Horizon Europe Cluster 4 Digital Brokerage Event with Austria, Benelux & Nordic countries

This event is an initiative by the National Contact Points of Austria (FFG), Denmark (Ministry of Higher Education and Science) Belgium (Hub Brussels, NCP Flanders, NCP Wallonie), Finland (Business Finland), Iceland (Rannis), Luxembourg (Luxinnovation), Netherlands (RVO), Norway (Research Council of Norway), and Sweden (Vinnova). 

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This Brokerage Event is focused on topics containing relevant “digital” aspects.

You may participate in this event in one of the following roles:

• Presenter: where you will be able to briefly (3 minutes maximum) present/pitch your organization or your existing project idea. Note that we have limited spots for pitching in each breakout room, so register soon!
• Listener: where you listen to presenters.

When

Date & Time: 19.3.2025 13:00-15:00 (CET)

Deadline (Presenter): Registration – Monday 10 March 12:00 (CET)

                                     Returning pitch slides – Friday 14 March 12:00 (CET)

Deadline (Listener): Registration without pitching will be possible until right before the event starts.

Agenda

After a short welcome, participants will switch into breakout rooms according to their interests. Inside each breakout room, presenters will pitch their organization or project idea. Each session will be chaired by a National Contact Point.

(Tentative) Breakout rooms:

• Broadening AI – efforts to broaden the applications of AI
• Edge Computing – computing continuum, edge nodes, sensors etc.
• Innovation infrastructure – Data, HPC and submarine cables
• Manufacturing – digital technologies to improve manufacturing
• Photonics and semiconductors
• Quantum technologies
• Robotics
• Software and AI – AI/genAI, models, software engineering for AI
• Standardisation and Knowledge Valorisation
• Virtual Worlds

Pitching-Slide

For presenters: note that in addition to the registration you will need to return your filled in pitching slide until 14 March 12:00 (CET) at the latest to leonardo.tonetto@luxinnovation.lu

Disclaimer

• This is a public event. Disclose only non-sensitive information!
• Your registration data and pitch slide will be shared within the event team for the purpose of organising this event. You agree that your respective National Contact Point may get in touch with you regarding the project idea you may present. You can withdraw this approval at any time by sending an Email to sara.gasparoni@ffg.at
• We reserve the right to decline your registration for a pitch if the event or any breakout session is at full capacity, if you fail to provide sufficient information during registration or if the project idea is out of scope of the call.
• The tentative list of breakout rooms may change, subject to the registrations we receive.