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 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
| Time | Session title | Speaker | |
| 08:00 | 09:00 | Registration and Welcome coffee | |
| 09:00 | 09:10 | Welcome and Introduction to the European Convergence Summit | Christophe Leroux - CEA, European Affairs |
| 09:10 | 09:30 | Powering Europe: ADRA’s AI Vision | Philip Piatkiewicz - Adra |
| Block 1: ADR and Resilience in Civil Security: In the Event of Natural Disasters, Cybersecurity Challenges, and More | |||
| 09:30 | 09:50 | Keynote address: Enhancing resilience through AI in critical infrastructures | François Murgadella - SGDSN |
| 09:50 | 10:00 | Workshop key outcomes | Christophe Leroux - CEA, European Affairs |
| 10:00 | 10:40 | Panel session: ADR technologies in Civil Protection and Public Safety | Martin Ubelhor - European Commission DG Home Bruno Maestracci - SIS Meulun Cyrille Kabbara - Shark |
| 10:40 | 11:00 | Networking Break over coffee | |
| Block 2: ADR and Resilience in Manufacturing: Case of Supply Chain Issues, Critical Materials, Energy Supply, and More | |||
| 11:00 | 11:20 | Keynote address: Advancements in manufacturing. | TBC |
| 11:20 | 11:30 | Workshop key outcomes | Andrey Girenko - DFKI |
| 11:30 | 12:10 | Panel 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 |
| 12:10 | 13:10 | Lunch Break | |
| Block 3: ADR and Resilience in Defence: In the Event of a Conflict, for Border Control, or Security within EU Countries | |||
| 13:10 | 13:30 | Keynote address: Leveraging ADR Technologies in National and European Security | TBC |
| 13:30 | 13:40 | Workshop Key Outcomes | Christophe Leroux - CEA, European Affairs |
| 13:40 | 14:20 | Panel session: ADR technologies for operational efficiency and threat detection | TBC |
| Block 4: ADR and Resilience in Healthcare: For Example, in the Event of a Pandemic | |||
| 14:20 | 14:40 | Keynote address: ADR and patient care | TBC |
| 14:40 | 14:50 | Workshop key outcomes | Françoise Siepel, University of Twente |
| 14:50 | 15:30 | Panel session: Predictive diagnostics and personalized medicine | TBC |
| 15:30 | 15:50 | Networking Break over coffee | |
| 15:50 | 16:10 | Keynote Speech: Future Directions in AI, Data and Robotics | Willem Jonker - Chair Board AI Coalition Netherlands |
| 16:10 | 16:50 | Foresight 2030: ADR Convergence & Policy | Moderator: Iddo Bante - University of Twente Kai Zenner - European Parliament |
| 16:50 | 17:00 | Wrap-up and closing | Christophe Leroux - CEA, European Affairs |
Registration
Registration is free of charge but mandatory.
