WindEurope – Side-event – Pitching session & matchmaking North Sea Cluster Collaboration X ELBE Eurocluster

25. april 2023 – 16:15 – 18:00 Center Blvd. 5, 2300 København, Danmark

When: 25th of April 2023 from 16:15 — 18:00

Where: Bella Center in Copenhagen, Meeting Room 19 in the Bella Center on Level 1.

About the side-event

The side-event will be in the form of a public pitching session and matchmaking co-arranged by two international cluster collaborations focused on renewable energy.

Program

16.15-16.20 — Welcome

16.20-16.25 — Explainer: How to engage in match-making during the event

16.25-16.55 — Pitching session 1: ELBE Eurocluster — Pitches from Challenge Owners for the upcoming cascade funding call

16.55-17.15 — Match-making session 1

17.15-17.40 — Pitching session 2: North Sea Cluster Collaboration — Pitches from national projects

17.40-18.00 — Match-making session 2

Match-making

During the event two short match-making sessions will be held where participants can network and connect. The pitches will be available to discuss further during these sessions.

About WindEurope — 25th to 27th of April 2023

With over 50 sessions and more than 250 speakers across three days, we will cover a lot of ground. From supply chains to permitting, grids and sustainability, finance and resource assessment, this years conference is packed full of content on every aspect of wind energy today — with input from across the sector, policy, NGOs and elsewhere.

ELBE Eurocluster: ELBE Alliance aims to contribute positioning Europe as the world technological and industrial leader in Blue Energy, with a special focus on offshore wind, wave and tidal energy. ELBE Alliance gathers seven European clusters with top expert companies and R&D organizations in Blue Energy to tackle the expansion of this sector beyond Europe.

At side-event: Presentation of the Eurocluster initiative and pre-announcement of the up-coming cascade funding call (8×60.000 Euros for SMEs) which is based on specific topics from challenge-owners that will present their challenge to the participants.

North Sea Cluster Collaboration: Seven European cluster organizations have signed a joint manifesto in Esbjerg, Denmark on the 5th of October 2022. The collaboration agreement is meant to secure more EU-funding for energy related innovation projects in the North Sea Region through activities such as knowledge sharing and matchmaking of national projects.

At the side-event: Relevant national projects or initiatives from the participating clusters will pitch for the participants and engage in matchmaking to potentially develop international links for future collaborations.