Events

International Matchmaking Event 2025 “here and now” is a meeting, organized by the Enterprise Europe Network centers from Katowice and from Gliwice during the 15. European Congress of Small and Medium Enterprises.

The theme of this year’s Congress is a call to action and key decisions regarding the implementation of innovation and adaptation to a dynamically changing reality – „here and now”, especially in the SMEs environment. B2B meetings are an opportunity to bring together all actors (companies, clusters, universities, research centers, investors, institutional and private purchasers etc.) from all over Europe to find alternative ways to (re) create supply chains, find reliable partners and thus strengthen business relationships, also in a situation changed by the war in Ukraine.

Participation is FREE OF CHARGE AND IS NOT LIMITED TO SPECIFIC SECTORS.

The Congress program will include dozens of panel discussions, debates, workshops, and numerous networking events – all within 10 diverse thematic tracks:

– Foreign expansion, internationalization of SMEs, international cooperation,

– Implementation of artificial intelligence, digital transformation, cybersecurity,

– Tech trends – startups and innovations,

– HR, talent management, leadership,

– ESG, energy, organizational resilience, and new management models in times of uncertainty,

– Smart cities, sustainable development, urban technologies;

– Law and taxes;

– SME financing, access to capital, investments, and financial management;

– Marketing strategies, digital marketing, sales development.

The Open Innovation Challenge will focus on a wide range of topics, such as energy efficiency, automation, improved mobility, robotics, electric vehicles, and new materials. By participating, you can discover these organizations’ specific challenges and request meetings with them if your solution fits. This is a unique opportunity to position your technology or startup at the forefront of urban innovation.

If you are a technology provider or a startup, the Open Innovation Challenge at SCEWC 2025 allows you to present your urban solutions to major global corporations, institutions, and governments. Key organizations participating include Port de Barcelona, l’Energètica, Infraestructures.cat, Autoritat del Transport Metropolità, COMSA, REPSOL, EDP, and many more.

Check the challenges

Meetings with the corporations can be held:

• physically at the SCEWC in Barcelona from November 4-6
• online from 28-30 October 2025 and  November 12

Participation is free of charge. Register on the Open Innovation Challenge platform as a tech or solution provider by November 11, 2025.

The Energy, Construction & Green Economy 2025 trade fair returns for its fourth edition on 29 – 30 October 2025 at the Palace of Congresses in Tirana. As a leading platform for the energy and construction sectors in Albania and the region, this fair serves as a hub for industry leaders, innovators, investors, and policymakers to explore the latest trends, challenges, and opportunities in sustainable energy and construction.

Dates: 29 – 30 October 2025
Venue: Palace of Congresses, Tirana
Organiser: Iceberg Exhibitions

Energy Sector:

• Renewable energy producers (solar, wind, hydro, bioenergy, geothermal, and gas).
• Energy efficiency and management systems.
• Smart grids, infrastructure, and automation technologies.
• Electric mobility and sustainable transport solutions.
• Energy storage, transmission, and distribution technologies.

Construction Sector:

• Smart building solutions and sustainable construction materials.
• Infrastructure and engineering services.
• Advanced heating, cooling, and insulation systems.
• Architectural, design, and urban development firms.

CIRCULAR WEEK  will take place between  3-7 of November 2025. Participants can join events dedicated to Circular Economy transformation and sustainable production and consumption all over Europe. Each day of the Circular Week will be dedicated to different topic regrading Circular Economy as sustainable packaging, construction, food and bioeconomy, textile, circular design, circular business model etc. Around this topics various events will take place: workshops, seminars, networking meetings. Circular Week will give the unique chance of  business matchmaking and networking for both Polish and international participants.

The focal point of the circular week is European Sustainability Congress 2025. One of the biggest and most prestigious conference in Poland regarding circular economy topic. Event is targeted to public administration, local municipalities, companies, CSR, sustainable managers, local administration, start-ups, media.

The event is organised by Institute of Innovation and Responsible Development and Polish Circular Hotspot.

Join us during Circular Week 2025 for an engaging online event highlighting five circular business models that are transforming industries and accelerating the circular economy.

During this online session, Up2Circ beneficiaries will showcase hands-on projects and success stories that prove circularity is not just a concept but a powerful business strategy.

3 November 2025
14:30–16:00 CET
Online | MS Teams

Discover how innovators are making a real impact through:

• Product as a Service – Smart systems for reusing tools (JG Group)

• Circular Supply Chain – Grape waste turned into eco-friendly leather (Planet of Grapes)

• Product Life Extension – Remanufactured and co-designed handbags (Embawo)

• Recovery & Recycling – Food waste converted into mushrooms (Vox Terra)

• Circular Product Design – Modular furniture built for longevity (Studio Belize)

Gain inspiration, practical insights, and proof that when innovation meets circular thinking, sustainability becomes a driver of success.

Register to secure your spot!

The Brokerage Event @ISM2025 is the perfect and an unique setting where networking and discussing partnership opportunities has never been so easy. This matchmaking event will take place on November 12-14 in Valletta, during the 2025 edition of the International Conference on Industry of the Future and Smart Manufacturing (ISM) and aims at attracting companies, organisations, and research institutions from the broad field of Industry 4.0 – all explicitly focused on getting in contact with potential business partners or project cooperation partners.

The topics of the Brokerage Event @ISM2025 include (but are not limited to):

• Additive Manufacturing & AI-enhanced Manufacturing

• Autonomous production

• Big Data Analytics in Manufacturing and Logistics

• Blockchain for Manufacturing and Logistics

• Cloud Computing

• Cyber Physical Production Systems and Cyber Security

• Digital Twins

• Economics & Business Models

• Industrial Engineering Education 4.0

• Ergonomics and Social Factor

• Human-Machine Interaction

• Industrial Internet of Things

• Smart and Digital Supply Chains

• Maintenance and Lifecycle Management

• Manufacturing Technologies

• Product & Process Design

• Production Systems and Supply Network Engineering

• Project and Risk Management

• Quality Management & Assurance

• Robotics in Industry

• Occupational Health & Safety

• Simulation in Production and Logistics

• Smart Operators and Human-centric Systems

• Sustainability-oriented production

• VR/AR Applications in Industry

The Brokerage Event@ISM2025 will be organised as a hybrid matchmaking event. Participation is free of charge and the official language of this networking event is English.

Deadline for registration: 10 November 2025, 18:00 pm

Each year, around 1.3 billion tons of food are wasted worldwide-making food loss not only an ethical and economic issue but also a major driver of climate change. If food waste were a country, it would rank third in greenhouse gas emissions, after the U.S. and China. Cutting food waste is one of the most cost-effective climate actions available.

In Germany, nearly 11 million tons of food are wasted annually, and in Poland, about 5 million tons. Waste occurs across the supply chain-from production to consumption-with households responsible for a large share due to habits, lack of awareness, and inefficiencies.

On October 17, 2025, the amendment to the EU Waste Framework Directive took effect, introducing binding food waste reduction targets by 2030: a 10% cut in processing and manufacturing and a 30% per capita reduction in retail, food services, and households. These rules will impact food industry companies through new reporting and compliance requirements.

As sustainability leaders, Germany and Poland acknowledge the urgency of reducing food waste, but collective action is still needed. The event will unite experts, practitioners, and the public to share solutions and inspire action against food waste and climate change.

Target Audience:

• Policymakers, business associations and city officials

• Environmental NGOs and activists

• University teachers, university students, and curriculum developers

• Food sector representatives (apps, retailers, food-industry, food banks)

• General public and diplomatic community

Participation is free of charge.

Registration -> https://www.innowo.org/en/event-details/warsaw-climate-talks/form

SustainableSolutionsMatch is a cross-sectoral virtual event with a focus on enabling transition of European enterprises towards a sustainable and circular economy. It combines pitching sessions on specific sectors/topics with virtual B2B meetings, where solution providers and solution seekers can connect.

The objective of this activity is to promote sustainable innovation opportunities to companies in line with (but not limited to) the EU transition pathways for the industrial ecosystems. We want to give the stage to tech-savvy SMEs that bring relevant sustainable/circular solutions to the market to increase their visibility. We want to support these sustainable solution providers to connect to companies that can strengthen their sustainability by applying the presented solutions.

The target audience are all kind of companies and institutions interested to innovate towards a sustainable and circular economy.

This event is organised by the Enterprise Europe Network in cooperation with the Horizon Europe project Up2Circ.