EARTO Annual Conference 2025 – Valencia, Spain

Programme

2 April 2025
3 April 2025

09:00 - 12:00
EARTO Executive Board

EARTO Executive Board
12:00 - 13:30
EARTO Members' Networking Lunch

EARTO Members' Networking Lunch
13:30 - 16:15
EARTO Members' Meeting

EARTO Members' Meeting
16:15 - 17:00
EARTO General Assembly Meeting

EARTO General Assembly Meeting
19:30 - 22:00

Dinner Reception
Speeches by EARTO President and REDIT President
Speakers:

Fernando Saludes García

François Jacq

Jesus Valero

08:30 - 09:00
Welcome Coffee
09:00 - 09:45

Introduction
Welcome by EARTO President
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Welcome by Fernando Saludes, President, REDIT
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Keynotes:
- Marian Cano, Regional Minister of Innovation, Industry, Commerce and Tourism
- María José Catalá, Valencia City Mayoress

Speakers:

Fernando Saludes García

François Jacq

Jesus Valero

María José Catalá Verdet

Marián Cano García
09:45 - 10:45

Part 1 – Case Studies of RTOs Supporting EU Competitiveness
Keynote by:
- Teresa Riesgo, General Secretary of Innovation, Ministry of Science and Innovation
Presentations of 4 Case studies:
- Presentation by Alexandre Pauchard, CEO, CSEM
- Presentation by João Claro, President, INESC TEC
- Presentation by Gonzalo Belenguer, Director, REDIT
- Presentation by Camilla Stoltenberg, CEO, NORCE
Moderated by François Jacq, President, EARTO

Speakers:

Alexandre Pauchard

Camilla Stoltenberg

François Jacq

Gonzalo Belenguer

João Claro

Teresa Riesgo
10:45 - 11:15
Coffee Break
11:15 - 12:15

Part 2 – The Challenges of Linking EU Industrial & RDI Policies in the Next EU Multi-annual Financial Framework (MFF)
Keynotes by:
-Next MFF/STEP by Davide Lombardo, DG BUDGET, European Commission
-Example of Aeronautics by Andrea Gentili, Deputy Head of Unit Aeronautics DG RTD, European Commission
Panel:
- Anne Van den Bosch, Vice President Public R&D Policies & Programmess, IMEC
- Erik Drop, Director of Knowledge Programmes and Government Relations, TNO
- Michel Viktorovitch, Advisor to the President for European Affairs, IFPEN
- Joan Guash, Director International Development & RD&I Policies, EURECAT
Moderated by Mathias Rauch, Chief Representative for the EU, Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft
Speakers:

Andrea Gentili

Anne Van den Bosch

Davide Lombardo

Erik Drop

Joan Guasch

Mathias Rauch

Michel Viktorovitch
12:15 - 13:40
Networking Lunch
13:40 - 14:00

Keynote by Diana Morant, Ministry of Science, Innovation

Speakers:

Diana Morant
14:00 - 15:00

Part 3 – Ensuring Industry Access to Critical Technologies, The Role of RTOs: The Case of Spain
Keynote by:
- José Moisés Martín Carretero, General Director of CDTI
Panel:
- David Rosa, Innovation Director of Las Naves/Innovation Department of Valencia’s City Council
- José Vicente Morata, Vice-President of the Chamber of Commerce of Spain and President of the Council of Chambers of Commerce of the Valencian Community
- Laura Olcina, President, FEDIT
- Jesús Valero, CEO, Tecnalia
- Elisa Rivera, General Director of Plannning, Coordination & Knowledge Transfer, Ministry of Science and Innovation
Moderated by Muriel Attané, Secretary General, EARTO
Speakers:

David Rosa

Elisa Rivera Mendoza

Jesus Valero

José Moisés Martín Carretero

José Vicente Morata

Laura Olcina

Muriel Attané
15:00 - 15:15
Closing by EARTO President

Speakers

David Rosa

José Vicente Morata

María José Catalá Verdet

Diana Morant

Paula Llobet Vilarrasa

Gonzalo Belenguer

Anne Van den Bosch

Andrea Gentili

Laura Olcina

Marián Cano García

Teresa Riesgo

Fernando Saludes García

José Moisés Martín Carretero

Elisa Rivera Mendoza

Davide Lombardo

Michel Viktorovitch

Camilla Stoltenberg

João Claro

Muriel Attané

Alexandre Pauchard

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Organisers

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