On Monday 26 January 2026, representatives from the business community, knowledge institutions, and government will gather at the NEMO Science Museum in Amsterdam for the high-level event "Action Agendas for the National Technology Strategy – Innovation in Action for Our Future." During this private program, the ten action agendas for the National Technology Strategy (NTS) will be officially presented to representatives from the Knowledge and Innovation Agenda Key Enabling Technologies (KIA ST), including the Minister of Economic Affairs. The event provides a strategic platform for the organizations directly involved in the development and implementation of the action agendas and, more broadly, in the NTS.

In a plenary program, representatives from government, business, and knowledge institutions will share their vision on the next phase of the action agendas, focusing on implementation, investments, and (international) cooperation, as well as a look ahead to the implementation, financing, and positioning of the action agendas..  

The event is organized by Holland High Tech on behalf of KIA ST, in collaboration with: ChemistryNL (TKI Green Chemistry & Circularity), Digital Holland  (TKI ICT), Health~Holland (TKI Life Sciences & Health) and the Ministry of Economic Affairs.

For whom

This event is exclusively open to invited guests: executives and decision-makers from the business community, knowledge institutions, and government who play a direct role in implementing the action agendas for the National Technology Strategy. Due to its private nature, seating is limited.

Programme

• 12:30 PM | Reception and registration with lunch

• 13:30 PM | Plenary programme | Part 1
  

  - Welcome by Eva de Mol (moderator) and Peter Stolk (Chair, KIA ST and Holland High Tech)
  - The importance of key technologies for Europe |
  Video message by Marc Lemaître, Director-General for Research and Innovation (RTD), European Union
  The importance of key technologies for the Netherlands | Interview with Vincent Karremans, Minister of Economic Affairs
  - The importance of key technologies for strategic autonomy and innovation | Keynote by Lukas Roffel, Thales Netherlands
  - Official presentation of the Action Agendas | With Vincent Karremans, Minister of Economic Affairs; Peter Stolk, Chair, KIA ST & Holland High Tech; Arnaud de Jong, Managing Director, TNO; Sjoukje Heimovaara, Chair, 4TU; Marcel Levi, Chair of the Executive Board, NWO; Lukas Roffel, CTO, Thales Netherlands; Chair, Netherlands Academy of Engineering; Board Member, NWO TTW; Eline van Beest, CEO, Hybridize Therapeutics; Chair, Tech Champions
  - Action Agendas take the floor | 1
  Imaging Technologies – Remke Burie, University of Twente
  Biomolecular and Cell Technologies – Oscar Goddijn, Avantia, dsm-firmenich
  - Importance of the Action Agendas | 1
  Video message by Nico van Meeteren, Managing Director, Health~Holland (TKI Life Sciences & Health)
  - Action Agenda in practice | 1
  Jan van den Berg, BASF – Innovation programme Breeding Accelerator of the Biomolecular and Cell Technologies Action Agenda
  - Action Agendas take the floor | 2
  Mechatronics and Optomechatronics – Ton Peijnenburg, VDL ETG
  Energy Materials – Mattijs Slee, Battolyser Systems
  Process Technology – Marco Waas, Nobian
  - Importance of the Action Agendas | 2
  Video message by Peter Berben, Managing Director, Chemistry NL (TKI Green Chemistry & Circularity)
  - Action Agenda in practice | 2
  Jasper van Zon – Innovation programme Critical Raw Materials of the Process Technology Action Agenda

NETWORK BREAK

• 15:40 PM | Plenary programme | Part 2
  - Knowledge and Innovation Agenda for Digitalisation | Interview with Martijn Lucassen, Ministry of Economic Affairs
  - Importance of the Action Agendas | 3
  Video message by Frits Grotenhuis, Director, Digital Holland (TKI ICT)
  - Action Agendas take the floor | 3
  Cybersecurity Technologies – Dimitri van Zantvliet, NS
  Artificial Intelligence and Data – Jeannine Peek, Capgemini Netherlands
  - Action Agendas take the floor | 4
  Optical Systems and Integrated Photonics – Wilbert IJzerman, Signify
  Semiconductor Technologies – Vera Janssen, TNO
  |Quantum Technologies – Gabriele Bulgarini, Qblox
  - Importance of the Action Agendas | 4
  Video message by Leo Warmerdam, Managing Director, Holland High Tech (TKI HTSM)
  - Action Agenda in practice | 3
  Justin Harwig, Prodrive Technologies – Innovation programme ChipNL of the Semiconductor Technologies Action Agenda
  - From NTS to action | Video message
  Wendy de Jong, Managing Director, Oost NL; National Chair, ROM-Netherlands
  Rinke Zonneveld, CEO, Invest-NL
  Constantijn van Oranje, Special Envoy, Techleap
  - From strategy to implementation | Panel discussion
  With representatives of KIA ST on the next phase of the NTS Action Agendas:
  Arnaud de Jong, Managing Director, TNO
  Marcel Levi, President of the Executive Board, NWO
  Tjerk Opmeer, Director of Innovation, Ministry of Economic Affairs
  Peter Stolk, Chair, KIA ST and Holland High Tech
  Karin Schroën, Council for Technical Sciences, 4TU
  - Call to action by Eva de Mol (moderator) and Peter Stolk (Chair, KIA ST and Holland High Tech)

• 17:15 PM | Networking drinks

When and where

• Date: 26 January 2026
• Time: 13:00 PM - 18:00 PM
• Location: NEMO Science Museum, Oosterdok 2 Amsterdam

Registration

This is a private event and for invitees only.