Luca Polizzi
Active in science, energy and climate diplomacy, Luca Polizzi is Manager for Strategic Planning and Academic Review (Office of the Provost) at KAUST (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology) in Saudi Arabia.
He was previously Attaché for Research and Innovation as part of the European Union (EU) Diplomatic Service in the Middle East for two years. Back to the Commission HQ in Brussels in 2021, he was responsible for over a year of the Hydrogen and Innovation Policy in DG Research and Innovation (DG R&I).
Before entering the EU Diplomatic Service, he managed the research and innovation portfolio for Africa, the Gulf and Neighborhood in the same DG, where he was also Assistant Director of industrial technologies and previously Policy Officer in the Unit of Nanotechnologies and Advanced Materials.
Before joining the Commission in 2016, he spent three years at KAUST dealing with research cooperation programs with the US and programmes design for internal competitive funding. Between 2006 and 2014, he was Senior Research Policy and Funding Executive at the EU Office of Scottish Enterprise, Scotland's Government Agency for Innovation.
Lecturer and guest speaker on EU policies in various organisations, including the College of Europe, Universita' Cattolica of Milan, the European Institute of Public Administration, University of Glasgow, Edinburgh University and the University of St. Andrews. In 2014, he was visiting Professor at the University of Sassari. Between 2004 and 2006, Professor in EU Law at the Marconi University in Rome.
After graduating from “La Sapienza”, he earned his MA at KU Leuven and currently completing his PhD at the VUB in Science Diplomacy.
He was previously Attaché for Research and Innovation as part of the European Union (EU) Diplomatic Service in the Middle East for two years. Back to the Commission HQ in Brussels in 2021, he was responsible for over a year of the Hydrogen and Innovation Policy in DG Research and Innovation (DG R&I).
Before entering the EU Diplomatic Service, he managed the research and innovation portfolio for Africa, the Gulf and Neighborhood in the same DG, where he was also Assistant Director of industrial technologies and previously Policy Officer in the Unit of Nanotechnologies and Advanced Materials.
Before joining the Commission in 2016, he spent three years at KAUST dealing with research cooperation programs with the US and programmes design for internal competitive funding. Between 2006 and 2014, he was Senior Research Policy and Funding Executive at the EU Office of Scottish Enterprise, Scotland's Government Agency for Innovation.
Lecturer and guest speaker on EU policies in various organisations, including the College of Europe, Universita' Cattolica of Milan, the European Institute of Public Administration, University of Glasgow, Edinburgh University and the University of St. Andrews. In 2014, he was visiting Professor at the University of Sassari. Between 2004 and 2006, Professor in EU Law at the Marconi University in Rome.
After graduating from “La Sapienza”, he earned his MA at KU Leuven and currently completing his PhD at the VUB in Science Diplomacy.
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with new momentum for climate action, climate diplomacy and climate investment.
The Forum provided a timely and unique opportunity to reflect on the pressing need for the world to accelerate climate action efforts, supporting a global ‘green recovery’, underpinned by the twin transition objectives of energy and technology. The Green Deal’s
geopolitical role further raises the importance of science/climate diplomacy and the role it plays in strengthening EU / international relations. The event allowed for a focused discussion on how the EU and Israel can maximise cooperation to respond to this challenge by harnessing innovation and green technologies.
Some 10 to 15 years ago battery cell production, particularly for small electrochemical devices, moved outside of Europe to lower the production costs while knowledge in electrochemistry continued to be develop in the EU. Thanks to strong and continuous funding by the EU and some Member States (in particular France and Germany) in battery materials and electrochemistry related projects, Europe is now a world leader in this area. Europe was able to rebuild its competitiveness, and regain leadership also in the cell production sector (vertical integration of the value chain) with new chemistries solutions.
European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, has made climate change a top priority, recognising that ‘the Green Deal will not be achieved by Europe acting alone’. Accelerating the transition towards zero-net emissions in sectors such as energy, mobility, and construction will require strong, strategic collaborations with global partners. Furthermore, civil society engagement will promote climate resilience and prosperity, with healthier people, more sustainable agri-food systems and biodiversity preservation.
This event, gathering hundreds of people, will deliver both physical and virtual sessions, through the Peres Centre and a virtual Platform for on-line attendance and participation. Speakers and attendees will include policy makers, innovators, scientists and representatives of civil society, providing an important forum to:
Discuss current EU and Israel climate policy developments, and where there is scope to do more.
Debate how the Green Deal can offer a new path to societal and economic progress in a world affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Present climate and green energy technologies and related Horizon 2020 funding opportunities.
Explore opportunities for climate innovation investment, including blended funding.
Allow EU and Israeli companies to meet in the “Startup Pavilion”, a spotlight for innovation and green technologies.
Papers by Luca Polizzi
can enter the market successfully. Technology infrastructures are facilities, equipment, capabilities and support services where industrial players can find support to commercialise new products, processes and services, in full compliance with EU regulations. These technology infrastructures require high investment both in setting-up and keeping up with the state-of-theart.
Analysis show large regional diff erences in terms of fi nancial support,
fragmentation, risk of duplication and transnational accessibility diffi culties.
This publication suggests that the EU together with Member States can have a more ambitious and shared vision to support industry scale-up and technology diff usion at EU level. It also identifi es the key four challenges that need to be addressed to create a technology infrastructures landscape which will help Europe’s industry to succeed on global markets: prioritisation, visibility, accessibility and networking.
with new momentum for climate action, climate diplomacy and climate investment.
The Forum provided a timely and unique opportunity to reflect on the pressing need for the world to accelerate climate action efforts, supporting a global ‘green recovery’, underpinned by the twin transition objectives of energy and technology. The Green Deal’s
geopolitical role further raises the importance of science/climate diplomacy and the role it plays in strengthening EU / international relations. The event allowed for a focused discussion on how the EU and Israel can maximise cooperation to respond to this challenge by harnessing innovation and green technologies.
Some 10 to 15 years ago battery cell production, particularly for small electrochemical devices, moved outside of Europe to lower the production costs while knowledge in electrochemistry continued to be develop in the EU. Thanks to strong and continuous funding by the EU and some Member States (in particular France and Germany) in battery materials and electrochemistry related projects, Europe is now a world leader in this area. Europe was able to rebuild its competitiveness, and regain leadership also in the cell production sector (vertical integration of the value chain) with new chemistries solutions.
European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, has made climate change a top priority, recognising that ‘the Green Deal will not be achieved by Europe acting alone’. Accelerating the transition towards zero-net emissions in sectors such as energy, mobility, and construction will require strong, strategic collaborations with global partners. Furthermore, civil society engagement will promote climate resilience and prosperity, with healthier people, more sustainable agri-food systems and biodiversity preservation.
This event, gathering hundreds of people, will deliver both physical and virtual sessions, through the Peres Centre and a virtual Platform for on-line attendance and participation. Speakers and attendees will include policy makers, innovators, scientists and representatives of civil society, providing an important forum to:
Discuss current EU and Israel climate policy developments, and where there is scope to do more.
Debate how the Green Deal can offer a new path to societal and economic progress in a world affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Present climate and green energy technologies and related Horizon 2020 funding opportunities.
Explore opportunities for climate innovation investment, including blended funding.
Allow EU and Israeli companies to meet in the “Startup Pavilion”, a spotlight for innovation and green technologies.
can enter the market successfully. Technology infrastructures are facilities, equipment, capabilities and support services where industrial players can find support to commercialise new products, processes and services, in full compliance with EU regulations. These technology infrastructures require high investment both in setting-up and keeping up with the state-of-theart.
Analysis show large regional diff erences in terms of fi nancial support,
fragmentation, risk of duplication and transnational accessibility diffi culties.
This publication suggests that the EU together with Member States can have a more ambitious and shared vision to support industry scale-up and technology diff usion at EU level. It also identifi es the key four challenges that need to be addressed to create a technology infrastructures landscape which will help Europe’s industry to succeed on global markets: prioritisation, visibility, accessibility and networking.