10 Talent Ecosystem projects and their success stories – Join the annual cluster event of the European Research Executive Agency (REA) on September 29, 2026, to discover why these projects stood out.
Join the event either in Brussels or online to find out what Talent Ecosystem projects are all about, to learn about the success stories of the 10 projects that have received funding through the Horizon Europe Call “Reforming and enhancing the research & innovation system”, to join the discussion on how to strengthen young researchers’ careers, and to receive valuable input on the 2027 ERA call (HORIZON-WIDERA-2027-05-ERA-02).
The following experts will share their knowledge:
- Minna Wilkki | Head of Department, Future Society, REA
- Magda de Carli | Head of Unit, ERA, Spreading Excellence & Research Careers, DG RTD
- Damir Haskovic, Dr. techn. | NextTechTalents Project
- Dario Capezzuto | Policy Officer, ERA, Spreading Excellence & Research Careers, DG RTD
- Luisa Henriques | R&I Policy Analyst, co-chair of the ERA Structural Policy on Research Careers
- Sari Vartiainen-Mathieu | Head of Unit, Reforming European R&I and Research Infrastructures, REA
- Bert Pluymers | Flanders Make, KU Leuven
- Danijela Ćirić Lalić, PhD, PMP, PMI-ACP, PM² | SMART Researchers
- Monse Daban | Breath EU Project
- Camelia Lemnaru | ECROS
- Cornelia van Scherpenberg | SECURE2
- Harilaos Koumaras, PhD | DeepTechSeeds
- Eleonora Lombardi | ARCOE
- Matteo Falsetta | INSIGHT Project – Horizon Europe
- Stefanos Plastras | Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking (SNS JU)
- Christina Skoubridou | Envolve Entrepreneurship
- Emmanuelle Gardan | Coimbra Group
- Pavel Matjeka | CROSS project
- Tamer Bego | AttractAdria
- Jose Villagran | ReSkillSpan
- Mili Markvartova | CareerEnhance
- Elisa Garcia Garcia, PhD| FORESEE
- Agustin Calvo | RESAVER
- Gareth O’Neill | Technopolis Group
- Jürgen Janger | WIFO
Tap here to learn more and to sign up: https://rea.ec.europa.eu/events/talent-ecosystems-building-sustainable-research-careers-2026-09-29_en