BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ETAG - ECPv6.18.4//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:ETAG X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://etag.ee/en/ X-WR-CALDESC:Events for ETAG REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Brussels BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20250330T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20251026T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20260329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20261025T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20270328T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20271031T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260923T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260924T140000 DTSTAMP:20260907T081156Z CREATED:20260218T081732Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260907T081156Z UID:127716-1790168400-1790258400@etag.ee SUMMARY:The New Era of European Borders and Defence Innovation DESCRIPTION:International Matchmaking and Networking Event for Horizon Europe Cluster 3 Calls. \n📅 Date: 23–24 September 2026\n📍 Venue: HĂ€me EU Office\, Square de MeeĂ»s 1\, Brussels\, Belgium \nEstonian Research Council and Enterprise Estonia together with the Lithuanian RDI Liaison Office\, Finnish HĂ€me EU Office and Slovak Liaison Office for Research and Development in Brussels (SLORD)\, are pleased to invite you to a matchmaking and networking event focused on the future of European borders and defence innovation. \nEurope’s security environment is changing rapidly. The protection of our borders\, critical infrastructure and societies increasingly depends on our ability to combine research excellence\, technological innovation and strong European cooperation. \nAt the same time\, Horizon Europe Cluster 3 and the European Defence Fund are creating important opportunities to develop and deploy solutions in areas such as border management\, security technologies\, resilience\, situational awareness\, dual-use technologies and defence innovation. \nBut great ideas alone are not enough. The right partners can make the difference between an interesting concept and a successful European project. \nThat is what this event is about. \nOver two days\, the event will combine expert input\, matchmaking\, project discussions and informal networking to create the conditions for meaningful collaboration. \nMatchmaking Call Topics: \n\nHORIZON-CL3-2027-01-BM-01: Open topic on research and innovation for effective management of EU external borders that promotes fundamental rights and EU values \nHORIZON-CL3-2027-01-BM-02: Trusted\, secure\, quality future digital travel credentials \nHORIZON-CL3-2027-01-BM-03: Detection and characterisation of threats or illegal/smuggled goods in cargo\n\nWhether you are a researcher looking for new international collaborations\, a company developing innovative technologies\, a public-sector organisation with a real-world challenge\, or a stakeholder looking to build a strong European consortium\, this event is designed to help you find the connections you need. \nThe aim is simple: leave the event with more than just new contacts. We want participants to leave with concrete ideas\, potential partners\, new perspectives and\, ideally\, the foundations of a future European consortium. \nWe encourage you to join us\, and to bring your ideas\, questions and partnership needs with you. \nProgramme September 23-24\nRegistration is now closed as we have reached the maximum capacity of the venue. Thank you for your interest and understanding!\nIf you would like to be added to the waiting list\, please contact: deimante.telycenaite@lmt.lt \nWe would also greatly appreciate it if you could share this information with colleagues\, researchers\, companies and other partners who may be interested in building the next generation of European border and defence innovation projects. \nWe look forward to bringing the right people together — and seeing what can emerge when excellent ideas meet the right European partners. \nParticipation in the event can be supported through funding measure for participation in “Horizon Europe” brokerage events. Support measure for participation in ‘Horizon Europe’ brokerage events – ETAG\n\nIn case of any further questions\, please contact:\nCarmen Kivistik\, PhD\nHead of Estonian Research CouncilÂŽs Brussels Office\ncarmen.kivistik@etag.ee \n  URL:https://etag.ee/en/event/borders/ LOCATION:Soome HĂ€me EL BĂŒroo\, Square de MeeĂ»s 1\, Brussels\, Belgium ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://etag.ee/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/September-23-event-banner.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR