The next edition of ADRA's Future Ready event is here : Harnessing AI, Data, and Robotics for Next-Generation Innovation.
In collaboration with the European Commission and the European Health and Digital Executive Agency (HaDEA).
The rapid evolution of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Data Science, and Robotics is reshaping industries, economies, and societies. Research and innovation projects funded globally are generating transformative technologies, yet maximizing their impact requires strategic sharing, collaboration, and exploitation of outcomes. The Future Ready 2026 aims to bring together researchers, innovators, industry leaders, and policymakers to showcase successful projects, explore synergies, and identify opportunities for further development and commercialization.
The event serves as a platform to showcase cutting-edge results, discuss key challenges, and unlock opportunities for collaboration. A special focus was placed on engaging with Adra Topic Groups,—where diverse stakeholders unite to drive forward shared goals.
Event Objectives:
- Showcase project outcomes: Present success stories of AI, Data, and Robotics projects nearing completion, highlighting their impact, innovations, and lessons learned.
- Promote synergies and collaboration: Identify opportunities for collaboration across ongoing and future projects, fostering joint exploitation of research outputs.
- Facilitate project exploitation: Support the uptake, commercialization, and scaling of technologies emerging from funded projects.
- Engage stakeholders: Bring together academia, industry, investors, and policymakers to co-create strategies for a future-ready technology ecosystem.
- Inspire future initiatives: Provide insights for upcoming project calls and funding opportunities, linking research outputs to societal and economic needs.
Future Ready 2026 Agenda
AGENDA IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE (Last updated: 2 Mar 2026)
| Time | Room | Session | Speaker | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00-09:30 | Canteen | Registration & Networking | Welcome Coffee and Participant Registration | |
| 09:30-10:00 | Auditorium | Opening Remarks | Overview of Future Ready Event, objectives, and significance | |
| 10:00-11:00 | Auditorium | Success Stories Showcase | Success stories of EU funded projects | |
| 11:00-12:30 | Auditorium | Project Synergies & Collaboration Opportunities | Showcasing Project Synergies & Collaboration Opportunities | |
| 12:30-14:00 | Canteen | Lunch & Networking | Informal discussion and networking | |
| 14:00-15:00 | Auditorium | Adra & Collaboration Opportunities | ADRA TGs introduction and short pitch of TG highlights and expectations | |
| 15:00-16:30 | Auditorium & Breakout | Panel Discussion and interactive Breakout Sessions | Beyond Project Completion: Deployment and Scaling Pathways | |
| 16:30-17:00 | Auditorium | Close | Wrap up and lessons learned |
Expected Outcomes
- Increased visibility of projects nearing completion and their impact.
- Identification of synergies across projects for joint exploitation and continuation.
- Clear roadmap for commercialisation and scaling of innovative solutions.
- Strengthened network among researchers, industry partners, and policymakers.
- Insights for shaping future funding calls and collaborative initiatives.
Target Audience
- Project coordinators, and researchers from AI, Data, and Robotics projects
- Industry partners and potential investors
- Policymakers and innovation facilitators
- Academia and research institutions
- Breakdown of Projects
Speakers
Philip Piatkiewicz is a seasoned leader in European affairs and project management, currently serving as the head of Adra – the AI, Data, and Robotics Association. Adra is a leading strategic technology network of stakeholders from academia, industry, and the public sector, dedicated to advancing and adopting AI, data, and robotics technologies across Europe. Adra acts as the private side for the AI, Data, Robotics public-private partnership in Horizon Europe.
Philip’s expertise encompasses strategic planning, stakeholder engagement, policy analysis, and project execution. He has successfully managed and coordinated complex collaborative projects that support the research, innovation, and industrial agendas of regional, national and EU level, with a particular focus on key enabling technologies and digital industries.
