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EuroTech October Events 2026

The EuroTech October Events 2026 will gather the Alliance’s leadership, researchers, policymakers, industry representatives and innovation stakeholders in Brussels for two days of strategic dialogue, collaboration and celebration.

The programme includes the EuroTech Summit 2026, bringing together leaders from academia, industry, start-ups and EU institutions to discuss how frontier technologies can strengthen Europe’s competitiveness, innovation and technology resilience. Participants will also celebrate 15 years of the EuroTech Universities Alliance, including the EuroTech Rising Stars Award Ceremony and Innovation Frontier exhibition.

The EuroTech Researchers’ Forum 2026 will provide a members-only platform for EuroTech Presidents, governance bodies, research leaders and Research & Technology Area experts to advance collaboration across the Alliance’s strategic priorities.

The October Events will conclude with the EuroTech Presidents’ Board Meeting and Presidents’ Dinner on 29 October, providing an opportunity for the Alliance’s leadership to discuss strategic priorities and future directions.

Programme

DAY 1 | 28 October

EuroTech Summit 2026

Come and interact with emerging technologies from EuroTech universities in digital, clean tech, health and biotech, security and space research.

Digital

  • Semicon/Photonics/Quantum
  • AI4Robotics

Clean transition

  • Energy systems

Health & Biotech

  • Medtech
  • Biotech

Security & Space:

  • Space technology
  • Security research, e.g. Cyber-Energy security

Welcome:

  • Sophie Viscido, Secretary-General, EuroTech Universities Alliance

Introduction:

  • Thierry Coulhon, IP Paris President & EuroTech President

Keynote conversation:

  • Henna Virkkunen, Executive VP for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy, European Commission
  • Clément Beaune, French High Commissioner for Strategy and Planning
  • Christian Ehler, Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur for FP10 & co-rapporteur for the ECF

Setting the scene:

  • Anna Fontcuberta i Morral, President, EPFL

Innovation Showcase/Start-up pitch:

  • TBC

Fishbowl discussion:

  • Tejs Vegge, EC HLG Advanced Materials & HLG AI in Science, DTU
  • Marco Pieters, CTO, ASML
  • Roberto Viola, Director General, DG CNECT

Setting the scene:

  • Silvia Lenaerts/Koen Janssen, TU/e

Innovation Showcase/Start-up pitch

  • TBC

Fishbowl discussion:

  • Martin Vetterli, President of the Identification Committee of the ERC, Professor and President Emeritus, EPFL
  • Kurt Vandenberghe, Director General, DG CLIMA

Setting the scene:

  • Christine Nelleman, DTU

Innovation Showcase/Start-up pitch:

  • TBC

Fishbowl discussion:

  • Hugh Brady, President, Imperial
  • Martin Holst Lange, Executive Vice President, R&D and Chief Scientific Officer, Novo Nordisk
  • Sandra Gallina, Director General, DG SANTE

Setting the scene:

  • Thomas Hoffman, President, TUM 

Innovation Showcase/Start-up pitch:

  • TBC

Fishbowl discussion:

  • Ann Mettler/Stefan Drüssler, EIC Board
  • Josef Aschbacher, Director General at ESA Officer, Novo Nordisk
  • Sandra Gallina, Director General, DG SANTE
  • Thierry Coulhon, IP Paris President & EuroTech President

Keynote conversation with:

  • Ekaterina Zaharieva, EU Commissioner for Start-ups, Research and Innovation
  • Michal Pěchouček, President, CTU
  • Tiit Land, President, TalTech
  • Uri Sivan, President, Technion
  • Eloïc Peyrache, President, HEC Paris
  • Franz Heukamp, President, IESE

EuroTech Rising Stars Award Ceremony:

  • Thierry Coulhon, IP Paris President & EuroTech President
  • Ekaterina Zaharieva, EU Commissioner for Start-ups, Research and Innovation

Celebration of the 15-Year Anniversary of EuroTech Universities Alliance

DAY 2 | 29 October

EuroTech Community Events

Through keynote discussions and interactive world cafés, participants will explore how EuroTech can advance research, education, infrastructure and innovation to reinforce Europe's leadership in frontier technologies.

The EuroTech Presidents' Board Meeting will bring together the Presidents of the member universities to discuss the Alliance's strategic priorities, governance and future direction. The meeting will be followed by the Presidents' Dinner, providing an opportunity for informal exchange and continued strategic dialogue.

Speakers

Confirmed (the list to be updated)

Thierry Coulhon
President, IP Paris & EuroTech President

Koen Janssen
President, TU/e

Anna Fontcuberta i Morral
President, EPFL

Uri Sivan
President, Technion

Hugh Brady
President, Imperial

Gerhard Krämer
VP for Research, TUM & Chair of EuroTech Research Leads

Silvia Lenaerts
Rector Magnificus, TU/e

Noam Adir
Executive VP Research, Technion

Christine Nellemann
Provost, DTU

Annalisa Buffa
Associate VP for Research, EPFL

Jamal Atif
VP for Research and Innovation, IP Paris

Bart Smolders
Scientific Director, Casimir Institute, TU/e

Hussam Amrouch
Head of Advanced-Technology Center for AI Chips, TUM

Adriana Tapus
Full Professor at ENSTA Paris (IP Paris)

Lorenzo Masia
Director of the Munich Institute for Robotics and Machine Intelligence (MIRMI), TUM

Jacob Østergaard
Professor & Head of Division, Center for Electric Power and Energy, DTU

Drazen Dujic
Associate Professor, Power Electronics Laboratory, EPFL

Registration

Upon invitation.

Contact

For inquiries, reach out to the EuroTech Brussels Team at [email protected].

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