Event agenda
Wednesday, 2 April 2025
10:00 - 10:15
10:15 - 10:30
Tech talk
Speaker: Ivan Stefanic, EIC Programme Manager for Food Chain Technologies, Novel & Sustainable Food
10:30 - 11:15
Accessing specialist research and technology infrastructures
Moderator: Carsten Dreher Speakers: Jan Bjaalie, Claudia Pfander, Ed Mitchell,
EIC Scaling Club: How to make your board work for you?
Moderator: Teresa Cunha Speakers: Josemaria Siota, Mikko-Jussi Suonenlahti, Patrick Van Deven
Importance of IP for building a deep tech business
Moderator: Viorel Peca Speakers: Inge Buffolo, Alberto Figoli, Lluís Gimeno-Fabra, Gilles Requena,
10:30 - 17:30
Networking meetings
- Networking space
Meeting duration:15 minute time slots
11:15 - 12:00
Accelerate Your Business with Innovation Procurement
Moderator: Bart Becks Speakers: Vassilis Tsanidis, George Brik, Cornel Amariei, Armand Raudin, Katarzyna Lenart
Express your view on the future Start up Scale up strategy
Navigating Regulatory Pathways for Emerging Health Technologies
Moderator: Orsolya Symmons Speakers: Falk Ehmann, Hélène Casaert, Federica Zanca, Martin Richter
Shaping the Future of the EIC: Open Dialogue with Stakeholders
Transitioning from Technology to Market – changing hearts and minds
Moderator: Franc Mouwen Speakers: Eva Baltar, Antonios Fysekidis, Valeria Grazu, Sonia García Blanco
12:30 - 13:15
AI Innovation: Beyond the hype and behind the regulations
Moderator: Hedi Karray Speakers: Lucilla Sioli, Milie Taing, Giovanni Burgio, Ioannis Arapakis
Co-investing with the EIC Fund
Moderator: Keith Sequeira Speaker: Anne Glover, Veronique Jacq, Jussi Hätönen, Nikolaus Raupp
Corporate Venturing – Lessons from the EIC Corporate Partnership Programme
Moderator: Anita Krohn Speakers: Vincent Clot, Ana Casaca, Andre Convents
14:30 - 15:00
ARPA style management for technology breakthroughs
Moderator: Anne-Marie Sassen Speakers: Francesco Matteucci, Špela Stres, Olav Carlsen
EIC Business Acceleration Services: Discover EIC support beyond funding!
Moderator: Karl Pärtel Speakers: Yousef Yousef, Sarah Verhulst, Daniel Vera; Agnieszka Stasiakowska
Seeding Success: Strategies for Early Stage Investment
Moderator: Maria Victoria Hernandez Valcarcel Speakers: Lars Frølund, Olivier Rousseaux, Gonzalo Sánchez Arriaga
15:00 - 15:45
EIC Pathfinder breakthrough technologies nurturing European successes in science, innovation and creation of new markets
Moderator: Darina Botsova Speakers: Martha Sommer, Giulio Ruffini, Rene Tõnnisson, Teresa Neves
International expansion: Scale in Europe & beyond
Moderator: Mali Baum Speakers: Miguel Arias, Eliza Kruczkowska, Alberto Onetti, Peter Vesterbacka
Navigating the Path to Investment: Strategies for Closing an Investment Round
Moderator: Luuk Borg Speakers: Minna Leisvuori, Ana Barjasic,Theodore Marescaux,
16:15 - 16:45
How to best use the NCP and EEN networks?
Moderator: Francesco Matteucci Speakers: Perrine Pottevin, Angelo Nuzzo, Dimitar Vasilev
Innonext: Next Generation Innovation Talents, what is it for beneficiaries
Speakers: Francesco Profumo, Giuseppe Rizzo, Marián Belko,
Why the infamous “glass ceiling” cannot be broken by women alone - it needs to be opened “from above”
Moderator: Sara Jud Speakers: Helene Banner, Veronica Orvalho
16:50 - 17:00
Inspirational talk
Speaker: Anita Krohn, Chairman of the Board, Startup Norway, EIC Board Member
17:00 - 17:10
Testimonials on EIC impacts
Speakers: - Saurabh Joshi, Postdoctoral researcher at the University of Bremen - Kaja Vidic, Chief Business Development Officer, Check Point Care Ltd.
17:10 - 17:30
European Innovation Procurement Award Ceremony
Moderator: Jean-David Malo, Acting Director for ERA & Innovation, DG Research & Innovation
Thursday, 3 April 2025
09:15 - 09:45
Advanced Nuclear Energy Pathways: Fusion and Fission at the EIC Accelerator
Moderator: Nuno Quental Speakers: Nicolas Burkardt, Klaus Nyengaard, Lucio Milanese
Bridging Innovation Gaps in Europe
Speakers: Angela Ivanova, Laurent Volle, Ivan Stefanic
StartupEU in Action: Real Stories of Growth from Widening Countries
Moderator: Ana Barjasic Speakers: Noemi Zabari, Neringa Šeperienė
Stories of Women in Tech: challenges & opportunities
Moderator: Stavriana Kofteros Speakers: Ellen Gunning, Laura Lizama, Marie Rogne
10:00 - 10:15
Welcome
Speaker: Marc Lemaître, Director-General, Directorate General for Research and Innovation
10:15 - 10:30
Opening Speech - The EIC as a Driving Force for Startups and Scaleups
Speaker: Ekaterina Zaharieva, Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation
10:30 - 11:00
Fireside chat - Europe as a global Tech Leader
Moderator: Anita Krohn, Chairman of the Board, Startup Norway, EIC Board Member Speakers: - Enrico Letta, Dean IE University and President Jacques Delors Institute - Carlos Moedas, Mayor of Lisbon
11:00 - 11:15
Testimonials on EIC impact
Speakers: - Rachel Armstrong, Professor at the Faculty of Architecture at KU Leuven, EIC Ambassador - Christoffer Levandowski, Public Funding and Innovation Program Manager at Heart Aerospace
11:00 - 17:00
Networking meetings
- Networking space
Meeting duration:15 minute time slots
11:45 - 12:30
Panel Discussion - What should an expanded EIC look like?
12:30 - 13:00
Award Ceremony - EU Prize for Women Innovators
Moderator: Ekaterina Zaharieva, Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation
14:30 - 15:15
Panel Discussion - European Start up Scale up Strategy: What's at Stake for the European deep tech ecosystem
Moderator: András G. Inotai Speakers : Kat Borlongan, Bindi Karia, Simon Schaefer Video message from Mr. Michael McGrath, Commissioner for Democracy, Justice, the Rule of Law and Consumer Protection
15:15 - 15:22
Testimonials on EIC impact & Tech Talk
Speakers: - Testimonial : Cornel Amariei, CEO & founder of lumen - Tech Talk : Stella Tkatchova, EIC Programme Manager for Space Systems & Technologies
15:22 - 15:30
Tech talk
Speaker: Stella Tkatchova, EIC Programme Manager for Space systems & technologies
16:00 - 16:45
Panel Discussion - Scaling European Digital Technologies
Moderator: Matt Smith, Conference moderator Speakers: Henna Virkkunen, Théau Peronnin, Uljan Sharka
16:45 - 16:55
Policy Reflections - Reflections on discussions of the day as input to startup strategy and future EIC
Speaker: Marc Lemaître, Director-General, Directorate General for Research and Innovation
16:55 - 17:00