EIRMA - European Industrial Research Management Association

📢 𝗥𝗘𝗚𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗡𝗢𝗪 📢 𝗘𝗜𝗥𝗠𝗔 𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗨𝗔𝗟 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗙𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 𝗘𝗨 𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗨𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗔𝗟 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗜𝗟𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘 : 𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗢𝗩𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗘𝗗 𝗘𝗨𝗥𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗔𝗡 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗣𝗘𝗧𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗦 NOVEMBER 20-21, Brussels, Belgium Hosted by BEKAERT N.V. EU INDUSTRY MEETS NEW APPOINTED EU INNOVATION COUNCIL COMMISIONERS 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 In its 58 years of existence, EIRMA and its member companies have faced numerous challenges including the cold war, the oil crisis, the financial crisis, as well as the Covid pandemic. The industry has always shown resilience by transforming and adapting. 𝗬𝗲𝘁, 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗿𝘂𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆! This 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 will be the occasion to reflect on EIRMA’s journey through its history, relating it to the challenges faced by R&D managers today and the changes in expectations on the responsibility of industry to society. What are the needs and expectations from EU governance for a renewed industry competitiveness ? How R&D executives can manage innovation in future perspectives by learning from past practices? This 2024 EIRMA 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 will center on three topics: 1. 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗲 : retrospective on EIRMA’s history and the geopolitics of the past 2. 𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 : a look into the cross-roads we now face as the implications of digitalization, AI, climate change, shifts in geopolitics along broader societal values and more impact business thinking 3. 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘀 : who will be the R&D leaders of the future? 𝗩𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲 NV BEKAERT S.A. Bluepoint Brussels Blvd Auguste Reyers 80, 1030 Brussels – Belgium www.bekaert.com 𝙍𝙀𝙂𝙄𝙎𝙏𝙀𝙍 𝙉𝙊𝙒 Registration fee : Members: 1 580€ - Non Members: 1 880€ Special additional charge for your accompanying person is 275€. This cost only covers the welcome dinner, and the conference dinner, not the meetings. Please register as soon as possible but before November 9 at the latest by sending us an email to events@eirma.org Looking forward to hosting you in Brussels. EIRMA TEAM

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EIRMA ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2024 - OUTCOME: EIRMA - European Industrial Research Management Association, is delighted to conclude its successful Annual Conference 2024 - hosted by Bekaert in Brussels last week - on the current and challenging topic: "𝗘𝗨 𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗨𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗔𝗟 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗜𝗟𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘 : 𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗢𝗩𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗘𝗗 𝗘𝗨𝗥𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗔𝗡 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗣𝗘𝗧𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗦", in association with the European Commission Innovation Council and the OECD-OCDE. The event included an exclusive insight on future technologies impact on society by the Quantitative Futurist Amy Webb. EIRMA praises all participants that contributed to an outstanding event result: Ernst Lutz - Bekaert/EIRMA Walter Steinlin - Swisscom Léopold Demiddeleer - TechBridgeOne s.p.r.l Carlos Haertel - EIRMA Isidro Laso - EIC Marek Novotny - ComAp Filipp Taratynov - ASML Raphael H Cohen - Management Boosters Antoinette Hodes - Check Point Roy Pennings - CERN Fernanda Bicalho - JEE Patrick Corsi - Cayak-InnoV SAS Cristina Vicini - EIC Jens Lundsgaard - OECD Hanna Paschke - JEE Alberto Messeri - JEE Christopher Andrew Dirdal - CERN Anna Ferrer Vaquer, PhD - IBEC Yves Van Rompaey - Umicore Karima Boucherka - Air Liquide Monica Schofield - TuTech Innovation Gmbh D.Michel Judkiewicz - EIRMA Matthias Kaiserswerth - IBM Research Daniel Canter - ASML Phil Webster - AD Little Richard Granger Iza Kielichowska - VITO Marcel Van de Voorde - Max Planck Institut für Metallforschung We find comfort in the certainty that EIRMA's legacy will perdure through european industry future innovation endeavours.

📢LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER ! 📢 𝗘𝗜𝗥𝗠𝗔 𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗨𝗔𝗟 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗙𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 𝗘𝗨 𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗨𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗔𝗟 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗜𝗟𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘 : 𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗢𝗩𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗘𝗗 𝗘𝗨𝗥𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗔𝗡 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗣𝗘𝗧𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗦 NOVEMBER 20-21, Brussels, Belgium Hosted by BEKAERT N.V. EU INDUSTRY MEETS NEW APPOINTED EU INNOVATION COUNCIL COMMISIONERS AND OECD PARTICIPATION 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 In its 58 years of existence, EIRMA and its member companies have faced numerous challenges including the cold war, the oil crisis, the financial crisis, as well as the Covid pandemic. The industry has always shown resilience by transforming and adapting. 𝗬𝗲𝘁, 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗿𝘂𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆! This 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 will be the occasion to reflect on EIRMA’s journey through its history, relating it to the challenges faced by R&D managers today and the changes in expectations on the responsibility of industry to society. What are the needs and expectations from EU governance for a renewed industry competitiveness ? How R&D executives can manage innovation in future perspectives by learning from past practices? This 2024 EIRMA 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 will center on three topics: 1. 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗲 : retrospective on EIRMA’s and EU industrial history and the geopolitics of the past 2. 𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 : a look into the cross-roads we now face as the implications of digitalization, AI, climate change, shifts in geopolitics along broader societal values and more impact business thinking 3. 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘀 : Future technology impact and the R&D leaders of tomorrow 𝗩𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲 NV BEKAERT S.A. Bluepoint Brussels Blvd Auguste Reyers 80, 1030 Brussels – Belgium www.bekaert.com 𝙍𝙀𝙂𝙄𝙎𝙏𝙀𝙍 𝙉𝙊𝙒 Registration fee : Members: 1 580€ - Non Members: 1 880€ Special additional charge for your accompanying person is 275€. This cost only covers the welcome dinner, and the conference dinner, not the meetings. Please register by sending us an email to events@eirma.org Looking forward to hosting you in Brussels. EIRMA TEAM

📢𝙊𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙖 𝙁𝙚𝙬 𝙙𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙡𝙚𝙛𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙧𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧 📢 𝗘𝗜𝗥𝗠𝗔 𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗨𝗔𝗟 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗙𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 𝗘𝗨 𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗨𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗔𝗟 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗜𝗟𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘 : 𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗢𝗩𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗘𝗗 𝗘𝗨𝗥𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗔𝗡 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗣𝗘𝗧𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗦 NOVEMBER 20-21, Brussels, Belgium Hosted by BEKAERT N.V. EU INDUSTRY MEETS NEW APPOINTED EU INNOVATION COUNCIL COMMISIONERS AND OECD PARTICIPATION 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 In its 58 years of existence, EIRMA and its member companies have faced numerous challenges including the cold war, the oil crisis, the financial crisis, as well as the Covid pandemic. The industry has always shown resilience by transforming and adapting. 𝗬𝗲𝘁, 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗿𝘂𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆! This 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 will be the occasion to reflect on EIRMA’s journey through its history, relating it to the challenges faced by R&D managers today and the changes in expectations on the responsibility of industry to society. What are the needs and expectations from EU governance for a renewed industry competitiveness ? How R&D executives can manage innovation in future perspectives by learning from past practices? This 2024 EIRMA 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 will center on three topics: 1. 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗲 : retrospective on EIRMA’s and EU industrial history and the geopolitics of the past 2. 𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 : a look into the cross-roads we now face as the implications of digitalization, AI, climate change, shifts in geopolitics along broader societal values and more impact business thinking 3. 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘀 : Future technology impact and the R&D leaders of tomorrow 𝗩𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲 NV BEKAERT S.A. Bluepoint Brussels Blvd Auguste Reyers 80, 1030 Brussels – Belgium www.bekaert.com 𝙍𝙀𝙂𝙄𝙎𝙏𝙀𝙍 𝙉𝙊𝙒 Registration fee : Members: 1 580€ - Non Members: 1 880€ Special additional charge for your accompanying person is 275€. This cost only covers the welcome dinner, and the conference dinner, not the meetings. Please register as soon as possible but before November 9 at the latest by sending us an email to events@eirma.org Looking forward to hosting you in Brussels. EIRMA TEAM

📢𝙊𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙖 𝙁𝙚𝙬 𝙙𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙡𝙚𝙛𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙧𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧 📢 𝗘𝗜𝗥𝗠𝗔 𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗨𝗔𝗟 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗙𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 𝗘𝗨 𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗨𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗔𝗟 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗜𝗟𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘 : 𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗢𝗩𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗘𝗗 𝗘𝗨𝗥𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗔𝗡 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗣𝗘𝗧𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗦 NOVEMBER 20-21, Brussels, Belgium Hosted by BEKAERT N.V. EU INDUSTRY MEETS NEW APPOINTED EU INNOVATION COUNCIL COMMISIONERS AND OECD PARTICIPATION 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 In its 58 years of existence, EIRMA and its member companies have faced numerous challenges including the cold war, the oil crisis, the financial crisis, as well as the Covid pandemic. The industry has always shown resilience by transforming and adapting. 𝗬𝗲𝘁, 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗿𝘂𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆! This 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 will be the occasion to reflect on EIRMA’s journey through its history, relating it to the challenges faced by R&D managers today and the changes in expectations on the responsibility of industry to society. What are the needs and expectations from EU governance for a renewed industry competitiveness ? How R&D executives can manage innovation in future perspectives by learning from past practices? This 2024 EIRMA 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 will center on three topics: 1. 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗲 : retrospective on EIRMA’s and EU industrial history and the geopolitics of the past 2. 𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 : a look into the cross-roads we now face as the implications of digitalization, AI, climate change, shifts in geopolitics along broader societal values and more impact business thinking 3. 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘀 : Future technology impact and the R&D leaders of tomorrow 𝗩𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲 NV BEKAERT S.A. Bluepoint Brussels Blvd Auguste Reyers 80, 1030 Brussels – Belgium www.bekaert.com 𝙍𝙀𝙂𝙄𝙎𝙏𝙀𝙍 𝙉𝙊𝙒 Registration fee : Members: 1 580€ - Non Members: 1 880€ Special additional charge for your accompanying person is 275€. This cost only covers the welcome dinner, and the conference dinner, not the meetings. Please register as soon as possible but before November 9 at the latest by sending us an email to events@eirma.org Looking forward to hosting you in Brussels. EIRMA TEAM

📢 𝗥𝗘𝗚𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗡𝗢𝗪 📢 𝗘𝗜𝗥𝗠𝗔 𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗨𝗔𝗟 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗙𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 𝗘𝗨 𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗨𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗔𝗟 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗜𝗟𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘 : 𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗢𝗩𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗘𝗗 𝗘𝗨𝗥𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗔𝗡 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗣𝗘𝗧𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗦 NOVEMBER 20-21, Brussels, Belgium Hosted by BEKAERT N.V. EU INDUSTRY MEETS NEW APPOINTED EU INNOVATION COUNCIL COMMISIONERS AND OECD PARTICIPATION 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 In its 58 years of existence, EIRMA and its member companies have faced numerous challenges including the cold war, the oil crisis, the financial crisis, as well as the Covid pandemic. The industry has always shown resilience by transforming and adapting. 𝗬𝗲𝘁, 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗿𝘂𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆! This 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 will be the occasion to reflect on EIRMA’s journey through its history, relating it to the challenges faced by R&D managers today and the changes in expectations on the responsibility of industry to society. What are the needs and expectations from EU governance for a renewed industry competitiveness ? How R&D executives can manage innovation in future perspectives by learning from past practices? This 2024 EIRMA 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 will center on three topics: 1. 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗲 : retrospective on EIRMA’s and EU industrial history and the geopolitics of the past 2. 𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 : a look into the cross-roads we now face as the implications of digitalization, AI, climate change, shifts in geopolitics along broader societal values and more impact business thinking 3. 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘀 : Future technology impact and the R&D leaders of tomorrow 𝗩𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲 NV BEKAERT S.A. Bluepoint Brussels Blvd Auguste Reyers 80, 1030 Brussels – Belgium www.bekaert.com 𝙍𝙀𝙂𝙄𝙎𝙏𝙀𝙍 𝙉𝙊𝙒 Registration fee : Members: 1 580€ - Non Members: 1 880€ Special additional charge for your accompanying person is 275€. This cost only covers the welcome dinner, and the conference dinner, not the meetings. Please register as soon as possible but before November 9 at the latest by sending us an email to events@eirma.org Looking forward to hosting you in Brussels. EIRMA TEAM

📢 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗗 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗠 📢   𝗘𝗜𝗥𝗠𝗔 𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗨𝗔𝗟 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗙𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰   EU INDUSTRIAL RESILIENCE : INNOVATION FOR RENEWED EUROPEAN COMPETITIVENESS   NOVEMBER 20-21, Brussels, Belgium Hosted by BEKAERT N.V. EU INDUSTRY MEETS NEW APPOINTED EU INNOVATION COUNCIL COMMISIONERS    𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 In its 58 years of existence, EIRMA and its member companies have faced numerous challenges including the cold war, the oil crisis, the financial crisis, as well as the Covid pandemic. The industry has always shown resilience by transforming and adapting. 𝗬𝗲𝘁, 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗿𝘂𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆! This 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 will be the occasion to reflect on EIRMA’s journey through its history, relating it to the challenges faced by R&D managers today and the changes in expectations on the responsibility of industry to society.   What are the needs and expectations from EU governance for a renewed industry competitiveness ? How R&D executives can manage innovation in future perspectives by learning from past practices? This 2024 EIRMA 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 will center on three topics: 1. 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗲 : retrospective on EIRMA’s history and the geopolitics of the past 2. 𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 : a look into the cross-roads we now face as the implications of digitalization, AI, climate change, shifts in geopolitics along broader societal values and more impact business thinking 3. 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘀 : who will be the R&D leaders of the future? 𝗩𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲 NV BEKAERT S.A.  Bluepoint Brussels Blvd Auguste Reyers 80, 1030 Brussels – Belgium  www.bekaert.com 𝙍𝙀𝙂𝙄𝙎𝙏𝙀𝙍 𝙉𝙊𝙒 Registration fee :  Members: 1 580€ - Non Members: 1 880€ Special additional charge for your accompanying person is 275€. This cost only covers the welcome dinner, and the conference dinner, not the meetings. Please register as soon as possible but before November 9 at the latest by sending us an email to events@eirma.org Looking forward to hosting you in Brussels.   EIRMA TEAM

👇🏽 𝗥𝗘𝗚𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗡𝗢𝗪!👇🏽 𝗘𝗜𝗥𝗠𝗔 𝗘𝗫𝗖𝗟𝗨𝗦𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗧 : 𝗘𝗡𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗖𝗬𝗕𝗘𝗥 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗜𝗟𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗜𝗡 𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗨𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗬'𝗦 𝗗𝗜𝗚𝗜𝗧𝗔𝗟 𝗘𝗥𝗔 : 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘁𝘀, 𝗗𝗮𝗺𝗻 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗜 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟲th 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 ( Remote - 11.00-12.30) 𝗕𝗔𝗖𝗞𝗚𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗗: Delve into the world of Operational Technology (OT) security and gain valuable insights on threats, risk-based defense, digital transformation, resilience strategies, AI integration and future trends. You will learn what value AI brings by reducing burden of repetitive or complex tasks that would otherwise be impossible in the absence of human intervention. We share strategies on how to secure your assets using a zero tolerance approach, preventing attacks, protecting sensitive data and improving your security posture throughout the shopfloor. Your main presenter and host will be Antoinette Hodes , Global Solution Architect and Evangelist at the Office of the CTO, Check Point Software Technologies. Make sure you join live and have your questions ready. Antoinette Hodes boasts over 25 years of experience in IT, OT, and cybersecurity domains. She contributes to insightful cybersecurity articles to Cybertalk.org and is a sought-after speaker at events, covering topics such as cybersecurity for IoT, IT, and OT environments, as well as AI & ML in cybersecurity and the global threat landscape. With expertise spanning strategic and tactical aspects, Antoinette shares valuable insights, recommendations, and best practices garnered from her extensive professional journey. 𝙅𝙊𝙄𝙉 𝙐𝙎 𝙏𝙊 𝙏𝙃𝙄𝙎 𝙑𝘼𝙇𝙐𝘼𝘽𝙇𝙀 𝙀𝙄𝙍𝙈𝘼’𝙎 𝙀𝙑𝙀𝙉𝙏! 𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗘𝗥: Antoinette Hodes, Cybersecurity solutions architect and evangelist, Check Check Point Software Software Technologies Office of the CTO SECURE YOUR PARTICIPATION NOW ! 𝗧𝗢 𝗥𝗘𝗚𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥 : For EIRMA members : FREE REGISTRATION For non EIRMA members, Event fees: €80 To register please follow the link: https://lnkd.in/ea2G6KaP or send an email to events@eirma.org