Agenda
EUTechSovereignty2025
26 May 2025
Old Library Building of the University of Warsaw
Krakowskie Przedmieście 26/28, Warsaw
| 9:00 – 9:30 | Conference registration | |
| 9:30 – 9:40 | Conference opening & Welcome remarks | |
| 9:40 – 10.20 | Key-note: European strategy for technological sovereignty – goals, priorities, instruments Henna Virkkunen, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy Key-note: Polish contribution to the European plan for technological sovereignty Krzysztof Gawkowski, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Digital Affairs, Republic of Poland | |
| 10:20 – 11.30 | High-level debate: How to secure the achievement of the goal of regaining Europe’s technological sovereignty in the light of the priorities of the Polish Presidency of the EU Council Moderator: Prof. Jerzy Buzek, Prime Minister of Poland in 1997-2001, Chairman of the Council of the Polish Chamber of Commerce for High Technology (IZTECH) Panelists: High level representatives of the Ministries of Economy Development and Technology, Digitalization, Science and Higher Education, National Defense, and Development Funds and Regional Policy as well as representatives of the Polish scientific community and the high-tech industries | |
| 11:30 – 11:45 | Coffee break | |
| 11:45– 12:00 | Using artificial intelligence to rebuild Europe’s technological sovereignty Prof. Piotr Sankowski, Informatics Institute, University of Warsaw | |
| 12:00 – 13:00 | Plenary Session I: Assessment of the impact of EU Framework Programme’s instruments and European partnerships on the development of Europe’s technological sovereignty and the reconstruction of the European high-tech industry Moderator: Dr Adam Piotrowski, President of VIGO Photonics S.A., Member of the Commission Expert Group on the Interim Evaluation of Horizon Europe Panelists: tbc | |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch | |
14:00 – 15:00
| Plenary Session II: Success stories of H2020 and Horizon Europe projects – examples of science-industry cooperation and implementation of high technologies | |
| 15:00 – 16:00 | Key note and Discussion Panel: Valorisation of knowledge for effective implementation of technological solutions in a view of FP10 Key note: Ioannis Sagias, Deputy Head of Unit for valorisation policies and IPR, European Commission, Belgium Moderator: Katarzyna Walczyk-Matuszyk, Vice-President, Polish Chamber of Commerce for High Technology (IZTECH), Coordinator of the widerAdvance Facility project Panelists: tbc | |
| 16:00 – 17:00 | Wrap-up and Networking session | |
EUTechSovereignty2025Parallel events | ||
Study visit VIGO PHOTONICS 17:00 – 19:00 | Horizon Europe MATCHMAKING EVENT by Network of Industry Contact Points 16:00 – 19:00 | |