Brokerage Event

Join us at the 9th edition of this key international networking event

The Brokerage Event is the hugely popular international matchmaking activity providing a unique opportunity to have a series of 30-minute, pre-scheduled B2B and B2P meetings according to your interests and goals, with a view to establishing valuable connections with potential business partners and clients.

The activity will offer the opportunity of virtual meetings for those attending SCEWC 2022 digitally.

The event’s aim is to support SMEs, start-ups, entrepreneurs, universities, research groups, corporations and institutions in finding partners for product development, manufacturing, licensing agreements, joint ventures or other types of collaboration.

Brokerage Event 2021: A huge number of meetings across multiple sectors

Taking place over three days, last year’s event was a resounding success and facilitated a huge number of meetings across multiple countries and sectors. Take a look at the figures from 2021 below:

PARTICIPANTS

COUNTRIES

1000

MEETINGS

0 %

INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS

New year, new format: 3 Challenge Areas

This year’s Brokerage Event will have three different programs to spur collaboration:

Cities' Challenges

Cities/regions exposing their upcoming procurement plans in different Smart City areas, interacting with the market to enhance their efficiency and effectiveness.

Open Innovation Challenges

Matchmaking between public entities and private corporations planning to launch an innovation procurement, and providers of innovative solutions that can respond to its specific needs.

Green Transition Challenges

Workshop presenting the main technology challenges faced by cities to become circular and climate-neutral, plus different pitches with innovative solutions for cities’ sustainability and green transition policies.

WHY PARTICIPATE?

The Brokerage Event gives you the chance to:

Identify potential international partners for future cooperation projects
Meet public entities looking for innovative solutions
Get your personalized agenda according to your interests and availability

REGISTRATION

1 JUL - 13 NOV

Register, create your profile and add a marketplace, describing the service/product that you offer or need. Profiles are published online.

SELECTION

15 OCT - 15 NOV

Request meetings to participants with already published profiles. If invited, you can accept/reject the meetings.

BROKERAGE ONSITE

15 - 17 NOV

Bilateral meetings at your chosen time slot in the Brokerage Event space in the Innovation Zone located in the expo area (Hall 2).

BROKERAGE ONLINE

22 - 24 NOV

Bilateral meetings taking place online at your chosen time slot.

ORGANIZED BY:

The Brokerage Event is organized in collaboration with ACCIÓ, a department of the Catalan Government’s Ministry of Enterprise and Labour, partnering with the Enterprise Europe Network, the largest business support network worldwide, and Project GOOSE.