R2I INSPIRE MORNING TALK
Main Stage | Inspire Area, Floor 1
May 12, 2026
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Following the institutional opening, the panel will focus on European technological sovereignty and the need to reduce the continent’s dependence on American and Asian economies. A Europe that has the skills, resources and governance capacity to exercise effective control over the production of digital technologies that shape economic and social life.
10:00 - 10:20 | Institutional Greetings
10:00 - 10:20 | Institutional Greetings
- Michele de Pascale, President of the Emilia-Romagna Region
- Ekaterina Zaharieva, European Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation
- Adolfo Urso, Minister of Made in Italy and Enterprises
- Massimiliano Fedriga, President of the Conference of Regions and Autonomous Provinces
- Michele de Pascale, President of the Emilia-Romagna Region
- Francesca Bria, President of ART-ER, Board Member European Innovation Council
- Sebastiano Toffaletti, Secretary General, European Digital SMEs Alliance
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BY THE EUROPEAN FUNDS OF THE EMILIA-ROMAGNA REGION
BY THE EUROPEAN FUNDS OF THE EMILIA-ROMAGNA REGION
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May 12-13, 2026 | 9 am - 6pm
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