INESC Brussels HUB Summer Meeting 2026: Where does the stack break?
“Where does the stack break?” Organising the full technology development continuum from knowledge to market under #FP10 and the European Competitiveness Fund (#ECF). This is the central question that will guide the upcoming INESC Brussels HUB Summer Meeting 2026 in Brussels on 28 May.
Organised around three Strategic Technology Windows, the meeting will examine how Europe moves from research excellence to industrial and societal capability — and why promising technologies so often struggle to progress across the continuum. The discussions are framed in the context of the upcoming Framework Programme 10 (FP10) and the European Competitiveness Fund (ECF).
- W1 — Clean Industrial Stack (Clean Transition & Industrial Decarbonisation): Co-organised with EFFRA and MANUFUTURE EU, this session will explore where Europe’s clean-tech capability system most consistently breaks: from pilot lines and industrial demonstration to manufacturing scale-up, deployment and industrial competitiveness..
- W2 — Digital & Compute Stack (Digital Leadership & Compute Infrastructure): Co-organised with Adra – AI-Data-Robotics-Association, the discussion will focus on Europe’s digital and compute ecosystem, including compute sovereignty, AI infrastructure, market fragmentation, scaling barriers for deep-tech companies, and the broader conditions shaping European technological competitiveness.
- W3 — Health Tech Stack (Health Innovation & Biotechnology): Co-organised with the Innovative Health Initiative (IHI), this window will examine the path from biomedical research to patient deployment, addressing regulatory pathways, reimbursement frameworks, healthcare system absorption, and the growing convergence between AI, sensors and biodata.
The discussions will bring together policymakers, RTOs, research organisations, industry representatives, investors and innovation actors through a shared analytical structure combining Firestarter Panels, participatory World Café discussions and synthesis reporting.
Confirmed contributors include José Carlos Caldeira, Inês Lynce, Ana Teresa Freitas, Niklas Blomberg, Marcello Colledani, Philip Piatkiewicz and Paweł Świeboda, among many colleagues and experts contributing across the three Strategic Technology Windows. Media partner: Science|Business.
Attendance is free of charge. Prior registration is required.
Date: 28 May 2026, 09h00–13h00 CEST
Location: SQUARE Brussels Convention Centre, Brussels
Registration: here
About INESC-ID
INESC-ID, “Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores: Investigação e Desenvolvimento em Lisboa” is a Research and Development and Innovation Organization (R&D+i) in the fields of Computer Science and Electrical and Computer Engineering. INESC-ID mission is to produce added value to people and society, supporting the response of public policies to scientific, health, environmental, cultural, social, economic and political challenges. INESC-ID promotes cooperation between academia and industry by addressing research on daily life issues, such as healthcare, space, mobility, agri-food, industry 4.0, and smart grids. This high level of knowledge transfer is achieved through both competitive research projects and direct contracted research. Public and private entities have therefore access to a pool of knowledge, resources and services provided through the unique competencies available at the institution.
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