Science Business is hosting a public conference on November 19, 2026, from 13:30 until 17:00, to explore with high-level guests what can be done to strengthen the synergies between research and innovation and the industrial sectors, to further Europe’s green energy transition and decarbonization efforts.
Join the conference in Brussels or via stream to listen to exciting speeches, keynotes and panels by high-level European Commission policymakers, representatives from international innovation agencies, and digital and advanced energy leaders.
The following experts have been announced:
- Philippe Lamberts, Special Advisor, DG IDEA, European Commission
- Krzysztof Kuik, Director Clean Planet, DG RTD, European Commission
- Fumiaki Ebihara, Director General, NEDO Europe Office
- Enrique Garcia Vidorreta, Head of Fusion Technologies & Engineering Department, Fusion for Energy (F4E)
- Kristin Guldbrandsen Frøysa, Energy Director, University of Bergen
- Ornella Cosomati-Koschwitz, Director, Europe Energy and Sustainability Policy, Microsoft
- Vincent Berrutto, Head of Digitalisation, competitiveness, research and innovation unit, DG for Energy, European Commission
- Nicolás González Casares, Member, European Parliament
- Senior Executive, EDP (Energias de Portugal) (TBC)
- Eadbhard Pernot, Executive Director, Carbon Management Europe
- Fabrice Lemoine, Co-director, PEPR SPLEEN and Vice-President European Strategy, University of Lorraine
- Diana van der Sloot, Managing Director, EIRES Institute, TU Eindhoven
Visit the official event page of Science Business to learn more and to sign up: https://sciencebusiness.net/events/clean-tech-challenge-how-fuse-ri-energy-and-decarbonisation-strategies