We have finalised the planning of the parallel an plenary sessions. You can find all the information and latest programme in the conference pack.
We will finalise the conference app in the next week.
Please, note that this is a preliminary programme and changes can be made until the conference.
Tuesday 10. June: Early Career Conference
| Time | Activity |
| 09:00 – 17:00 | ECC – Open Topic |
| 18:00 – 21:00 | Dinner |
Wednesday 11. June
| Time | Activity | Location |
| 08:30 – 09:30 | Registration | Lobby FWW6 / SRG I Friedrich-Wöhler-Weg 6, 44227 Dortmund |
| 09:30 – 10:00 | Opening Jürgen Howaldt, Director of the Social Research Center, TU Dortmund University Welcome addresses: Cornelius Schubert, Dean of the Department of Social Sciences, TU Dortmund University Emanuela Reale, Eu-SPRI Forum President | H.001, FWW6 / SRG I |
| 10:00 – 11:00 | New Role of State for (Transformative) Innovation Keynote: Uwe Cantner, Friedrich Schiller University Jena | H.001, FWW6 / SRG I |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Announcement of the establishment of RISIS Infrastructure (Research Infrastructure for Science and Innovation Policy Studies) Emanuela Reale, Eu-SPRI Forum President Benedetto Lepori, Università della Svizzera italiana Matthias Weber, Austrian Institute of Technology (AIT) | H.001, FWW6 / SRG I |
| 11:30 – 12:30 | Lunch & Poster Exhibition | Lobby FWW6 / SRG I |
| 12:30 – 14:00 | Parallel Session 1 | Various rooms in FWW6 / SRG I |
| 14:00 – 14:15 | Break | Lobby FWW6 / SRG I |
| 14:15 – 15:45 | Parallel Session 2 | Various rooms in FWW6 / SRG I |
| 15:45 – 16:00 | Break | Lobby FWW6 / SRG I |
| 16:00 – 17:30 | Parallel Session 3 | Various rooms in FWW6 / SRG |
| 18:30 – 22:00 | Social Events Reception City of Dortmund | InnoClub TechnologieZentrum Dortmund, Emil-Figge-Strasse 76-80, 44227 Dortmund |
| 18:30 – 22:00 | or German Football Museum | German Football Museum, Platz der Deutschen Einheit 1, 44137 Dortmund |
| 20.15 & 21.00 | Departure of Coaches to City Centre | InnoClub, TechnologieZentrumDortmund, Emil-Figge-Strasse 76-80, 44227 Dortmund |
Thursday 12. June
| Time | Activity | Location |
| 08:45 – 10:15 | Parallel Session 4 | Various rooms in FWW6 / SRG I Friedrich-Wöhler-Weg 6, 44227 Dortmund |
| 10:15 – 10:30 | Break | Lobby FWW6 / SRG I |
| 10:30 – 12:00 | Parallel Session 5 | Various rooms in FWW6 / SRG I |
| 12:00 – 13:00 | Lunch & Poster Exhibition | Lobby FWW6 / SRG I |
| 13:00 – 13:15 | Welcome address by the Rector of TU Dortmund University Manfred Bayer | H.001, FWW6 / SRG I |
| 13:15 – 14:15 | The role of citizen participation and inclusion in STI Policies Keynote: Caroline Paunov, Head of Secretariat for the OECD Working Party on Innovation and Technology Policy (TIP) | H.001, FWW6 / SRG I |
| 14:15 – 14:45 | Break | Lobby FWW6 / SRG I |
| 14:45 – 16:00 | Social Innovation Policy in Europe and beyond Plenary Panel: Filipe Almeida (Portugal Social Innovation) Louise Pulford (Social Innovation Exchange – SIX) Klaus Schuch (Centre for Social Innovation – ZSI) Alejandra Boni (Ingenio CSIC-UVP) Chair: Jürgen Howaldt (TU Dortmund University) | H.001, FWW6 / SRG I |
| 16:00 – 16:30 | Break | Lobby FWW6 / SRG I |
| 16:30 – 17:45 | The Future of the European R&I Framework Programme FP 10 Plenary Panel: | H.001, FWW6 / SRG I |
| 17:45 – 18:30 | Walk to the Conference Dinner | |
| 18:30 – 22:00 | Conference Dinner Welcome address by Anita Tisch, Vice President of the Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Conference participants are welcome to visit the exhibition between 17.30 and 19.00. | DASA – Germany’s largest Exhibition on the world of work Friedrich-Henkel-Weg 1-25, 44149 Dortmund |
| 20.45 & 21.30 | Departure of Coaches to City Centre | DASA – Germany’s largest Exhibition on the world of work Friedrich-Henkel-Weg 1-25, 44149 Dortmund |
Friday 13. June
| Time | Activity | Location |
| 08:45 – 10:15 | Parallel Session 6 | Various rooms in FWW6 / SRG I Friedrich-Wöhler-Weg 6, 44227 Dortmund |
| 10:15 – 10:30 | Break | Lobby FWW6 / SRG I |
| 10:30 – 12:00 | Parallel Session 7 | Various rooms in FWW6 / SRG I |
| 12:00 – 13:00 | Lunch & Poster Exhibition | Lobby FWW6 / SRG I |
| 12:45 – 14:15 | Parallel Session 8 | Various rooms in FWW6 / SRG I |
| 14:15 – 14:30 | Break | Lobby FWW6 / SRG I |
| 14:30 – 15:30 | Towards broader transformations in a context of multiple crises: the role of science-policy dialogues Plenary Panel – Stakeholder Advisory Board (SAB) Nannan Lundin, Chief Analyst, Strategic Intelligence, Methodology Development, Internationalisation at Vinnova, Sweden Susanne Meyer, Lead Transformative Innovation Policy and Missions, Federal Ministry of Innovation, Mobility and Infrastructure, Austria Chair: Philippe Larrue, OECD Directorate for Science Technology and Innovation (DSTI) | H.001, FWW6 / SRG I |
| 15:30 – 16:00 | Closing and announcement of Eu-SPRI 2026 | H.001, FWW6 / SRG I |
| 16:00 | End of Conference |