Discover the full programme

The third day of the EU Industry Days is the highlight of the event, with high-level plenary sessions, keynote speeches, and a Special Youth Programme

09:00 - 09:55
Registration – welcome coffee

Registration – welcome coffee

(onsite attendees only)

09:55 - 10:00
Start of Day 3
Speaker(s) : Jacki Davis, Moderator | Jennifer Baker, Moderator
10:00 - 10:10
Keynote speech - Welcome – Opening
Speaker(s) : Ursula Von der Leyen, President of the European Commission
10:10 - 10:25
Keynote speech - French Presidency
Speaker(s) : Agnès Pannier-Runacher, Minister for Industry of France
10:25 - 10:45
Keynote speech - European Commission
Speaker(s) : Thierry Breton, European Commissioner for Internal Market
10:45 - 11:15
Implementing the resilient transition: Views from the Member States and regions
Speaker(s) : Jennifer Baker, Moderator | Andres Sutt, Minister of Entrepreneurship and Information Technology, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications of Estonia | Apostolos Tzitzikostas, President of the European Committee of the Regions

Implementing the resilient transition: Views from the Member States and regions

How is Europe addressing the twin (green and digital) transition of its economy and industries at national and regional level?

The keynote speakers will provide their views from the national and regional levels on how to address it in a resilient manner.

11:15 - 12:25
Plenary - Transition Pathways for the EU industrial ecosystems – a co-creation process
Speaker(s) : Kerstin Jorna, Director General, Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG GROW), European Commission (Moderator) | Christa Schweng, President of European Economic and Social Committee | Cecilia Bonefeld-Dahl, Director-General, DigitalEurope | Karl-Petter Thorwaldsson, Minister for Business, Industry and Innovation, Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation of Sweden | Luc Triangle, General Secretary, industriAll Europe | Martin Brudermüller, Chief Executive Officer, BASF | Stéphane Arditi, Director of Policy Integration and Circular Economy, European Environmental Bureau

Transition Pathways for the EU industrial ecosystems – a co-creation process

The ‘transition pathways’ will guide the industrial ecosystems along the green and digital transition through an actionable plan, with the ultimate goal of strengthening the resilience of our European industrial fabric. They are being co-created by a wide array of stakeholders, including EU institutions, industrial representations, Member States authorities, NGOs, research institutes and social partners. In this context, the Industrial Forum - set up by the Industrial Strategy – plays a very important role. One of the objectives of the Forum is to deepen the systematic analyses of industrial ecosystems and support the development of these transition pathways. In this session, the European Commission will present the results of this intense co-creation process and a high-level panel will discuss the practical implementation of such pathways.

12:25 - 13:00
Lunch break

Lunch break

(lunch for onsite attendees)

13:00 - 13:15
Keynote speech - European Commission
Speaker(s) : Valdis Dombrovskis, Executive Vice-President, European Commission
13:15 - 14:15
Plenary - Business case – EU industry investing in the green, digital and resilient economy
Speaker(s) : Maive Rute, Deputy Director-General, Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG GROW), European Commission | Anna Cavazzini, Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee Chair, European Parliament | Rada Rodriguez, Chief Executive Officer of Signify GmbH and President of Orgalim, Europe’s Technology Industries | Alessandro Profumo, President of the AeroSpace and Defence Industries Association of Europe (ASD) and Chief Executive Officer, Leonardo | Gerd Müller, Director General, United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) | Patryk Darowski, Director, Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego

Business case – EU industry investing in the green, digital and resilient economy

As outlined in the EU Industrial Strategy and its update - the future of EU industry will be driven by twin transition of industrial ecosystems and co-designing/co-creating solutions and pathways in close collaboration with practitioners - industrial stakeholders operating in a value chain. Bringing together important industrial stakeholders, investors and EU policy-makers, this high-level plenary session will zoom-in on opportunities, enablers and challenges of an ongoing transformational change of the EU industry. It will shed light on business case - new partnership models, investment opportunities, technology/infrastructure needs and social factors to accelerate the twin transition towards green, digital and resilient economy.

 

14:15 - 15:15
Plenary - The impact of supply chain disruptions on the European economy
Speaker(s) : Román Arjona, Head of Unit, DG GROW, European Commission (Moderator) | Agnès Bénassy-Quéré, Chief Economist, Treasury in France | Debora Revoltella, Chief Economist, European Investment Bank | Philip Lane, Chief Economist, European Central Bank | Robert B. Koopman, Chief Economist, World Trade Organization
15:15 - 15:30
Break

Break

(coffee for onsite attendees)

15:30 - 16:30
Plenary - Inspiring Dialogue with Young Europeans
Speaker(s) : Aurélie Werbrouck, Blue Book Trainee, DG GROW, European Commission (Moderator) | Evi Oivanen, Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer, Cuitu | Felix Finkbeiner, Founder, Plant-for-the-Planet | Ibrahim Ouassari, Founder, MolenGeek | Kristina Dimova, SME Assembly 2021 Youth Essay Competition Winner | Raúl Torres, Chief Executive Officer & Co-founder, PLD Space

Inspiring Dialogue with Young Europeans

In light of European Commission President von der Leyen’s announcement of 2022 as the European Year of Youth, this dialogue will highlight the steps that the EU industry should take in order to attract young people and bolster a culture of entrepreneurship and cooperation in their midst. It will also underline the environmental, social, and economic issues that young people would like to see being addressed by the EU industry and what this new generation can offer to shape the future of the digital, green and resilient EU Industry.

 

16:35 - 17:20
Plenary - Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs: final pitching session and awards ceremony
Speaker(s) : Anna Heijker, Moderator & Pitch Trainer, Pitches & Presentations | Alex Glod, Moderator | David Pereira de Castro, Founder, Blueveg | Dimitri Ionescu, Founder, LightMirror | Iulia Dorobantu, Co-founder, Charger.ro | Jeremy de France, Co-founder, Investor and Senior Developer, Growth Resources Indicators | Martin Branný, COUNTER SOMETHING s. r. o. | Ruxandra Creosteanu, Co-Founder, Babele Create Together | Ulla Engelmann, Head of Unit, DG GROW, European Commission | Jakub Boratynski, Director Networks and Governance, DG GROW, European Commission

Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs: final pitching session and awards ceremony

We are organising an EU Industry Days Pitching contest for new business ideas supporting the transition to a sustainable, digital and resilient economy. Four finalists will pitch their business ideas live and get feedback from business experts and investors, as well as the audience. Two winners, by jury and audience vote, will be invited to participate at the next SME assembly in Prague, Czech Republic. During this session there will be also a short presentation of the Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs programme, given by Mr Jakub Boratynski, Director of Networks and Governance Directorate in DG GROW of the European Commission.

Moderators:

  • Anna Heijker, Moderator & Pitch Trainer, Pitches & Presentations
  • Alex Glod

Jury members:

  • Ulla Engelmann, Head of Unit, DG GROW, European Commission
  • Ruxandra Creosteanu, Co-Founder, Babele Create Together
  • Jeremy de France, Founder @ Graphee & VP French Tech Bucharest 

Finalists:

  • David Pereira de Castro, Founder, Blueveg 
  • Iulia Dorobantu, Co-founder, Charger.ro 
  • Dimitri Ionescu, Founder, LightMirror
  • Martin Branný, COUNTER SOMETHING s. r. o.  Kristina

Speaker:

  • Jakub Boratynski, DG GROW Director of Network and Governance,  European Commission

17:20 - 17:25
Plenary wrap-up
Master of Ceremony

Special youth programme

17:50 - 18:20
Welcoming

Welcoming

(onsite attendees only)

18:20 - 18:30
Introduction of the Special Youth Programme
Speaker(s) : Jennifer Baker, Moderator
18:30 - 19:35 Parallel sessions
After the awakening: sustainable business models and the role of young people as environmentally and socially conscious consumers
Speaker(s) : Nick Sinner, Blue Book Trainee, DG GROW, European Commission (Moderator) | Felix Finkbeiner, Founder, Plant-for-the-Planet | Natan Jacquemin, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, NÃM | Mara Scheibenreif, Team Lead on Textiles, Generation Climate Europe | Evi Oivanen, Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer, Cuitu | Nima Sophia Tisdall, Founder, Blue Lobster

After the awakening: sustainable business models and the role of young people as environmentally and socially conscious consumers

This session aims to underline the negative externalities of corporate irresponsibility, the tools that EU industry and policymakers need to leverage in order to deliver the European Green Deal and the Action Plan on the European Pillar of Social Rights, and the role of start-ups, NGOs, and certification bodies for the green and socially just transition of EU industry.

After 2008, after 2020: the impact of the 2008 financial crisis and the 2020 COVID-19 crisis on young Europeans
Speaker(s) : Olivier Lanoo, Blue Book Trainee, DG GROW, European Commission (Moderator) | Kristina Dimova, SME Assembly 2021 Youth Essay Competition Winner | Matthäus Fandrejewski, Representative, CESI Youth | Olena Sullivan-Prykhodko, Vice President of the Junior Chamber International and Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Modelex Education Monaco | Patricia Petra Velicu, Policy Advisor, industriAll Europe

After 2008, after 2020: the impact of the 2008 financial crisis and the 2020 COVID-19 crisis on young Europeans

This session will zoom in on the impact of the 2008 financial crisis and the 2020 pandemic crisis on the youth, by providing a space for discussion regarding youth unemployment, rising living costs, precarious work, among other similar topics.

Spotlight session - After our interconnected past: reflections on social inequality, the role of youth activism in promoting social inclusion, and the steps that need to be taken by EU industry and institutions to speed up positive change
Speaker(s) : Alicia Delvaux, Trainee, DG GROW, European Commission (Moderator) | Anne Kjær Bathel, Founder of ReDI school and European Young Leader Under 40 | Catarina Oliveira, Instagram influencer, Nutritionist, and Activist for Independent Living | Mohamed Gerehou, Journalist and European Young Leader Under 40

After our interconnected past: reflections on social inequality, the role of youth activism in promoting social inclusion, and the steps that need to be taken by EU industry and institutions to speed up positive change

This session aims to deliver a diverse, intersectional analysis of inequity and discrimination, draw attention to the changes that industry and public administration on all levels (EU, national, regional, and local) must go through in order to knock down social barriers, and highlight the benefits that EU industry can reap from inclusion and diversity.

19:35 - 19:40
Day 3 wrap-up – bridge to Day 4
Speaker(s) : Jacki Davis, Moderator | Jennifer Baker, Moderator