Leading Enabling Technologies conference kicks off

Over 1,000 delegates are set to meet this week at the Leading Enabling Technologies for Societal Challenges (LET’s) 2014 event in Bologna, Italy, to discuss the role of the Key Enabling Technologies pinpointed by Horizon 2020 in bridging the gap between excellence in scientific and technological research, innovation in industry and access to the European and global markets.

LET’s 2014 will focus on the perspective of nanotechnologies, advanced materials, biotechnology and advanced manufacturing and processing, and will point out how the industrial system should be able to develop the industry’s ability to integrate – through a systemic approach – creativity, culture, knowledge and competitiveness.

The conference, which Horizon 2020 Projects is attending, will start with a Renaissance session combining different competences, followed by a welcome to the participants. Two days of parallel sessions will then converge in the final plenary session which will deliver the conclusions and recommendations to the European Commission in the presence of the Italian Minister of Research Stefania Giannini.

LET’s 2014 is an event at which delegates, from all over the world, can come together to discuss how Europe can support growth and the creation of new jobs and face societal challenges through new products, processes and services, creating opportunities for European actors.