Past events

In September 2016 alongside with the opening of the new Fraunhofer-Polymertechnology Centre Upper Lusatia, a 3-day Company Mission will be organized for Japanese companies and organisations, which offers cooperation opportunities in the field of polymer-technology and R&D within this sector.Japanese companies operating as suppliers for third parties will gain insights on the latest 3D printing technology and will have the chance to discuss directly with researchers about new R&D projects. Following the idea of open innovation, another focus analyses the integration of polymeric items in textile industries – particularly in consumer-oriented fashion industries.The polymer-cluster in Upper Lusatia has more than 90 companies, 3.500 employees and generate 275m € turnover and the sector´s export rate is close to 24%. Four regional industrial leaders, and three R&D-centres already declared their participation (see program below). Following the interest and profile of the Japanese participants, additional SMEs in Upper Lusatia will be invited for B2B-meetings.The mission will mainly consist of:Practical analysis of education concepts and vocational training in a pro-active polymer education centre,B2B meetings with innovative SMEs in the field of polymer industry,Guided tour through the new R&D facility “Fraunhofer-Polymertechnology Centre Upper Lusatia”, presentation of an embedded Higher Education program, and discussions about joint research projects,Open innovation research input on “Polymeric Optical Fibres for wearables” as well as workshop facility visit of a global player of printed apparel and accessories.View the attached file for more information.The mission is targeting Japanese companies only that can register by filling in the webform.The deadline for registration is: 15 July 2016 (The application period is closed)Minimum number of participantsThe mission will be held if 4 companies at least will have registered by the time of the deadline

held in Paris from the 9 to the 12 of June, Futur en Seine, the unmissable innovation event, free and open to all, is back for its 7th edition. The free tickets (https://www.eventbrite.fr/e/futur-en-seine-2016-tickets-23222915365) give access to different spaces (demos, conferences, workshops, experiences...), to the matchmaking platform and to the networking app.Please see the attached file for more details.

The Chamber of Commerce of Moravian-Silesian Region is organizing a brokerage event in May.The networking event will target a wide range of companies and researchers interested in sharing new project ideas and finding collaboration in the follwing sectors: engineering, metallurgy, ICT, electronics, Mmining and construction.Up to 21 meetings in one day.25 May 2016, Ostrava, Czech RepublicRegistration deadline 01 May 2016More information and online registration: https://b2bharmo.com/RV2016

The EEN partner the Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce is organizing a B2fair matching event during the Hannover Messe trade fair. The 12th edition of the international brokerage event will take place from 25th to 29th April 2016. Almost 21,500 business meetings amongst 2,800 companies have been organised in the framework of this brokerage event since 2005. The brokerage event of 2016 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 16 March 2016. 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.

The Bulgarian Industrial Association is organizing a brokerage event during the international exhibitions MachTech & InnoTech (http://machtech.bg/en) 2016 and Bulcontrola (http://bulcontrola.com/en/bulcontrola) 2016. The event will give opportunity to forge new partnerships for research projects, technology transfer and business collaborations and/or participation in projects funded by European programs. The event is free of charge and primarily targets companies and R&D institutions looking for technological, reasearch and business cooperations.The event is targeting the following sectors:MachTech: Metal-cutting & metal-working machines, welding equipment, pumps, compressors, hydraulic machines & tools, pneumatic machines & tools, laser equipmentInnoTech: Industrial automation & software, building automation systems, control & measurement equipment, industrial electronics, electrical mobility & equipment, roboticsBulcontrola: Control and measurement devices, analytical and laboratory equipment, applicable software, electric industry and industrial electrical equipment, monitoring systems, environmental protection

The Luxembourg Chambre of Commerce is organizing a matchmaking event during the European Subcontracting and Engineering Fair 2016 (ESEF - www.esef.nl) in Utrecht (the Netherlands).The fair will take place from the 15th to the 18th of March 2016, and is the largest and most important exhibition in the Benelux in the field of supply, subcontracting and engineering.Original Equipment Manufacturers, product developers and buyers will be able to find inspiriation in the latest developments, meet (new) business contacts and share knowledge.The matchmaking event offers the following to participating companies:-Four days of business meetings-A matchmaking area located in the centre of the trade fair-A broad international partner network assisting companies prior to the event-Professional assistance on the spot and during the post-phase of the show.The event will cover all sectors of ESEF.More information can be found in the brochure and flyers that are attached.Please register through the link below:http://www.een-matchmaking.com/esef2016/ 

The European Entreprise Network Scotland is organising business partnering sessions at the International Conference on Ocean Energy (ICOE ; http://www.icoe-conference.com/ ).ICOE is a global marine energy event focused on the industrial development of the sector. The conference will take place from February 23rd to February 26th 2016.The business partnering sessions offer the opportunity to target marine energy research, development, testing, device developers, and investment and commercialisation partners for short one-to-one meetings to explore business development and collaboration options.The event will be focused on the marine energy sector.More information can be found in the flyer below.For registration please click this link:https://www.b2match.eu/ICOE2016

In February 2016 alongside the GSMA Mobile World Congress, a 3-day B2B mission will be organised offering a unique opportunity for Japanese companies operating in the mobile sector to gain insights on the latest mobile communications trends from visionaries and innovators, as well as to meet the local government officials and the ICT industry leaders to explore on collaboration opportunities.The mission will mainly consist of:Visit to the Mobile World Congress 2016, an exhibition with more than 2,000 companies displaying the cutting-edge products and technologies that define the future of mobile.Participation in the Brokerage Event organised by ACCIÓ within the MWC, a matchmaking event where participants can meet potential partners for product development, manufacturing and licensing agreements, joint ventures or other types of partnership.Visit technological centres related to the selected sectors in order to show the most highlighted technologies, research projects and business opportunities.Barcelona’s GSMA Mobile World Congress is the world’s leading event for the mobile industry, bringing together the telecommunication sector’s top companies and professionals. In 2016, it will be staged once again in Barcelona.View the attached file for more information.The mission is targeting Japanese companies only that can register by filling in the webform.The deadline for registration is: (The application period is closed)Minimum number of participantsThe mission will be held if 5 companies at least will have registered by the time of the deadline

Today, the Valencian Community is the 4th region in Spain for export, and the 4th Spanish region with the highest density of companies.The Health Sector in the Valencian Region is a sector which offers cooperation opportunities, due to its innovative character, exporting and talent. In this regard, it should be noted that this sector is not limited to activities related to the portfolio of health system services but encompasses segments as relevant as biotechnology or the pharmaceutical industry.The mission will mainly consist of:- B2B meetings to offer the possibility to the participants to have a pre-scheduled agenda with all the companies and technological centres participating in the mission that fit with their collaboration interests.-  Visits to companies and technological centres related to the selected sectors in order to show and share the most highlighted technologies, research interests and business opportunities in the region.View the attached file for more information.The mission is targeting Japanese companies only that can register by filling in the webform.The deadline for registration is: (The application period is closed)Minimum number of participantsThe mission will be held if 5 companies at least will have registered by the time of the deadline **********************To comply with the Travel Agency Act, our Tokyo office cannot take care of the inquiries for this mission.Please directly contact the Brussels office (info-eu@een-japan.eu.)**********************

Smart City Expo 2015 Brokerage EventACCIÓ, the business support agency of the Catalan Government, organizes on the 18-19 of November, and with the support of the Enterprise Europe Network, the second edition of the international matchmaking event focused on smart cities in the framework of Smart City Expo World Congress 2015.The aim of the Brokerage Event is to assist SMEs, start-ups, entrepreneurs, universities, research groups, corporations, institutions and cities in finding international partners for product development, manufacturing and licensing agreements, joint ventures or other types of partnership.Registration deadline: 6 November 2015http://smartcity2015be.talkb2b.net/

Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry is organising a Brokerage Event on the occasion of Milipol (http://www.milipol.com/) & Cartes Secure Connexions (http://www.cartes.com/) fairs from November 17th to 19th, 2015.Carte Secure Connexions is a leading event on secure payment solution identification and mobility (data protection, e-transactions,smart-cards,NFC, mobile payment...). Attendees will come from financial, retail, government, Identity and Access, telecommunications and transportation sectors. Milipol Paris is the Worldwide Exhibition of Internal State Security.The Brokerage event prices are set as follow:- For the exhibitors : access to B2B meetings is free - For visitors : access to B2B meetings including access to both event is 250€ H.TFor more information and registrations: http://www.milipolcartes2015businessmeetings.com/

COMPAMED/MEDICA: 2015/11/16-19 - B2B: 2015/11/17-19On the occasion of MEDICA 2015, the global No. 1 meeting place for the medical sector, ZENIT GmbH together with the Healthcare Sector Group of the Enterprise Europe Network will organise the international Brokerage Event. The aim is to assist enterprises, universities and research institutions in finding partners in Europe for product development, manufacturing and licensing agreements, joint ventures or other types of partnership.This international Healthcare Brokerage Event at MEDICA fair has a tradition of more than 15 years now. In the last years the brokerage event had always more than 220 participants from about 30 countries with more than 800 meetings.How to participate:Register at https://www.b2match.eu/medica2015 and provide a profile describing either an offer or a request. All the participants’ profiles will be published on the website of the Brokerage Event. Browse the profiles online and book meetings with organisations you are interested in.About one week prior to the event, each participant will receive an individual meeting schedule.Japanese participants can be assisted by EEN Japan in prepration of and during the B2B event. For more information, email info-jp@een-japan.eu.Registration fees200 Euro - Companies100 Euro - Start-Ups (established on or after 1.1.2013)VenueMEDICA Trade Fair, Hall 6 Gallery / First Floor　[Messe Düsseldorf GmbH, Messeplatz, 40474 Düsseldorf, Germany]OrganisorEnterprise Europe Network partner NRW Europa

In November, alongside the Composites Meetings Fair, a leading trade fair in Region de Loire, a 3-day B2B mission will be organised offering a unique opportunity for Japanese companies operating in composite materials and robotics. This mission combines two days at Composites Meetings, a professional business convention dedicated to composites materials this year featuring Japan as the country of honour, and one more day of specific exchanges, presentations and site visits of companies or technical centre in the region.The first two days enable to participate to Composites Meetings with fully pre-organised B2B meetings between contractors and suppliers of solutions related to composites materials and processing. Participating suppliers will benefit from free stand and have the possibility to exhibit during the convention.In parallel of the B2B meetings, some conferences will be organised with participation of industrials, highlighting a particular topic. One of the conference slots will be set aside for the Japanese delegation. The convention also includes the lunches on the venue, and invites the participants to a cocktail ceremony on the first day.The third day seeks to give more room to presentations from the Japanese delegation, exchanges with the French companies and visits of innovative companies or world-class research infrastructures, in the field of advanced manufacturing (robotics, processes…) in Pays de la Loire ecosystem.View the attached file for more information.The mission is targeting Japanese companies only that can register by filling in the webform.The deadline for registration is: (The application period is closed)Maximum number of participantsThe mission will be held with a maximum of 10 companies participating. (If necessary a selection will be made by the organizers) **********************To comply with the Travel Agency Act, our Tokyo office cannot take care of the inquiries for this mission.Please directly contact the Brussels office (info-eu@een-japan.eu.)**********************

The Region Sicily is playing a leading role on Expo2015 (www.expo2015.org) organising a series of different initiatives both in Milan and Sicily. In cooperation with the local Enterprise Europe Network partners (Confindustria Sicilia, Consorzio Arca, Consorzio Catania Ricerche) 4 multisectoral missions consisting in business presentations, bilateral meetings and company visits to Sicilian companies and clusters will be organised.It is a unique opportunity to discover the business environment of the biggest region in Italy and to start new business and technological relations.For each event, the Region Sicily – Department of Productive Activities will cover all the mission costs to 60 foreign operators (buyers, but also companies/clusters interested in a collaboration with Sicilian companies on R&D, or interested in starting joint ventures).The Region Sicily will cover all expenses related to:return flight from Japan to Italy (economy class) for one company/organisation representative (if there is a second member he will have to pay her/his own costs)accommodation for 3 nightsspecialised assistance during the B2B meetingscompany visitsMissions 1 and 2 will be held in Palermo and Mazara del Vallo. Mission 3  will have a 1 day stopover in Milan at the Expo before continuing to Catania.MISSION 1 - Company Mission with B2B sessions in western Sicily - PalermoDates: 12-15 July 2015Deadline for registration: 10 July 2015Sectors covered: Agrofood, Organic food, Tourism, Fashion and design (including jewelry and accessories), Craftmanship, Marinehttps://www.b2match.eu/sicily4expo-palermoMISSION 2 - Company Mission with B2B sessions in eastern Sicily – Mazara del ValloDates: 08-11 October 2015Deadline for registration: 18 September 2015Sectors covered: Agrofood, Tourism, Marinehttp://www.bluesealand.it/en-us/bluesealand.aspxMISSION 3 – Sicily Agrofood Clusters - Company Mission with clusters presentations in Milan at Expo2015, Italy Pavillion, and B2B sessions in Catania, SicilyDates: 25-28 October 2015Deadline for registration: 22 October 2015Sectors covered: Agrofoodhttps://www.b2match.eu/sicily4expo-milano-catania Main requirement for approval of profiles is the quality of the application.Then, the criteria is "first come first served", trying to keep a balance on the different sectors of each event. The final say, in any case, is on the Region representative.

300 participants representing 150 clusters from 24 countries, and 433 cluster-to-cluster meetings, made the 2nd BSR Stars Cluster-to-Cluster Conference and Matchmaking to Europe's largest cluster matchmaking event in 2014. BSR Stars’ annual meeting point for key cluster staff returns again this year on 17-18 September in Copenhagen. The cluster-to-cluster conference and matchmaking is dedicated to matching clusters (and SME networks) with each other. The theme of this year event is "Innovation by Combination”.Target participant: cluster entitySector: multisectoralRegistration deadline: 1 September 2015https://www.b2match.eu/cluster-to-cluster-2015

A 3-day B2B mission will be organised in October alongside the “International Rehacare” fair, which will offer a unique opportunity for Japanese companies operating in the rehacare-sector (rehabilitation care prevention inclusion, living-aids mobility) to optimise their business opportunities in Germany.REHACARE is the leading international trade fair for rehabilitation, prevention, inclusion and care. Over 800 national and international exhibitors will be presenting a combination of product demonstrations and complex system solutions as well as a wide range of information in the form of special theme parks, seminars and workshops.During the mission, companies from Japan will have the opportunity to establish international contacts with exhibitors – for future business technology transfer or R&D collaboration – through pre-arranged individual meetings (organised by the EEN partner ZENIT, a Centre of Innovation and Technology in North Rhine-Westphalia) with the aim of conducting business agreements.The program includes:Introductory workshop “Rehacare in Germany and its potential”B2B meetings at the fair with exhibitors whose profiles will be carefully selected to meet the demands of the Japanese profilesB2B meetings with other German companies (independent of the fair) in their plants or at the premises of ZENITVisits to institutions or companies (depending of the thematic focus of the Japanese participants) View the attached files for more information.The mission is targeting Japanese companies only that can register by filling in the webform. (The application period is closed)The deadline for registration is: 15 July 2015 **********************To comply with the Travel Agency Act, our Tokyo office cannot take care of the inquiries for this mission.Please directly contact the Brussels office in English (info-eu@een-japan.eu.)********************** 

The Czech Republic is one of Europe´s top locations for information and communication technology. The Czech Republic’s ICT-friendly policies, skilled workforce, good infrastructure and well-developed optical-fibre network make it the most prominent location in the EU in terms of ICT. In order to maintain the country’s competitiveness, massive investments in ICT infrastructure are expected from the Czech government during the 2014 – 2020 period, as ICT is one of the government’s designated priority sectors.The world´s top ICT companies have branches in Ostrava (e.g.: Tieto, IBM, DHL, Stora Enso). Ostrava has been gaining importance in recent years and is on the path to greater international recognition thanks to projects such as IT4Innovations National Supercomputing Centre. Ostrava is home to the country’s top universities and research institutes.This mission is specifically designed for ICT companies and consists of an international ICT brokerage event that will take place on October 15th, where each participant may have up to 15 pre-scheduled bilateral meetings (each meeting will take up to 20 minutes). It is a unique opportunity for Japanese companies to meet potential business partners from different countries in pre-arranged face-to-face meetings.The Japanese companies can also attend a workshop about the possibilities of doing business in the Czech Republic and visit innovation centres and companies.View the attached file for more information.The mission is targeting Japanese companies only that can register by filling in the webform. (The application period is closed)The deadline for registration is: 15 July 2015Minimum number of participantsThe mission will be held if 2 companies at least will have registered by the time of the deadline **********************To comply with the Travel Agency Act, our Tokyo office cannot take care of the inquiries for this mission.Please directly contact the Brussels office in English (info-eu@een-japan.eu.)**********************