Euronews Debates: How can Europe regain pole position in innovation?

Innovation is seen as key to solving some of Europe’s biggest societal, environmental and economic challenges. But competitiveness is lagging and renewed geopolitical uncertainty and Russia’s war in Ukraine are adding additional pressures.

How can Europe elevate its innovation ambitions to the next level and retake pole position on the international stage?

Join us for our latest Euronews Debate, Innovate or be history! How can Europe regain leadership in innovation? from 11am (CEST) on Monday 27 March. Organised in partnership with the European Round Table for Industry (ERT), the debate is part of a physical event in Brussels, which will be broadcast live on YouTube.

Our panel of experts will discuss everything from funding to regulation and education to entrepreneurship, putting forward their perspectives on building Europe’s future path to innovation success.

Ahead of the debate, Frank Heemskerk, ERT Secretary-General, will make an opening address. This will be followed by a keynote speech from Signe Ratso, Deputy Director-General of the European Commission’s Research and Innovation Directorate-General (RTD) and an address from Dr. Martin Brudermüller, CEO, BASF and Chair of the ERT Committee on Competitiveness and Innovation. 

The panel will include:

Eva Maydell, MEP and Member of the ITRE Parliamentary Committee

MEP Eva Maydell (Group of the European People’s Party) is a Member of the European Parliament’s Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. Her policy priorities feature innovation and the use of new technologies as well as supporting entrepreneurs and sustainable investments in Europe. Maydell is the lead rapporteur in the Industry Committee on the AI Act, the first-ever general law on Artificial Intelligence