Under the Horizon Europe Programme's upcoming calls related to Cluster 4 (Industry, Digital), Cluster 5 (Batteries, Hydrogen) and the industry-related topics of Cluster 6, the 13th KETs Brokerage Event will be held online on 24 September 2026, organised by the German National Contact Point Digital and Industrial Technologies (NCP DIT), in close partnership with the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) partners Steinbeis Europa Zentrum and Grand Est Développement, the French National Contact Points (NCPs) at Bpifrance, the NCP networking projects NCP4Industry Plus and Idealist2027, and the EEN Networks.
Organised as a follow-up to the KETs2026 Brokerage Event held in Karlsruhe in February 2026, KETs2026 Reloaded aims to bring participants together with potential project partners across Europe in an online setting to form new consortia and further develop ongoing project ideas. Throughout the event, participants will be able to hold B2B meetings via the platform from 24 September 2026 until the end of January 2027.
The event will kick off with an online session on 24 September 2026. During the opening programme, participants will have the opportunity to present their project ideas, expertise and partner search through short pitches. In addition, further pitching sessions and a range of webinars to support proposal preparation will be organised throughout the submission period for the Cluster 4 industrial calls.
- 24 September 2026 – Welcome Session, Pitching Session with Thematic Workshops and B2B Meetings
- 13 October 2026 – Webinar: How to Write a Successful Proposal
- 21 October 2026 – Pitching Session #2
- 4 November 2026 – Webinar: Lessons Learned from ESR Analyses
- 16 December 2026 – Webinar: Success Stories and Support for a Successful Proposal
- 12 January 2027 – Pitching Session #3
Open to representatives from SMEs, industry, researchers, universities, laboratories, cities and public authorities, the event is particularly aimed at participants working on projects in the following thematic areas:
- Manufacturing, Circularity & Energy-Intensive Industries
- Raw Materials
- Advanced Materials
- Energy Storage (Battery Value Chain and Hydrogen)
- Artificial Intelligence
- Information and Communication Technologies
As part of KETs2026 Reloaded, participants can create their profiles on the event platform to present their areas of expertise, schedule one-to-one online meetings with potential partners, and develop collaborations aligned with their project ideas. Registration is free of charge and remains open until 31 December 2026.
For more detailed information about the event, please click here.