International Matchmaking Event 2025 “here and now”, Katowice (Poland)

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.