november, 2017

28nov19:0021:30Key Enabling Technologies & Industry in the future Framework ProgrammeDinner Debate19:00 - 21:30

Time

(Tuesday) 19:00 - 21:30

Location

Members' Salon, European Parliament

Event Details

The Dinner debate on Key Enabling Technologies & Industry in FP9 is organized by the three big Technology Platforms – EMIRI, SUSCHEM and A.SPIRE.

The purpose of the event is to advocate for “Key Enabling Technologies” not to be overlooked in terms of R&I support in frame of forthcoming FP9 discussions.

The event will be structured into 3 pillars:

  • EMIRI, presenting on the importance of advanced materials & nanotech to accelerate the shift to clean energy & clean mobility to make the Energy Union a reality and contribute to re-industrialization of Europe in the field
  • SUSCHEM, presenting on the importance of biotechnology to enable today and tomorrow’s bio-economy relying on alternative feedstocks
  • SPIRE, presenting on the importance of process and resource efficiency to build a more sustainable industry in Europe

The idea is that each association is giving the floor to an Executive-VP, CTO or CEO from their members to deliver a strong industry-driven message to the MEP community and other policy makers present at the event.

Organizer

Knowledge4Innovation Forum in cooperation with EMIRI, SusChem and A.SPIRE

Host

Christian Ehler, MEP

Speakers for this event

  • Barthélemy, Pierre

    Barthélemy, Pierre

    Executive Director Innovation, Cefic

    Pierre Barthélemy obtained his PhD in Chemistry from the University of Liège, Belgium, in 1987, in the field of lanthanide coordination chemistry, followed by one year of postdoctoral research at Florida State University. He joined Solvay in 1988 in Brussels, Belgium, and moved to various R&D, management and senior leadership roles. He worked successively in the field of fluorocarbons, peptide pharmaceutical ingredients, and materials for the emerging market of organic electronics. Since June 2014, he has been seconded to Cefic (European Chemical Industry Council) and is now the Executive Director Research and Innovation at Cefic, leading the Research and Innovation program in collaboration with Cefic member companies, representing the priorities of the chemical industry toward the EU-institutions for innovation-related aspects. He is a member of the board of SusChem (www.suschem.org) and A.SPIRE (www.spire2030.eu)

    Executive Director Innovation, Cefic

  • Hua, Ling

    Hua, Ling

    Senior Vice President, Head of Group Biotechnology, Clariant

    Dr. Hua obtained her Ph.D. from Rice University in Houston, Texas. She joined BioCatalytics, Inc., a startup company in Southern California, where she and her team developed and commercialized more than 50 enzymes (biocatalysts) as screening kits for pharmaceutical companies. She then joined the faculty of the Chemistry Department at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas as Harold Jeskey Assistant Professor. She spent 3 years at SMU, teaching and doing research in enzyme catalysis. She authored more than 40 research papers, book chapters, and she is the inventor of several dozens of issued patents. She joined Danisco, Genencor Division in 2007, found its China Research Center, which then became DuPont Industrial Biosciences China Research Center. Under her leadership, her team developed numerous new products, generating millions dollars of revenues each year. She moved back to the US in 2013 to lead DuPont Industrial Biosciences R&D in Wilmington, and was responsible for its Biofuel, Bioactives and Biomaterials portfolio. Dr. Hua joined Clariant as head of Group Biotechnology in May of 2017, responsible for the future of Biotechnology at Clariant.

    Senior Vice President, Head of Group Biotechnology, Clariant

  • Porter, Martin

    Porter, Martin

    Executive Director, i2-4c

    Dr. Martin Porter has been the Executive Director for Industrial Innovation and EU Affairs of the European Climate Foundation (ECF) and a member of its Executive Management Team since 2014. He has lead the establishment of its Industrial Innovation for Competitiveness initiative (i24c), which works in partnership with business, political and civil society leaders to play a thought-leadership role on how Europe can best secure competitive advantage in the transition to a new clean economy. Martin is a member of the EESC’s Consultative Committee on Industrial Change, an advisor to the European Commission’s H2020 Societal Challenge 5 Advisory Group on Climate Action, Environment, Resource Efficiency and Raw Materials, a Senior Associate for the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, and a member of the Advisory Board of UCL’s European Institute. Martin has over two decades of experience in EU affairs: he was a co-founder of Brussels’ first ‘think-do tank’, The Centre, and joined the ECF from Edelman, where he was Chair of the European Public Affairs Practice and General Manager of the Brussels office.

    Executive Director, i2-4c

  • Savonen, Stefan

    Savonen, Stefan

    Vice President Energy & Climate, LKAB

    Stefan has more than 20 years of experience from the field of energy and environment, including at least ten years of them in the mining industry. Stefan has published several articles concerning the use of energy in mining industry and is also an inventor of patented technology to reduce NOx in pelletising plants. After studies on Master’s level in energy at Mid Sweden University, Stefan worked as a university lecturer and ended up as a director of education in energy and electrical engineering, Stefan have also experience from energy production at different management levels and is a former CEO for an energy producing company. At LKAB Stefan started an R&D department in energy end emissions and during the last years Stefan have been responsible at group level for energy & climate. Stefan lives in the village of Svappavaara, in the Swedish ore fields, 150 km north of the Arctic Circle.

    Vice President Energy & Climate, LKAB

  • Schröder, Robert

    Schröder, Robert

    Member of Cabinet, Commissioner Moedas

    Robert Schröder is Member of the Cabinet of Commissioner Moedas for Research, Science and Innovation. Within the Cabinet, he is responsible for Environment, Climate Action, Energy and Agriculture, as well as regulatory innovation, programming of Horizon 2020 and synergies with the Structural Funds. Before Joining the Cabinet, Robert worked in the European Commission in DG Research and Innovation and in DG Environment. Before joining the European Commission, Robert represented the Dutch water sector in Brussels and worked in the European Parliament as policy advisor.

    Member of Cabinet, Commissioner Moedas

  • Vandeputte, Kurt

    Vandeputte, Kurt

    Senior Vice President Umicore - Rechargeable Battery Materials

    Senior Vice President Umicore - Rechargeable Battery Materials

Speakers

Moderator: Martin Porter,
Executive Director, i2-4c

Robert Schröder,
Member of Cabinet, Commissioner Moedas

Kurt Vandeputte,
Senior Vice President Umicore – Rechargeable Battery Materials

Stefan Savonen,
Vice President Energy & Climate, LKAB

Ling Hua,
Senior Vice President, Head of Group Biotechnology, Clariant

Pierre Barthélemy,
SusChem and A.SPIRE Board Member

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