Past events

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.)**********************

The French and German National Contact Points and Enterprise Europe Network Alsace, in collaboration with the Europe Alsace Network, will organise an EU Brokerage Event on KETs in Horizon 2020.Focusing on Key Enabling Technologies (KETs) : Nanotechnologies and Advanced Materials, Biotechnologies, Advanced Manufacturing and Processing; FoF (Factories of the Future), EeB (Energy efficiency in Buildings), SPIRE.The objectives of the brokerage event are to present the European Union’s new NMBP Work Programme 2016 – 2017 of the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation “Horizon 2020” and to prepare future co-operations between participants. The corresponding calls for proposals will most likely be published in the third quarter of this year, for submission of proposals in early 2016.Participants will have the opportunity to present their own project concepts and to meet representatives from companies/SMEs, universities and research organisations in order to exchange ideas during pre-arranged meetings.https://www.b2match.eu/kets2016/ 

In September, alongside the International Engineering Fair (MSV), the leading industrial trade fair in Central Europe, a B2B mission will be organised offering a unique opportunity for Japanese companies operating in mechanical engineering activities to optimise their business opportunities within the Central Europe region and the city of Brno. The mission will consist of a seminar introducing business opportunities in the Czech market combined with visits to local companies with cutting edge technologies and/or innovative centres in the Czech Republic. In addition the Japanese delegation will be able to attend the International Engineering fair MSV 2015 and to participate in “Contact-Contract” the B2B event organised on the fringes of the trade fair, to meet with potential partners. MSV 2015: “A traditional industry meeting with new impulses” is the most important industrial products and technologies show in Central Europe. The main theme of this year's edition is “Industry 4.0” i.e. an automated and integrated industry, which will be the next development stage of industrial production. Alongside the fair, activities focusing on environmental technologies, transport and logistics will be held providing participants with up-to-date information. 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 participants The mission will be held if 3 companies at least will have registered by the time of the deadline

The Asia Business Week Ireland will take place from the 8th to the 14th of July 2015 in Dublin and Cork, Ireland. Asia Business Week Ireland is a C-Summit style event focusing on how Ireland can increase business with Asia. EEN partner the Dublin Chamber of Commerce is jointly organising this event with key government departments and agencies. Asia Business Week Ireland will promote Asia-Ireland business relations on the themes of Education & Global Talent (Dublin) and Food & Agritech (Cork).The week will feature a series of business and cultural events to promote business learning to drive economic success between Irish, European and Asian businesses. The official website contains all relevant updates regarding the event.

The French EEN partner CCI International Aquitaine is organizing a B2B event in the frame of the Vinexpo 2015 fair.The event is open to wine and spirits trade professionals and associated businesses (restaurants, Duty Free, etc.).The registration process will start on the 2nd of March 2015.Deadline for registration is 10 June 2015.Japanese companies can register for the B2B event at: https://www.b2match.eu/vinexpo2015Please note that participants to the B2B event will also have to register as visitors to the fair itself. To obtain the free access pass please use the following link:http://bordeaux.vinexpo.com/en/why-visit/visiting-vinexpo/visiting-vinexpo-copy

SPRI, coordinator of Basque Enterprise Europe Network, is organizing within the frame of the Bilbao International Waste to Energy conference 2015 a brokerage event focising on the topic: Waste to energy.The Conference takes place on 2 and 3 June and the Brokerage Event takes place on the 3 June. The event will gather the global Waste to Energy community, including reference companies, associations, researchers, and policymakers.Participants to the brokerage event will get access to extensive technology expertise and new business channels. The search for partners for future calls for R&D will be a specific area of interest in this brokerage event, as during the conference different proposals will be presented, for the creation of consortia related to technology development and innovation on Waste to Energy. Participation in the Brokerage Event is free of charge for organizations registered in “Bilbao International waste to energy conference”. Registration in the Conference is also free and includes Conference documentation, Certificate of attendance (under request), Lunches and coffee breaks and Industrial visits.Registration to the brokerage event: https://www.b2match.eu/coolsweepbilbao2015 

Japanese wine and food importers are invited to a mission in Spain by our Spanish EEN partner Employers’ Federation of La Rioja.The mission will be held on the 3 - 4 of June 2015 in Logroño, Spain.The participation fee, that will include the travel and hotel expenses for three nights for Japanese importers, is 400€ (+/-50,000Yen). Travel expenses from Japan to Spain will be covered by the Employers’ Federation of La Rioja.The eligible Japanese importing companies should have at least 3 years of experience in trade and be either: - Food chains, supermarkets, delicatessen chains of shops, importers of Spanish food products...- Distributors of wine - wine/food imports should be a relevant part of the company businessImporters will meet local producers of extra quality agrofood industry (tinned vegetables, olive oil, Spanish sausages… ) and there will be a lot of wineries - Wine in Denomination of Qualified Origin Rioja.A list of the participating Spanish companies is available.Note that the final selection of participant will be made by the Employers’ Federation of La Rioja.Deadline to identify importers: 21 April.Japanese companies should contact the EU-Japan Centre to express their interest.

The French EEN partner CCI Pays de la Loire is organizing a B2B event in the frame of the THETIS EMR international convention.THETIS EMR brings together all the players in the marine renewable energies industry (offshore wind, tidal and wave energy, naval, floating foundation, material, environment...) and will provide opportunities for cooperation with EU major stakeholders, SMEs, academic research institutions, training centers.Registration deadline 1 May 2015. Japanese companies can register for the B2B event at: https://www.b2match.eu/thetisemr2015

In the framework of Metropolitan Solutions 2015 we would like to welcome a delegation of Japanese companies and research organisations active in the fields of “urban energy” and/or “urban transport”.Berlin is not only the gateway to central and Eastern Europe as well as the economic regions of Western Europe, Berlin is also smart. The city is a lab for everything we aspire for the urban life in the 21st century: efficient infrastructure, informational networking, environmentally friendly mobility, creativity and the combination of high efficiency and high quality of life.The major aim of this smart city mission is to introduce Japanese partners to Berlin-based organisations that work to find urban energy and urban transport solutions. By organising the exchange of ideas on how to solve nowadays smart city problems we hope to initiate and intensify bilateral cooperation between German and Japanese organisations. We will bring together potential partners for commercial, technological as well as R&D cooperation. Ultimately, this should lead to the launch of new international projects and smart city solutions.View the attached file for more information.To register, please fill in the webform.　(The application period is closed)

“Step in Japan”, is a support initiative from the EU-Japan Centre, which is a free “soft landing” type of service aimed at EU-based SMEs’ entry and expansion in Japan, by bundling the following support measures:- a “hotdesk” in Tokyo within the Centre’s premises (including internet connection and telephone) for up to 1 month (maximum 2 beneficiaries within the same time slot);- access to meeting and seminar facilities within the Centre’s premises;- information inquiry helpdesk on Japan; assistance for using the Enterprise Europe Network service while in Japan.More information, please click here or contact: StepInJapan@eu-japan.gr.jp