On June 30, 2022 the Berlin University Alliance made its debut in Brussels as a young organisation with its four long-standing actors joining forces. The subject for this launch event brought together the idiosyncrasies of each of the partners with topical developments at the European Level, under the joint heading “Which role for society in Europe's research future? Open science in research evaluation and assessment”.

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Opening keynotes

• Mariya Gabriel, European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth
• Ulrike Gote, Senator for Science, Health, Nursing and Equality, City-State of Berlin
• Prof. Dr. Günter M. Ziegler, President of Freie Universität Berlin

Stakeholder inclusion – are the European Commission and Universities on the same page?

• Christopher Baum, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
• Prof. Dr. Günter M. Ziegler, President of Freie Universität Berlin
• Maria Leptin, European Research Council
• Anna Panagopoulou, DG Research & Innovation, European Commission

Open Forum I: Fundamental principles: Should stakeholder inclusion matter to the European Research Council?

• Prof. Dr. Maria Leptin, President, European Research Council
• Prof. Dr. Begüm Demir, Professor at the Institute of Computer Engineering and Microelectronics at Technische Universität Berlin
• Dr. Vinciane Gaillard, Deputy Director for Research and Innovation, European University Association
• Prof. Dr. Martin Rolfs, Department of Psychology, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin

Open Forum II: Translational medicine: A research blueprint for solving global challenges?

• Anne-Charlotte Fauvel, Head of European Affairs, EATRIS ERIC
• Prof. Dr. Christopher Baum, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the BIH at Charité and Chief Translational Research Officer of Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
• Dr. Barbara Hendriks, Robert K. Merton Center for Science Studies, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

Open Forum III: Full integration: Is evaluation the key to mainstreaming Social Sciences and Humanities throughout European Research

• Dr. Nadja-Raphaela Baer, Institute of Medical Sociology and Rehabilitation Science, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
• Dr. Klaus Jacob, Environmental Policy Research Centre, Freie Universität Berlin
• Dr. Gabi Lombardo, European Alliance for Social Sciences and Humanities (EASSH), expert in both higher education and global research policy
• Dr. Mafalda Quintas, Science Officer, COST Association

Open Forum IV: Mission critical: Is Horizon Europe ready to accommodate transdisciplinary science?

• Prof. Dr. Sophia Becker, Vice President and Head of the Department of Sustainable Mobility and Transdisciplinary Research Methods, Technische Universität Berlin
• Mr. Neville Reeve, Common Policy Center, European Commission, DG RTD
• Dr. Mandy Singer-Brodowski, Institut Futur, Freie Universität Berlin

Policy Forum II: Untapped potential: Can society transform Europe’s research future?

• Dr. Christian Ehler, Member of the European Parliament
• Prof. Dr. Sophia Becker, Vice President and Head of the Department of Sustainable Mobility and Transdisciplinary Research Methods, Technische Universität Berlin
• Mr. Matthias Will, Director for the Research & Innovation Common Implementation Centre, European Commission
• Prof. Dr. Günter M. Ziegler, President, Freie Universität Berlin