EU Policy Talks: Technological advancements and the future of manufacturing

EU Policy Talks: Technological advancements and the future of manufacturing
Tuesday, 5 October, 12.00-13.30
Room: TBC
I. Welcome note by Dr Hans-Martin Schneeberger, President of CECIMO (5 min)
II. Opening video statement by MEP Brando Benifei, S&D Group, European Parliament (5 min)
III. Policy flash
Market situation and policy challenges (20 min – 5 min each speaker)
– Bruno Cathomen, Chairman of Communication & Advocacy Committee, CECIMO
– Frank Heemskerk, Secretary General, European Round Table for Industry (ERT)
– Malte Lohan, Director General, ORGALIM
– Cristina Oyón, Director of Technology, Innovation and Sustainability, Grupo SPRI (Vanguard initiative)
Digitisation of manufacturing (30 minutes – 5 min each speaker)
– Dr. Massimo Carboniero, Chairman of Technical Committee, CECIMO
– Dr Gian Mario Maggio, Managing Director, EIT Manufacturing South
– Mikhail Simonov, Policy Officer for Machinery Directive, DG Grow, European Commission
– Joanna Frankowska, Project manager for Machinery at CEN
– Thomas Hahn, VP/ Chief Expert Software, Gaia-X / Siemens AG Technology
– Alessandro Liani, Chairman of AIOTI WG Manufacturing, AIOTI
IV. Open discussion
V. Closing remarks by Filip Geerts, CECIMO Director General.