Carlos Moedas, European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation, said: "I am delighted that we have managed to attract such a high-calibre group of innovators operating in different fields to assist the Commission in designing a new approach to supporting innovation under the working title of a European Innovation Council. I am confident that they will bring a vital user perspective, helping us to design an approach that is fit for purpose and targeted on boosting the quality of EU support for breakthrough, market-creating innovation on which Europe's prosperity increasingly relies."
The High Level Group of Innovators brings together leading personalities from across Europe with a wide range of expertise in business innovation, including entrepreneurs, CEOs, investors and other major players in the innovation ecosystem.
The members of the High Level Group
- Nicklas Bergman, serial entrepreneur, deep tech investor and futurist
- Martin Bruncko, Founder and Managing Partner of Steam Capital
- Paddy Cosgrave, Founder and CEO of Web Summit and f.ounders
- Gráinne Dwyer, CEO of Ludgate Hub
- Hermann Maria Hauser, Entrepreneur, Co-founder of Amadeus Capital Partners
- Marjolein Helder, Founder and CEO of Plant-e
- Taavet Hinrikus, Co-Founder and CEO of TransferWise
- Ingmar Hoerr, Co-Founder and CEO of CureVac
- Bindi Karia, Start-up expert and advisor
- Jana Kolar, CEO of CERIC-ERIC and governing board member of the European Institute for Innovation and Technology (EIT)
- Carlos Oliveira, Entrepreneur, CEO of ebankIT, President of InvestBraga and Startup Braga, Non-Executive Director of Pathena
- Jim Hagemann Snabe, Board of Trustees Member, World Economic Forum, and Adjunct Professor at Copenhagen Business School
- Kinga Stanisławska, Managing Partner and Founder of Experior Venture Fund
- Constantijn Van Oranje-Nassau, Special Envoy StartupDelta
- Roxanne Varza, CEO of StationF
More information on the HLG and the European Reasearch Council.