12th European Innovation Summit

From 7 – 11 December 2020, the Knowledge for Innovation Forum will take the pulse of Europe’s innovation ecosystem as policy makers, scientists, researchers, entrepreneurs, investors and startups will engage in the 12th edition of the European Innovation Summit

For over a decade, K4l has stressed the importance of innovation to solve major problems.

Now more than ever, we not only need a robust innovation policy, but a set of policies that rely on innovation in all domains. The Summit in December entitled “Towards a European Innovation Area” will discuss how research and innovation stakeholders will support the green and digital transition in joining forces from across Europe.

The programme of the 12 EIS is covering a broad range of topics that relate to major recently launched policy initiatives and the imminent launch of Horizon Europe:

  • Innovation Policy
  • Horizon Europe / European Partnerships
  • AI & Big Data for Innovation
  • Greening Europe
  • Digital Transition
  • Women Investors and Women-Led Startups

In addition to Plenary sessions, there will be panel discussions organised by European Partnerships, and more specific topics will be addressed on the initiative of K4I members and summit partners.

We are happy to announce that Ms Mariya Gabriel, Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, confirmed her participation for the Opening Ceremony on 7 December, 18:00.

In a letter to K4I, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen wrote “The European Commission is eager to work with the Knowledge4Innovation Forum on strategic areas, where research and innovation acts as a powerful catalyst of Europe’s recovery.

Maria da Graça Carvalho

EPP
Portugal

Victor Negrescu

S&D
Romania

Lina Gálvez Muñoz

S&D
Spain

Mikuláš Peksa

Greens/EFA
Czechia

Susana Solís Pérez

Renew
Spain

Karen Melchior

Renew
Denmark

Seán Kelly

EPP
Ireland

Maria Manuel Leitão Marques

S&D
Portugal

Tsvetelina Penkova

S&D
Bulgaria

Anna Michelle Asimakopoulou

EPP
Greece

Brando Benifei

S&D
Italy

Ulrich Schuh

President
Eureka

Tina Kleingarn

Founder
Westend Corporate Finance

Stefan Drüssler

Chief Operating Officer
UnternehmerTUM

Stef Denayer

Stakeholder Relations Manager for Pilots4U
Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant

Willem Jonker

CEO
EIT Digital

Roland Strauss

Managing Director
Knowledge4Innovation

Mariya Gabriel

EU Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth
European Commission

Bernd Schäfer

CEO
EIT RawMaterials

Juha Heikkilä

Head of Unit Robotics and Artificial Intelligence
DG CONNECT

Tim van der Hagen

Rector Magnificus / President Executive Board
TU Delft

Kanira Shah

Antwerp Satellite Manager
EIT Digital

Jean-David Malo

EIC Task Force Director
DG Research and Innovation; European Commission

Hadewych Cels

Owner
Karmijn Kapitaal

Corinne Vigreux

Co-Founder
TomTom

Alessia Centioni

EWA Co-founder and president
European Women Alliance EWA

Tamara Obradov

Partner VC Tablomonto and Co-initiation #fundrigth mission in the Netherlands
VC Tablomonto

Silvia Manca

Head of Social Impact Programmes
European Investment Fund (EIF)

Shiva Dustdar

Head of Division Innovation Finance Advisory
EIB

Pilar Manchón

Senior Director of Research Strategy
GoogleAI at Google

Nakeema Stefflbauer; Dr.

Founder & CEO FrauenLoop; Fellow Included VC
FrauenLoop

Laura Rodríguez Gallego

Principal
Invivo Capital

Kinga Stanislawska

Founder
European Women in VC

Ilse Bakker

Investor Relations Manager
Nordic Secondary Fund

Elianne Oei

Co-Founder
Epic Hub

Christina Calje

Co-Founder
Autheos

Carol Tarr

Fellow Included VC and Professor
Nyenrode Business Universiteit

Solvita Kostjukova

Co-Founder; CEO
ALINA LLC

Patrizia Luchetta

Co-founder
Another Level Creative Group

Melissa Romero

Tech Entrepreneur; Co-Founder & Chair
Lean In

Khaleelah Jones

Founder and CEO
Careful Feet Digital

Kelly Keenan

Private investor

Jean-Christophe Baret

Professor and Research Group Leader
Univ. Bordeaux; CNRS & IUF

Esther Thole

Science journalist and writer

Viorel Peca

Head of Unit
European Commission

Tobias Erb

Director and Head of the Department of Biochemistry and Synthetic Metabolism at the Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology –ERC grant recipient
Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiolog

Helena Torras

Managing Partner
PaoCapital

Michela Bianco

Prevot Microbiome & AI Programme
ARCHES

Iarla Kilbane-Dawe

UK Government Office for Artificial Intelligence
UK Government

Charlotte Stix

PhD Researcher; Fellow
Eindhoven University of Technology; University of Cambridge

Holger Hoos

Chair of the Board of Directors; Professor of Machine Learning; CLAIRE; Leiden University
CLAIRE / Leiden University

Morten Irgens

Dean; CDO
Oslo Metropolitan University Kristiania University College; CLAIRE

Javier García-Martínez

President-Elect; International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC); Professor and Director of the Molecular Nanotechnology Laboratory; University of Alicante
International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) / University of Alicante

Karel Van De Velde

Senior Sustainability Manager
BASF

Hans De Canck

Manager
AI Experience Centre / AI for the Common Good

Frédéric Pivetta

Co-Founder and Managing Partner
Dalberg Data Insights