A Franco-German Blueprint for European Breakthrough Innovation
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VivaTech Theater
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June 18
10:50 AM - 11:15 AM - CET
France and Germany have launched a joint task force on breakthrough innovation, co-chaired by Nicolas Dufourcq (Bpifrance) and Rafael Laguna (SprinD). Presented publicly for the first time at VivaTech, the report proposes new modes of action — challenge-driven programmes, empowered programme managers, fast contracting — to equip France with complementary tools, interoperable with Germany, and to spearhead a European approach to breakthrough innovation.
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DeepTech
Sovereignty & GovTech
Growth & Startup & Investment
Speakers
Philippe Baptiste
Minister for Higher Education, Research and Space
France
Dorothee Bär
Federal Minister for Research, Technology, and Space
Germany
Isabelle Canu
Partner
GET Fund
Alexander Diehl
Deputy Director
SprinD
Nicolas Dufourcq
Chief Executive Officer
BPIFRANCE
Larissa Holzki
Editorial Head of TECH
Handelsblatt
Roland Lescure
Minister for the Economy, Finance and Industrial and Energy Sovereignty,