Creativity and critical thinking are essential for innovation in today’s digital world. Within the framework of Mons 2015 European Capital of Culture, the symposium will explore cultural and creative cross-overs to stimulate innovation, economic sustainability and social inclusion.

NiPS Summer School 2015

NiPS Summer School 2015 "ICT-Energy: Energy consumption in future ICT devices"

Fiuggi (Italy) - July 7-12, 2015

Advanced materials are at the core of Europe's industrial innovation and competitiveness across a range of applications and sectors: aeronautics, automotive and health industries, microelectronics, photonics, etc.  The estimated value and impact of advanced materials is highly significant, with an expected market size of the order of EUR 100 billion in 2015. Advanced materials are one of Europe’s Key Enabling Technologies (KET) and are supported in the Union's Horizon 2020 Research Framework Programme (2014-2020).

Every industry must start somewhere, and every industry needs to be pushed forward.

The graphene industry’s challenge lies with scaling up production and gaining pace in the mainstream market.  This is where The Commercial Graphene Show comes in. R&D catches up with production, networking creates collaboration and breakthroughs lead to commercialisation.

NET FUTURES wishes to maximize competitiveness of the European technology industry. The conference will gather over 700 attendees, to form an interconnected community involving companies, organizations and people in

• Research & Innovation
• Market Validation & Living Lab Research
• Business Development, Entrepreneurship & Enterprise Strategy
• Policy Making

It is our firm belief that by bridging the gaps between these communities, innovations will more easily and effectively find their way to the market.

25-26 March 2015