European Defence Challenge 6th edition Awards Ceremony
Join us in Brussels on June 5 and meet the winners of the 6th edition of the European Defence Challenge.
The European Defence Challenge 6th edition contestants have already presented their final proposals under this year’s topic: “From STEM to strategy: Empowering young minds to shape Europe’s aerospace & defence future.”
Following the evaluation process, we are delighted to reveal the finalist teams of this year’s edition:
- Patrycja Paleń and Maciej Dec, from Rzeszow University of Technology (Poland)
- Alix Raynaud de Lage and Anna Paszek, from Sciences Po Lille (France)
- Clémence Menard and Hadrien Matignon, from Sciences Po Lille (France)
A big congratulations to all finalists for the commitment and quality of their work throughout the competition.
The winning team will be revealed during the Awards Ceremony taking place at the Belgian Royal Military Academy on June 5, from 10:00 to 11:30 CEST, alongside the participation of distinguished speakers from the sector.
AGENDA
09:30 |Arrival and registration
10:00 |Welcome by the host
• Geert De Cubber, Head of Unit of the Robotics & Autonomous Systems unit, and Daniela
Doroftei, Senior Researcher, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Belgian Royal Military
Academy
10:10 |“Engagement of talents through the European Defence Challenge – contribution to skills development and future career pathways”
• Manuelita Mancini, Director of Fondazione Giacomo Brodolini
“From STEM to strategy: Empowering young minds to shape Europe’s aerospace & defence future: reflections on the proposals received”
• Dorota Stadnicka, Professor at the Rzeszów University of Technology
10:30 |Keynotes
“Securing the future: Building and retaining talent for European defence”
• Ugo Celestino, DG DEFIS, European Commission
“European Defence Readiness 2030”
• Dr. Burkard Schmitt, Director Defence, ASD Europe
11:00 | “Reshaping the naval ecosystem & engaging academic stakeholders”
• Clara Normant, Communication Manager, Naval Group Belgium
11:10 |Presentation of the EDC VI finalists’ proposals
11:25 |Announcement of the winners
11:30 |Final remarks and announcement of next edition
• Manuelita Mancini, Director of Fondazione Giacomo Brodolini
• Dorota Stadnicka, Rzeszów University of Technology
The European Defence Challenge is an open competition to attract young talent to the Defence industry and to encourage them to initiate a career in defence-related technologies. The Challenge invites European students to think about a current problem in the domain of Defence and propose a solution.
Originally launched under the ASSETs+ project (2020-2023), the Challenge has continued under the coordination of Fondazione Giacomo Brodolini and will carry on in its forthcoming editions within the framework of the Skills4ADC+ project – Skills for Aerospace and Defence Community.
