Duitsland en Nederland intensiveren hun samenwerking als innovatiepartners. Op 21 januari is het innovatie- en technologiepact virtueel ondertekend. Het pact gaat over prioritaire thema’s als de energietransitie, zorg, mobiliteit en smart industry.
De Duitse minister van Economische Zaken en Energie, Peter Altmaier, de Nederlandse minister voor Buitenlandse Handel en Ontwikkelingssamenwerking, Sigrid Kaag en de Staatssecretaris van Economische Zaken en Klimaat, Mona Keijzer gaan in gesprek over de betekenis en invulling van het pact met de voorzitter van de Federatie van de Duitse Industrie (BDI), Siegfried Russwurm, de voorzitter van VNO-NCW, Ingrid Thijssen en de voorzitter van FME, Ineke Dezentjé Hamming-Bluemink.
Programma
Gesproken taal tijdens dit event: Engels. Moderator: Iris Plöger (Federation of German Industry BDI)
10.00 Opening of the event
10.05 Peter Altmaier, German Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy
Significance of a strong German-Dutch cooperation in the EU,
especially in European industrial policy
10.15 Sigrid Kaag, Dutch Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation
On the interdependence between German-Dutch trade performance
and innovation capabilities
10.20 Mona Keijzer, Dutch State Secretary for Economic Affairs and Climate Policy
Innovating together:
German – Dutch collaboration to solve the challenges of the future
10.25 Virtual signing of the German-Dutch Innovation and Technology Pact
10.30 Panel | Strengthening the German-Dutch partnership for a competitive industry
* Prof. Dr.-Ing. Siegfried Russwurm, President of the Federation of German Industry BDI
* Ingrid Thijssen, President of the Confederation of Netherlands’ Industry and Employers VNO-NCW
* Ineke Dezentjé Hamming-Bluemink, President of the Federation of Netherlands’ Technology Industry FME and President of Smart Industry
* Peter Altmaier, German Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy
* Sigrid Kaag, Dutch Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation
* Mona Keijzer, Dutch State Secretary for Economic Affairs and Climate Policy
10.55 Signing of the Memorandum of understanding
by the research organizations Fraunhofer and TNO
11:00 End of the event