Overview

The ECS Brokerage Event combines the brokerage activities of the industry associations AENEAS, EPoSS and INSIDE into one networking event dedicated to project proposals for the new Chips JU Calls 2025.

This event gathers the ECS community around project ideas, allowing it to network, build consortia and start creating project proposals.

Participation

Participation to the ECS Brokerage Event is free of charge for members of the industry associations and for Public Authorities.

For those who are not part of one of these communities, a fee of €300 excluding VAT is to be paid in advance (non-refundable). For SMEs a reduced price of €150 excluding VAT applies (non-refundable). 

Please note that filling in your VAT number in the registration process is mandatory due to tax requirements.Included in your registration:

  • in person participation in the sessions including interactive workshops
  • networking with persons that are active in Electronic Components and Systems
  • meeting spaces for consortium building for your project idea
  • first-hand information about calls for projects and funding opportunities
  • catering and a networking cocktail during the event
  • wireless internet (WiFi) connection

For members of AENEAS, EPoSS and INSIDE, these services are included in the membership, so they do not pay a hospitality package for the ECS Brokerage.

Hotel and travel costs are not included. As spaces to the ECS Brokerage are limited, please do not book travel or accommodation until you have received confirmation that your registration has been accepted.

Please note that photos and video content will be taken during the event.

Venue

Address: Le Plaza, Brussels, Adolphe Maxlaan 118/126, 1000 Brussel, Belgium

Accommodation

Please note; accommodation and travel have not been booked for you. Hotels are subject to availability and best available rate at time of booking.

Agenda

Note: All session timings below are in Central European Time (CET)

Day One - 18 February

Chips JU Calls 2025 ECS info session

09:00 – 10:00
Badge distribution and welcome coffee

10:00 – 10:20
Welcome & opening

10:20 – 10:50
Chips JU Calls 2025 ECS

10:50 – 11:20
ECS-SRIA 2025 (website interactive presentation)

11:20 – 11:40
Role of Industry Associations

11:40 – 13:00
SME Pitches / Project idea presentations

13:00 – 14:30
Lunch Break and Networking

ECS Brokerage Session

14:00 – 15:30
Project idea presentations

15:30 – 16:00
Coffee Break

16:00 – 17:00
Project idea presentations

17:00 – 18:00
Face to Face consortia building meetings

18:00 – 19:00
Networking cocktail

Day Two - 19 February

Consortium building and Chips Calls 2025 info (continued)

09:00 – 09:30
Welcome coffee

09:30 – 10:15
Status of the Chips for Europe Initiative

10:15 – 12:00
Continuation of Fae to Face consortia building meetings

12:00 – 13:30
Lunch Break

13:30 – 16:00
Continuation of Fae to Face consortia building meetings

16:00
End of the Brokerage

2024 ECS Brokerage Event

Below you can find a selection of photos from the ECS Brokerage Event 2024. Click here to view the 2024 website.

Contact

If you have any queries relating to the event or would like more information on the logistics of the ECS Brokerage Event, please contact us at ecs-brokerage-event@forum-europe.com

Organisers