WHEN & WHERE
Dates: 23 – 27 March 2026 (including side events)
Location: Stavanger, Norway
WHAT IS ERF?
The European Robotics Forum (ERF) is the leading event for the European robotics and AI community, bringing together over 1,000 participants from industry, academia, and the public sector. Held annually in a different European city, ERF is the go-to platform to explore cutting-edge technologies, foster collaboration, and address the latest challenges and trends shaping the future of robotics in Europe.
SPEAKERS
ALEXANDRA BECH GJØRV
PRESIDENT AND CEO, SINTEF
ANITA KROHN
CEO DSD AS GROUP
BERND LIEPERT
PRESIDENT, euRobotics
BRANDO BENIFEI
MEMBER OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
CAMILLA STOLTENBERG
CEO, NORCE RESEARCH
CÉCILE HUET
AI OFFICE | EUROPEAN COMMISSION
ELENI KELASIDI
PROFESSOR AT THE DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL AND INDUSTRIALS ENGINEERING (MTP) AT NTNU AND HEAD OF THE FIELD ROBOTICS LAB AT MTP
FLAVIO FUSCO
HEAD OF CIVIL RD&I COOPERATIVE PROJECTS & GRANTS AT LEONARDO
FRANCESCO FERRO
CEO, CO-FOUNDER, OWNER PAL ROBOTICS
GABOR SZIEBIG
RESEARCH MANAGER, SINTEF INDUSTRY
HEATHER BUISMAN
PROJECT MANAGER, NATO’S DEFENCE INNOVATION ACCELERATOR FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC (DIANA)
HEDI KARRAY
PROGRAMME MANAGER FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, EUROPEAN INNOVATION COUNCIL
KRISTIN MARGRETHE FLORNES
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY AT NORCE
LINN WINSNES THRANE
VICE PRESIDENT TECHNOLOGY, KONGSBERG
MARTE INGUL
DEPUTY MINISTER AT THE MINISTRY OF DIGITALISATION AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
NABIL BELBACHIR
RESEARCH DIRECTOR, NORCE RESEARCH
STINE VEMMESTAD VATNEBERG
VICE PRESIDENT FACILITIES & OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY – EQUINOR
WAQAR AHMED
SPECIAL ADVISER, RESEARCH COUNCIL OF NORWAY
YANG SHEN
INVESTOR ADVISOR AND THE FOUNDER/MANAGING PRINCIPAL OF PLAYS RESEARCH
WHY STAVANGER?
Stavanger, a vibrant and innovative hub in Northern Europe, offers a unique setting where tradition meets technology.
Robotics for the blue economy and growth in space (motto of ERF 2026) represents a significant intersection of advanced technology and sustainable development.
On behalf of NORCE, SINTEF and the organising partners, we wish to welcome you to the European Robotics Forum 2026 in Stavanger, Norway!
“That was the best ERF ever!”
We hear this every year after yet another successful and hugely enjoyable European Robotics Forum. We hear it from our regular visitors who come back year after year. That’s important to us, because it shows that ERF becomes more attractive every year as people take part in ERF in ever greater numbers. We hear it from our exhibitors, and that’s important to us, too, because our exhibitors bring so much energy, vitality and variety to every ERF. Very importantly we hear it from our sponsors, and that’s hugely important to us, because we want our sponsors to get the best value from their participation, and because their support enables us to keep building ERF bigger and better, year after year.
Our sponsors
