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Hamburg Science Summit 2024
19 September 2024 | Körber-Stiftung | Hamburg, Germany
“Europe’s Path Towards Tech Sovereignty“
Technologies shape our daily lives and will do so even more in the years to come. In a world facing global challenges, from the climate crisis to the emergence of pandemics, technological innovation plays a crucial part in ensuring health, prosperity and sustainability. But technologies also play a critical role in geopolitics. Be it the development of artificial intelligence, new vaccines or key innovations for the energy transition: The rapidly intensifying competition for the best technologies has become a matter of geopolitical power. From a European perspective, this raises the question of how Europe – including both EU and non-EU partners – should navigate the global technology race.
Key questions:
- How can Europe remain competitive in crucial fields such as artificial intelligence, energy storage, and medical technologies on a global scale?
- What kind of financial, political and social framework conditions are needed to promote Europe’s technological sovereignty?
- In which fields, if any, should Europe aim for technological sovereignty? And where should it rely on its global partners?
- How should Europe respond when economic and technological interests collide with democratic principles or academic freedom?
Programme
Thursday, 19 September 2024
11:00 am KörberForum
Welcome
Thomas Paulsen (Member of the Executive Board, Körber-Stiftung)
Katharina Fegebank (Second Mayor of Hamburg and Senator for Science, Research, Equalities and Districts)
11:10 am KörberForum
Keynote
11:40 am KörberForum
Plenary Table | Moderated by Terry Martin (international journalist)
A technologically sovereign Europe: Challenges, opportunities, and the way forward
Maria-Cristina Russo (Director, Global Approach & International Cooperation in R&I, EU Directorate-General Research and Innovation), Uwe Cantner (Chair, German Commission of Experts for Research and Innovation), Tino Krause (Regional Director Central Europe, Meta)
12:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm KörberForum
Plenary Table | Moderated by Manuela Lenzen (science journalist)
The global race for AI: How can Europe keep up and find its own way?
Alena Buyx (former Chair, German Ethics Council), Morten Irgens (Director of Innovation, Confederation of Laboratories for Artificial Intelligence Research in Europe), Susanne Beckers (AI Strategist, SAP)
1:30 pm Fleet Room
Roundtable | Hosted by European Patent Office
The global race for patents: Where do we stand in Europe?
Ilja Rudyk (Chief Economist Unit, European Patent Office), TBA, TBA
1:30 pm Körber Start-Hub
Roundtable | Hosted by Young Academy of Europe
Embarking on a PhD and an academic career in Europe – What are the prospects?
Katalin Solymosi (Chair, Young Academy of Europe), Eystein Jansen (Vice-President, European Research Council), Nadine Ritter (University of Copenhagen), TBA (European Council of Doctoral Candidates and Junior Researchers), TBA (Marie Curie Alumni Association)
2:30 pm KörberForum
Plenary Table
Is the future still green? Europe’s strengths and weaknesses in sustainable energy supply
Clare Grey (University of Cambridge), Nicolas Steinbacher (Program Lead Germany, Northvolt), Simon Müller (Director Germany, Agora Energiewende)
2:30 pm Fleet Room
Roundtable | Hosted by Max Planck Society
Title and speakers: TBA
3:30 pm
Coffee
4:00 pm KörberForum
Plenary Table | Moderated by Vivienne Parry (science journalist)
The Future of health: Medical breakthroughs made in Europe
Myriam Mendila (Chief Development Officer, CureVac), Edvard Moser (Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience Trondheim), Iordanis Arzimanoglou (Program Manager health and biotechnology, European Innovation Council)
4:00 pm Fleet Room
Roundtable | Hosted by German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
Title and speakers: TBA
4:00 pm Körber Start-Hub
Young Science Meet-Up | Hosted by Young Science Hamburg
What’s it like to be a scientist? (closed format for school students)
Erin Schuman (Director, Max Planck Institute for Brain Research Frankfurt), Cordelia Schmid (Research Director, French National Institute for Research in Digital Science and Technology), Weihan Li (RWTH Aachen University)
5:00 pm KörberForum
Plenary Table
Breakthrough and beyond: Cutting-edge research in Europe
Peter Seeberger (Director, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces Potsdam), Anthony Hyman (Director, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics Dresden, requested), Nicola Spaldin (ETH Zurich)
6:00 pm
Dinner
8:00 pm Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Recital Hall
Public Cultural Event | Keynote and concert
Europe in transition – Tradition meets the future
Speaker: TBA
Music performance: Johannes Motschmann Trio
Friday, 20 September 2024
11:00 am Hamburg City Hall, Great Hall
Award ceremony
Körber European Science Prize 2024
Previous registration and valid ID required
12:30 pm Hamburg City Hall
Reception
Körber European Science Prize 2024
Previous registration and valid ID required
