FIRE Forum 2023

For the third edition of the FIRE Forum in 2023 – the culmination of the project – FIRE gathered industry professionals, Earth Observation experts and policy and market development executives from European institutions. During a series of six events (1-3 February 2023), they discussed the Research & Development Roadmap for each of the six FIRE focus sectors and the way forward for the future of innovation of European Earth Observation before an audience of 432 attendees representing 300 entities and 56 countries.

FIRE, the industry-led Forum for Innovation and Research in European Earth Observation, has the ambition to become the bridge between Earth Observation (EO) services and data and users across applications for different industries.

 

Cutting through a variety of six market sectors: agriculture, (wind) energy, infrastructure, marine, raw materials, and urban development, FIRE gathers different user communities to consult and establish a high-level roadmap. This will guide research & development, delivery and uptake of EO services in Europe.

The second round of FIRE Focus Group Discussions is a series of six expert meetups, one for each of the target market sectors: agriculture, (wind) energy, infrastructure, marine, raw materials, and urban development. The event series taking place between February and March 2022 builds up on the discussions and conclusions of the first focus group round in Autumn 2020 as well as the first FIRE Forum which took place on the 16th of June 2021. As during the first round, each of the focus groups is led by a leader from the sector: 

• COPA-COGECA for Agriculture

• WindEurope for Energy

• Pôle Mer Bretagne Atlantique for Marine

• Vital Infrastructure Arena for Infrastructure

• EIT Raw Materials for Raw materials

• SMURBS for Urban development

These discussions will contribute to the second FIRE Forum taking place in June 2022 and to the high-level roadmap for Research and Innovation strategy for Earth Observation in Europe.

Browse below to access recordings of the six sessions and the respective roadmaps. Read the press release after the event and visit the roadmap page to discover the interactive version of the strategic roadmap.

Wednesday, 1st of Feb 2023

Thursday, 2nd of Feb 2023

Friday, 3rd of Feb 2023

AGRICULTURE 

Wed, 1 Feb 2023

10:00-12:00 CET

RAW MATERIALS

Wed, 1 Feb 2023 

14:00-16:00 CET

URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Thu, 2 Feb 2023

10:00-12:00 CET

INFRASTRUCTURE

Thu, 2 Feb 2023

14:00-16:00 CET

WIND ENERGY

Fri, 3 Feb 2023

10:00-12:00 CET

MARINE & MARITIME

Fri, 3 Feb 2023

14:00-16:00 CET

FIRE Forum 2023 SPEAKERS

For the third edition in 2023 – the culmination of the project – the FIRE Team has gathered around the table sector professionals, Earth Observation industry representatives, and policy and market development experts from the European Commission and relevant executive agencies. They will discuss the Research & Development Roadmap for each of the sectors and the way forward for the future of innovation of European Earth Observation. During the week on FIRE – from the 1st until the 3rd of February 2023 –  you will have the chance to join these discussions and discover the six long-awaited FIRE roadmaps.

Natassa Antoniou

FIRE Project Coordinator, EARSC

AGRICULTURE

Agri cut

Franz Immler

DG RTD, European Commission

Patrick Pagani

COPA – COGECA

Doris Marquardt

DG AGRI, European Commission

Fabio Volpe

EARSC / e-GEOS

Zoltan Szantoi 

ESA

Dáire Boyle

Evenflow

RAW MATERIALS

Raw Materials

Jean Dusart

DG RTD, European Commission

 

Patrick Nadoll

EIT Raw Materials

Gerardo Herrera

DG GROW, European Commission

Gerardo Herrera

DG GROW, European Commission

Oliver Haeggberg

EARSC / GeoScan

Oliver Haeggberg

EARSC

Leila Ajjabou

EUSPA

Tim Heijmann

Evenflow

URBAN DEVELOPMENT

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Richard Tavares

CINEA, European Commission

Evangelos Gerasopoulos

IERSD / NOA

Joachim MAES

DG REGIO, European Commission

Wendy Carrara

EARSC / Airbus

Valeria Catalano

EUSPA

Nico Thom

Evenflow

INFRASTRUCTURE

Infrastructure

Lorenzo Solari

European Environment Agency

Helen Roth

VIA

Franz Immler

DG RTD, European Commission

Ilektra Papadaki

DG GROW, European Commission

Lefteris Mamais

Evenflow

Giovanni Sylos Labini

EARSC / Planetek Italia

Daniel Lopour

EUSPA

Lauriane Dewulf

Evenflow

WIND ENERGY

Energy

Enrico Degiorgis

DG RTD, European Commission

Lars Landberg

DNV / ETIP Wind

Ricardo RENEDO Williams

DG ENER, European Commission

Betty Charalampopoulou

EARSC / Geosystems Hellas

Eduard Escalona

EUSPA

Phillip Harwood

Evenflow

MARINE & MARITIME

Marine

Franz Immler

DG RTD, European Commission

Juliana Carvajal

Pôle Mer Bretagne Atlantique

 

Lefteris Mamais

Evenflow

Zoi Konstantinou

DG MARE, European Commission

Tero Vauraste

EARSC / ICEYE

Manuel Lopez Martinez

EUSPA

Ruuta Skujina

Evenflow