The EBRAINS Summit 2025 taking place 8-11 December is a major international event bringing together neuroscientists, policymakers, technologists and innovators to explore the future of brain research and its impact on society. The Summit will be held at the EGG Conference Centre in Brussels, Belgium.
The event will assess how neuroscience can drive increasing medical progress, digital innovation and responsible data use. The programme features scientific talks with leading experts, including Professor Rafael Yuste (Columbia University) and Professor Onur Güntürkün (Ruhr University Bochum). Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy and Anders Dam Jensen, Executive Director of the European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking, will deliver welcome speeches.
Visit the EBRAINS Summit 2025 website to check the full programme and speaker lineup.
Scientific programme highlights
The Summit’s scientific programme spans neurotechnology, brain modelling and simulation, AI for neuroscience, high-performance computing, medical data, ethics and the future of digital brain research. Sessions will address emerging neurotechnologies, data standards and interoperability, future computing, large-scale brain models, clinical trial insights and the sustainability of research infrastructures. The programme also includes a joint day with the International Neuroinformatics Coordinating Facility INCF, user presentations from the EBRAINS community and a poster session showcasing international research.
The summit also invites the public for an open day (9 December), with a science market that can be explored and a unique concert performance that combines music and brain science.
Your brain on Beethoven
On the Summit’s public day (9 December), visitors can enjoy a free art-science musical performance and explore a science market. Registration is required to attend.
Violinist Dr. Stella Chen (2019 Queen Elizabeth Competition winner and violin faculty at the Juilliard School) and internationally acclaimed concert pianist Dr. Mei Rui (Director of Music-in-Medicine, Principal Investigator and Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery at MD Anderson Cancer Center) will perform Beethoven’s iconic “Kreutzer" Sonata. During the performance, real-time Brain-Computer Interface mapping will display the violinist's and pianist's brain activity on stage, showcasing their neural activation and synchronisation as they perform.
Further information
EBRAINS Summit 2025 website: summit2025.ebrains.eu
Full programme: Please find the full summit programme here.
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