Stakeholder consultation workshop: Developing ELIXIR's next Scientific Programme

CEST

The Hotel
Brussels
Belgium

ELIXIR is currently developing it’s Scientific Programme for 2024-2028. This high-level workshop takes place at The Hotel in Brussels and will bring together senior representatives from different research communities to give their perspective on the future.

A series of short presentations (10 minutes) from our high-level panelists will give context and inspiration to round-table discussions between the all the workshop participants - each table will then make some recommendations at the end of the debate.

Agenda

8:30 - 9:30 Registration and Coffee at the Vista, 27th floor
9:30 - 9:45 Welcome & Introduction
Niklas Blomberg (ELIXIR)
9:45 - 10:15 View from the European Commission
Anna Panagopolou (European Commission)
10:15 - 11:00

Data needs across the life sciences in 2028

  • Genomics and Disease
    Søren Brunak (University of Copenhagen)
  • Molecular and Cellular Biology
    Christine Orengo (UCL)
  • Plants and Agriculture
    Klaas Vandepoele (VIB)
  • Biodiversity
    Donat Agosti (Plazi)
11:00 - 11:30 Coffee break
11:30 - 12:15 Breakout sessions on Scientific Topics
12:15 - 13:00 Lunch
13:00 - 13:45

Enabling collaborations - ELIXIR in the European landscape

  • Data Management
    Hilary Hanahoe (RDA)
  • EOSC
    Per Öster (CSC)
  • ESFRI landscape
    Dominik Sobczak (European Commission)
  • Software
    Paul Richmond (University of Sheffield)
13:45 - 14:15 Breakout sessions on Enabling Collaborations
14:15 - 14:45 Coffee break
14:45 - 15:15 Feedback from breakouts
15:15 - 16:15

Towards 2028 - data in life sciences in European and beyond - Panel discussion

  • Claire Skentelbery (EuropaBio)
  • Hugh Laverty (IHI)
  • Jonathan Ewbank (ERINHA AISBL)
  • Søren Brunak (University of Copenhagen)
16:15 - 16:30 Final Remarks
Niklas Blomberg (ELIXIR)
17:00 - 18:30 Drinks Reception