EPoSS delegation meets Neelie Kroes, Vice-President of the European Commission

On 11 April 2011 an EPoSS delegation met with Commissioner Neelie Kroes for an exchange on "Smart Systems Technologies: The Innovation Driver for Europe".

The following items were on the agenda of the EPoSS delegation that:
  • Smart Systems: Technological Aspects
  • Relevance of Smart Systems for European Economy
  • EPoSS Structure Responding to Societal Challenges
  • A New EPoSS Priority: Manufacturing of Smart Systems and Smart Systems for Manufacturing
  • From PF7 to the Common Strategic Framework (CSF): Experience and Perspectives
  •  Towards the Common Strategic Framework: The EPoSS PPP Model to Boost Innovation
The EPoSS delegation was made up of
  • Chairman Carmelo Papa, Executive Vice President and Industrial & Multisegment General Manager of STMicroelectronics
  • Vice-Chairmen Dr. Alain Ripart, Senior Vice-President and
    Chief Scientific Officer of Sorin Group CRM
  • Vice-Chairman Dr. Giulio Ruffini, Chief Executive Officer and
    Chief Technology Officer of Starlab
  • Vice-Chairman Hannu Laatikainen, Executive Vice President Transportation Business of VTI Technologies Oy
  • Chairman of the EPoSS Executive Committee Dr. Günter Lugert of Siemens AG
  • Chairman of the EPoSS Working Group Automotive Dr. Pietro Perlo of Fiat Research Center
  • Head of EPoSS Office Wolfgang Gessner of VDI/VDE-IT

A summary of the meeting is available for EPoSS members in the internal area of this site.