The Wallonia-Flanders energy innovation matchmaking takes place on the 15th May in EnergyVille and focuses on concrete EU projects opportunities. 

The Cluster TWEED invites you to jump in this one-day event to share your skills, plans and ideas and meet your future Flemish and/or Walloon partners in the B2B of the afternoon! The objectives of this matchmaking are to : 

• Present regional innovation ecosystems and roadmaps – by the Clusters of innovation 
• Present open EU call and opportunities  – by the EU call responsible
• Pitch* some practical ideas / ask for competence to build an EU project – by project stimulator
• Meet the future project partners in B2B – by all innovation actors

* There are still spots open to pitch! Do you want to pitch your project idea? Get in touch!

Agenda

9h00 - Welcoming coffee

9h30 - Opening: Objectives of the day: launch EU collaboration - Regional Representatives

9h45 - R&D ecosystems: opportunities and targets - sharing from Wallonia & Flanders portfolio leaders on the topics:

• Building Retrofitting
  • Buildwise - Michael De Bouw, Unit Manager Building Performance and Renovation Unit
  • Flux50 - Frederik Loeckx, General Director
• Green hydrogen
  • CRM Group - Catherine Archambeau, Innovation portfolio Manager
  • Waterstofnet - Isabel François, Project Manager
• Energy Communities and DHC
  • UMONS - Emilie Courbon, S3 research representative
  • Flux50 - Frederik Loeckx, General Director
• Heavy mobility
  • ALSTOM - Michel Rousseau, Collaborative and Innovation Program Manager
  • VIL Logistiek - EU program expert (name TBC)

11h00 - Break

11h15 - Practical Opportunities: EU calls overview

• Interreg next calls : STIPP, Crossroad
  • Wallonie Entreprendre - Olivier Heynen, Manager & Business Developer STIPP - European Affairs
  • VLAIO - expert (TBC)
• Horizon Europe Cluster 5
  • NCP Wallonie - Jean-Jacques Lemaire, EU Energy Mobility and Materials 
  • VLAIO - Magali Parent, Advisor Innovation NCP (TBC) 
• I3 Innovation Investments Instrument
  • EISMEA - Eric Koch, Head of Sector (TBC)
• Vanguard Initiative
  • WEWIS - Liesbet Schruers, Policy Officer Department of Economy, Innovation and Transitions (TBC) 

     .. and others

12h30 - Networking lunch

13h30 - Challenging Pitch*: practical ideas / ask for competences to build a new project – actors from Energy Wallonia, Flanders and Belgium  (enterprises, research centers, universities).

• There are still spots open to pitch! Do you want to pitch during this event? Get in touch!

14h30 - Networking sessions and visits

• 🫱 Matchmaking RDV  🫲 - to be planned according to your interests, table rsv opens from April 15 to the registred participants
• EnergyVille Sites and labos relative to your
  • Battery & DC Labs
  • Grid Labs
  • Building Labs
  • Material Labs

16h30 – Conclusions and networking Drink  

18h00 – end .. and start thinking about all the ideas and contacts you made

Walloon and Flemish innovation expertise

Download the description of innovation ecosystems and roadmaps regarding:

• Building retrofitting
• Green hydrogen
• Energy Communities and DHC
• Heavy mobility

Pitch

Are you:

• An actor with a challenge that can lead to a project with other attendees, or
• A project leader looking for some expertise?

Do you want to pitch your project idea? Get in touch now!

Tickets and access

Registration are open now! From now until the 15th of April you can register and complete your profile in preparation of the RDV booking. 

Starting the 15th of April, you can set up 15 minute meetings with other registered attendees through the matchmaking app b2match. 

Price: €300 / free for Flemish innovators interested in new partnerships / free for members of the walloon S3 Energy & Buildings portfolio: CETWA - Contribute - e-WallonHY - RENow or motively interested.

Address:  Thor Central, André Dumontlaan 67, 3600 Genk

Register here