Title
“Information and Business opportunities »
Date
February 29, 2024
Thematic
Einstein Telescope
Focus and Goal
Have you heard about the underground Einstein Telescope, Europe’s most advanced gravitational wave observatory? It’s an amazing tool that will enable researchers to hear black holes collide and learn about the early universe. Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany are jointly studying whether they can host this world-class observatory in the border area between the three countries. The decision will be made in 2025.
For businesses, various projects and programmes have been set up to encourage innovation in and the accelerated development of new technologies for the Einstein Telescope. Sharing these innovations and the opportunities they offer is important – including across sectors.
Speakers
- Pieter Timmermans – CEO FEB VBO
- Jo Brouns – Flemish Minister for Employment, Economy, Innovation & Agriculture
- Nick Van Remortel – Professor of Physics UAntwerpen
- Christian Dierick – Manager of the Big Science Technology Club – powered by Agoria
- Marc Dillen – General Director Embuild Flanders
- Niels Hulsboch -R&D expert at Buildwise
- Geert Noels – CEO & Chief Economist Econopolis
- Willy Borsus – Vice-President of Wallonia
- Maxime Corvilain – Sectormanager maakeconomie POMLimburg & Valorisatie expert Einstein Telescope FWO
- Prof Christophe Collette – Wallonia, Precision Mechatronics Laboratory – ULiège
- Michel Stassart – Project Leader “Einstein Telescope” – GRE Liège
- Thomas Dermine – State Secretary for Economic Recovery and Strategic Investments, in charge of Science Policy
