Maximise your Horizon Europe funding prospects at our matchmaking event targeting 2026 Pillar II Cluster 4 calls. Unlock new collaboration opportunities by connecting with world-renowned researchers, industry experts, and business leaders to form powerful consortia at this event, co-hosted by Crowdhelix and University of Twente.
Crowdhelix matchmaking events offer targeted networking, expert-led sessions, and hands-on workshops that accelerate the consortium-building process and streamline proposal development. Our most recent series brought together over 450 researchers, academics and innovators from more than 35 countries, with leading universities across Europe now actively seeking to host future sessions.
Attendees have included researchers from some of the world’s most respected Horizon Europe institutions: Karolinska Institutet, Imperial College London, IDIBAPS Barcelona, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, and Queen’s University Kingston.
Feedback from participants has been consistently positive, with 100% of respondents across multiple events confirming they made valuable new connections.
Targeted Horizon Europe Calls:
- HORIZON-CL4-2027-01-MAT-PROD-06: Circular innovative advanced materials: facilitating the transition from design to markets (RIA) (Innovative Advanced Materials for the EU and Made in Europe partnerships)
- HORIZON-CL4-2027-02-MAT-PROD-32-two-stage: Efficient energy input from renewable sources and energy management in the process industries (IA) (Processes4Planet and Innovative Advanced Materials for the EU partnerships)
- HORIZON-CL4-2027-04-DATA-08: Demand-side 3C pilot demonstrators on converged Telco Edge Cloud Infrastructure (IA)
- HORIZON-CL4-2027-04-DATA-03: New approaches for decentralized, federated and sustainable AI data processing (RIA)
- HORIZON-CL4-2027-04-DATA-09: Energy efficiency and sustainability of AI data processing in Data Centres (IA)
- HORIZON-CL4-2027-02-DIGITAL-EMERGING-52-two-stage: New approaches for Human/AI collaboration for the workforce of the future (RIA) (Made in Europe and AI, Data and Robotics partnerships)
- HORIZON-CL4-2027-04-DIGITAL-EMERGING-04: Apply AI: Challenge-Driven AI Innovation Booster in Apply AI prioritised sectors (RIA) (Partnership in AI, Data and Robotics)
- HORIZON-CL4-2027-04-DIGITAL-EMERGING-05: Apply AI: AI-Driven Robotics for Industry: Enabling System Integration and Adoption (IA) (Partnership in AI, Data and Robotics)
- HORIZON-CL4-2027-05-DIGITAL-EMERGING-03: Advanced integrated photonic devices for extended features and ultra-low power consumption (RIA) (Photonics Partnership)
- HORIZON-CL4-2027-SPACE-03-33: Digital enablers and building blocks for collaborative Earth Observation and Satellite telecommunications for Space solutions (Space Partnership)
- HORIZON-CL4-2027-SPACE-03-34: Preparing demonstration missions for collaborative Earth Observation and Satellite telecommunication for Space solutions (Space Partnership)
- HORIZON-CL4-2027-04-HUMAN-01: Advanced and Innovative hardware components for Virtual Worlds (RIA) (Virtual Worlds Partnership)
If you have any questions regarding this event, please contact us at [email protected]
9th-10th November, 2026 at 12:00 CET
DesignLab, University of Twente, Netherlands
Draft Agenda
* All times are in Central European Time (CET)
Day 1
12:00 - 13:00
Registration, Networking and Refreshments
13:00 - 13:10
Opening Remarks
13:10 - 13:30
Welcome Address
Speaker
TBA
13:30 - 14:00
Keynote: National Contact Point
Speaker
TBA
14:00 - 14:50
Elevator Pitch Sessions
Note
The Elevator Pitch Sessions are strictly allocated to the coordinators to enable them to present their proposal idea and highlight the key partners/key expertise they are searching for
14:50 - 15:30
Coffee Break & Poster Session
Note
The poster session is informal and will consist of displaying posters in the break/networking area where attendees can browse the posters and ask any questions. The posters need to be relevant to the theme of the event.
15:30 - 15:40
Breakout Room Selection
Note
After the pitch sessions, attendees will be prompted to choose which breakout session they wish to participate in
15:40 - 16:10
Panel Discussion: Horizon Europe in Practice - Experiences, Insights, and Impact
Panelists
TBA
16:10 - 16:20
Closing Remarks
16:20 - 17:00
Post event Networking session - optional
18:00 - 21:00
Networking Dinner
Note
The Networking Dinner is optional and self funded. The cost will be €50/person.
Day 2
09:00 - 09:30
Registration and Refreshments
09:30 - 09:50
The Crowdhelix Helix Impact Model
Speaker
Cais Jurgens - Head of Membership Development, Crowdhelix
09:50 - 10:10
Breakout Sessions Allocations
Note
Based on selections made at the end of day 1, attendees will be directed to the relevant breakout room.
10:10 - 12:30
Breakout Sessions
Note
The Breakout Sessions will be structured around confirmed coordinators and the calls they choose to coordinate. The room allocations of attendees will be done based on the calls of interest selected. More information will be provided closer to the event.
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