Professor Elvira Fortunato has been invited by the Remarque Institute at New York University (NYU) to take part in the international conference “What's Left of Europe's Technological Sovereignty?”, to be held in New York on 14-15 November 2025.
The event will gather leading academics, policymakers and intellectuals from the U.S. and Europe, as well as representatives from the Financial Times. During the conference, Professor Elvira Fortunato will present a talk titled “The Role of Science in an Age of Geopolitical Uncertainty”, in which she will explore the crucial role of science and scientific diplomacy within a global scenario marked by geopolitical tensions, technological rivalries and a pressing need to reinforce European technological and scientific sovereignty.
The conference will be livestreamed and you can watch Professor Elvira Fortunato’s presentation via the following link:
https://nyu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_8i5sGmSyQUyBmT1pEZk5tQ
More information about the event is available on the Remarque Institute’s official website:
https://as.nyu.edu/research-centers/remarque/events/Fall-2025/conference-event.html
Additionally, a recent news article in the Jornal de Notícias explores Professor Elvira Fortunato’s upcoming participation in New York and highlights her warning that Europe risks becoming “a dependent customer of other global powers.” The article emphasises the urgency of accelerating investment, defining priority development areas (notably health, biotechnology and pharmaceuticals), and viewing science as a unifying, border‑transcending force for sustainable, democratic solutions.