Events

This exclusive 2-day event brings together Nordic leaders from Denmark, Finland, Norway, Iceland, and Sweden to engage with Belgian stakeholders in exploring innovative solutions to tomorrow’s industrial challenges — fostering valuable connections and promising new partnerships.

Key topics addressed at the event

On 21 January 2026, the CARE4BIO network of National Contact Points for Cluster 6 will organise an on-site networking event in Brussels for the upcoming 2026 calls in Horizon Europe Cluster 6, ‘Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment’. This event complements the European Commission’s Cluster 6 Info Days for the 2026 calls, which take place online on 22 and 23 January.

The CARE4BIO brokerage event (#CARE4BIOBrokerage) on 21 January 2026 and the subsequent matchmaking activities are dedicated to forming consortia. The objective is to bring together all the relevant stakeholders who intend to apply for funding in the Horizon Europe Cluster 6 Calls for 2026. This platform enables bilateral meetings between participants from Europe and beyond who are interested in the same topics and are seeking to share new project ideas and find collaboration partners. Thus, the brokerage event and this digital infrastructure will help you build your consortium for the upcoming Horizon Europe Cluster 6 Calls in 2026.

Registration

Registration will stay open until the limited spots to this event are filled, closing on 11 January at the latest.

You can pre-arrange the bilateral meetings by using a user-friendly matchmaking tool based on the profiles of other participants.

Thematic focus:

The networking focuses on the following Horizon Europe Cluster 6 Calls for 2026:

• Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services

• Fair, healthy and environmentally-friendly food systems from primary production to consumption

• Circular economy and bioeconomy sectors

• Clean environment and zero pollution

• Land, ocean and water for climate action

• Resilient, inclusive, healthy and green rural, coastal and urban communities

• Innovative governance, environmental observations and digital solutions in support of the Green Deal

As part of Futurebuild 2026, Innovate UK is offering exclusive 1-2-1 meetings, designed to connect SMEs with influential decision-makers from leading UK and international partner organisations. These meetings will allow companies to build connections, explore collaboration opportunities, and gain insights from the leaders shaping the future of the built environment.​

A B2B face to face matchmaking session will take place on March 3rd, 2026, with meeting slots for registered companies opening on January, 12th 2026.

Additionally, businesses can participate online on March 4th and 5th, 2026, but we highly encourage to attend in person on March 3rd for more impactful meetings.

The event is open to businesses in the following sectors:
• Construction
• Sustainable building materials
• Advanced manufacturing
• Renewable and smart energy solutions
• Circular economy and resource efficiency
• Social value and community impact
• Resilient infrastructure

Registration will end on 27 February 2026, 23:59 CET

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.