Roundtable From Transition to Competitive Advantage: Europe’s New Industrial Era

Oct 29, 2026 — 09:30 am - 10:30 AM
Main stage

Decarbonisation of industry

Moderator:

Speaker:

Anja Bonelli, Heba Aguib

Roundtable From Transition to Competitive Advantage: Europe’s New Industrial Era

Speakers in this session

Moderator

Jeremy White

Wired

Senior innovation Editor for Wired Magazine

Speaker

Anja Bonelli

ENERTRAG

Chief Digital Officer (CDO)

Heba Aguib

BMW

Director, BMW Foundation

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