Moderator: Max Lemke, Head of Unit, Technologies & Systems for Digitising Industry, European Commission, DG CONNECT Speakers: Fernando Valdés, Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness, ES Didier van den Abeele, Ministry of Higher Education and Research, FR Martin Ruskowski, DFKI, DE Sam Helmer, Smart Industry, NL Fopke Klok, ITEA Director, NL Jan Staniłko,Ministry of Economic Development, PL Patrick Kennedy, EFFRA, EU Luigi Perissich, Confindustria Servizi Innovativi e Tecnologici, IT