Launch of Horizon Europe

Date/Time
Date - 02/02/2021
12:30 - 18:30


The event brings together speakers from all over Europe and includes interventions by researchers, business leaders and political and governmental officials with the aim of mobilizing the whole Europe for the “Horizon Europe, 2021-27” programme and its articulation with national programmes of recovery and resilience, in preparation under the “Next Generation EU, 2021-27” programme.

11:30 – 12:00 Session – 1: Opening remarks
Manuel Heitor, Minister for Science and Technology and Higher Education, Portugal
Mariya Gabriel, European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth
Cristian-Silviu Buşoi, Chair of the ITRE Committee, European Parliament

12:00 -13:30 Session – 2 (Round Table): Mobilizing Horizon Europe and ‘Next Generation EU’ together with national public and private investments for promoting green and digital transitions across all EU regions in the context of a renewed European Research Area (ERA)

13:30 – 14:00 Break

14:00 – 15:30 Session – 3 (Round Table): Mobilizing Horizon Europe and ‘Next Generation EU’ together with national public and private investments for a healthy and resilient future

15:30 – 15:45 Break

15:45 – 17:00 Session 4 (Round Table): Mobilizing Horizon Europe and ‘Next Generation EU’ together with national public and private investments for an inclusive and democratic digital society

17:00 – 17:20 Session 5: Closing remarks
Mariya Gabriel, European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth
Simona Kustec, Minister of Education, Science and Sport, Slovenia
Anja Karliczek, Federal Minister for Education and Research, Germany
Manuel Heitor, Minister for Science, Technology and Higher Education, Portugal

Full agenda of the event is here.

Online streaming link is here.

More information is here.

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