PROGRAMME
ATTRACT FINAL CONFERENCE
Programme
- 02 JULY 2025, WEDNESDAY
- 03 JULY 2025, THURSDAY
Welcoming lunch13:00 – 14:00
Welcoming words by members of the ATTRACT committee14:00 – 14:30
- Michael Krisch, Chair, Project Consortium Board
- Sergio Bertolucci, Chair of the ATTRACT R&D&I Committee
Keynote 1 TBD14:30 – 15:00Speakers TBD
Description: TBD
Plenary Panel 1: Draghi’s Plan and the role of Research Infrastructures as innovation ecosystems drivers15:00 – 16:00
- Jean-David Malo, Acting Director, DG RTD, European Commission
- An ATTRACT committee member (RI representative)
- Other speakers TBD
Poster exhibition16:00 – 16:30
Conference photo16:30 – 17:00
Walking Dinner17:00 – 18:00
Keynote 2 (TBD)09:00 – 09:30Speakers TBD
Description: TBD
Transition break09:30 – 09:45
Breakout session 1: How can Europe retain and attract young talent?09:45 – 10:30
Breakout session 1: How can Europe retain and attract young talent?09:45 – 10:30
Elevator pitches by ATTRACT students, featuring:
- Aaro Packalen, student (BASE program)
- Lucienne de Waal, student (TeSI program)
- Other student TBD
Followed by a panel discussion featuring:
- Massimo Caccia, Full Professor, Università degli Studi dell’Insubria
- Eszter Lakos, Member, European Parliament
- Alina Ujupan, Head of Cabinet, Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Roxana Minzatu, European Commission
- Other speakers TBD
Breakout session 2: How to overcome the Valley of Death for Deep Tech?09:45 – 10:30
Elevator pitches by researchers from the ATTRACT Socioeconomic Studies, featuring:
- Albert Bravo-Biosca (NEXT project)
- Clio Dosi (ABC4E project)
- Jonathan Wareham (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
Coffee break10:30 – 11:00
Workshop (TBD)11:00 – 12:30Speakers TBD
Lunch12:30 – 14:00
Keynote 3 (TBD)14:00 – 14:30Speakers TBD
Description: TBD
Plenary Panel 2: Research Infrastructures in FP1014:30 – 15:30
- René Repasi, Member and Shadow Rapporteur, European Parliament
- Sinéad Ryan, Dean of Research, Trinity College Dublin
- Other speakers TBD
Networking cocktail15:30 – 17:00
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02 & 03 JULY 2025 – SPARKS (BRUSSELS)
Updates from the ATTRACT funded projects
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Quinas Technology chosen as a finalist for the WIPO Global Awards
Quinas Technology, a spinout from Lancaster University, has been named one of the 30 global finalists…
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The Random Power project was showcased at the roundtable “From Blocks to Qubits”
The Random Power project was recently showcased at the “From Blocks to Qubits” roundtable, organised by…
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CORE project: collaboration and knowledge flow in Innovation ecosystems
Innovation ecosystems function are complex networks facilitating knowledge flow and creative collaboration across different actors, including…
