Full Programme
12 October: European Brain Summit
13:30
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16:00
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Welcome and scientific introduction
How Should Europe Face the Challenge of Understanding the Brain and Delivering Better Brain Health?
How Should Europe Face the Challenge of Understanding the Brain and Delivering Better Brain Health?

France Nivelle

Frederic Destrebecq

Claire Giry

François Jacq

Paweł Świeboda

Cristian-Silviu Busoic
Livestream session from the European Parliament STOA Panel
International Brain Initiative: Shaping the future of globally coordinated neuroscience
Moderated by Monica di Luca: European Brain Council President
- Patricia Toia: Member of the European Parliament and Member of the STOA Panel
- Edvard Moser: Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Nobel Prize – STOA-IBI invited lecture
- Jan Bjaalie: International Brain Initiative, Human Brain Project and Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Oslo
16:00 – 16:30 | Break
16:30
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21:00
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Partnerships and Collaborations
Digital Innovation and Technology

Annabel Descamps

Prof. Pieter Roelfsema

Pierre Magistretti

Petra Ritter
Brain health data in European Health Data Space
18:50 – 22:00 | Networking Reception and Exhibition Village
13 October: HBP Internal Day - Attendance by HBP Members Only
14 October: Scientific Conference
09:00
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10:30
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Welcome to the Scientific Conference
Welcome to the Scientific Conference by Katrin Amunts
Opening Remarks by the Chair of the HBP Stakeholder Board André Syrota
Welcome and introduction to Karl Friston by Andre Syrota
Keynote talk by Karl Friston: Belief Updating, synaptopathies and the Bayesian Brain
45 Min.Brain complexity - Mapping to discover
Introduction by Javier DeFelipe
Keynote talk by Katrin Amunts
30 Min.EU Health research – Horizon Europe
The new EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, Horizon Europe, is designed to strengthen the EU scientific and technological base, boost the Union competitiveness and support impact-oriented research and innovation. Horizon Europe will be a key programme to further build on research and innovation outcomes delivered through previous EU R&I investments in the brain area, for the ultimate benefit of citizens and society.
15 Min.10:30 – 10:40 | Break
10:40
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13:05
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Human Brain Research: past, present and future

Wim Vanduffel

Karl Friston

Roshan Cools

Mavi Sanchez-Vives

Maurizio Corbetta

Katrin Amunts

Gustavo Deco

Gitte Knudsen
Introduction to parallel session and technical details
Data, Atlas & Simulation
3 parallel break-out sessions
- Data and Knowledge: Jan Bjaalie, Maria Zalm, Ida Aaseboe, Jee Hyun Kim, Oliver Schmid, Andrew Davison, Simi Akintoye, Stefano Claudio Gorini
- Atlas: Timo Dickscheid, Roshan Cools, Wim Vanduffel, Lyuba Zehl, Maja Puchades
- Brain Simulation: Susanne Kunkel, Sacha van Albada, Michiel van der Vlag, Charl Linssen, Sebastian Spreizer, Felix Schürmann, Rebecca Wade, Rui Ribeiro, Wouter Klijn, Lionel Kusch, Michael Denker, Oscar David Robles (Programme)

Ida Aasebo

Simisola Akintoye

Stefano Claudio Gorini

Wouter Klijn

Sebastian Spreizer

Rui Ribeiro

Rebecca Wade

Oscar David Robles

Michiel van der Vlag

Michael Denker

Lionel Kusch

Felix Schürmann

Charl Linssen

Maja Puchades

Oliver Schmid

Maria Zalm

Jee Hyun Kim

Andrew Davison

Wim Vanduffel

Roshan Cools

Timo Dickscheid

Susanne Kunkel

Sacha van Albada

Lyuba Zehl

Jan Bjaalie
13:05 – 14:05 | Lunch
14:05
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17:30
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Announcement Diversity in Research Paper Award and Webinar
EBRAINS in action for science
- Degeneracy in neuroscience - when is Big Data big enough? (Showcase 1): Timo Dickscheid
- Improving epilepsy surgery with the Virtual BigBrain (Showcase 2): Viktor Jirsa
- Brain complexity and consciousness (Showcase 3): Alain Destexhe, Jennifer Goldman
- Object perception and memory (Showcase 4): Cyriel Pennartz
- Dexterous manipulation - how the brain coordinates hand movements (Showcase 5): Tonio Weidler
- To approach Covid: Giulia Rossetti, Jean-Pierre Changeux

Kathinka Evers

Timo Dickscheid

Viktor Jirsa

Tonio Weidler

Jennifer Goldman

Jean-Pierre Changeux

Giulia Rossetti

Cyriel Pennartz

Alain Destexhe
Ceremony of the Innovation Prize Award
Ceremony of Innovation Prize awards
15 Min.Science Market
15 October: Scientific Conference
09:00
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10:00
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Keynote Talk: Neuromorphic Computing and Engineering: Past, Present, and Future
Introduction by Yannis Ioannidis
Keynote talk by Giacomo Indiveri
30 Min.10:00 – 10:15 | Break
10:15
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11:30
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HBP work in AI and technology
- Compute and Storage Infrastructure: Lena Oden, Wouter Klijn
- Neuromorphic computing: Johannes Schemmel, Steve Furber (University of Manchester), Andrew Davison (CNRS), Andrew Rowley (University of Manchester), Jakob Kaiser (Heidelberg), Benjamin Cramer (Heidelberg), Viola Priesemann (or representative) (MPG), Friedemann Zenke (FMI) (Programme)
- Neurorobotics: Fabrice Morin, Michele Migliore and Benedikt Feldotto (Programme)

Viola Priesemann

Jakob Kaiser

Friedemann Zenke

Benjamin Cramer

Andrew Rowley

Andrew Davison

Michele Migliore

Benedikt Feldotto

Steve Furber

Wouter Klijn

Lena Oden

Johannes Schemmel

Fabrice Morin
11:45 – 12:00 | Break
12:00
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13:10
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Brain Research in the European Landscape
13:10 – 14:10 | Lunch
14:10
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15:55
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Introduction to poster session and poster award winners
Members of poster jury: Huib Mansvelder, Bertrand Thirion, Petra Ritter, Marja-Leena Linne, Steve Furber
10 Min.