2nd Afternoon Plenary Session

Panel discussion No. 2: Industry transformation towards a zero-carbon economy

The panel discussion will focus on technologies to accelerate the transformation, including hydrogen technologies, and also the challenges and barriers faced by companies in reducing their environmental impact.

• Anna Kozera-Szałkowska, Managing Director, PlasticsEurope Polska

• prof. Jarosław Sęp, President, Subcarpathian Hydrogen Valley Association

• Thilo Schönfeld, Deputy Director for International Affairs, AEROSPACE VALLEY

• Patrick Dufour PhD, Managing Director, Wirtschaftsförderung Raum Heilbronn GmbH

• Lorenzo Galligani, Member of the European Committee of the Regions, Councillor of Pistoia, Italy

Moderator: Irena Łobocka- Coordinator, Sustainable Infrastructure Cluster

Pitching session: Activities of clusters for economic development.

The session will offer a chance for a concise presentation of clusters, highlighting their role in the ecosystem, experiences, challenges, etc. Each presentation will be limited to a maximum of 3-5 minutes. Following each presentation, there will be a Q&A session for the audience to ask questions.

Moderator: Thomas Röhr, Secretary General, European Automotive Cluster Network

Wrap up Day 1 and intro to Day 2

Łukasz Bis, CEO, InternetBeta Conference