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EIA – Why Europe needs an Innovation Area

Why do we need a European Innovation Area?

Research and innovation are key to how we live, how we work, and how we protect the climate. Now more than ever, there is the need to have an innovation strategy at the European level to better connect among innovation ecosystems, create synergies to enhance scaling-up what is done at the local level, and connect talent, knowledge, and finance across Europe.

A European Innovation Area can contribute to encourage public support for innovation and increase the capacity of our companies, startups, SMEs to adopt new technologies and innovations. It could also help the economy recover from the Covid19 crisis, increase competitiveness, and translate European values into a coherent innovation strategy.

More information on the program and speakers can be found on the agenda of the event.

Welcome
Presentation
Contribution from Members of the European Parliament
Views from the innovation community: TU Delft and EIT RawMaterials
  • 19 November 2020
    Views from the innovation community: TU Delft and EIT RawMaterials
Questions and input from participating MEPs to Commissioner Gabriel
  • Questions and input from participating MEPs to Commissioner Gabriel
Topics for further discussions at 12 European Innovation Summit
  • 19 November 2020
    Topics for further discussions at 12 European Innovation Summit
Moderator
Andrey Novakov
MEP, BUDG Committee, EPP, Bulgaria, Vice-Chair of the K4I Forum
Marian-Jean Marinescu
MEP, ENVI Committee, EPP, Romania, Member of the K4I Forum
Victor Negrescu
MEP, Vice-Chair of the CULT, S&D, Romania, Member of the K4I Forum
Lina Gálvez Muñoz
MEP, Vice-Chair of the ITRE, S&D, Spain, Member of the K4I Forum
Mariya Gabriel Profile Picture
EU Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education, and Youth
Maria Da Graça Carvalho Profile Picture
MEP, ITRE Committee, EPP, Portugal, Chair of the K4I Forum
Bernd Schäfer
CEO, EIT RawMaterials
Photo of Tim Van Der Hagen - EIA Events Speakers
Rector Magnificus, President of the Executive Board, TU Delft

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