INNOVATING ACROSS BORDERS FOR BUSINESS GROWTH

EUREKA GLOBAL INNOVATION SUMMIT

MANCHESTER14th-16th MAY 2019

KEY FACTS

1750+ ATTENDEES

PER DAY

45+ COUNTRIES

140+ SPEAKERS

1500+ MATCHMAKING OPPORTUNITIES

WHYATTEND?

Your connection to a world of opportunity…

ARE YOU A SMALL BUSINESS LOOKING TO GROW AND COLLABORATE GLOBALLY?

• The EUREKA Global Innovation Summit welcomes businesses from all sectors to benefit from unique insights into international funding, collaboration and investment.

• You’ll receive practical advice on scale-up and pitching and valuable forecasting across topics ranging from the identity of the next disruptors, to the future trends in manufacturing.

• There will be the opportunity to meet business partners from all over the world with over 1500 matchmaking opportunities.

ARE YOU A LEADING INNOVATION POLICY MAKER?

• The Summit will bring together the leading policy makers from around the world in discussing global innovation collaboration.

• This is your opportunity to join conversations on the future of our sector and and meet the key people from industry, policy and investment.

• We entering a new era of global cooperation and this event provides an international meeting place.

ARE YOU A LARGE BUSINESS LOOKING TO THE FUTURE?

• This is your opportunity to stay informed and stay ahead.

• In taking part in the conversations at the summit there will be the opportunity to influence innovation funding policy makers from all over the world.

• We will also be bringing together the best small businesses globally resulting in over 1500 matchmaking opportunities to find potential partners.

ARE YOU AN GLOBAL INVESTOR LOOKING TO MEET BUSINESSES?

• The EUREKA Global Innovation Summit offers the opportunity to meet leading innovative businesses from all over the world.

• This is your opportunity to hear from future disrupters and gain insight from policy makers from over 45 different countries on their priorities.

The EUREKA Global Innovation Summitis full of features, stages and showcases.

WHAT'SON?

STAGES AND SESSIONS

Take part in interactive and practical workshops led by innovation experts and innovators.

Gather advice on the international funding landscape and the tools and instruments available to businesses.

Look out for these pop-up stands throughout the venue, offering a taste of ground-breaking technology from entrepreneurs around the world.

Interact with our experts after their engaging talks on 2019’s central topics and trends.

Matchmaking Concourse

Global Expert Bar

Innovation Labs

Spotlight

Use the social as a workspace and informal networking area throughout the summit.

Inspiration Stage

EUREKA Social

Travel the globe and learn more about the research and innovation efforts and achievements of different countries.

Listen to inspiring keynotes, big issues debates and expert panels and take part in investment pitch sessions.

Global Gallery

The Arena

Use the matchmaking site and app to pre-book meetings with your fellow delegates.

HIGHLIGHTS

Support to Scale Up

Driving Innovation Through Diversity Investment Ready Manufacturing Predictions EUREKA Academy

Creating the most effective environments to expand

Which countries will lead manufacturing in 2050?

Using diversity as the key to success on a global scale

Get inside the minds of your future investors

Tips and tricks for applying to all EUREKA instruments

Shared Futures Futureproofing Changing the Game

The challenges, future trends and ultimate successes of

Global Collaboration

Innovating our way towards a sustainable future

Who will be the next disruptor?

AI & DATA

CLEAN GROWTH

FUTURE OF MOBILITY

AGEING SOCIETY

EVENT THEMES

GLOBAL COLLABORATION - Benefits, tools & NETWORKING

SCALE UP - Investment & funding

- Innovation driven entrepreneurship

LEARNING - Expert advice, skills acquisition

& knowledge gathering (e.g. IP)

DIVERSITY & INCLUSION

Businesses from all sectors are welcome to attend the event as there will be sessions on a range of sectors and the following horizontal themes:

THE VENUE

• The venue for the EUREKA Global Innovation Summit will be the Victoria Warehouse in Manchester, UK.

• This historic venue was once at the heart of industry and is therefore the ideal location for this innovation conference.

• The address of the Victoria Warehouse is: Victoria Warehouse Trafford Wharf Road Manchester M17 1AB

• Please visit egis2019.org for more information on travel and accommodation

THE EUREKA NETWORK

The EUREKA Global Innovation Summit is the flagship event of EUREKA – a network of innovation agencies and ministries that funds and supports global R&D and innovation collaboration.

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REGISTER

• The event is free to attend with a short application process to ensure that we secure the attendance of the most promising innovative businesses and researchers globally.

• The matchmaking will be organised by the Enterprise Europe Network via the main website.

Apply to attend at www.egis2019.org

egis2019.org @eureka_network / #egis2019 info@egis2019.org

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