08:30 – 09:30 | Registration
Arrival, networking, and welcome coffee
09:30 – 09:40 | Welcome and Opening: Paving the way for Europe’s net-zero competitiveness
Welcome and introduction to the 2025 Cleantech Conference by Ewa Krukowska, Master of Ceremony.
Video message from Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission.
09:40 -09:55 | Presentation of the Clean Industrial Deal
Building on the opening remarks, the Clean Industrial Deal (CID) will be presented, together with an overview of what the concrete actions that the Commission/DG CLIMA will take to ensure the political guidelines and objectives. Serving as an informative intervention, this will lead into the first panel discussion.
09:55 – 11:00 | Panel discussion: How can the Clean Industrial Deal propel Europe to Climate neutrality and boost competitiveness?
“What’s Europe’s take?” A little over one month after the CID’s release, the panel gathers policymakers, industry leaders, and associations to share their perspectives. Panellists would offer their views on the deal's potential to drive innovation, align policy with industry needs, and position Europe for long-term economic success
11:00 – 11:30 | Networking Break
Visit the exhibition area
11:30 – 12:30 | Lightning talk: – Boosting Europe's competitiveness through innovative technologies
How the Innovation Fund is financing breakthrough technologies that drive decarbonisation and support innovation. 5-minute pitches presenting their cutting-edge technologies, followed by a Q&A session.
12:30 – 14:00 | Lunch and networking
Lunch in the foyer for onsite participants.
Possibility of networking and visit the exhibition.
14:00 - 14:20 | Keynote speech: Leveraging collaboration, data and AI to accelerate supply chain decarbonisation
Motivation speech
14:20 – 15:20 | Roundtable: Scaling decarbonisation technologies: Navigating regulation, funding, and market access
Explore the challenges and opportunities for scaling cleantech, considering the provisions on simplifying regulations and improving market access. This includes businesses of varying scales, but with a particular focus on startups/SMEs in the cleantech landscape. Provide practical solutions for reducing regulatory burdens, accessing Innovation Fund support, and scaling up operations in line with Europe’s decarbonisation goals. Finally, discussion about new framework conditions can be set for successful cleantech uptake.
15:20 - 16:00 | Networking Break
Visit the exhibition area
16:00 - 16:20 | Fireside chat: Financing Europe's clean future – Public and private investment in cleantech
The role of public and private investment in accelerating Europe’s clean transition and ensuring long-term competitiveness.
16:20 – 17:20 | Panel Discussion: Building resilient cleantech supply chains: Europe’s global challenge
Discussions on supply chain resilience, with participants sharing their experiences and solutions to accelerate Europe’s decarbonisation goals and create new economic opportunities, while reducing reliance on external suppliers (particularly China).
17:20 – 17:30 | Closing remarks
Wrap up of the 2025 Cleantech Conference.
17:30 – 18:30 | Networking cocktail
End of the event