ENRICH in LAC European Entrepreneur Expedition 

ENRICH in LAC is calling Entrepreneurs from Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) to join the European Entrepreneur Expedition (EEE), an immersive expedition to Porto’s innovation ecosystem to technology centres and business hubs. 

This open call will select 5 LAC entrepreneurs. Selected entrepreneurs will be reimbursed of their travelling expenses-(flight, accommodation, sustenance in Porto, Portugal) with a pre-set cost cap of 2200€ per entrepreneur. 

You must submit your applications through the following Form, by 20/11/2023 at 17:00 CET and the selected applicants will be informed by 22/11/2023. 

Eligibility

Entrepreneurs must come from Latin America and Caribbean and should be involved in the business, research and development ecosystem in LAC.Should have knowledge and focus on one or more of the following industries: ICT - Digitalization/Industry 4.0, Renewable energy, Sustainable urbanization, Bioeconomy. ENRICH in LAC members can apply. 

European Entrepreneur Expedition (EEE) Agenda 

December 4th to the 6th 2023 

IRIS: IRIS stands as an investor in social initiatives like few organisations do, moreover it is a relevant organisation to ENRICH in LAC and its network partners and their Social Responsibility projects. There is a major opportunity for NGOs, and for-Profit organisations to connect and nurture a longstanding relationship. 

Lionesa Business Hub: Lionesa Business Hub demonstrates the diversity of Porto’s Innovation Ecosystem, and offers ENRICH in LAC and its members an opportunity to delve into the cultural economy. 

CEiiA: CEiiA is a household Technology Centre in Porto that provides great connections with multiple sectors and industries. CEiiA already has some partners in LAC already. For instances CEiiA has partnered in EMBRAERs projects previously. 

UPTEC: UPTEC is a Technology Centre connected to the University of Porto and its many fields of study and offers Soft-Landing Services to entrepreneurs and organisations looking to settle in Porto. 

Further inquiries:Igor Lopes, SPIIvan Sá Vieira, SPI

NEW! Internationalization Session for SMEs

The European Network of Research and Innovation Centres and Hubs in Latin America and Caribbean (ENRICH in LAC), is a 2021–2023 European Commission (EC) funded project under the Horizon 2020 program, aspires to develop and enhance innovation cooperation between Latin America, the Caribbean (LAC), and Europe by promoting both regions’ capacities for international cooperation.ENRICH in LAC will perform an internationalization session for SMEs, entrepreneurs, innovators, business owners and representatives about internationalisation and international expansion to Europe, with a particular focus in Portugal.

Register here!

NEW! BRAZIL-SWEDEN Matchmaking Event

Supercharge Your Business Potential

Date & Place: November 23, Sao Paulo (09-15)

TARGET GROUPS IN BRAZIL: Corporations of all sizes and researchers.
TARGET GROUPS IN SWEDEN: SMEs and researchers.

Further Information: Matchmaking Event 2023

NEW! ENRICH in LAC Twinning Programme (online)

We are excited to invite you to participate in ENRICH in LAC's Twinning Programme, a dynamic online gathering tailored for European and Latin American businesses seeking international expansion and aiming to enhance their capabilities in soft landing services. This event aims to foster strong connections between the LAC and European business communities, and we believe it presents a unique opportunity for your organization.

Event Details

Date:  Oct ober 16^th & 17^th
Time: 14:00 to 17:00 CEST (Central European Summer Time)

What to Expect:

• Pitching Sessions from Soft Landing Hubs: Hear from leading Soft Landing Hubs as they showcase their offerings and expertise, providing valuable insights for businesses looking to expand their operations.
• Matchmaking Sessions: Connect with Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) and Soft-Landing Hubs to find the perfect match for your business expansion needs.
  • These sessions will facilitate meaningful connections and potential partnerships.

Why Attend:

• Gain valuable insights into soft landing services and international expansion.
• Network with like-minded businesses from both Latin America and Europe.
• Explore potential collaborations and partnerships.
• Discover opportunities for your organization to thrive in new markets.

 Registration:

please register separately for each day using the following links:

Register for October 16^th
Register for October 17^th
Further information, please contact.

Webinar by EU Business Support in Latin America

Eurochambres and the Latin America IP SME Helpdesk would like to invite you to the online event “EU Business Support – Latin America”. The event introduces you to multiple projects funded by the European Union that support EU SMEs and Business Support Organizations interested or already active in the Latin American market.

During the session, the Latin America IP SME Helpdesk, ENRICH in Latin America and Caribbean, the EU-LAC Digital Accelerator and AL-INVEST Verde will present their activities and/or their services – be it through advisory services for SMEs in the field of digital innovation and intellectual property, access to a network of innovation actors, an open call for proposals in the field of green transition.

The webinar is free of charge and will be held in English.

Date & Time : 11 July 2023 & 3PM (CET)
Check the Programme & Register here

ENRICH in LAC Innovation Talks Series - INNOVATIVE ALTERNATIVE FUELS FOR AVIATION IN BRAZIL

Date & Time: 5 July 2023 & 9 am (BRT)/2 pm (CET)

Register here!

2023 ENRICH in LAC Innovation Tour to São Paulo (25-29 September 2023)

The objective of the Innovation Tour 2023 is to provide an opportunity to European SMEs, startups, applied research organizations, clusters, and techno parks to get to know the Brazilian STI landscape and some of the main stakeholders in the LAC region. To explore the cutting-edge technology ecosystem in São Paulo within the defined priority fields. Participants will have the chance to meet the major technology players in the sustainability and innovation fields and present their idea/product/service. The Innovation Tour is a unique networking experience that connects European entrepreneurs with companies’ agencies, funding organisations, and intermediaries in Brazil.

The participants will have the opportunity

• to establish contacts & increase your network
• to internationalize their business and research ideas, products and services to Brazil
• to increase technological cooperation capacities towards Brazilian market
• to find research and technology collaboration partners from Brazil

Who can participate?

• start-ups
• research community (applied research)
• technoparks, clusters, cluster organizations
• innovative companies (SME) interested in internationalization towards LAC region
• representatives of other EU initiatives / projects

For more information, please view: ENRICH in LAC Innovation Tour 2023

Limited travel support is available! Please check out the ENRICH in LAC Outreach Grants, which will be launched in June 1st, 2023!

NEW! WEBINAR on ENRICH IN LAC MARKET IMMERSION PROGRAMME

The webinar "Market Immersion Programme" is focused on cross-border entrepreneurship cooperation from Portugal and Spain to Latin American countries, with a specific focus on business cooperation and networking, international support for SMEs, international market access, and innovation ecosystems in Europe and Latin America.

This event brings together commerce chambers, agencies, organizations, SMEs, and bilateral institutions from Portugal and Spain involved in internationalization and cooperation. Participants will have the opportunity to gain valuable insights into business practices and consumer behaviour specific to relations between Iberian countries and Latin America.

Date: July 21st 2023
Time: 2:00 - 4:00pm CET
Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ikUn66mUTs2TzIYRwgF9fA

INNOVA SUMMIT- Brasilia (online and on-site)

The match-making event brings together companies (buyers as well as suppliers) from many countries. This is a unique opportunity to generate new business contacts and contracts. The model is time - and cost-efficient and result in business! Meetings will take place in a dedicated area and will be arranged in advance by means of this website.

Topics addressed:

• Agrifood, Agritech, Green Technologies
• Smart Energy, Renewable Energy, EnergyTech

Date & Time: 21-22 June 2023
Location:  Brasília, Brazil and online 

Further info & Registration:  Innova Summit - Matchmaking - Info (b2match.io)

TRAINING OPPORTUNITY for EU SMEs

Latin America IP SME Helpdesk organizes a webinar jointly with the State of Bavaria Office for South America and AHK -Chile to learn about the economic challenges and opportunities that EU SMEs might find in Argentina, Chile, Colombia and Peru, as well as their particularities in terms of Intellectual Property, and learn how to make this a lucrative

business tool throughout the process (from creation to sale, through production and distribution).

WHEN? 13 June 2023 | 15:00 CEST

AGENDA & REGISTRATION HERE: https://bit.ly/3IBVGmK

SMART CITY EXPO WORLD CONGRESS

Smart City Expo World Congress (SCEWC) is back to Barcelona on 15th - 17th November 2022 

The Brokerage Event 2022! Smart City Challenges will leverage from the SCEWC itself, with an enhanced hybrid cross-platform experience, combining on-site pitches + B2Bs/B2Ps with online ones!

Main Topics:

• Enabling Technologies
• Energy & Environment
• Mobility
• Governance
• Living & Inclusion
• Economy
• Infrastructure & Buildings
• Safety & Security

On-site: Barcelona, 15-17 November 2022
Online: 22-24 November 2022
For more information: SMART CITY CHALLENGES! - Home (b2match.io)

IV EU-URUGUAY INVESTMENT FORUM 24-25 October 2022 (hybrid event)
Montevideo and online

Energy is a fundamental element for the development of societies and key toward a climate-neutral world transition. The current global energy situation presents significant challenges and opportunities. The European Union and Uruguay aim to work together transforming the future through renewable energy.

Within this context, the EU Delegation in Uruguay, the Eurochamber in Uruguay and the Chamber of Commerce and Services of Uruguay, under the INSPYRAME UE Project, in collaboration with Uruguay XXI and Eurochambres and cooperation with the AL-INVEST Verde programme, invite all interested European and Uruguayan companies and stakeholders to the IV European Investment Forum and its virtual business matchmaking to facilitate contact between companies of the two regions active in the renewable energies sector.

On October 25th, this B2B offers a unique opportunity to get to know the renewable business between the European Union and Uruguay. It provides a virtual space for business partner matchmaking and professional exchange, in order to present your company, products, services, and investment projects.

The main covered sectors are: Batteries, Biomass, Energy efficiency, Green hydrogen, Photovoltaic energy, Wind power, New technologies applied to energy.

More information on the conference: FIE Event – 2022 – EL PAIS 

Matchmaking event: https://iv-foro-inversion-europea-uruguay.b2match.io/

Sweden-Brazil Matchmaking Event (November 10,22)

Within the scope of Swedish-Brazil Innovation weeks, a matchmaking event is organized on November 10 in the areas of AI, healthcare and smart cities.

For more information, please visit: Sweden-Brazil Matchmaking 2022

IraSME & CORNET Partnering Event
22 November 2022- 8 December 2022

IraSME and CORNET Networks organized a 2 hour virtual session on 22 November to provide 

- Information on the CORNET and IraSME calls for proposals and the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) 
- Opportunity for participants to pitch their project ideas or company profile!

Date and Time: Nov. 22 -3.00 pm CET (Berlin) / 7.00 am MST (Edmonton) / 11.00 am BRT (Brasilia) / 5.00 pm TRT (Ankara).

Also, the online partnering platform will provide opportunity for partnering for the upcoming Call. Countries and funding bodies participating in the call are:

• Germany- ZIM (Zentrales Innovationsprogramm Mittelstand)
• Turkey-TUBITAK
• Luxemburg -Luxinnovation
• Alberta/Canada - European-Canadian Centre for Innovation and Research (ECCIR)
• Austria- FFG
• Brazil- EMBRAPII 
• Czech Republic - Czech Ministry of Industry and Trade (MPO)
• Flanders (Belgium)- Flanders Innovation & Entrepreneurship
• Wallonia (Belgium) - Service Public de Wallonie (SPW)
  
  

Please register at: IraSME & CORNET Partnering Event 2022 - Home (b2match.io)

Applicants from Brazil and those who would like to cooperate with Brazil are recommended to check this EMBRAPII Guidelines, prepared by the ENRICH in LAC, which explains the collaboration process.

WEBINAR: Brazil remains a breeding ground for startups!

SPI, a Portuguese consulting firm for science, technology and innovation, invites everyone to participate in the webinar "StartUp in Brazil", to be held on June 30 at 2pm (WET).

In partnership with FCJ Venture Builder, a Brazilian multinational leader in venture building, the webinar will address the main challenges and opportunities for business expansion in Brazil and Latin America.

• Date & Time: June 30, 2 pm (WET)
  Registration: https://bityli.com/PEBeow
• ENRICH in LAC Twinning Programme
• The ENRICH in LAC Twinning Programme  consists of a series of interactive virtual meetings that will foster networking, capacity building, brokerage, and matchmaking amongst the participants.
• It is designed for clusters, incubators, and tech parks willing to go international and to strenghen their capacities on soft-landing services.
• This is the first session of of the Sof-Landing Hubs Twinning Programme, and will present our network, the organisation, services and how ENRICH in LAC can help your company build partnerships across Latin America and Europe.

• Dates: 6-7 April 2022 (for all);  8 April 2022 (for ENRICH in LAC Centre Members only)
• For further information and registration: https://www.worldlabs.org/opportunity/soft-landing-hubs-twinning-programme/about