Assistant Professor, University of Bologna (ABC4E project)
• Jonathan Wareham, Professor, Esade Business School (Compute Impact project)

Followed by a panel discussion featuring:

• Francis de Vericourt, Chaired Professor, Academic Director, Institute for Deep Tech Innovation, ESMT Berlin
• Enrique García Vidorreta, Head of Department, Fusion Technologies and Engineering, Fusion for Energy
• David Osimo, Director of Research, The Lisbon Council
• Other speakers TBD

This participatory workshop brings together the ATTRACT EU Project Ecosystem to co-create reflect and ideate applications and concepts linking ATTRACT innovations to pressing societal challenges. Through playful, high-energy collaboration, participants will explore how Europe’s deep tech and innovation ecosystems can contribute to areas such as sustainability, education, health, and inclusion. Guided by facilitators, teams will imagine bold solutions, share their ideas on stage, and contribute to a collective vision of science serving society.

Facilitators:

• Mireia Sierra, Fusion Point Manager, Esade Business School
• Matteo Vignoli, Associate Professor, University of Bologna

Description: TBD

• Michael Krisch, Director of Research, ESRF and Chair, Project Consortium Board, ATTRACT
• René Repasi, Member and Shadow Rapporteur, European Parliament
• Sinéad Ryan, Dean of Research, Trinity College Dublin
• Other speakers TBD