European Convergence Summit (ECS) 2025

European Convergence Summit (ECS) 2025
Date and time:
9 April 2025 09:00–18:00
Location:
the Concert Noble, Rue d'Arlon 63 Brussels, Belgium

The second "European Convergence Summit" (ECS) will take place on 9 April in Brussels at the Concert Noble. The principle of this ADRA-e CSA-funded event, for the ADR partners, is to identify how AI, robotics, and big data combined can provide assistance in addressing socio-economic issues of interest to Europe, its citizens and its economy. 

After a successful first edition of the ECS in 2024, which was devoted to reducing CO2 emissions and the 2050 targets set by the EC, the theme for 2025 focuses on resilience in case of crisis.

 

About the ECS

The ECS is a one-day in-person event bringing together all of those interested in European public policies. The expected outcome of this day is a consensus among the specialists present on the directions of research in AI, robotics and big data innovation for Europe. 

The ECS should allow for cross-sectional views from, among others, representatives of industry, research and innovation, civil society, legal, ethical, regulatory and public policy experts. The message developed at the end of the ECS should create a set of aims to emerge on the acceptable directions for research and innovation in AI, robotics and big data. It would be a matter of defining a point of view which will then be taken up by the ADR partnership.

 

Registration

Registration is free of charge but mandatory.

Please register here 

Please note that the programme is a draft which will be refined and finalised in the coming weeks.

Go back to the European Convergence Summit 2024 overview

TimeSession titleSpeaker
08:0009:00Registration and Welcome coffee 
09:0009:10Welcome and Introduction to the European Convergence SummitChristophe Leroux - CEA, European Affairs
09:1009:30Powering Europe: ADRA’s AI VisionPhilip Piatkiewicz - Adra
Block 1: ADR and Resilience in Civil Security: In the Event of Natural Disasters, Cybersecurity Challenges, and More
09:3009:50Keynote address: Enhancing resilience through AI in critical infrastructuresFrançois Murgadella - SGDSN
09:5010:00Workshop key outcomesChristophe Leroux - CEA, European Affairs
10:0010:40Panel session: ADR technologies in Civil Protection and Public Safety Martin Ubelhor - European Commission DG Home
Bruno Maestracci - SIS Meulun
Cyrille Kabbara - Shark 
10:4011:00Networking Break over coffee 
Block 2: ADR and Resilience in Manufacturing: Case of Supply Chain Issues, Critical Materials, Energy Supply, and More
11:0011:20Keynote address: Advancements in manufacturing.TBC
11:2011:30Workshop key outcomes Andrey Girenko - DFKI 
11:3012:10Panel session: ADR technology deployment in manufacturing Patrick Schwarzkopf    - VDMA
Sergio Gusmeroli - Politecnico di Milano
Kosmas Alexopoulos - Laboratory for Manufacturing Systems & Automation
Valentina Ivanova - CEA-LIST, European Testing and Experimentation Facility for Manufacturing
12:1013:10Lunch Break 
Block 3: ADR and Resilience in Defence: In the Event of a Conflict, for Border Control, or Security within EU Countries
 
13:1013:30Keynote address: Leveraging ADR Technologies in National and European SecurityTBC
13:3013:40Workshop Key OutcomesChristophe Leroux - CEA, European Affairs
13:4014:20Panel session: ADR technologies for operational efficiency and threat detectionTBC
Block 4: ADR and Resilience in Healthcare: For Example, in the Event of a Pandemic
14:2014:40Keynote address: ADR and patient careTBC
14:4014:50Workshop key outcomesFrançoise Siepel, University of Twente
14:5015:30Panel session: Predictive diagnostics and personalized medicine    TBC
15:3015:50Networking Break over coffee 
15:5016:10Keynote Speech: Future Directions in AI, Data and RoboticsWillem Jonker - Chair Board AI Coalition Netherlands
16:1016:50Foresight 2030: ADR Convergence & Policy

Moderator: Iddo Bante - University of Twente 

Kai Zenner - European Parliament

16:5017:00Wrap-up and closingChristophe Leroux - CEA, European Affairs

Registration

Registration is free of charge but mandatory.

Please register here 

Speakers

Christophe Leroux

Christophe Leroux

Iddo Bante

Iddo Bante

Francoise Siepel

Francoise Siepel

Philip Piatkievicz

Philip Piatkievicz