8:30-9:00
- Registration and coffee
9:00-9:15
- Welcome by:
Maive Rute, Deputy Director-General for the Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European CommissionJorge Paradela, Minister for Industry, Energy and Mining, Government of Andalusia
Plenary room
Francisco de la Torre, Mayor of Málaga
9:15-9:35
- Keynote speeches – Opening of EU Industry Days
Video statement by Thierry Breton, European Commissioner for Internal Market
Francisco Antonio Blanco Ángel, Secretary General of Industry and Small and Medium Sized Enterprises, Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism of Spain
Plenary room
9:40-10:30
- High-level roundtable: EU Industry Leading the Way to Success
What is next for EU Industry? The session will discuss the follow-up of the Green Deal Industrial Plan and the measures that the EU industry should take to be a leader in the development, production and uptake of net-zero technologies and products. It will also put the focus on how to strengthen the competitiveness, strategic autonomy, and resilience of the EU.
Moderated by Maive Rute, Deputy Director-General for the Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission
Mikael Staffas, President and Chief Executive Officer of Boliden SA
Xabier Viteri Solaun, Global Chief Executive Officer of Iberdrola Renewables
Plenary room
10:30-10:50
- Coffee and networking
10:55-11:15
- Fireside chat: Stories of Transformation – Energy-Intensive Industries
Energy-intensive industries are not only key to the decarbonisation of other sectors, but also the industrial ecosystem that has and will continue to be most affected by the transition to a climate-neutral economy and by the effects of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine. This fireside deep dives on how to drive the transformation of the industry.
Moderated by Joaquim Nunes de Almeida, Director, Mobility and Energy Intensive Industries, Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission
Martin Pei, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at SSAB
Plenary room
11:20-12:20
Parallel sessions organised by the European Commission
- Unlocking the future: Bio-based materials and their potential for European industry
Explore bio-based solutions for a fossil-free, resilient European industry! This immersive stakeholder session will place the spotlight on cutting-edge bio-based solutions that reduce product carbon footprints by replacing critical raw materials or fossil resources. Learn about four innovative solutions charting a path towards a more sustainable future.
Moderated by Maarit Nyman, Senior Expert, Bioeconomy, Chemicals & Cosmetics, Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission
Lisa Maltagliati, Deputy Head and Director for Corporate Affairs at Stora EnsoMikael Muegge, COO and Senior Manager at RTDS
Aleksandra Lobnik, Co-founder of IOS and Full Professor at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Maribor
Room 1
Lidia Garcia, Head of Research and Development at Tecnopackaging SL.
- Helping SMEs to go digital: European Digital Innovation Hubs and other networks
The session aims to present key initiatives for boosting SMEs' digitalisation, in particular the European Digital Innovation Hubs, but also other networks or initiatives such as the European Enterprise Network or the Spanish Digital Tool Kit.
Moderated by Gaspard Demur, Deputy Head of Unit, Digital Transformation of Industrial Ecosystems, Directorate-General for Communication Networks, Content and Technology, European Commission
Antonio Saravia, Spanish Digital Toolkit, Red.esJosé Antonio Adame Siles, Andalucíá Agrotech DIH
Silvia de la Maza, Digital Transformation Accelerator
Víctor Lopez Mielgo, CESEAND consortium, Enterprise Europe Network
Cecilia Warrol, Program Director for Produktion2030, Swedish Association of Engineering Industries
Room 2
- Protect your intellectual property – New opportunities for businesses in the EU in the area of intellectual property
The session will present some of the latest legislative developments in the EU and European Commission’s initiatives designed for SMEs in the area of intellectual property. The discussions will dive into the new EU legislation on geographical indications for craft and industrial products, the recently launched Unitary Patent System and the SME Fund.Moderated by Claudia Martinez Felix, Deputy Head of Unit, Intangible Economy, Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission
Robert Pocklington Vicente, Intellectual Property Consultant and Advisor at the Latin America IP SME Helpdesk
Katarina Kompari, Intellectual Property legal specialist in the Legal Department, European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)Room 3
- Enhancing Workforce Development for Your Enterprise: The Role of Higher Education
This session aims to shed light on the significant role of higher education institutions in developing the key skills that enterprises need, and how companies can get actively engaged in the training of students and lifelong learners. Gunnar Kassberg, Deputy Director of the SEPT Competence Center at Leipzig University
Room 4
- Integrating regional smart value chains for strategic autonomy
Local innovation and industrial ecosystems can realise their full potential and increase interregional cooperation by tapping into the opportunities provided by Cohesion Policy, EU clusters and Regional Innovation Valleys (RIV). The session will demonstrate how, with the use of various EU technical advice and funding opportunities, local industrial actors can achieve the green and digital transition, robust value chains and strategic autonomy.
Moderated by Elena Kostadinova, Policy Officer, Smart and Sustainable Growth, Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy, European Commission
Oliver Ziegler, Senior Project Manager at VDI/VDE Innovation + Technik GmbH
Eric Amaral Garcia, Programme Assistant, Smart and Sustainable Growth, Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy, European Commission
Kristiina Jokelainen, Coordinator of the Thematics Smart Specialisation Partnership on Mining
Dr. H.C. Santiago Cuesta-López, General Manager of the National Iberian Sustainable Mining and Raw Materials Cluster and Foundation ICAMCyL
Magdalena Cymerys, Policy Officer, Innovation Policy and Access to Finance, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, European Commission
Room 5
12:20-13:15
- Lunch and networking
13:20-14:20
Parallel sessions organised by external stakeholders.
- Industrial PERTEs as a tool for the transformation of key industrial sectors and the promotion of collaboration among companies – Session organised by the Spanish Ministry of Industry
This panel session focuses on industrial PERTEs and how they serve as a tool for transforming key industrial sectors while promoting collaboration among companies. PERTEs (Strategic Projects for Economic Recovery and Transformation) are a new public-private collaboration instrument designed within the context of the Spanish Recovery, Transformation, and Resilience Plan.
Room 1
SMEs Growing Internationally in Digital Markets – Session organised by the Andalusian Node of the Enterprise Europe Network
Discover different examples of SMEs that were able to adapt their business model based on digitalisation processes and on international growth, thanks to the different actions carried out in collaboration with the Enterprise Europe Network.
Moderated by Víctor Lopez Mielgo, Coordinator of the CESEAND consortium, Andalusian Node of the Enterprise Europe Network
Álvaro Marinetto, Development and Customer Success Director of Foreworth
José Luis Garcíá Gómez, CTO of Novelingo
Suleiman Mohamed Mimun, COO of AlgorathRoom 2
- Engineering Industries in Ukraine: Catalysts for Reconstruction and Integration – Session organised by SERCOBE and Orgalim
Discover the transformative power of engineering industries in Ukraine's reconstruction and integration into the Single Market. Through the narrative of a symbolic painting by ángel Uranga, showcasing the collaboration between Spanish industry and Ukraine's people, this session delves into the indispensable role of Europe's technology industries on the path to Ukraine’s future alongside Europe.
Moderated by María Eugenia Diaz, Director of Sector Strategy Department, Sercobe
Jaime Castro, Sales Director, Electra Molins
Malte Lohan, Director General, Orgalim, Europe’s Technology IndustriesMaria de los Ángeles Arroyo, Managing Director, PREMATECNICA
Room 3
Ilhor Ivanchenko, Head of the Economic Department at the Embassy of Ukraine in Spain
- For a resilient, sustainable, and responsible supply chain for critical raw materials – Session organised by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)
The workshop will explore sustainable avenues for procuring the raw materials that are key to European strategic autonomy and to the success of the green and digital transition, particularly in third countries.
Moderated by Sophia Reisecker, EESC member and Head of European & international affairs at GPA union
Isabelle Barthès, Deputy General Secretary, IndustriAll Europe
Diego Francesco Marin, Policy Officer for Raw Materials and Resource Justice, European Environmental Bureau
Michael Pinter, EESC delegate and Director of EU Affairs & REACH at U. S. Steel Košice s.r.o.
Sandra Parthie, INT Section President, European Economic and Social Committee and Head of Brussels Office of IW Köln, Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft
Room 4
- A win-win for the enterprises and the planet? How energy community cooperatives are creating a more resilient and energy-independent future for European enterprises – Session organised by CECOP
Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, alternative ways to ensure energy supply, transition from fossil fuels to renewable energies and energy independence are more urgent than ever. Energy community cooperatives can be part of the solution. Potential outcomes of the session: promotion of ECCs, replication of ECCs’ support programs, and connecting enterprises with existing ECC support programs.
Moderated by Diana Dovgan, Secretary General, CECOP
Giorgio Nanni, Coordinator of the Environment and Energy Department, Legacoop Nazionale
Carlos Beracierto, Deputy Director, cooperative KREAN
Andreas Brieger, Director for Sustainable Development, SME United
Room 5
14:25-15:00
- In conversation: Single Market @30 and Beyond
The Single Market has been the cornerstone of the EU’s rising prosperity over the past 30 years. It has facilitated cross-border innovation, trade, investment, and so much more. In this session, we place the spotlight on real-life stories of how the Single Market opened up a new world of possibilities for EU industry and on how we can unlock its full potential.
Moderated by Enrico Letta, former Prime Minister of Italy and President of the Jacques Delors Institute
Bianca Dragomir, Director of Cleantech for Iberia
Vladimír Dlouhý, President of Eurochambres
Hanne Bregendahl Pihl, Head of Unit at North Denmark EU-Office and Coordinator of Enterprise Europe Network Denmark
Plenary room
15:05-15:55
- Plenary session: European Year of Skills 2023 – Bringing in the Skills the Industry Needs
The industry is facing unprecedented skills shortages. Transforming the skillset of the EU labour force is key to ensure the EU’s competitiveness and a people-centred and inclusive green transition that will leave no one behind. For that, we must boost cooperation between industry and public authorities to provide education and training that both workers and industry need.
Moderated by Joost Korte, Director-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, European
Isabelle Barthès, Deputy General-Secretary of IndustriAll European Trade Union
Dirk Vantyghem, Director General of Euratex, lead for Pact for Skills for Textiles
Laith Altimime, President of SEMI Europe, Lead for the European Chips Skills Academy
Caroline Viarouge, Chief Executive Officer of EITManufacturing
Plenary room
16:00-16:20
Coffee and networking
16:25-16:40
- Fireside chat: Stories of Transformation – Batteries Made in Europe
Batteries will play a strategic role to meet our target to become the first climate-neutral continent by 2050. Demand for batteries is growing exponentially, making the battery market increasingly strategic at a global level. Building innovative, sustainable and globally competitive battery value chains in the EU is therefore a must. The fireside chat will discuss EU’s achievements as well as technological advancement in the sector.
Moderated by Maive Rute, Deputy Director-General for the Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission
Taavi Madiberk, CEO & Co-Founder of Skeleton Technologies
Plenary room
16:45-17:35
- Plenary session: Insights from the Leaders – The Road Ahead for EU Industry
With industry on top of the EU’s agenda, leading CEOs share their views on the opportunities and challenges of the green transition and how to lead the race to net-zero and ensure that the EU is the best place for green and digital businesses.
Moderated by Francisco Antonio Blanco Ángel, Secretary General of Industry and Small and Medium Sized Enterprises, Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism of Spain
Cecilia Bonefeld-Dahl, Director-General of DIGITALEUROPE
Rafael Sueiro, Chief Financial Officer of Radisson Hotel Group
Óscar García Maceiras, Chief Executive Officer of Inditex
Plenary room
17:40-18:40
Parallel sessions organised by external stakeholders
- Leveraging the EU’s market scale: How a deeper single market could boost the EU’s global competitiveness – Session organised by Task Force 1 of the Industrial Forum
In the context of the 30th anniversary of the Single Market, this session will look at existing and emerging barriers. The session aims to explore the potential of leveraging the EU’s market scale to enhance its global competitiveness. Panellists will discuss opportunities, challenges, and strategies necessary to deepen the single market and propel European industries forward.Moderated by Ray Pinto, Director for Digital Transformation Policy at DIGITALEUROPE and Philippe Adriaenssens, Policy Director at European Round Table for Industry
Enrico Letta, President of the Jacques Delors Institute and former Prime Minister of Italy
Wouter Baljon, EU Government Affairs Lead at ASML
Mary Veronica Tovsak Pleterski, Director, Single Market Enforcement, Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs
Eva Chamizo Llatas, Director for EU affairs, Iberdrola
Room 1
Industry-led pragmatic approaches on skills for a competitive and climate-neutral EU – Session organised by the European Clusters Alliance
This session will unlock practical and scalable approaches, honed over years by the European industry, to address EU's skills needs and challenges. Panellists will expose strategies for enhancing competencies and driving sustainable growth, sharing practical tips and real-world examples from industrial EuroClusters focused on Deep Tech, Clean Tech, Generative AI, Biomaterials, and more.
Moderated by Kristina Šermukšnytė-Alešiūnienė, DIH Coordinator and Cluster Manager at AgriFood Lithuania
Carolina Garcés, Project Manager - Internationalisation and Innovation at Cluster Mobile Heights
Antonio Novo, President of the European Clusters Alliance
Francisco Vico, Full Professor at the University of Málaga
Torsten Urban, Head of Education, Training and Medical at the Kunststoff-Institut Lüdenscheid
Room 2
- Innovation in European Manufacturing: Leading the Way to Sustainable Competitiveness, Circularity, & Net Zero Emissions – Session organised by EFFRA, CECIMO and Vanguard Initiative 3D Printing
The renewed focus for EU strategic autonomy, intertwined with the twin transition, simply cannot be achieved without manufacturing. This session will focus on highlighting the importance of European manufacturing – and of fostering innovation in manufacturing – in the delivery of European aspirations on sustainability.
Moderated by Andrew Lynch, Chief Innovation Officer at IMR
Nicholas Deliyanakis, Policy Coordinator and Work Programme Sherpa, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, European Commission
Riikka Virkkunen, Professor of Practice at VTT and member of the Board of Directors at EFFRA
Estela Sánchez, CEO at Dicomol
Blanca Garro, CEO at Reinforce 3D
Bart Maeyens, Head of 3D-Printing at Signify
Wim de Kinderen, Programme Director for European Affairs at Brainport Development
Room 3
- Redefining resources: Navigating the raw materials demand-supply hold in allocating funds for the green transition – Session organised by Euromines It is crucial to recognise the interconnected nature of EU markets' demand and supply in raw materials. Various projects, notably the Critical Raw Materials Act and Net Zero Industry Act, are already underway. This panel provides for insights into the most effective funding allocation for EU industry.
Moderated by Mark Rachovides, President Emeritus, Euromines
Mark Mawhinney, Lead Advisor in Innovation & Competitiveness Department, European Investment Bank
Niklas Johansson, Senior Vice President Communication and Climate, LKAB
Nanna Maria Norlund Handler, Senior Project & Export Finance Manager, FLSmidthRaffaele Rossi, Head of Market Intelligence, SolarPower Europe
Laura Casuscelli, Senior Trade and Competitiveness Advisor, WindEuropeRoom 4
Solar manufacturing rising under Europe's Green Industrial Plan: opportunities and challenges – Session organised by Solar Power Europe
Solar PV installations are booming in the EU. Last year saw a record 41GW of newly installed PV, and Europe is looking at over 100GW of new solar annually before the end of the decade. Once unimaginable, now widely accepted, European energy security and climate goals deeply depend on solar. It is, therefore, essential that EU leaders carefully consider the resilience and diversification of solar PV supply chains, including reshoring at least 30GW of solar PV production across the full value chain by 2030, as is the ambition of the European Solar Industry Alliance and reflected in the proposed EU Net Zero Industry Act. Europe has a rare second chance at a solar industrial base surfing the demand boom to re-establish solar ‘made in Europe’.
The high-level panel will discuss whether the EU is on track to reach this 2030 goal and, if not, what more Is needed from a policy and financing point of view to close the gap.
Moderated by Dries Acke, Policy Director at Solar Power Europe
Pascal Richard, Cofounder, Board member and Strategic Adviser, CARBON
Jochen Hauff, Director Corporate Strategy, Energy Policy & Sustainability, Baywa
Laura Miranda Perez, Oxford PV, Head of sustainability and government affairs
Room 5
18:40-20:00
- Cocktail and Networking
8:30-9:00
- Registration & Coffee
9:05-09:55
Plenary session: Financing Net-zero
Net-zero transition requires substantial investments in low-carbon technologies across all industries. The session will explore how different financing instrument, both private and public, contribute to the creation and scale-up of innovative technologies and solutions that are necessary to achieve the goal of the green transition of the EU industry.
Moderated byFrederic Lucenet, Global Head of Manufacturing and Services, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Ricardo Mourinho Félix, Vice-President of the European Investment Bank
José Carlos García de Quevedo, President of the Instituto de Crédito Oficial
Elena Bou, Co-founder, Executive Board Member and Innovation Director of EIT InnoEnergy
Nicolas Brien, Greentech Entrepreneur and Chairman of the European Startup Network
Plenary room
10:00-10:50
Plenary session: Industries of the Future, Made in the EU
Deep tech innovations have the potential to push technological boundaries beyond what is considered possible right now. They may also create new markets and disrupt existing ones. The session will discuss how to create the right conditions to get as many innovations as possible from the lab to the market so that the future of the industry is made in the EU.
Moderated by Kerstin Jorna, Director-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission
Candela Sancho, Chief Executive Officer of Detektia
Ester Baiget, Chief Executive Officer of Novozymes
Dr. Juha Vartiainen, Co-Founder and Global Affairs Officer of IQM
Michiel Scheffer, President of the Board of the European Innovation Council
Plenary room
10:50-11:15
- Coffee and Networking
11:20-12:20
Parallel sessions organised by external stakeholders
- Wind energy: The key delivering technology for a Green Deal 'made in Europe’ – Session organised by Wind Europe
This session will focus on wind energy, which is key to Europe’s energy security and climate targets. The EU wants it to be 43% of Europe’s electricity consumption by 2030, up from 17% today. That means building 30 GW of new wind farms every year.
Moderated by Phil Cole, Director of Industrial Affairs at WindEurope
Tim Dawidowsky, COO and Chief Sustainability Officer, Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy
José Luis Blanco, CEO, Nordex
Rafael Solis Hernandez, Public Affairs and Community Relations Director, EU & LATAM, EDPR
Room 1
- For the many, not the few: bolstering European strategic autonomy through better ICT standards uptake – Session organised by the European Digital SME Alliance
ICT technologies have a powerful role in enabling emission reduction to all other sectors. Hence, this session will demonstrate how the ICT sector can enable green and digital transition and create a positive environmental impact for other industries.
Moderated by Alexander Chourreau, Tech Policy Officer, European DIGITAL SME Alliance
Emilia Tantar, Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence Officer, Black Swan LUX
Justina Bieliauskaite, Innovation Director, European DIGITAL SME Alliance
Petko Karamotchev, CEO and Co-founder at INDUSTRIA
Room 2
- New geopolitics of the twin transition: Addressing Europe's raw materials dependency risk – Session organised by Eurometaux and European Aluminium
The EU’s green transition is at risk of disruption from unchecked raw materials dependencies. China’s export curbs on germanium and gallium, combined with last year’s magnesium supply crisis, have exposed the fragility of our clean energy supply chains. And the strategic metals we already produce in Europe today are now centre stage in the global race. This session will delve into the challenges and opportunities for Europe under the current geopolitical landscape.
Moderated by Giulia Forgnone, Senior Public Affairs Senior Manager at European Aluminium and Chris Heron, Communication & Public Affairs Director of Eurometaux
Guillaume Pitron, Journalist
Chris Heron, Communication & Public Affairs Director of Eurometaux
Laura Casuscelli, Senior Advisor for Trade and Competitiveness at WindEuropeMiguel López-Quesada Gil, President for Spain and European Corporate Affairs Director, Alcoa
Ryan Parkin, CEO, Managing Director, Infinity Lithium
Peter Handley, Head of Unit, Energy Intensive Industries, Raw Materials, Hydrogen
Room 3
- Renewable and Low-carbon fuels for the EU's Energy Security – Session organised by FuelsEurope and NATO
Recent geopolitical challenges have exposed the EU’s vulnerability, showing the need of a new energy security paradigm to maintain reliability while decarbonising transport. It will be essential to have a resilient energy system for the EU citizens and economy. The session will describe how fuel manufacturers & NATO can cooperate to overcome current and future challenges.
Moderated by Marta Yugo, Secondary Transformation Circular Economy Range Manager, Repsol
John Cooper, Director General, FuelsEurope
Nicolas Jeuland, Fellow expert 'Low Carbon Fuels and Aviation Environmental Impact', Safran, and Reserve Officer (Col) for the French Army - Fuel Logistic Agency
Philippe Van Exem, Civil Co-Chairman NATO Petroleum Committee, NATO
Axel Volkery, Acting Head of Unit 'Sustainable and Intelligent Transport' in the Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport of the European Commission
Paolo Guglia, Innovation and Policy Manager, Fincantieri
Room 4
- Decarbonising with Carbon Capture and Storage: A Pathway to Green Transformation and Industrial Competitiveness – Session organised by Zero Emissions Platform (ZEP) and Global CCS Institute
Reaching climate neutrality requires a transformation of energy- and carbon-intensive industries, such as cement, lime, steel, chemicals and waste. Recognising that carbon capture and storage (CCS) is an essential technology for the decarbonisation of those sectors, this session will focus on the potential of CCS in enabling net-zero and the conditions necessary for scale-up and deployment.
Moderated by Eve Tamme, Chair of the Zero Emissions Platform (ZEP)
Guloren Turan, General Manager of Advocacy and Communications of the Global CCS Institute
Aniceto Zaragoza Ramírez, Director General, OFICEMEN
Eadbhard Pernot, Policy Manager for Carbon Capture, Clean Air Task Force
Stijn Santen, Chairman of the ZEP Network Projects, Zero Emissions Platform
Room 5
12:20-13:40
- Lunch and Networking
13:45-14:10
Fireside chat: Stories of Transformation – The EU’s Digital Sovereignty
Semiconductors are often called the brains of modern electronics. They have become critical technologies to ensure economic growth, security and global competitiveness. The fireside chat will discuss how to strengthen EU’s digital sovereignty in view of shifting global context.
Moderated by Kerstin Jorna, Director-General for the Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission
Peter Wennink, President and Chief Executive Officer at ASML
Plenary room
14:15-15:05
Plenary session: Reshaping Alliances – Strengthening Strategic Independence and Rethinking Links with China
EU needs to develop a new approach to China that would be tailored to EU’s economic and national security imperatives. Rebalancing our relationship, reducing our dependencies and strengthening our sovereignty in key areas will be part of the new approach. The session will discuss the impact of changing EU-China relations on the EU’s industrial and trade policy.
Moderated by Maria Martin Prat, Deputy-Director General for Trade, European Commission
Vidmantas Janulevicius, President of the Lithuanian Confederation of Industrialists and Chairman of BOD Group
Bernhard Kluttig, Director-General for Industrial Policy at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action of Germany
Davide Cucino, President Emeritus and Brussels Representative of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China and Vice President – Head of European Union Affairs of Fincantieri
Alicia García Herrero, Chief Economist for Asia Pacific at Natixis and Senior Fellow at Bruegel
Plenary room
15:10-16:00
Plenary session: Building Resilience through Sustainable and Trusted Connections
Global value chains, particularly in technologies with strategic importance, are undergoing a profound transformation. Disruptions like climate change, geopolitical tensions and technological innovation have important implications for several industrial ecosystems. The session will address the key role of the EU’s trade and development policy in ensuring economic security for the EU and its partners while delivering on the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Moderated by Antonio Andreoni, Professor of Development Economics at the Department of Economics of SOAS University of London
Christophe Yvetot, Head of UNIDO Brussels Office, United Nations Industrial Development OrganizationGianpiero Nacci, Director of the Climate Strategy and Delivery Team, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Elina Kamenitzer, Director Operations Support Department, European Investment BankPlenary room
16:05-16:30
- Coffee and networking
16:35-17:35
Parallel sessions organised by external stakeholders
- Building strong industrial ecosystems for EU-Ukraine integration – Session organised by EEN-Ukraine consortium, Ukrainian Cluster Alliance, and the European Business Association
This session will explore different industrial ecosystems in Ukraine and highlight their potential for cooperation with EU businesses and fast integration into the Single Market.
Maria Vasylieva, Head of Capital Projects at Metinvest
Olena Fesenko, Head of the International Innovation Cooperation, Technology Transfer and Intellectual Property Protection Department of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Valery Krasovsky, CEO, Co-Founder at Sigma Software Group
Olga Trofymova, Co-founder and Head of Internationalisation, Ukrainian Cluster Alliance
Olga Shubina-Kurulenko, Head of Export Support Center, Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and EEN Ukraine Consortium Coordinator
Svitlana Mykhailovska, Deputy Director of the European Business Association
Room 1
- Future-proofing the EU: The role of digital technology in supply chain resilience – Session by DIGITALEUROPE
This session will provide a path for policymakers to reimagine supply chain resilience in the digital era. It will explore the role of cloud computing and other advanced software solutions in creating robust, adaptive supply chains that can withstand future global challenges and optimise available resources.Moderated by Ray Pinto, Senior Director for Digital Transformation Policy at DIGITALEUROPE
Claus Holzknecht, VP Customer Data Office, Technology & Innovation at SAP
Sara Cattaneo, Chief Procurement Officer, ABB
Room 2
- Harnessing the Power of Standardisation for Business Success – Session organised by CEN and CENELEC and Orgalim
In this session, industry leaders take the stage to share their first-hand experiences with standards and reveal the untold benefits those standards bring to companies. Discover how these standards are strategically deployed, explore their significance in driving business growth, and gain insights into the transformative impact standards can have in various industries.
Moderated by Giovanni Collot, Communications Project Manager, CEN and CENELEC
Matthias Bölke, Vice President Strategy Industrial Automation, Schneider Electric
Patrick Cox, CEO, TREE
Albert Casas, Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa Area Manager, International Department, Unex
Room 3
- The role of advanced materials in enabling the Critical Raw Materials Act and the Net-zero Industry Act – Session organised by EMIRI, the Energy Materials Industrial Research Initiative and AMI2030, the Advanced Materials 2030 Initiative
This session will illustrate the importance of advanced materials in the substitution of critical raw materials on the one hand, and in improving the performance and competitiveness of net-zero technologies produced in Europe on the other. The session will call for the acceleration of materials development and uptake through systemic collaboration in research and innovation.Moderated byPhilippe Jacques, Managing Director, EMIRI and coordinator of AMI2030
Teodor Kuzov, Project Officer at the European Commission's Joint Research Centre
Dr. Oscar Miguel Crespo, Deputy Director of the Cidetec Institute for Energy Storage
Dr. Maryam Ghadrdan, Founder and Managing Director of PLANCK TECHNOLOGIES
Christophe Moriceau, Senior Vice-President for Advanced Research, MICHELIN
Room 4 - The hydrogen economy as a driver for industrial excellence and decarbonisation in the Baltic Sea Region and the Iberian Peninsula – Session organised by the Spanish Hydrogen Association, and the H2 Cluster Finland, H2 Cluster Estonia, and BalticSeaH2 hydrogen valley
The session will showcase the role of hydrogen for the strategic autonomy of the European Union, sharing perspectives from industrial, financial and international cooperation sector and concrete examples from the Baltic and Iberian regions.
Moderated by Susanna Kupiainen, Communications Coordinator, CLIC Innovation
Javier Brey Sánchez, President of the Spanish Hydrogen Association
Pia Salokoski, Coordinator for the Hydrogen Cluster Finland and Head of Energy at CLIC Innovation
Sven Parkel, General Manager, Estonian Hydrogen Cluster
Simo Säynevirta, Head of ABB Green Electrification ecosystem and Chair of Hydrogen Cluster Finland
Room 5
17:40-19:15
- Cocktail and networking
8:30-9:00
- Registration and coffee
09:05-10:15
Plenary session: Trial and Error – The Heartbeat of Young Entrepreneurship
This session delves into the world of young entrepreneurs to unveil their passions, challenges, and strategies for resilience. Hear first-hand the emotional journey, the highs and lows, and the unyielding spirit that drives their innovation. Explore the realities of dedicating early years to creating impact and change and discover their perspectives on the European innovation landscape — the good, the bad, and the promising.
Moderated by Kerstin Jorna, Director-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission
Vladan Gligorijevic, CEO of Cubexlab
Ruslana Pokotilo, CEO of 0412 Atelier
Felipe Molina, Product and Business Development Manager, rightmart GmbH
Juan Vicén Balaguer, Co-founder and VP for Institutional Relations, Zeleros
Plenary room
10:20-10:40
- Coffee and networking
10:40-10:55
- Keynote speech
Taras Kachka, Deputy Minister of Economy, Government of Ukraine (online participation)
Plenary room
11:00-12:00
- Plenary session: Ukraine and the Single Market
Against the backdrop of Russia’s ongoing military aggression against Ukraine, the EU provides strong political, financial, and humanitarian assistance to Ukraine. The session will discuss our possibilities to support Ukraine’s economy and facilitate its linkages with the Single Market to help Ukraine mobilise its full economic potential and prepare for its reconstruction.
Moderated by Jakub Boratynski, Director, Networks and Governance, Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission
Taras Kachka, Deputy Minister of Economy, Government of Ukraine (online participation)
Anna Derevyanko, Executive Director of the European Business Association
Gennadiy Chyzhykov, President of the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (online particpation)
Paula Pinho, Director for Just Transition, Consumers, Energy Efficiency, Innovation and Energy Security, Directorate-General for Energy, European CommissionSofia Bournou, Senior Adviser, International Relations Department, BusinessEurope
Plenary room
12:05-12:15
- Keynote speech: Belgian Presidency of the EU (January-July 2024) - Industrial Agenda
by Johan Hanssens, Secretary-General of the Department of Economy, Science & Innovation of the Flemish Government
Plenary room
12:20-12:30
- Key Takeaways of the EU Industry Days
Kerstin Jorna, Director-General for the Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission
Plenary room
- 12:35-13:40
Light Lunch