10.30 – Opening statements by public figures of the Spanish government in Belgium and the Netherlands, and the Board of Directors of the CEBE and CENL associations

10.45 – Keynote lecture 1: “Membrane technology: the core of more sustainable processes?“. Prof. Patricia Luis Alconero, ERC grantee and group leader in the Institute of Mechanics, Materials and Civil Engineering (IMMC), Université Catholique du Louvain, BE

11:30 – Coffee pause

11:50 – Panel Discussion I: “Biotechnology: current limitations and coming challenges”

  • Facilitator: To be determined
  1. Dr. Rosa Martín Pérez, Associate Director R&D, Interventional Oncology at Johnson & Johnson, BE
  2. Dr. Ania Lukasiewicz, Wageningen University, Research Section Plant Breeding, NL
  3. To be determined

13:15 – Your research in 3 minutes

13:30 – Lunch and Poster Session

14:30 – Panel Discussion II: “Artificial Intelligence: where are we heading towards?

  • Facilitator: TBD
  • Prof. Tom M. Heskes, Professor in Data Science and Vice dean of research, Radboud University, NL
  • Dr. Rafa Gálvez Vizcaíno, Research Associate at Computer Security and Industrial Cryptography (COSIC), KU Leuven, BE
  • Prof. Luis A. Leiva, Professor in Human-Computer Interaction and Machine Learning, Dept. Computer Science, University of Luxembourg, LUX

16:00 – Your research in 3 minutes

16:15 – Coffee pause

16:45 – Keynote lecture 2: “Immunity in time and Space”. Jorge Domínguez Andrés, junior group leader at Radboud University Medical Center, NL

17:30 – Prize ceremony

17:35 – Closing remarks 

17:45 – Networking Reception – During this time, both art exhibitions will be presented: “Scientia” (CENL) and “Science Freeze or I’ll Shoot”