DAY 1 - PLENARY SESSION - OCTOBER 24th, 2022
09:30 – 09:40
Welcome
09:40 – 09:50
Opening Ceremony and Introduction to the Forum
Arkadiusz Wójs, Rector of the Wrocław University of Science and Technology
09:50 – 10:10
Keynote Speech: Opportunities for Central European Countries after the Launch of the New European Innovation Agenda
Mariya Gabriel, European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth
10:10 – 10:30
Keynote Speech: Europe’s Strategy for International Cooperation in Research and Innovation
Cristian-Silviu Buşoi, European Parliament, Chair of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
10:30 – 10:50
The Role of Network Organisations in the Implementation of European R&D&I Strategies by the Example of the Łukasiewicz Research Network
Piotr Dardziński, President of the Łukasiewicz Research Network, Poland
10:50 – 11:10
Technical universities as facilitators of innovation ecosystems
Teofil Jesionowski, Chairman of the Conference of Rectors of Polish Technical Universities, Rector of the Poznan University of Technology
11:10 – 11:30
National Centre for Research and Development in the New Financial Perspective
Paweł Kuch, Director of the National Centre for Research and Development
11:30 – 12:00
Break
12:00 – 13:00
European Research Council’s actions for broader participation
Andrzej Jajszczyk, Vice President of the European Research Council
13:00 – 14:00
Lunch
14:00 – 14.30
Beyond Industry 4.0 – A Vision for a Human-centric Sustainable Industry 5.0
Peter Droell, Director for Prosperity, Directorate General for Research and Innovation, European Commission
14:30 – 15:30
Panel discussion: The Acceleration of Industrial Transformation Through Research and Innovation
Katarzyna Walczyk-Matuszyk, Moderator, Head of Innovation Coach Project in the Centre for EU Research Projects in the IPPT PAN
Peter Droell, Director, Directorate General for Research and Innovation, EC
Pekka Koponen, President, European Association of Innovation Consultants
Zygmunt Krasiński, President, Polish Chamber of Commerce for Advanced Technologies
Krzysztof Krystowski, President of the Polish Cluster Association
Jara Pascual, Founder and CEO, Collabwith Group B.V.
Roland Strauss, Founder and Managing Director, Knowledge4Innovation
15:30 – 15:45
Short break
15:45 – 16:45
Thematic Session: Wrocław – City of the Future
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