Petra Weiler has a degree in technical translation from the University of Hildesheim. Her areas of expertise are electrical and mechanical engineering, and computer linguistics. She joined VDI/VDE-IT in 2009. Since than she has worked for the Office of EPoSS, the European Technology Platform on Smart Systems Integration. She has also been responsible for the FP7 and Horizon 2020 Coordination and Support Actions “CEPoSS - Coordination and Implementation of a European Strategy on Smart Systems Technologies”, “IRISS - Implementation of Research and Innovation on Smart Systems Technologies”, “EXPRESS - Mobilising Expert Resources in the European Smart Systems Integration Ecosystem", and “inSSIght - In-depth support for innovation and exploitation in Smart Systems Integration”. Currently she is coordinator of the H2020 Coordination and Support Action “5E - Federating European Electronics Ecosystems for Competitive Electronics Industries”. Since 2018 she is Head of Section Smart Systems and Multimodal Mobility within VDI/VDE-IT. From her previous 13-year-appointment at DIN, the German Institute for Standardisation, she has profound knowledge of policy instruments for stimulation of innovation, and of market mechanisms with respect to R&D, innovation and standardisation.