Successful R&I in Europe 2024 partner search event will take place at Van der Valk Airporthotel Düsseldorf. A convenient location the main organiser proposes in order to optimise your participation on the spot.
The spot on SMEs and Belgium
The 2024 edition will be the 11th time the conference will gather researchers and entrepreneurs from North Rhine-Westphalia and regions in Europe to find new research and innovation (R&I) partners for Horizon Europe projects.
In 2024, special partner regions are Belgium, Finland, France, Israel, the Netherlands, and Poland, but the event is, of course, open to researchers worldwide. About 300 participants from over 20 countries are expected to attend the event.
About 100 presenters will inform you about their projects. Enterprise Europe Brussels advisors invite Brussels-based entitites to make use of the opportunity to become part of the European research and innovation community or to cultivate their network!
The short presentations (ideas and/or results) focus on Horizon Europe calls, where a total of around €95 billion are available up until 2027.
The networking event is structured in parallel workshops focussing on eight topics:
- Cluster 1: Health
- Cluster 2: Creative Industries
- Cluster 4: Digital Technologies
- Cluster 4: Industrial Technologies
- Cluster 5: Energy
- Cluster 5: Mobility
- Cluster 6: Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Ressources, Agriculture and Environment
- Innovative Procurement (PCP/PPI)
Call for presentations :The aim of the Call for Presentations is to facilitate communication between the participants. HERE
Speakers profit threefold:
- They have the opportunity to present their Horizon Europe projects/ideas for joint Horizon Europe proposals/EU-funded research results to the audience in the specific workshop.
- During the breaks there are special booths for further discussions between presenter and audience.
- The conference participation fee is waived for speakers! (One per presentation.)
- Each presentation lasts a maximum of 6 minutes. The deadline for submitting proposals in the call for presentations is 12 January 2024.
HANDS-ON info to register & participate:
Detailed agenda : HERE
Venue : HERE
Accommodation : HERE
Conference fee: € 150 (€ 120 one day) per person including VAT.
Invoices will be despatched after the event.
Free participation for speakers in sessions 1 to 4.
Please note that the event organizer does NOT cover any travel expenses, costs for hotels etc.!
The conference fee includes dinner on 15 February, lunch on 16 February, tea/coffee/cold drinks during the breaks and the airport-venue shuttle (solely as provided by the organizers). Registration is binding.
Registration deadline is 8 February 2024.
Should you decide to participate, we warmly advice to get in touch with us to prepare your participation (IP assets, sustainability , digitalisation, innovation aspects of the forthcoming proposals). Feel free to contact Barbara Andreani bandreani@hub.brussels
