Innovation procurement and Horizon Europe City Mission and CL5 brokerage event

10 October 2024 - 11 October 2024

Barcelona, Spain

Welcome to the

Innovation procurement and Horizon Europe City Mission and CL5 brokerage event

Leitat, one of Spain's leading technology centres, Acció, the Catalan Agency for Business Competitiveness, and the Provincial Council of Barcelona are excited to bring together cities, start-ups, companies, universities and technology centres for 2 days of inspiring keynote talks, panel discussions, and networking opportunities through our Innovation Marketplace and targeted matchmaking for the upcoming City Mission and city-related CL5 Horizon Europe calls.

This on-site event is financed by the Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades and the AEI, the Spanish Agency for promoting scientific and technical research through the grant GPE2023-001216-P, and organised with the support of the Enterprise Europe Network, the largest business support network worldwide.

Whether you're looking for using innovation procurement to tackle local needs and drive the green transition, innovative solutions that match these needs, new markets for your cutting-edge innovations or concrete matchmaking opportunities for Horizon Europe funding, this event is for you.

Join us in Barcelona as we explore the latest trends, connect with like-minded individuals, and gain practical knowledge.

Register now to secure your spot! Places to this on-site event are limited and registrations will be accepted until 13 September 2024.

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EVENT

Innovation Marketplace:

As a company/start-up, showcase your innovative solutions and present them to local public buyers for reaching new markets. Watch here the recording of our virtual info session for companies on benefits of participating in Horizon Europe and in our event, which took place on 10 September.

As a local administration, get to know leading-edge solutions stemming from Horizon 2020/Horizon Europe projects for meeting your local needs.

As a university/research and technology organisation, bridge the gap between the development of innovative solutions and their uptake.

Matchmaking event: Meet new partner organisations for the upcoming Horizon City Mission calls and the city-related CL5 calls.

Especially for Municipalities: You can request free-of-charge technical assistance to cities by the Smart Cities Marketplace: Book a bilateral meeting with the Smart Cities Team (clicking on “Marketplace” and filtering “Project Cooperation” opportunities for “Free-of-charge technical assistance to cities by the Smart Cities Marketplace").

Inspiration and access to frontrunners: Get inspired by our keynote speakers and acknowledged panellists for learning about success cases of innovation uptake by and with the local public sector and about valuable insights from vanguard City Mission projects.