BEFuture: Acceleration Programme - SMP 2021-2027

Call for the selection of innovative projects to be awarded financial support under the Acceleration Programme of the BEFuture Project ‘Shaping the Future of Europe’s Business Events sector’’, a 3-year project co-funded by the European Commission (EC) under the Single Market Programme (SMP). Aim of the Call This Programme aims to support a minimum of 80 groundbreaking innovative projects across six European countries ( Belgium (Flanders), France, Germany, Italy, Spain (Catalonia) and the Netherlands). The project aims to transform the European Business Events (BE) 4 sector by driving it towards sustainability, inclusivity and resilience. The BEFuture Acceleration Programme aims to support the development and scaling of innovative products, processes, services and business models that can contribute to spearheading the transformation of the European BE sector. Objectives of the Acceleration Programme The objectives of the Programme are to: Facilitate innovation and development of minimum viable products (MVPs), ransforming innovative ideas into functional prototypes or MVPs, using advanced technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT), Blockchain, Robotics and sustainable materials. Enhance scaling and commercialisation of proven innovative solutions, assisting solutions that have demonstrated potential in pilot or initial stages for scaling up, entering the market and developing...