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Hear the keynote speeches from the pioneers of innovation in Europe, great scientists and entrepreneurs to get inspired!

Discover the speakers of the EIC Summit 2024 edition. We are adding speakers on a regular basis when their attendance is confirmed. Don't hesitate to come back to this page later on to discover the full panel of speakers.   

Ilana Ivanova

Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth

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Director-General, Directorate General for "Research and innovation" (RTD)

Jean-David Malo

Director of the European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency

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Scientific lead in the oncology and haematology office at EMA

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Transportation, Decarbonization & ALT Fuels, Coastal Tourism, Circular Economy, Habitat Restoration & Dual Technologies

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Associate Professor in Regulatory Affairs and Operational Excellence at the University of Galway in Ireland

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Head of Energy Engineering and Measuring Department, Operations, Hera

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Project Advisor, Leader of the “Health” Team in the EIC Accelerator Unit.

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Innovation maker and demand side measures expert at European Innovation Council

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EIC Programme Manager for renewable energy conversion and alternative resource exploitation

Franc

EIC Programme Manager for architecture engineering construction technologies​​

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Innovation Procurement Advisor, European Innovation Council, European Commission.

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Procurement Specialist, First movers Coalition, World Economic Forum

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Interim Head, First Movers Coalition, Senior Advisor, Centre for Nature and Climate World Economic Forum

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EIC Programme Manager for quantum tech and electronics

Acting Director of DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology C Digital Excellence and Science Infrastructure

Albena Kuyumdzhieva

Policy Officer at European Innovation Council Unit, DG Research and Innovation, European Commission

Liviu Știrbăț

Head of Unit for AI in Science in the DG for Research and Innovation at the European Commission

Martin Pei

Executive Vice President and CTO at SSAB

David Bol

Professor at ECS group, ICTEAM Institute, UCLouvain

Pierre-Yves Menet

Casting & Recycling R&D group manager at C-TEC, Constellium Technology Center

Špela Stres

Head of Center for Technology Transfer and Innovation, Jožef Stefan Institute, Slovenia

Angelo Nuzzo

Program Manager at FFG Austrian Research Promotion Agency

Rita Groß-Hardt

Professor of Molecular Genetics at the University of Bremen, Germany

Natalia G. Mozo

Head of Unit SME Advisory Services at Bavarian Research Alliance (BayFOR)

Jose Romano

Investment Adviser to the EIC Fund, European Investment Bank

Ioana Mihai

Investment Adviser to the EIC Fund, European Investment Bank

Pau Farràs

Director of the ChemLight research group at the University of Galway

Lydia ALTES,

Marketing and Communications Manager at Sakowin

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Manager, Strategy & Business Design, Government & Public Sector, Deloitte, SPIN4EIC Project Manager.

Antonios Fysekidis

Programme Coordination Manager at the EIC Pathfinder Unit of the European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA)

Monika Vrbková

Head of Financing Entrepreneurship Support Team at JIC - South Moravian Innovation Centre

Viorel Peca

Head of Unit of Transition and Business Acceleration Services of the European Innovation Council