The conference Research & Innovation – Shaping our Future, hosted by Research, Science and Innovation Commissioner Carlos Moedas, will bring together policymakers from EU institutions, nearly 500 stakeholders and interested actors to discuss the role of research and innovation for Europe’s future.
Pascal Lamy, the chair of the High Level Group on maximising the impact of European research and innovation programmes, will present the Group’s vision and recommendations for the future, based on the results of the interim evaluation of Horizon 2020. Visionary speakers will include captains of industry, researchers and innovators at the frontier of progress, politicians and movers and shakers in society but also young people who have expectations for the(ir) future. They will discuss with the audience how research and innovation could transform our economy and improve our society.