Date: November 28, 2025
Hybrid format
Where: European Commission – Charlemagne Building, Belgium, and online
The Annual Research Conference (ARC), organized by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs (DG ECFIN) and the Joint Research Center (JRC), is holding a new edition focused on a highly topical issue: how artificial intelligence and innovation are transforming productivity and economic policy-making.
The conference, designed as a space for dialogue between academia and European institutions, will present the latest results of economic research applied to public decision-making.
Highlights of the program include:
- Keynote speech by Philippe Aghion, 2025 Nobel Prize winner in Economics
- Presentation of 16 high-impact academic papers
- Policy panel with the participation of Jeromin Zettelmeyer (Bruegel), Beata Javorcik (EBRD), Maximilian Freier (ECB), and Daniel Quirke (Wayve)
More information at this link.

