Past events

On Tuesday 7 November 2017, the EU-Japan Centre will organise an "ICT Partnering Event" with the support of the Japan External Trade Organisation and the Smart IoT Acceleration consortium in Tokyo, Japan.The partnering event will be held one day before the “Japan IT Week”, which takes place on 8-10 November at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan.LOCATIONTokyo, Kasumigaseki Bldg. Plaza HallEVENT CAPACITY40-60 EU and Japanese companies and clusters/organisationsTARGET FIELDSInternet of Things (IoT), Machine to Machine (M2M) communicationSoftware DevelopmentCloud ComputingBig Data Management, Data CenterEmbedded Technology, Hardware producersMobile SolutionsInformation SecurityPARTICIPANTS20 European companies and cluster organisations which visit Japan as part of the ICT mission organised by the EU-Japan CentreEuropean companies and organisations can apply to participate in the mission until 29 June 2017Additional European companies which plan to attend the “Japan IT Week” or who are present in Japan during the above period.Japanese companies in the IT sector; exhibitors and visitors of “Japan IT Week”, member companies of Japanese Associations and ClustersRelevant partner organisations (EU and Japanese) involved in the eventPARTNERING EVENT DETAILSParticipation in the brokerage event will be free of charge for its participants.A well-established B2B partnering software will allow to search for potential partners online and request meetings up to 1 month before the event. Meetings will be automatically scheduled by the software.Bilingual (English and Japanese) staff support will be available on-site.AIMS AND BENEFITS OF THE PARTNERING EVENTBenefit from face-to-face meetings leading to possible business opportunitiesEstablish relationships with potential EU and Japanese partners (trade and technology)Initiate collaboration between industry associations or cluster organisationsTARGETED SYNERGIESThe Event will benefit from being organised at the launch of new joint EU-Japan ICT calls for proposals under Horizon 2020, which opens opportunities for joint projects between European and Japanese partners.The partnering event is following up on the Japanese activities during this year's CeBIT, where Japan was the Official Partner Country and will create a link with planned Japanese participation in CeBIT 2018.The Business Matching event will be supported by:Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)Smart IoT Acceleration ForumACCESS TO THE B2B ONLINE PLATFORM: https://www.b2match.eu/ict-tokyo-2017INQUIRIES:EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation - info-jp@een-japan.eu - +81-3-6408-0281    

Associação Empresarial de Vila Real (NERVIR) in close collaboration with EEN partner Associação Empresarial de Portugal (AEP), invite wine importers to the Douro region in Portugal, for the business meeting 'In Douro Wine Business' which will be held on 19-21 October. The main objective of this meeting is to gather potential importers interested in finding Port & Douro wines for their markets and portfolios.Please note that the main organizer (NERVIR) of this event covers all costs regarding travel, hotels and transfers. Participation will be granted on the first came, first served basis, according to the number of importers per country. If you would like to take part in this event, please fill in the Registration Form and send it back to NERVIR. For more information, please see the pdf attached.  

EEN partner NRW.International is organising on the 18-19 October 2017, a B2B event within the frame of the A+A International congress for occupational safety and occupational medicine, the world’s leading international trade forum for safety, security and health at work.The "meet@A+A 2017“ Brokerage Event is a unique platform to share innovative technologies, initiate cross border co-operations and to find new business partners.Target sectors:Personal protective equipmentHealth at workHigh-risk preventionEnvironmental protection at workAvoidance of damage to property and reduction in qualityMeasurement technology for the avoidance of malfunction/accidentsDeadline for registration: 13 October 2017Online registration at: https://www.b2match.eu/aplusa2017 

EEN partner Confindustria Piemonte is organising an event in the Life Sciences sector on 11-13 October 2017 in Turin, Italy.Meet In Italy for Life Sciences 2017 will provide participants with business, partnering and networking opportunities.11th and 12th October: B2B session and Thematic WorkshopsThe first two days will be devoted to bilateral and networking meetings. Participants will also have the possibility of attending thematic workshops. 13th October: Conference The third day will be devoted to an international conference on hot topics in life sciences. Life sciences sector involved:•Pharmaceutical/Nutraceutical•Medical devices •Biology/Biotechnology •IT Applications for Health•Medicine, Human Health and well-being •Related value chain activitiesRegistration deadline 30 September 2017.For more details and to register: https://www.b2match.eu/mit4ls2017

On Tuesday 10 October 2017, the "European Biotech & Pharma Partnering Conference, Osaka, 2017" will be organised at the Congrès Convention Center in Osaka, Japan.During the event, business representatives of EU companies will have an opportunity to attend pre-arranged B2B meetings with Japanese companies from the Kansai region. The event serves a perfect platform to meet representatives of Japanese companies and accelerate opportunities for potential business partnerships between EU and Japanese companies. The event will kick off with an opening speech at 9 AM and the B2B meetings will take place shortly after (from 9:20 PM to 3:50 PM).Last year’s partnering event (see 2016 event video on: http://www.eu-japan.eu/videos/BtoB_event_osaka.mp4) attracted over 60 Japanese companies and organisations from the Kansai region which resulted in 288 pre-arranged B2B meetings between Japanese and European companies. Meetings were successfully set-up thanks to a matchmaking platform* (https://www.b2match.eu/euj-bio-pharma-be-2016) by the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN Japan).To get a glimpse of some Japanese companies which might take part in this year's partnering conference, please see one of the organisers, Protein Mall Kansai's full list of member companies.This year’s event which highlights a perfect opportunity for a collaboration between Japanese and European entities is made possible thanks to the organisations mentioned below:Organised by:Osaka Prefectural GovernmentSenri Life Science FoundationOsaka Business and Investment CenterProtein Mall Kansai EU-Japan Centre for Industrial CooperationbioXclusters plus (European Commission-funded initiative)Business France - French embassy in JapanAdvantage Austria - Austrian Embassy Commercial SectionFlanders Investment and TradeIn Cooperation with:BioM Biotech Cluster Development GmbHBioTurkuSupported by:Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)The Osaka Chamber of Commerce and IndustryOsaka Pharmaceutical Manufacturers AssociationThe Life Sciences Industry Division, Osaka Prefectural Government, Osaka Bio Headquarters have launched their website in English presenting their initiatives: https://osaka-bio.jp/english/For more information on this event - Contact for EU companies and organisations:EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation: Jessica Michelson: j.michelson@eu-japan.eu

On 9-10 October 2017, a brokerage event Contact-Contract (during MSV trade fair) will take place in Brno, Czech Republic. It is a unique opportunity to increase participants' competitiveness and identify new markets and business partners.This event is a common project of Brno Regional Chamber of Commerce and other Czech and foreign partners belonging to Enterprise Europe Network (EEN).Main sectors:Mining, metallurgical, ceramic and glass engineeringMaterials and components for mechanical engineeringDrives, hydraulics and pneumatics, cooling technology and air-conditioningPower engineering and heavy-current electrical engineeringElectronics, automation and measuring technologyEcological technologyTransportation, handling, warehousing and logisticsDeadline for registration: 8 October 2017For more information and to register: https://www.b2match.eu/cc2017

EEN partner ACCIÓ is organizing a brokerage event within the frame of the 3rd edition of the Internet of Things World Congress (http://www.iotsworldcongress.com).  The IoT Revolution is challenging companies from all industries to connect their machines, processes, people and products to gain efficiencies, decrease costs, improve operations, increase customer satisfaction and improve work conditions. The event will give participants the opportunity to find international business and technology partners.Sector: ICTRegistration deadline: 15 September 2017Event date: 3-4 October 2017Registration at:https://www.b2match.eu/iot2017

The Enterprise Europe Network partner Wroclaw Centre for Technology Transfer organizes the 1st edition of the international matchmaking event which will be held on the 27th of September 2017 at the International Trade Fair CosmeticBusiness in Warsaw.The matchmaking event is addressed to small and medium enterprises and other entities representing cosmetics sector interested in developing and initiating cross border cooperation. Thanks to the participation in B2B meetings participants will get access to new business markets and will be able to select meetings in advance by creating an online profile to find the partner they are looking for.Registration deadline:15 september 2017registration website: https://www.b2match.eu/cosmeticbusiness2017

Germany and Japan are announcing a Call for Proposals for joint R&D projects, focusing on developing innovative products and applications in all technological and application areas.Applicants are expected to develop ready-to-market solutions for products, technology-based services or methods which have strong market potential.The New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) will provide access to public funding for joint projects provided by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) Co-funding Program and by the BMWi’s ZIM (Central Innovation Programme for SMEs).NEDO and BMWi (Coordinator: AiF Projekt GmbH) will provide all necessary assistance to project partners during project proposal, evaluation and monitoring phase.NEDO and AiF Projekt GmbH will evaluate the submitted proposals and communicate the results within about 3 months after the call deadline.Daedline for submission: 17 August 2017See the attached pdf for more details.Application forms and procedures details in below links:NEDO: http://www.nedo.go.jp/koubo/AT091_100108.htmlBMWi: http://www.zim-bmwi.de/internationale-fue-kooperationen/ausschreibungen

Unioncamere Piemonte, a partner of the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) is organizing the second edition of the Torino FashionMatch 2017, a matchmaking event for the fashion and textile industry.It will be held in Italy (Turin) onthe 29th and the 30rd of June 2017.The event is realized within the Torino Fashion Week 2017 (27th June – 03 July 2017).The matchmaking event wishes to put in contact companies, fashion designers, agents, retailers & buyers, producers, distributors, brands and e-commerce agencies active in fashion and textile to facilitate the creation of potential business and technological partnerships.Participation to the b2b, to the workshops and to the catwalks show during the Torino Fashion Week, are free of charge.Registration is mandatory at https://www.b2match.eu/to2-fashionmatch2017 before the 23 of June.

The EEN partner, the Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce, is organizing a matchmaking event “b2fair @ ICT Spring Europe 2017” on 9th & 10th May 2017.In 2016, 376 meetings were organised for 93 companies from 15 countries during this event.ICT Spring Europe (www.ictspring.com) is one of Europe’s largest and most international information-communication-technology conferences hosting an array of international participants. The event is dedicated to exhibiting & demonstrating the latest relevant trends & innovations and discuss their impact on society and the working world. The 2017’s edition will feature 4 main topics:FINTECH: Blockchain / Banking Stars/ Innotribe / VCs InsightsDIGITAL: Storytellers/ Future of Movies/ Digital Realities/ New Digital FrontiersSPACE: Space Application: Technology, Financing, competitiveness, entrepreneurship / Space Exploration: conquest of space, space mining, earth observation, space resourceINDUSTRY: Industry 4.0 / Future of Automation / Talent Race / Circular Economyb2fair @ ICT Spring will offer companies:two days of business meetingsan opportunity to build strong relationships and partnerships in the ICT sectoran excellent networking opportunity for digital leaders, innovation managers, researchers, start-ups etc.a possibility to find your right business party in one single meeting place.Participation Conditions:The first company representative: 100.00 €Additional participant(s): 75.00 € per person.Registrations:http://www.een-matchmaking.com/ictspring2017

The EEN partner the Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce is organizing a B2fair matching event during the Hannover Messe trade fair. The 13th edition of the international brokerage event will take place from 24th to 28th April 2017. Almost 23,000 business meetings amongst 3,000 companies have been organised in the framework of this brokerage event since 2005. The brokerage event of 2017 at a glance:Five days of business meetingsIndividual intensive business meetings in an exclusive atmosphereA matchmaking lounge located in the centre of the trade fairThe matchmaking event will cover all sectors of Hannover Messe 2016.Participation conditions:Participation fees for the matchmaking event is free of charge for companies that register via the EEN network until 24 February 2017. Please note that a fine of EUR 150 will be invoiced in order to maintain the quality of the event in case companies do not present themselves during the business meetings. After 29th February, the participation fees will be as follows.Exhibitors: EUR 95.00Visitors EUR 119.00 (special price for for companies of the Enterprise Europe Network)An additional EUR 75 will be charged for every additional participant per company.

EEN partner Leibniz Universität Hannover is organizing the Future Match brokerage event at the world´s largest information and communication technology (ICT) fair CeBIT 2017 on the 20-24 March 2017. Partner country at CeBIT 2017 will be Japan. Therefore, Future Match will actively support European-Japanese partnerships.Since 1999, Future Match has enabled enterprises and research organizations to find partners for international cooperation such as sales and license agreements, joint ventures, subcontracting, technology transfer or research & development projects.Main topics at CeBIT: Big Data & Cloud, Business Electronics & Equipment, Commerce & Banking, Communication & Networks, ECM, Input/Output Solutions, ERP & HR Solutions, Internet of Things, Marketing and Sales Solutions, Research & Innovation, Security, Unmanned Systems & Solutions.Registration at below website untill the 13 March 2017.

Within the frame of the Mobile World Congress (https://www.mobileworldcongress.com) the world’s largest gathering for the mobile industry, EEN partner ACCIÓ is organising a brokerage event. The event will be an opportunity to identify potential international partners for future copperation projects. The participation cost is €310 with only one participant allowed per organization.Date: 27 February to 1 March 2017Sectors: mobile, telecommunication, ICTRegistration deadline: 10 Februaryhttps://www.b2match.eu/mwc2017

Rev3 days is the first international event offering opportunities to grow business, discover new technologies, find investment opportunities and develop partnerships in the field of 4 thematics: circular economy, energy, smart cities and additive manufacturing, allowing the transition to a low carbon and digital economy at a regional scale.For more details please see the enclosed pdf and visit the event website.To register to this brokerage event, interested Japanese companies must take contact with EEN Japan at first here.

EEN partner the Chamber of Commerce of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is organizing a brokerage event during MIDEST in Paris, France from 6-9 December 2016.The MIDEST trade fair is known to be one of the world’s most important key platforms for industrial subcontractors at international scale. The matchmaking event this year will be extended to the “Convergence for the Industry of the Future”, the major industry event under the patronage of Francois Hollande, President of the French Republic, that will take place in the framework of MIDEST 2016. The event will bring together the organisations and companies that are driving forward the major changes currently experienced by the industry community.Participation conditions:For exhibitors:95.00 EUR (net price), second participant 50.00 EUR    For visitors: (Special price reserved for EEN partners):125.00 EUR (net price), second participant 75.00 EUROnline registration at: www.een-matchmaking.com/midest2016

The Energy Networking4Innovation brokerage event is organised by BIC Bratislava as an accompanying event to the "SET Plan 2016 – Central European Energy Conference X" (http://ceec.sk) in Bratislava in the frame of the Slovak EU presidency.This Networking event will target a wide spectrum of companies, universities and researchers in the field of energy from all over Europe and beyond interested in sharing new project ideas and finding collaboration within the upcoming calls in Horizon 2020, finding new business partners, consult project ideas with the experts.Sector: smart, renewable energyRegistration deadline: 20 November 2016http://www.b2match.eu/networking2016

Within the frame of the Re-Industrialisation of the EU 2016 conference a brokerage event is organized by BIC Bratislava.Excellent science, research and innovation are essential for a sustainable development of the European economy. That is why hundreds of representatives from European and international research, innovation communities, and the business sector will meet to discuss this topic during a prestigious event in the field of nanotechnologies, advanced materials, manufacturing and production technologies, biotechnology - the International Conference REinEU2016.Registration deadline: 22 October 2016https://www.b2match.eu/reineu2016