BRIDGES 5.0: Final Conference

BRIDGES 5.0: Final Conference

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BRIDGES 5.0: Final Conference

From vision to action: Unleashing Skills for Industry 5.0

October 2 All day

Venue:

KBR Brussels (Panorama Room)

Mont des Arts 28
Brussels, 1000 Belgium

Free to attend, in person only, maximum 100 people, first come, first served. Registrations will open middle of April 2026, stay tuned and make sure you are subscribed to the Bridges 5.0 newsletter.

The BRIDGES 5.0 Final Conference marks the culmination of the project’s four-year journey towards shaping an inclusive, human-centred Industry 5.0 future. The event will present the project’s main achievements, including the proof of concept and business action plan for the Industry 5.0 Platform, and will formally hand over the platform to the Industry 4.0 networks as the main owners of the results.

The conference will bring together companies, social partners, policymakers and stakeholders to exchange lessons learned, showcase concrete outcomes, and discuss how to sustain and scale the project’s impact beyond its lifetime. 

Participants will not only be informed about the project’s key outcomes but also contribute to shaping the Industry 5.0 Platform’s next chapter. Attendees will engage actively through polls, live demonstrations, and some of the topics will be selected by co-creation exercises during the masterclass series.

Keynote Speaker:

Judith Kirton-Darling

industriALL

Judith is Deputy General Secretary of industriAll Europe, representing manufacturing, mining and energy workers from 38 European countries.
She was formerly a Labour Member of the European Parliament for the North East of England (2014-20). Before entering parliament, she was active for 15 years within the Labour and trade union movement, notably she was elected Confederal Secretary at the European Trade Union Confederation in 2011.

Programme:

(in development)

Time

Session

08:45 – 09:15 

Registration and welcome coffee

09:15 – 09:30 

Opening remarks
The Journey of BRIDGES 5.0

09:30 – 10:30

Keynote by Judith Kirton-Darling (industriALL)

10:30 – 11:30

Session 1: Learning from practice – Companies, social partners, sectoral federations and workers testimonials

Speakers: Alexios Papacharalampopoulos, Unai Ziarsolo

Panellists: Tony Schroeder, Unai Elorza, Frank Krause

11:30 – 12:00

Coffee break

12:00 – 13:00

Session 2: Shaping the future together – launch and co-ownership of the Platform 

13:00 – 14:00

Lunch & networking

14:00 – 15:00

Session 3: Interactive segment: Industry 5.0 workforce skills

15:00 – 15:30

Session 4: The BRIDGES 5.0 Project book launch 

15:30 – 16:15

Closing panel: Sustaining the legacy and the Future

16:15 – 16:30

Closing remarks and coffee

Bridging human & digital potential. Bridges 5.0 creates a unique consortium based on active collaboration between researchers, 8 EU industrial companies, 9 Industry 4.0 ecosystems, and the main EU social partners.

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