European Research and Innovation Days
The ERC will be involved in several sessions during the conference and will take part in the Projects Exhibition as well as the Horizon Europe Village.
At the Projects Exhibition successful examples of communication on ERC projects will be on display:
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| Black hole: the image that opened a new era in astrophysics. | Making space safer for satellites. | Meteorites and the mystery of the solar system. | Comics and frontier science: meet the artists. |
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| Black hole: the image that opened a new era in astrophysics. | Making space safer for satellites. |
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| Meteorites and the mystery of the solar system. | Comics and frontier science: meet the artists. |
Sessions with ERC speakers
17.10 - 18.10 | Room Arendt
Communicating Europe through Science Diplomacy
Session with ERC President Jean-Pierre Bourguignon (chair)
How to communicate Europe through Science Diplomacy in times of persistent disinformation? We will discuss on how combining tradition with modernity and on the use of a large range of tools.
19.00 | Projects Exhibition
Launch of the first competition for the ERC Public Engagement with Research Award
with Commissioner Carlos Moedas and ERC President Jean-Pierre Bourguignon
Day 2: 25 September
13.15 - 14.15 | Room Lorenz
Empowering scientists to dream the future — the European Research Council
Session with grantees and ERC President Jean-Pierre Bourguignon (chair) and moderated by Tony Lockett, head of unit for Communication at the European Research Council Executive Agency.”:
From GPS to graphene, the past century abounds with examples of breakthroughs in fundamental research that have deeply transformed the way we live today. There is ample evidence that curiosity-driven, blue-sky, frontier research will continue to play a key role in Europe’s future.
- Heino Falcke, Professor of Astroparticle Physics and Radio Astronomy, University of Nijmegen
- Ana I. Caño-Delgado, CSIC Associate Professor, Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics in Barcelona
- Muki Haklay, Professor of Geographic Information Science, University College London
- Camilla Colombo, Associate Professor at the Polytechnic University of Milan
- Tony Lockett, Head of unit for Communication at the European Research Council Executive Agency
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Day 3: 26 September
11.00 - 12.00 | Room Copernicus
Let’s speak about Europe’s scientific excellence
Session with amongst the speakers Ben Feringa, Nobel laureate, ERC grantee and ERC Scientific Council member, Valeria Nicolosi, ERC grantee and Edith Heard, ERC grantee
Scientific excellence needs highly skilled researchers, frontier facilities and technologies, and scientific freedom for brilliant ideas to develop. How can we fully exploit synergies across Horizon Europe and create pathways between scientific excellence and the other Programme pillars?
16.15 - 17.15 | Room Archimedes
Conversations with Nobel and Kavli Laureates: Is blue-sky science sparking innovation?
Moderated by Helga Nowotny, Professor Emerita of Science & Technology Studies, ETH Zurich, and former ERC President
Kavli and Nobel Laureates discuss the link between fundamental research and innovation.
- Emmanuelle Charpentier, Kavli Laureate, Max Planck Unit for the Science of Pathogens
- Ben Feringa, Nobel Laureate, ERC grantee, ERC Scientific Council member, University of Groningen
- Jean-Marie Lehn, Nobel Laureate, ERC grantee, Université Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg
- Christine Petit, Kavli Laureate, ERC grantee, Collège de France and Pasteur Institute
- Virginijus Siksnys, Kavli Laureate, Vilnius University Institute of Biotechnology
Other sessions with ERC grantees
15.50-16.50 | Room Pasteur
Materials enabling carbon neutrality
with Gabriele Centi
How to reduce the carbon footprint? Let's discuss ideas from replacing our carbon-based energy generation with new sustainable methods, to reducing the consumption by energy-intensive industries.
17.10-18.10 | Room Galileo
Data for Health
with Ivo Gut
The digital revolution offers an unprecedented opportunity to use data-driven innovation for tackling healthcare challenges and enable a truly personalised, patient-centred health and care.
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9.30-10.30 | Room Walton
Security research session, ensuring security and privacy in a digitising world
with Stephanie Wehner
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How to foster the uptake of R&I results by digital products and services, ensuring cybersecurity in due respect of privacy and data protection, in line with EU values
14.15 - 15.15 | Room Galileo
City as Innovation Lab session
with Riccardo Crescenzi
The session aims to present and discuss the High Level Expert Group Report ‘The Human Centred City: Opportunities for Citizens through Research & Innovation’ and EU’s R&I future objectives for and with cities in view of Horizon Europe and its Mission on ‘Climate-neutral & Smart-Cities’.
16.15 - 17.15 | Room Lorenz
The promise of Citizen Science
with Muki Haklay
Citizen science is an important part of Open Science. But what does it involve, what are its promises, and what is needed from governments, research organisations and others to maximise its potential?
10.30-11.30 | Room Lovelace
Making Robots work
with Bram Vanderborght
Industrial robots spur automation thus increasing productivity and product quality. The challenge arises about how should they be used according to standards facilitating human-robot collaboration and interoperability between different robots.
13.00-14.00 | Room Arendt
Science advice to European Policy in a Complex World
with Pearl Dykstra
On the battleground of politics, science can be collateral damage. Complex and carefully weighted arguments can be oversimplified by politicians and the media, and sometimes by scientists themselves. Science can also be used as cover for decisions which are in reality motivated by values, electoral tactics or ideology. How then can science retain its impartial and privileged role in engaging with policy, set clear boundaries, and describe its inherent uncertainties clearly?
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