EFECS 2025

EFECS 2025 – the European Forum for Electronic Components and Systems – will take place on 3–4 December 2025 at the Hilton Hotel in St Julian’s, Malta. This year’s theme, Accelerate Innovation: Building European Competitiveness, puts the spotlight on value chain security, sustainability, and emerging market opportunities, all in the context of Europe’s strategic drive for technological sovereignty.

Program

2 December

14:00 – 17:45: European Chips Design Platform (EuroCDP)
18:30 – 21:00
Cultural visit of St John’s Co-Cathedral in Valletta (registrateion required)

3 December

08:00 – 09:30
Registraton – Networking coffee and exhibition
09:30 – 10:00
Welcome and opening speeches
10:00 – 10:45
Session 1: The new geopolitical dimension: shaping our digital future – Keynote speeches
10:45 – 11:15
Coffee break
11:15 – 12:30
Session 1: The new geopolitical dimension: shaping our digital future – Panel discussion
12:30 – 14:00
Networking lunch and exhibition
14:00 – 15:00
Session 2: Emerging technology opportunities in Europe
15:00 – 16:00
Session 3: Emerging application opportunities in Europe
16:00 – 18:00
Session 4: Review of the Chips Act: Policy, Funding, and Strategic Alignment
18:45 – 00:00
Social event at the Casino Maltese in Valletta (registration required)

4 December

08:00 – 09:30
Registration – Networking coffee and exhibition
09:30 – 09:35
Welcome and opening by the moderator
09:35 – 11:00
Session 5: Strengthening our strengths: creating tech dependencies for the EU digital sovereignty
11:00 – 11:30
Coffee break
11:30-12:45
Session 6: International Cooperation: the need of strong, balanced, and forward-looking international alliances
12:45 – 14:15
Networking lunch and exhibition
14:15 – 15:00
Session 7: Financial power: innovation through strategic investments
15:00 – 15:40
Session 8: Calls, SRIA: EU actions and industrial roadmaps for a coherent, impactful European R&I strategy
15:40 – 15:45
Closing remarks by Jari Kinaret, Chips JU Executive Director
15:45 – 17:00
Coffee break
16:00 – 17:45
Workshop on Skills
16:00 – 17:45
Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI)
16:00 – 17:45
FAMES Workshop
16:00 – 17:45
Key Results of International Cooperation on Semiconductors for European Economic Resilience
18:30 – 20:30
Cultural visit of St John’s Co-Cathedral in Valletta (registration required)

EFECS 2025

Program

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