The session will start with the presentation of the latest preliminary statistics on the global robotics market and the top trends in robotics in 2025 by IFR President Takayuki Ito. This is followed by a panel of executives from the robotics industry, policymakers and end users that will address how Europe is leveraging the potential of robotics, in particular in the manufacturing industry, in times of increasing uncertainty and need for stronger resilience, what efforts the governments are doing (or should be doing) to keep up in the race, how robots can ensure competitiveness in Europe and how new markets come into play.