EARTO Annual Conferences

The EARTO annual conference is the major event in the EARTO calendar, treating a major subject of current interest to RTOs and providing important networking opportunities.



Past EARTO Annual Conferences

15 / 05 / 2024

EARTO Annual Conference 2024 in Warsaw, Poland

– Warsaw, 15-16 May 2024 – EARTO is pleased to invite you to the EARTO Annual Conference 2024, kindly hosted by EARTO member Łukasiewicz Research Network on 15-16 May 2024 in Warsaw, Poland. The Conference will focus on “The Role of European RTOs in Reindustrialization of Europe”. It will feature high-level speakers from the European […]

28 / 03 / 2023

EARTO Annual Conference 2023 in Bozen/Bolzano, Italy

– Bozen/Bolzano, 28-29 March 2023 – EARTO is pleased to invite you to the EARTO Annual Conference 2023, kindly hosted by EARTO member Eurac Research on 28-29 March 2023 in Bozen/Bolzano, Italy. The Conference will focus on “The role of RTOs in rolling out the EU Innovation Agenda”. It will feature high-level speakers from the […]

17 / 05 / 2022

EARTO Annual Conference 2022 in Barcelona, Spain

– Barcelona, 17-18 May 2022 –     The EARTO Annual Conference 2022 will be kindly hosted by EARTO Member EURECAT and will be held on 17-18 May 2022 in Barcelona, Spain. The conference will feature high-level speakers from the European Institutions, as well as members of EARTO and high-level representatives of RTOs from all […]

12 / 03 / 2021

EARTO Annual Conference 2021

Ensuring Europe’s Sustainable Recovery through Technology – 12 March 2021 (Digital Event) –   The EARTO Annual Conference 2021 was held digitally on 12 March 2021 (from 10.00 to 12.45 CET). The conference focused on “Ensuring Europe’s Sustainable Recovery through Technology”. It featured high-level speakers from the European Institutions, Industry, as well as RTOs. The replay […]

19 / 03 / 2019

EARTO Annual Conference 2019 in Espoo, Finland

RD&I Ecosystems for Industrial Leadership and Sustainable Future – Espoo, 19-20 March 2019 –   The EARTO Annual Conference 2019 was kindly hosted by EARTO Finnish member VTT on 19-20 March 2019 in Espoo, Finland. The conference focussed on “RD&I Ecosystems for Industrial Leadership and Sustainable Future”. More than 250 participants from all R&I stakeholders […]

21 / 03 / 2018

EARTO Annual Conference 2018 in Oslo, Norway

Research & Innovation for Competitiveness and Sustainable Growth  – Oslo, 21-22 March 2018 – The EARTO Annual Conference 2018 was kindly hosted by EARTO Norwegian members FFA, NOFIMA and SINTEF on 21-22 March 2018 in Oslo, Norway.   The conference focussed on “Research & Innovation for Competitiveness and Sustainable Growth” More than 250 participants from […]

29 / 10 / 2017

EARTO Annual Conference 2017 in Munich, Germany

Shaping Europe’s Future: RTOs at the Forefront of Innovation Supporting Industry – Munich, 29-30 March 2017 –                 The EARTO Annual Conference 2017 was kindly hosted by EARTO member Fraunhofer on 29-30 March 2017 in Munich, Germany. This year we welcomed more than 250 participants for successful discussions.   The […]

18 / 04 / 2016

EARTO Annual Conference 2016 in The Hague, Netherlands

EU Innovation Policy: Today’s Challenges for Innovation Infrastructures within EU Innovation Ecosystems and Industrial Value-chains – The Hague, 18-19 April 2016 –   The EARTO Annual Conference 2016 was held on 18-19 April in The Hague, kindly hosted by EARTO member TNO. This year again we welcomed more than 200 participants for successful discussions.   […]

28 / 04 / 2015

EARTO Annual Conference 2015 in Luxembourg

Infrastructures and Resources Sharing between Industry & RTOs in Europe – Luxembourg, 28-29 April 2015 –   The 2015 EARTO-EIRMA joint Annual Conference was held in Luxembourg on 28-29 April 2015. The event, jointly hosted by EARTO member LIST welcomed some 250 participants to discuss “Infrastructures and Resources Sharing between Industry & RTOs in Europe”. Highlights […]

08 / 05 / 2014

EARTO Annual Conference 2014 in Vienna, Austria

How Can RTOs Support the Re-Industrialization in Europe – Vienna, 8-9 May 2014 –   The 2014 EARTO Annual Conference, held on 8-9 May in Vienna, Austria, welcomed some 200 participants and presented keynote speeches by EU Commissioner for Regional Policy Johannes Hahn and Director-General for Research and Innovation at the European Commission Robert-Jan Smits. […]

23 / 05 / 2013

EARTO Annual Conference 2013 in Dubrovnik, Croatia

New Horizons for 2020 and Beyond: Croatia and South East Europe in the European Union – Dubrovnik, 23-24 May 2013 –   Pictures   Thursday May 23rd Opening of the Conference: President of EARTO – Jan Mengelers Director General of the Brodarski institut – Vladimir Koroman Director of the Ruđer Bošković Institute – Tome Antičić […]

07 / 05 / 2012

EARTO Annual Conference 2012 in Geneva, Switzerland

Rethinking RTOs for a Changing World of Innovation, Globalisation… and Other Disruptive Trends – Geneva, 7-8 May 2012 –   Pictures of the event are available here   Monday, 7th May 2012 Official Welcome by Mr Johann N. Schneider-Ammann, Federal Councillor Official Welcome by Mr Pierre- François Unger, President of the State Council, Republic and […]

12 / 05 / 2011

EARTO Annual Conference 2011 in Warsaw, Poland

Delivering the Innovation Union: The Essential Contribution of RTOs – 12-13 May 2011 in Warsaw, Poland –    You can find some pictures from the Conference here    Thursday 12 May Plenary Session – 9:00-12:30 Opening Plenary Session (Part One) 09:00-10:15 Welcome from EARTO, Erkki Leppävuori, President Welcome from Technology Partners, Tomasz Kosmider, President Keynote […]

19 / 05 / 2010

EARTO Annual Conference 2010 in Stockholm, Sweden

Sustainable RTO’s for a Sustainable Economy and Society – Stockholm, 19-20 May 2010 –   Wednesday, May 19th 13:30-16:00: Long-term Sustainable Cooperation among RTOs: the AERTOs ERA-NET Project Overview of AERTOs Project: Objectives, Participants, Perspectives, Jens Neugebauer, Fraunhofer, AERTOs Project Coordinator Presentations of first AERTOs projects and activities: AERTOs pilot programme, Raoul Klingner, Fraunhofer Research […]

04 / 05 / 2009

EARTO Annual Conference 2009 in Paris, France

– Paris, 4-5 May 2009 – Monday, May 4th – EARTO Working Group Ex-post FP6 Audits: background, issues raised in audits, consequences for RTOs, current state of play, EARTO action to defend members’ interests Options for European-wide model Agreements for Contract and Collaborative Research – A study being undertaken for DG Research by Tanja Schöpke […]

28 / 05 / 2008

EARTO Annual Conference 2008 in Madrid, Spain

– Madrid, 28-29-30 May 2008 – You can see some pictures of the conference here.   Madrid, 28th May, 2008 – EARTO Working Group FP7 Update Current Issues and Priorities for RTOs, Christopher John Hull, Secretary General, EARTO FP7 Certification Procedures Philippe Coenjaarts, Head of Unit, Implementation of Audit Certification Policy and Outsourced Audits, DG […]

03 / 05 / 2007

EARTO Annual Conference 2007 in Munich, Germany

Challenges & Responses – Munich, 3 May 2007 –   Plenary session1 Setting the Scene – Erkki KM Leppävuori (President of EARTO and President of VTT, Finland) Innovation and Cooperation with RTOs: An Industry Perspective – Lars-Göran Rosengren (President and CEO, Volvo Technology Corporation, Sweden) Innovation and SMEs – Johann Wilhelm Arntz (President AiF, Germany) […]

03 / 03 / 2006

EARTO Annual Conference 2006 in Lisbon, Portugal

– Lisbon, 3rd March 2006 – Topics: Universities and RTOs: Future Cooperation Needs – Ramon Marimon, Professor, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona Responsible Partnering and the Future of RTOs – Leopold Demiddeleer, Director, Solvay Innovation in SMEs – Lino Fernandes, President, Innovation Agency Portugal RTOs: Is There a Long-term Future? – Dirk-Meints Polter, Vice-President, Fraunhofer An […]

15 / 04 / 2005

EARTO Annual Conference 2005 in Warsaw, Poland

– Warsaw, 15 April 2005 – Governmental Initiatives for Growth through Innovation Krzysztof Krystowski, Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Economic and Labour Affairs Research and Technology Policy in Poland: Research, Education, Innovation Professor Jerzy M. Langer, Ministry of Science and Information Society Technologies   Future European Research Policy: Building the ERA for Knowledge and Growth […]

23 / 04 / 2004

EARTO Annual Conference 2004 in Trondheim, Norway

– Trondheim, 23rd April 2004 – Programme: Action Plan for Norwegian R&D – Knut B Haanæs, Division Director, The Research Council of Norway The Commission’s 3% Action Plan – Christian Patermann, Director, DG Research, European Commission Why do European firms invest so little in comparison with US Firms? at to do about it? – Andrew […]

20 / 03 / 2003

EARTO Annual Conference 2003 in The Hague, Netherlands

Excellence in Management in R&D and Testing Organisations – The Hague, 20-21 March 2003 –

19 / 04 / 2002

EARTO Annual Conference 2002 in Warsaw, Poland

Internationalisation in Research & Technology – Graz, 19 April 2002 –   Programme: Why Europe and Austria Need R&D on a European Level – Mathias Reichhold, Austrian Federal Minister for Transport, Innovation and Technology Cooperative and Collective Research in the European Context – Josef Mandl, Austrian Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Labour Challenges and […]

06 / 04 / 2001

EARTO Annual Conference 2001 in Madrid, Spain

Technology Commercialisation Strategies for Research and Technology Organisations – Madrid, 6 April 2001 – Programme: First Session: Strategic Aspects Philippe Busquin, European Commissioner for Research Recherche et Innovation en Europe Routes to Technology Commercialisation for Knowledge Organisations – Koenraad Debackere, Managing Director, K.U. Leuven Research and Development (B) From R&D to Integrated Technology Consulting, Development […]