Programme

Manuel Heitor, Portuguese Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education

Economic impact of robotisation on employment, productivity and competitiveness 

Chair: Robert Marschinski, Joint Research Centre, European Commission

Panel Discussion 

• Daron Acemoglu, MIT
• Anna Margriet Salomons, University of Utrecht 
• José Manuel Mendonça, University of Porto

The industrial perspective

Bernd Liepert, President euRobotics aisbl

How the robotics industry can support the EU recovery

Chair: Ramón Compaño, Joint Research Centre, European Commission

Panel Discussion 

• Helge Holm-Larsen, Managing Director at Syddansk Innovation 
• Zoltan Csefalvay, Mathias Corvinus Collegium 
• Laszlo Hradszki,  Senior Advisor Hiventures
• Daniel Dines, UiPath

The impact of robots on society

Mariya Gabriel, Commissioner Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth

Assessing the social impact of AI and robotics 

Chair: Emilia Gómez, Joint Research Centre, European Commission

Panel Discussion 

• Susanne Bieller, General Secretary at International Federation of Robotics 
• Raja Chatila, Sorbonne University,
• Aimee van Wynsberghe, Alexander von Humboldt Professor

Social Robotics: Research, Ethics and Education 

Carme Torras, Professor of Research, Spanish Scientific Research Council

Human-Robot Interaction and Robotics in Education

Chair: Vicky Charisi, Joint Research Centre, European Commission

Panel Discussion 

• Tony Belpaeme, Professor at Ghent University
• Stéphan Vincent-Lancrin, OECD 
• Hae Won Park, Media Lab, MIT

Carme Artigas, Spanish Secretary of State for Digitalisation and Artificial Intelligence 

AI Robots and foresight

Maroš Šefčovič, Vice-President, Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight

What regulatory framework is needed for EU robotics?
 

Stephen Quest, Director-General, JRC

Joost Korte, Director-General, Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion

Gwenole Cozigou, Director for Sustainable Industry and Mobility, DG GROW

Roberto Viola, Director-General, Communications Networks, Content and Technology

Paul Nemitz, Principal Advisor in the Directorate General for Justice and Consumers