On 28 January, EIC Communities will host a dedicated series of online sessions to present and discuss the policy recommendations developed through its 2025 co-creation process. The event will bring together innovators, researchers, policymakers and investors to examine the main gaps identified across three Communities of Practice and explore concrete pathways for impact.
The sessions will focus on Women’s Health, Carbon Removal Technologies, and AI in Robotics, each reflecting the outcomes of last year’s working groups and the evidence base underpinning the policy briefs currently being finalised. Across all three tracks, participants will engage with both the structural challenges shaping Europe’s innovation landscape and the policy actions proposed to address them.
Each session combines a presentation of key gaps and recommendations with a moderated panel discussion featuring experts from research, industry, start-ups and investment. The format is designed to move beyond diagnosis, creating space for dialogue on how policy recommendations can be translated into real-world action.
Agenda – 28 January (CET)
09:30 – Health Community of Practice
The morning session will explore how long-standing data gaps, underrepresentation in clinical research and structural funding barriers continue to shape innovation in women’s health. Panel contributions will bring together perspectives from design, venture capital, academic research and start-ups, focusing on how policy can enable evidence-based solutions and unlock market potential in areas that remain underprioritised.
- Welcome and overview
- Women’s Health Working Group: Gaps and Recommendations
- Round table: Advancing Women’s Health in Europe
Goda Sadzeviciute (House of Goda), David Egurrola (Baby VC), Hugo Vankelecom (KU Leuven), Siobhan Kelleher (Onawave) - Comments and Q&A
- Final remarks
11:00 – Cleantech Community of Practice
The Cleantech session will address the policy and infrastructure conditions required to scale carbon removal in Europe. Discussions will focus on the need for fair benchmarking, centralised testing facilities and a coherent regulatory framework. Speakers from academia, industry and climate markets will examine how emerging technologies can move from pilots to deployment under credible certification and long-term policy stability.
- Welcome and overview
- Carbon Removal Technologies Working Group: Gaps and Recommendations
- Round table: Advancing Carbon Removal Technologies in Europe
Antonio Marco Pantaleo (Imperial College London), Csaba Janáky (eChemicles), Yingyan Lu (Senior Climate and Carbon Market Expert) - Comments and Q&A
- Final remarks
14:00 – Industry Community of Practice
The afternoon will turn to safety, resilience and governance of AI-enabled robotic systems. The panel will highlight challenges related to benchmarking, continuous learning in critical environments and the alignment of technical standards with regulatory frameworks. Contributions from technology developers, researchers and innovators will outline how policy can support responsible adoption while maintaining Europe’s competitiveness.
- Introductory overview
- AI in Robotics Working Group: Gaps and Recommendations
- Round table: Advancing AI in Robotics in Europe
Eden Djanashvili (PrioritySoft), Edlira Vakaj (Birmingham City University), Gaetano Volpe (Latitudo 40), Paolo Fiorini (Needleye Robotics) - Comments and Q&A
- Final remarks
Download the agenda here
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28 Jan 2026
