Accelerating clean industrial deployment: insights, challenges, and opportunities
Accelerating clean industrial deployment: insights, challenges, and opportunities
- date_range 12 May 2026 from 9:00 to 17:00
- pin_drop DoubleTree by Hilton Brussels City, Rue Gineste 3, Brussels (maps)
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The EU-funded projects DIAMONDS4IF, LEADS, H2IF, 2DPLOY, in close collaboration with CINEA, DG CLIMA and DG RTD and with the support of REALIZE, are pleased to invite you to the public event: “Accelerating clean industrial deployment: insights, challenges, and opportunities“.
The event will focus on defining and sharing a strategic vision for European industrial decarbonisation and the effective deployment of innovation.
The aim is to bring together key decision-makers – CEOs, CFOs and equivalent executives – from leading industrial companies across all sectors, together with key European players in the field of innovation.
The event will specifically address the sectors targeted by the participating CSAs (Cluster of Support Actions), with a particular focus on: renewable energy (DIAMONDS4IF and REALIZE), Carbon Capture, Use and Storage (LEADS), hydrogen and energy storage (H2IF), and low-carbon technologies for energy-intensive industries (2DPLOY).
If your company aims to develop innovative technologies and support the EU’s climate goals, don’t miss this opportunity to connect with leading representatives of the European Commission and key industry players to jointly identify concrete opportunities for development and accelerate your path to success.
DIAMONDS4IF, LEADS, H2IF, 2DPLOY and REALIZE are collaborating to support projects already funded under EU research and development programmes, with the aim of maximising the number of high-quality Innovation Fund applications, highlighting and overcoming the challenges and difficulties encountered along the way.
Notice: A national strike is planned in Belgium on 12 May, which may affect flights and local public transport in Brussels. Participants are advised to plan their travel accordingly.
AGENDA
| Time | Topic | Speakers |
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| 08.30 – 09:00 | Registration & Welcome Coffee | |
| 09:00- 09:15 | Opening remarks | CINEA – Martin Lange, Head of Unit Horizon Europe – Energy DG CLIMA – Maria Velkova, Deputy Head of Unit – Low carbon solutions: research & low carbon technology deployment |
| 09:15 – 09:40 | Keynote session: The Clean Industrial Deal and the horizon ahead | |
| The Innovation Fund. Deployment of net-zero solutions update | DG CLIMA – Maria Velkova, Deputy Head of Unit – Low carbon solutions: research & low carbon technology deployment |
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| Presentation of the Work Programme 2026–2027 call: Horizon Europe: “R&I in Support of the Clean Industrial Deal” + Q&A session |
DG RTD – Antonio Ferrandez, Policy Officer, Industrial transformation | |
| 09:40 – 10:00 | Introduction to the Workshop | DG CLIMA – Jose Jiménez, Horizon Europe. Policy Officer Low carbon solutions: Research & low carbon technology deployment |
| 10:00 – 11.40 | Panel 1: Deployment mapping – Innovation pipeline: challenges, lessons learned and best practices |
CINEA – Maria Laura Trifiletti, Project Officer Horizon Europe – Energy |
| Mapping of H2020 Potential for deployment + Q&A session |
Federico Spadaro – CLERENS (H2IF) | |
| Support for R&I deployment: available tools to help you upscale your innovations + Q&A session |
Silvia Colella & Patrizia Bolognesi – PNO Innovation (DIAMONDS4IF) | |
| Main bottlenecks and barriers from H2020 and Horizon Europe R&I projects supported by the CSAs for upscale funding and lessons learnt
+ Q&A session |
Roberto Conti – PNO Innovation (LEADS) | |
| Panel Discussion | ||
| Best practices and recommendation for R&I owners + Q&A session |
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| 11:40 – 12:00 | Coffee Break | |
| 12:00 – 13.20 | Panel 2: Real-life stories of R&I to deployment + Q&A session |
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| 13:20 – 14:30 | Networking Lunch | |
| 14:30 – 15:35 | Panel 3: Industrial voices – Sectoral perspectives on deployment and lesson learnt
4 Breakout Discussions per area: |
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| Energy storage & hydrogen Chestnut Room |
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| Low-carbon technologies in energy-intensive industries Plenary Room |
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| Renewable energy generation Buckeye Room |
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| Carbon capture, use and storage (CCUS) Mulberry Room |
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| 15:35 – 15:50 | Coffee Break | |
| 15.50 – 16.45 | Plenary presentation of the four breakout sessions + Q&A session |
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| 16.45 – 17.00 | Closing Remarks and take aways from discussion | DG CLIMA – Jose Jiménez, Horizon Europe – Policy Officer, Low carbon solutions: research & low carbon technology deployment |
