Programme & Speakers

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Opening address by UNESCO, highlighting the importance of global collaboration in advancing Open Science and setting the stage for two days of discussion on monitoring progress and assessing impact.

Speaker:

Lidia Brito, Assistant Director General, Natural Sciences, UNESCO

How can we tell whether Open Science is making a difference? This opening session shares key insights from PathOS, a three-year EU project investigating how Open Science affects research, society, and the economy. It begins with an overview of the project’s evidence, methods and tools. A panel discussion then reflects on real-world case studies, what they revealed, what was unexpected, and what remains unclear. As the conference marking the final public event of PathOS gets underway, this session sets the tone by combining strategic insight with grounded reflections on how Open Science is and can be monitored in practice.

Enjoy a refreshing break with coffee and light refreshments. A great opportunity to network and exchange ideas informally.

This interactive session will open a discussion on the key impact pathways and synthesis findings from the PathOS project. Following a brief overview, participants will be invited to share reflections on the draft conclusions, highlight strengths, raise questions, and explore how the outputs can best support open science policy and practice. The session aims to gather diverse perspectives through open dialogue rather than formal feedback.

We’ll be using Padlet to collect input during the discussion, please have your device ready to contribute.

Speaker:

• Tony Ross-Hellauer, Senior Researcher, KNOW Center

Facilitator:

• Lennart Stoy, Senior Consultant, Technopolis Group Belgium

Online Moderator:

• Nicki Lisa Cole, Senior Researcher, KNOW Center

Take a moment to relax, recharge, and connect with fellow participants over lunch.
Lunch will be provided on-site.

This session introduces two key tools developed through PathOS: the Open Science Impact Indicator Handbook and a framework for assessing the value of open science practices. The Handbook provides a structured set of indicators to monitor academic, societal, and economic impacts. The Cost-Benefit Analysis framework shows how selected indicators can support strategic decision-making by estimating potential benefits beyond just monetary measures. Following the presentations, the session continues with a panel discussion on practical challenges, insights, and opportunities in applying these tools.

Chair:

• Silvia Vignetti, Senior Researcher, CSIL

Speakers:

• Vincent Traag, Senior researcher and bibliometric consultant, CWTS, Leiden University
• Jessica Catalano, Senior Researcher, CSIL
• Louis Colnot, Senior Researcher, CSIL

Panelists:

• Despoina Sousoni, Programme Manager for Impact, Innovation and Industry, ELIXIR Hub 
• Antónia Correia, Information Specialist, University of Minho

Online Moderator:

• Claudia Santoro, Communication Expert, CSIL 

Enjoy a refreshing break with coffee and light refreshments. A great opportunity to network and exchange ideas informally.

The final version of the OSMI Principles will be introduced in this session, a framework developed through international collaboration to support the design of open science monitoring systems. Aimed at policymakers, funders, institutions, and infrastructures, the Principles promote transparency, inclusiveness, and adaptability in tracking open science progress.

The presentation will outline their scope, practical relevance, and potential applications. A panel of experts will then explore how the Principles can inform policy, infrastructure development, and research software practices. The session concludes with a moderated discussion and audience questions.

Chair:

• Vanessa Proudman, Director, SPARC Europe

Speakers: 

• Nicolas Fressengeas, Open science officer for the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research and Vice-President in charge of open science for the Université de Lorraine
• Laetitia Bracco, Research data and bibliometrics support services and OSMI Co-coordinator, Université de Lorraine

Panelists:

• Kamran Naim, Head of Open Science, CERN
• Arianna Becerril-Garcia, Executive Director, Redalyc & AmeliCA
• Michelle Barker, Director, Research Software Alliance
• Marc Vanholsbeeck, Head of the Department of Federal, Interfederal and International coordination, Belgian Federal Public Planning Service Science Policy (BELSPO)

Online moderator:

• Anastasiia Iarkaeva, Research fellow, QUEST Center for Responsible Research, Berlin Institute of Health (BIH) at Charité

We warmly invite all participants to join us for an informal reception to continue the day’s conversations over drinks and light refreshments.

Please allow time for building entry and settling in. Sessions begin promptly at 9:30.

This session introduces the latest iteration of the Monitoring Framework for National Contributions to EOSC and Open Science, developed to support the systematic tracking  the implementation and uptake of the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) and open science. A key highlight is the launch of the second phase of the EOSC Open Science Observatory, a dynamic policy intelligence tool designed to provide harmonized, accessible, and actionable monitoring data across Europe.

Following a presentation of the updated framework and new platform features, a high-level panel will explore how national data and practices can feed into broader monitoring systems, what incentives drive engagement, and how this work can inform both European and global efforts.

Chair:

• Natalia Manola, CEO, OpenAIRE AMKE

Speakers

• Stefan Liebler, Policy Officer/Seconded National Expert, European Commission, DG RTD, Unit A4
• Tereza Szybisty, EOSC Track lead, OpenAIRE AMKE

Panelists:

• Eric Jeangirard, Data scientist, French Ministry of Higher Education and Research
• Volker Beckmann, Co-chair of the EOSC Steering Board, France at the Ministry of Higher Education and Research
• Ana Persic, Programme Specialist for Science Technology and Innovation Policies and Open Science, UNESCO
• Stefan Liebler, Policy Officer/Seconded National Expert, European Commission, DG RTD, Unit A4

Online Moderator:

• Ioanna Grypari, PathOS Coordinator, Technical Manager, ATHENA RC & OpenAIRE

Enjoy a refreshing break with coffee and light refreshments. A great opportunity to network and exchange ideas informally.

This session presents UNESCO’s global assessment of open science monitoring, carried out under the UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science, the first international framework to guide national policies and practices in this area. The presentation will highlight how countries around the world are advancing open science and where gaps remain.

The panel brings together voices from across continents to reflect on regional challenges, enablers, and solutions in implementing the Recommendation. The discussion will surface diverse perspectives on how global guidance can be made meaningful at national and local levels.

Chair:

• Ana Persic, Programme Specialist, Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy, UNESCO

Speaker:

• Rania Sabo, Associate Programme Specialist, Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy, UNESCO

Panelist:

• Ahmed Mohammed Alabdulkader, Advisor to HE the President, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) 
• Cécile Ouattara-Coulibaly, Deputy Director in charge of Research, Training and Research Unit, Virtual University of Côte d’Ivoire 
• Ismael Rafols Garcia, UNESCO Chair in Diversity and Inclusion in Global Science, Leiden University 
• Jinxia HUANG, Deputy Director, Open Science Research Center National Science Library, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Online Moderator:

• Sovanndanny Khuth, Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy, UNESCO

Take a moment to relax, recharge, and connect with fellow participants over lunch.
Lunch will be provided on-site.

As Open Science monitoring frameworks multiply across Europe and globally, research-performing and funding organisations (RPOs and RFOs) are increasingly expected to implement, report on, and align with evolving expectations. However, the practical realities of translating policy into institutional practice remain complex.

This roundtable brings together contributors from international and European initiatives to reflect on institutional uptake of Open Science monitoring and researcher assessment frameworks. Each speaker will provide a brief input grounded in their context, followed by a moderated discussion addressing barriers, synergies, and lessons learned. 

This session is organised in collaboration with the Open and Universal Science (OPUS) Project.

For more on the OPUS Final Conference (July 9-10, 2025), visit: https://opusproject.eu/opus-news/opus-final-event-in-paris/

Chair & Speaker:

• Gareth O'Neil, Principal Consultant on Open Science, Technipolis Group Belgium

Roundtable Panelist:

• Manuel Ricardo Galindo Moreno, Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy, UNESCO 
• Natalia Manola, CEO, OpenAIRE AMKE
• Laetitia Bracco, research data and bibliometrics support services and OSMI Co-coordinator, Université de Lorraine, 
• Alina Irimia, institutional OPUS coordinator, Open science projects coordinator, UEFISCDI
• Nataša Jakominić Marot, institutional OPUS coordinator, Head of Research and Innovation, University of Rijeka

Online Moderator:

• Tereza Szybisty, EOSC Track Lead, OpenAIRE AMKE

Final reflections and closing of the conference.

Nicolas Fressengeas, Open science Officer, French Ministry of Higher Education and Research

Ioanna Grypari, PathOS Coordinator, ATHENA RC & OpenAIRE

Shaofeng Hu, Director of the Division of Science Policy and Basic Sciences, Natural Sciences, UNESCO

Join us for a light reception to conclude the day and continue informal discussions.