(l.t.r.) Esben Lunde Larsen, Minister of Higher Education and Science (Denmark) ; Carmen Vela, State Secretary for Research, Development and Innovation (Spain)
(l.t.r.) Daria Lipińska-Nałęcz, Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Science and Higher Education (Poland) ; Romana Kanovská, State Secretary, Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport (Slovakia)
(l.t.r.) Damien English, Minister of State with special responsibility for Skills, Research and Innovation (Ireland) ; Roko Andričević, Deputy Minister for Science, Education and Sport (Croatia)
(l.t.r.) Marc Hansen, Secretary of State for Higher Education and Research (Luxembourg) ; Berthold Berger, Director, Competitiveness (Council of the European Union)
(l.t.r.) Barbara Weitgruber, Director-General for Scientific Research and International Relations, Federal Ministry of Science, Research and Economy (Austria) ; Kostadin Kostadinov, Deputy Minister at the Ministry of Education and Science (Bulgaria)
(l.t.r.) Marc Hansen, Secretary of State for Higher Education and Research (Luxembourg) ; Berthold Berger, Director, Competitiveness (Council of the European Union)
