Conference on deep tech entrepreneurship for an innovative, resilient, and competitive internal market

Date

1 – 2 June 2023

Location

Stockholm, Sweden

On 1–2 June, the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the EU – in collaboration with the EIC – will host a high-level conference on Deep tech entrepreneurship for an innovative, resilient, and competitive internal market.

For a more globally competitive Europe the deep tech sector is a prioritised sector for Sweden and the EU. The conference is organised to provide a forum for knowledge exchange and co-implementation, within the framework of the New European Innovation Agenda (NEIA) and the Action Plan on Intellectual Property (APIP).

The conference will focus on these key challenges:

• The importance of research-intensive companies for the green and digital transformation
• Strategic use and management of intellectual assets
• Financing for growth in Europe
• Improved collaboration between small research-intensive companies, large companies and academia

We expect high-level participation, including key stakeholders from EU organisations and representatives of national and regional policy-making organisations, the start-up ecosystem, venture capital, academia and industry.

• Conference on deep tech entrepreneurship: Day 1
• Conference on deep tech entrepreneurship: Day 2

The introductory blocks consist of opening remarks from key policymakers and industry representatives such as:

• Ebba Busch, Minister for Energy, Business and Industry and Deputy Prime Minister
• Margrethe Vestager, Executive Vice President of the European Commission for A Europe Fit for the Digital Age, and Commissioner for Competition
• Sara Modig, State Secretary, Swedish Ministry of Climate and Enterprise
• Tomas Naucler, Senior partner at McKinsey
• Daren Tang, Director General at World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
• Massimo Portincaso, Chairman of the Advisory Board at Hello Tomorrow
• Marjut Falkstedt, Chief Executive at European Investment Fund

Ebba Busch, Minister for Energy, Business & Industry, Margrethe Vestager, Executive Vice President of the European Commission for A Europe Fit for the Digital Age & Commissioner for Competition, Sara Modig, State Secretary, Swedish Ministry of Climate & Enterprise, Tomas Naucler, Senior partner at McKinsey, Daren Tang, Director General at WIPO, Massimo Portincaso, Chairman of the Advisory Board at Hello Tomorrow, Marjut Falkstedt, Chief Executive at European Investment Fund.

And deep tech entrepreneurs such as:

• Heike Freund, COO at Marvel Fusion
• Peter Roos, CEO at Novatron Fusion Group AB
• Jan Goetz, CEO & Co-Founder at IQM Quantum Computers
• Maud Vinet, Co-founder and CEO at SiQuance

Plenary session 1: Deep dive into the challenge of Collaboration between small research-intensive companies, large companies, and academia

Among our speakers are:

• Celine Farcet, Global Head of Technology Partnering, Open Innovation R&I at L’Oréal
• Lisa Ericsson, CEO KTH Innovation
• Julia Reinaud, Senior Director, Europe, Breakthrough energy
• Philippe Notton, CEO SiPearl
• Ms Salla Saastamoinen, Deputy Director General of the Joint Research Center
• Christopher Jacklin, CEO LuceroBio
• Josemaria Siota, Executive Director of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center at IESE Business School
• Magnus Björsne, CEO AstraZeneca BioVentureHub
• R.H. Prince Constantijn Van Oranje-Nassau, Envoy at Techleap.nl
• Nicolas Brien, President of the European Startup network
• Thomas Klem Andersen, Alliance manager at DeepTech Alliance
• Martin Kern, Director at the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT)

Plenary session 2: Deep dive session into the challenge of Strategic use of intellectual assets

Among our speakers are:

• Mark Ferguson, Co-founder of Amadeus Capital Partners and Chairman of the European Innovation Council Board
• Sonja London, General Counsel and Licensing Executive at TactoTek
• Danielle Lewensohn, Director IPR Management RaySearch Laboratories
• Bowman Heiden, Executive Director at The Tusher Center, University of California, Berkeley and Director at Center for Intellectual Property

Plenary session 3: Deep dive into the challenge of Financing innovation and production of deep tech companies in Europe

Among our speakers are:

• Lars Frølund, Lecturer at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and member of the EIC Board
• Jean-Christoph Laloux, Director General, Head of Lending and Advisory Operations at the European Investment Bank (EIB)
• Philippe Huberdeau, Secretary-General of Scale Up Europe at Présidence de la République
• Sara Mazur, Chair of the Board at Wallenberg AI, Autonomous Systems and Software Program (WASP)
• Herman Hauser, Director and Co-founder of Amadeus Capital Partners and member of the EIC Board
• Delphine D’amarzit, Member of Euronext Managing Board and CEO of Euronext Paris
• Niklas Zennström, CEO Atomico
• David van Weel, NATO Assistant Secretary General for Emerging Security Challenges
• Jean-Christoph Laloux, Director General, Head of Lending and Advisory Operations at the European Investment Bank (EIB)

Wrap up and conclusions

Among our speakers are:

• Marc Lemaître, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, European Commission
• Darja Isaksson, Directorate-General the Swedish Innovation agency Vinnova

We will also have workshops and networking with several key ecosystem project that contributes to the growth of deep tech in EU.

Only invited participants will attend this meeting. Parts of the programme will be livestreamed.

Contact: Marie Wall, marie.wall@gov.se

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