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The European Brain Council (EBC) is a network of key players in the “Brain Area”, with a membership encompassing scientific societies, patient organisations, professional societies and industry partners. A non-profit organisation based in Brussels, its main mission is to promote brain research with the ultimate goal of improving the lives of the estimated 179 million Europeans living with brain conditions, mental and neurological alike. With the aim to speak with one voice, EBC stands as the platform to foster cooperation between its member organisations and other stakeholders, consistently promoting dialogue between scientists, industry and society. As showcased by its growing portfolio of projects, research and policy papers, as well as events, EBC emphasizes the importance of continued interaction with the European Institutions to build strong European health policies, raising awareness and encouraging education on the brain and the repercussions of neurological and mental health conditions on society as a whole.
European Business Service Alliance (EBSA) brings together the European associations within the business services sector. Business services are important for the European economy, however they are often invisible in our everyday lives.EBSA’s vision is to achieve an internal market for business services in the EU, and to gain recognition for the important role business services play in the European economy.EBSA therefore work on increasing knowledge, visibility and recognition of the business services industry at the European level and promote the convergence of views and positions expressed by European Business Services associations in order to enhance our ability to make strong representations to the EU Institutions and other relevant European and international stakeholders.
"As the voice of the European PET industry, Petcore Europe's mission is to enhance the value and sustainable growth of the complete PET value chain in Europe" - Christian Crépet, Executive Director Petcore Europe PET is an outstanding packaging material, and also the largest plastic material recycled in Europe. Nearly 66 billion bottles were collected and recycled in 2014, representing 57% of bottles, primarily used for mineral waters and soft drinks. Petcore Europe (formerly Petcore - PET COntainer REcycling) is the association based in Brussels representing the complete PET value chain in Europe, from PET manufacture to conversion into packaging and recycling, and other related activities. Our association is at the forefront of working with all stakeholders to ensure the sustainable growth of PET as a packaging material of choice, and also to further increase post-consumer PET collection and recycling. We are communicating with the European institutions about the importance of the PET value chain, especially as PET is significantly contributing to the Circular Economy. Furthermore, we respond to any concern or issue which could be raised by stakeholders.
The European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) represents the biopharmaceutical industry operating in ;Through its direct membership of 36 national associations, 39 leading pharmaceutical companies and a growing number of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), EFPIA’s mission is to create a collaborative environment that enables our members to innovate, discover, develop and deliver new therapies and vaccines for people across Europe, as well as contribute to the European ;
The principal aim of CZELO is to support the successful integration of the Czech research community into the European research cooperation, particularly through the EU Framework Programmes for Research, Development and Innovation (Horizon 2020). Our activities related to presentation and promotion of Czech research abroad are following: provide targeted and up-to-date information on European research via CZELO website, individual consultations, Newsletter (in Czech), CZELO Bulletin (in English) and Twitter @TC_CAS; promote Czech science, research and innovation to Brussels based partners and representatives to the EU institutions; prepare and facilitate meetings of Czech researchers with relevant officers of the European Commission and possible project partners for the presentation of research topics and negotiation of project proposals (CZELO Workshops); organize events (conferences, seminars, consortium building workshops) about Czech RDI for the EU institution, organizations based in Brussels and other partner institutions; logistic support/assistance for Czech researchers in preparing meetings with potential project partners in Brussels; provide short-/long-term internships in CZELO office; project partner search support. In addition to the aforementioned activities, CZELO also provides actual information (both formal and informal) about the European research and opportunities in joining the international research cooperation.
Promoting cycling as a means of transport and discovery. Improving our quality of life. Since 1992, Pro Velo develops personalised solutions to facilitate and encourage people to transition to cycling. Our mobility experts support governments, organisations and citizens. We improve the public image of cycling and accompany future cyclists, young and old, on the road. As such, we contribute to a more sustainable planet, more pleasant cities and a better quality of life.
Victim Support Europe (VSE) is the leading European umbrella organisation advocating on behalf of all victims of crime, no matter what the crime, no matter who the victim is. VSE represents 58 national member organisations, providing support and information services to more than 2 million people affected by crime every year in 30 countries. Founded in 1990, VSE has been working for almost 30 years for a Europe, and a world, where all victims have strong victims’ rights and services, whether they report the crime or not. We work towards this mission through advocacy to improve EU and international laws, through research and knowledge development and through capacity building at the national and local level.
Eurochild is a network of organisations and individuals working in and across Europe to promote the rights and well-being of children and young people. Our vision is of a society where children and young people grow up happy, healthy and confident and respected as individuals in their own right. Our mission is to promote the rights and well-being of children in policy and practice through advocacy, membership exchange and research. Our work is underpinned by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). An international human rights treaty that grants all children and young people a comprehensive set of rights. The network is co-funded by the European Union’s programme for Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI). A financing instrument at EU level which promotes, amongst others, combating social exclusion & poverty.
In the European Standardisation System, Small Business Standards' mission is to: Represent the interests of SMEs in the standardisation process; Raise their awareness about standardisation and facilitating their uptake of standards; Motivate them to engage in the standardisation process. The association represents the interests of 12 million SMEs through 21 SME member organisations.
FarmTech Society unites the Controlled Environment Agriculture Industry The Farm Tech Society (FTS) is an international non-profit industry association that unites and supports the Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) industry, seeking to strengthen the sector through the development and implementation of resilient and future proof methods and technologies for indoor growing. The FarmTech Society is enlisted in the EU Transparency Register with #469686733585-87
The Global Cyber Alliance (GCA) is a non-profit organization based in New York, London and Brussels founded in 2015 by the Manhattan District Attorney's Office, the London Police Department and the Center for Internet Security. These organizations have recognized the need to come together as a global community to make a positive impact on cybersecurity. As such, the GCA is committed to making the Internet safer by developing and deploying free, practical and concrete solutions that measurably improve our collective cyber ;
The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) is a not-for-profit, non-partisan, international policy organization formed to combat the growing threat from extremist ideologies. Led by a renowned group of former world leaders and diplomats it combats extremism by pressuring financial and material support networks; countering the narrative of extremists and their online recruitment; and advocating for smart laws, policies, and ;
The European Roundtable on Climate Change and Sustainable Transition (ERCST) was launched in September 2016 under the umbrella of the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD) and is since November 2018 an independent non-profit association based in Brussels, Belgium.It aims to provide a neutral space where policy-makers and regulators can meet stakeholders to discuss climate change policy and how to manage the transition to a low GHG-economy in a sustainable way. While focused on European climate policy, ERCST fully recognises, and incorporates in its activities and thinking, the global dimension of climate change policy.Besides providing a place to meet, ERCST provides rigorous intellectual analysis in step with the EU and international political agenda, by using the experience and research input of its staff, and the input of the stakeholders who join its activities. ERCST aims to provide original ideas and research into European and international debates on climate change policy. ERCST represents its own views and strives to ensure in a very strict way its independence and integrity.ERCST focuses its work on a number of workstreams that operate with different formats such as Task Forces, moderated European Roundtables in Brussels and other capitals, briefings, and lunchtime meetings.
VISION The House of European History aims to become the leading museum about transnational phenomena which have shaped our continent. By interpreting history from a European perspective, it connects and compares shared experiences and their diverse interpretations. It aims to initiate learning on transnational perspectives across Europe. MISSION STATEMENT The House of European History is a forum for learning, reflection and debate, open to audiences from all generations and backgrounds. Our primary mission is to enhance understanding of European history in all its complexity, to encourage the exchange of ideas and to question assumptions. The House presents Europe's history in a way that raises awareness about the multiplicity of perspectives and interpretations. It preserves shared and dividing memories. It exhibits and collects the history of European integration and its foundations. A project of the European Parliament and part of its visitor offer, the House of European History is academically independent. Our transnational collection, our exhibitions and our programmes provide unexpected and inspiring experiences. Through outreach and partnerships, we aim to strengthen the European dimension in debating, exhibiting and learning about history. A place for encounters and exchange, the House's multi-faceted interpretation of the past builds bridges to questions relevant for today's Europe.
The European Tax Adviser Federation – ETAF is a European umbrella organisation for 280,000 tax professionals from France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Romania and Hungary. ETAF was launched in December 2015 as an international non-profit organisation (AISBL), governed by Belgian law and located in Brussels.
Russian Centre for Science and Culture was established to support international cooperation between Russia and Belgium, and Europe generally. Our goal is to ensure dialogue between our societies. We tell about Russia, its culture, history, science, technology, land and people. We organise different concerts, exhibitions, forums, seminars, workshops. The main goal of the Centre is to support and promote the Russian Language and Russian education. Everybody is welcomed at our Language ;We cooperate with our compatriots living in Belgium and implement youth programmes.
EEMA, The European Association for e-Identity and Security Since 1987, EEMA has been Europe’s leading independent, trade association for e-Business, working to further e-Business technology and legislation with its European members, governmental bodies, standards organisations and e-Business initiatives. EEMA brings together member organisations (and employees of member organisations) in a neutral environment for education and networking purposes. Enabling members of the association to compare common and contrasting views and experiences on specific areas of e-business by holding subject-specific workshops and regular teleconferences and face-to-face meetings, seminars and conferences. Facilitating the setting-up of working groups to produce useful work in the form of reports and white papers, of interest to the member participants and to the rest of the membership. Connecting members with the ‘right’ person to talk to within the membership base for solving similar ‘problems’, or simply develop business relationships. EEMA also organise Information Security Solutions Europe, Europe’s only independent security conference and exhibition. For further information please visit the event website
EuroVR is an International non-profit Association which provides a network for all those interested in virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) to meet, discuss and promote all topics related to VR/AR technologies. EuroVR seeks to: gather relevant stakeholders from Large Industries, Small-to-Medium Enterprises (SMEs), Public Bodies, Research Institutes, Universities and Individuals interested in VR/AR to provide a common discussion forum; establish connections with National Associations and Chapters in relevant fields, as well as support the creation of new national Chapters in other countries; promote research excellence, and stimulate development and deployment of VR/AR technologies in existing, new and emerging fields; facilitate the structuring and VR/AR research integration in Europe.
ECL provides a unique platform as the only non-profit, pan-European umbrella organisation with the mission of uniting, at the European level, national and regional cancer leagues to achieve a cancer-free Europe. Active since 1980 and located in Brussels, ECL currently has 29 members from 24 countries in the European Region, covering 21 EU member states. ECL’s members are cancer charities operating across the whole portfolio - from cancer research and awareness to patient support during and after diagnosis. Cancer leagues are often the main resource for the public for cancer control information and services. ECL’s mission is to influence and improve cancer control and cancer care in Europe. This is done by providing a forum and voice for experienced charities and supporting new entrants facilitating collaboration and knowledge sharing, primarily in the areas of cancer prevention, tobacco control, access to medicines and patient support, as well as creating opportunities to advocate for these issues at the EU level. ECL also collaborates with global and European institutions, other NGOs and research ;
ACT | The App Association represents more than 5,000 app makers and connected device companies in the mobile economy. Organisation members leverage the connectivity of smart devices to create innovative solutions that make our lives better. ACT | The App Association is the leading industry resource on market strategy, regulated industries, privacy, and security.
Liquid Gas Europe, the European LPG Association, is composed of national LPG associations; the main European LPG suppliers; LPG distributors and equipment manufacturers. With the support of its working groups of industry experts, Liquid Gas Europe is actively involved in concrete initiatives and programs to ensure the sustainable, safe and efficient development of LPG in Europe. Liquid Gas Europe's Mission is to ensure the EU policy community embrace our vision to establish LPG and renewable LPG as the alternative energy of choice supporting the EU policy agenda.
EUTurbines represents the interests of the whole sector of the gas and steam turbine industry. As a recognised and respected voice of the sector it aims at integrating all European manufacturers of the sector, covering all relevant applications. The Association advocates a competitive economic and legislative environment for the sector EUTurbines supports its members by advocating a framework that supports European turbine manufacturers in developing and growing R&I as well as manufacturing of turbines in Europe. EUTurbines promotes the role of turbine-based power generation by increasing the understanding of the role of turbine- based power generation among stakeholders in the context of European and global energy-related discussions.
The European Fire Safety Community is an initiative powered by Fire Safe Europe, the European association for fire safety in buildings. Why a European Fire Safety Community? Our lives are changing, the way we build is changing, and this has an impact on the behaviour of fires in buildings. We all hold a piece of the puzzle to solve the complex, multi-faceted issue that is fire safety in buildings. The knowledge and expertise are out there, and we want to learn from one another, bridge the communication gap between all of us, and join forces to take fire safety to the next level. Let’s build change together! What is the European Fire Safety Community? The European Fire Safety Community is a place for you to connect, pool knowledge and work collaboratively on solutions to improve fire safety in buildings. You will meet like-minded people who share your passion for moving forward fire safety standards, regulations, research, best practices, and more. Through the Community, your expertise can be transformed into concrete actions. The scope of our mission is not limited to policy-framing but also considers any means that make a positive change for people’s fire safety in buildings.
EUPAVE is a not-for-profit association, with the objective of promoting all aspects of cement and concrete products for transport infrastructure and related areas, and in particular the specific contributions of cement and concrete to road safety, fuel consumption, congestion reduction and sustainable construction, amongst others.
The Market Advisory Council is a stakeholder-led organisation that provides the European Commission and EU Member States with recommendations on matters relevant for the EU market of fishery and aquaculture products and within the tasks defined in Article 44 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013. The MAC is composed of representatives of more than 55 members from 11 Member States, representing the whole value chain from both sector organisations and other interest groups.
Our goal is to transform the entire polyolefin system from a linear to a circular one by bringing together organisations from every point in the polyolefin chain: brand owners, retailers, waste management organisations, recyclers, converters, producers and everyone else. Through dialogue and collaboration in working groups, PCEP is delivering innovative solutions to today’s barriers. Polyolefins are extremely valuable and versatile plastics. They are also vital materials if we want to decarbonise our society and have high quality, safe, eco-friendly lives. But we can't do that by simply throwing plastic away after we've used it. We must be responsible for the plastic that we produce ― and that means only making what we need, designing it for re-use in its first life, and then collecting, recycling and reusing it again and for as many lives as possible. PCEP is a collaborative organisation with three strategic goals for polyolefins: designing out waste; keeping maximum products and material in use for as long as possible; and then recycling into high-quality new raw ;
The European Boating Industry (EBI) represents the recreational boating industry in Europe. It encompasses all related sectors, such as boatbuilding, equipment manufacturing, marinas and service providers. The industry is a significant contributor to the European economy, representing 32,000 companies that employ over 280,000 people directly. The vast majority of the sector is made up of Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs). It is a key contributor to tourism and has a global trade perspective. EBI is an established stakeholder at EU level, defending and promoting the interests of its members on key issues ranging from Single Market legislation to blue growth, tourism and trade policy.
ICA World - the International Consulting Alliance is a network of organisations and experts working on donor-funded cooperation projects aiming to build together a community of trusted partners. Since 2012, ICA World facilitates long term partnership between interconnected stakeholders working in Development Cooperation, committed to sharing experience and good practices. Our Members team-up for higher performance on development aid projects, share knowledge and ensure top quality outputs, with the support of the ICA Team and the ICAnet ;Our Membership is open to experts and consulting organisations of established reputation. Our constantly growing network combines strong technical expertise in various sectors and local intelligence around the world.
National Contact Points (NCPs) perform valuable services in guiding and supporting national applicants in preparing proposals for Horizon 2020 funding. We expect that through an enhanced cooperation and networking between these national entities, a higher quality of their consulting services and thus of proposals and projects can be achieved. Therefore, the overall objective of NCPs CaRE is to form a joint cooperation network of experienced and less-experienced NCPs on Societal Challenge 5 (SC5) “Climate action, environment, resource efficiency and raw materials” which aims at pooling their resources and know-how to raise the overall quality of services provided to their clients. By involving 23 formally nominated National Contact Points across Europe, the NCPs CaRE project will significantly strengthen transnational cooperation. In addition, NCPs CaRE will extensively involve the 26 NCPs that have decided to become a “Partner Organisation (PO)”, associated partner. To harness synergies is especially relevant to SC5 NCPs, since potential applicants within this challenge are very diverse with respect to their scientific or organizational background, level of experience, involvement in transnational networks. Specifically, activities of NCPs CaRE towards this goal include, amongst others, teaming and twinning schemes, the compilation of best practices handbooks and manuals, events, meetings and trainings both on-line and on a face-to-face basis, as well as a wide range of other communication and dissemination tools and platforms. These activities foreseen by NCPs CaRE will contribute to enhancing the impact of R&I in SC5 and ensure a more efficient use of resources and R&I developments by improving the workflow between NCPs, applicants, the European Commission (EC), and other parties with a stake in SC5. Tailor-made like they are for the SC5 clientele, these activities will make it easier for all those participating, and benefitting NCPs to enhance the number of proposals with regards to both quantity and quality.
The EEB is the largest network of environmental citizens’ organisations in Europe. It currently consists of around 150 member organisations in more than 30 countries (all EU Member States plus some accession and neighbouring countries), including a growing number of European networks, and representing some 30 million individual members and supporters.
Radiotherapy 2021 coordinates towards tending to main problems also as future ways of Cancer. This can be the most important and most encouraging universal gathering wherever the program incorporates Clinical Oncologists, Registered Nurses, Nurse specialists and also the whole restorative cluster needed in patient care, scientists, proficient, early profession people that want to find out standards of growth medicine and therapy well as leaders can return to look at on completely different components of challenges, risks and investment opportunities of Cancers.Radiotherapy 2021 coordinates towards tending to main problems also as future ways of Cancer. This can be the most important and most encouraging universal gathering wherever the program incorporates Clinical Oncologists, Registered Nurses, Nurse specialists and also the whole restorative cluster needed in patient care, scientists, proficient, early profession people that want to find out standards of growth medicine and therapy well as leaders can return to look at on completely different components of challenges, risks and investment opportunities of Cancers.
The Center for Data Innovation is a non-profit, non-partisan think tank working at the intersection of data and public policy. It conducts high-quality, independent research and educational activities on the impact of the increased use of information on the economy and society. In addition, the Center for Data Innovation formulates and promotes pragmatic public policies designed to enable data-driven innovation in the public and private sector, create new economic opportunities, and improve quality of life.
Working together to improve mobility That is the principle governing the work of the present six members from Germany, Austria, Slovakia and the Republic of Srpska cooperating in the European Automobile Club Association (EAC). We represent the interests of European road users both at the national policy level and, through our office in Brussels, to EU institutions. EAC is calling for: the realistic alignment of the core road traffic regulations increased transparency through Europe-wide traffic sector regulations improved road safety sustainable mobility solutions. The EAC is signatory of the European Road Safety Charter. For a Well-Balanced Transport Policy Depending on the situation or distance to be travelled, different means of transport meet different mobility needs so car drivers may also take a plane or train, or go by bike. And that's why the EAC advocates a well-balanced transport policy taking all modes of transport into account. The overall aim is to ensure transport consumer needs are at the forefront of transport policy decisions. Founded in 2008 in Brussels, EAC today represents the interests of a total of 3 million people. As a partner for mobility, our vision is a Europe without borders where travel is easy. That requires harmonising traffic laws between the EU Member States and driving forward innovative technologies – to ensure greater safety and sustainability on the roads.
The European Patients’ Forum (EPF) is an umbrella organisation that works with patients’ groups in public health and health advocacy across Europe. Our members represent specific chronic disease groups at EU level or are national coalitions of patients. Our Vision is that all patients with chronic conditions in Europe have access to high-quality, patient-centred health and related care. Our Mission is to be the collective influential patient voice in European health and related policies and a driving force to advance patient empowerment and equitable patient access to care in Europe. EPF helps to empower patients’ organisations through educational seminars, policy initiatives and projects. We coordinate best practice exchanges between patient organisations at European and national levels. Our programmes also help to strengthen their organisational and advocacy capacity.
EuRIC - The European Recycling Industries’ Confederation is the umbrella organisation for recycling industries. Through its Member Federations from 20 EU & EFTA countries, EuRIC represents across Europe over: 5,500+ companies generating an aggregated annual turnover of about 95 billion €, including large companies and SMEs, involved in the recycling and trade of various resource streams; 300,000 local jobs which cannot be outsourced to third EU countries; An average of 150 million tons of waste recycled per year (metals, paper, glass, plastics and beyond); Recyclers play a key role in a circular economy. By turning waste into resources, recycling is the link which reintroduces recycled materials into the value chains again and again. To know more about EuRIC and its services, visit our website () or contact EuRIC's Secretariat via euric@
Longdom conferences coined as ‘father of all conferences’ has an history of leading international speaker talks and is instrumental in bringing together experts and beginners for friendly and effective research-oriented discussions. The goal of Longdom conferences is to bring together scientists at every level from different disciplines to understand and discuss during programmed topic sessions and informal gatherings. Longdom conferences will showcase innovative, cutting-edge research on the fundamental roles in addressing the challenges and translational research from academia to industry. All these opportunities will support professional growth of younger scientists that will promote future collaborations and enhance participation and contribution to their exciting research work. Exciting platform sessions and poster sessions will reflect broad diversity of research and will include topics driving innovative efforts and provides maximal opportunity for scientific exchange respectively. Besides invited speakers, many speaker slots are chosen from submitted abstracts to ensure good representation of those who are new to the field, young investigators, and recent results. Lively and well-attended poster sessions offer a venue where students and postdoctoral fellows can exchange ideas with each other and with senior scientists. Our executive roundtable discussions and strategy meeting with one-to-one meetings contribute great insights on shared challenges that delegates face. Contact us and we’ll connect you with the right subject expert from our vast network of experienced operation professionals worldwide.
Since 1984, TED has been the definitive organisation for short, powerful talks. Experts and non-experts around the globe share their ideas with no boundaries in sight. TEDx events are independently organized TED events that have turned these wisdom sharing talks into a worldwide. TEDxULB is currently the largest TEDx organisation in Brussels.
MUSE GRIDS () is a research project which aims to demonstrate a set of both technological and non-technological solutions to optimise the self-production and use of energy in local areas. To achieve this aim, two large-scale pilot projects will be implemented in different European contexts where there are weak connections with the national grid: Oud-Heverlee, a rural neighbourhood in the Flanders region of Belgium, and Osimo, a hilltop town in the Marche region of Italy. The MUSE GRIDS project explores the best solutions for areas that for geographical and logistical reasons have weak connections to the national grid, and showcases how, interacting together, the different energy vectors of a local energy grid can contribute to the development of local energy islands, maximising local energy independency and reducing operational costs. Through a participatory approach, the project will encourage the active involvement of the inhabitants in the pilots, with the aim of developing local energy communities where citizens can collaborate to produce and exchange energy to achieve greater reliability. Finally, successful implementation of real sustainable energy islands will contribute to meeting energy demands and reducing carbon emissions. The concept will also be promoted on a wider scale through the establishment of virtual demo-sites in India, Israel and Spain. Various social and environmental aspects will be considered in terms of the transition towards a fully integrated smart multi-energy system. Further activities include the organisation of workshops and webinars targeted at citizens and stakeholders, at both a national and international level, and the redaction of position papers and policy recommendations in collaboration with the BRIDGE initiative. The MUSE GRIDS consortium is composed of 18 partners from 7 countries, including universities, research centres and leading EU companies of the energy sector. The 4-year project started in November 2018 and is funded under the Horizon 2020 framework “LC-SC3-ES-3-2018-2020 Integrated local energy systems” (grant agreement No 824441).
ECLAN is a network of researchers and academics engaging in EU criminal law across 32 ; It aims at developing academic research and training in the field of EU criminal law by facilitating collaborations and synergies between universities and research ; ECLAN organises conferences and edits publications, hosts a summer school and a PhD seminar dedicated to the EU area of criminal justice, and publishes a quarterly newsletter dedicated to recent developments in the field.
Créé en février 2015 à Bruxelles, FIDA est une fédération des association de la diaspora Afar. la fédération regroupe une dizaine des associations internationales de la diaspora Afar en Europe et au Canada. Elle est active dans le domaine de la coopération au développement (accès à l’eau potable, développement de l’agriculture familiale, de l’éducation et de la santé), de la solidarité internationale et de l’aide humanitaire dans la Corne de l’Afrique. FIDA réalise des activités socio-éducatives et culturelles en Belgique.
The Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies is an interdisciplinary research centre of the Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Leuven (KU Leuven), Belgium. It has been founded in 2007 and was recognized as a KU Leuven Centre of Excellence in 2010. In 2016 GGS was recognized by the European Commission as a “Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence on Human Rights and the Rule of Law in Europe and the World”, a tremendous honour and European recognition of our work. In 2018 GGS kicked off RECONNECT, a large-scale Horizon 2020 project on ‘Reconciling Europe with its Citizens through Democracy and the Rule of Law’, as well as CONNECTIVITY, a six-year research programme on ‘Connectivity, Contestation and Cooperation in Global Governance’. GGS aims to make high-quality, fundamental and policy-relevant contributions to the study of globalization, global governance processes and multilateralism, with a particular focus on the role of the European Union. In full recognition of the complex issues involved, GGS approaches global governance from a multi-level and multi-actor perspective. GGS considers non-European perspectives to global governance of great importance. It hosts the EU-China Focus and the Leuven India Focus, organizes regularly transatlantic conferences and events focusing on Latin America and Asia, and takes a keen interest in the Global South. In addition to its fundamental research, GGS carries out independent applied research and advises policy-makers on multilateral governance and global public policy issues. It regularly organizes conferences, seminars and debates on these issues, including a Euro-Asia Summer School and the International Law and Global Governance Summer School. GGS works with academic and policy partners from all over the world, including the European Parliament, the European Commission, the European External Action Service, the Committee of the Regions, the OECD, UNIDO, UNCTAD, the World Bank and the WTO. GGS also publishes the Leuven Global Governance Series with Edward Elgar Publishers and makes its research available through working papers, policy briefs and global governance opinions.
2019 will be a crucial year for the future of the And 70% of Europeans want to see more action on health. All Policies for a Healthy Europe (APHE) is an intersectoral initiative that aims to ensure that citizen’s health and well-being be a core priority for Europe and a strategic objective for the next Commission. We see health and well-being as crucial contributors to a new and stronger economic model: one that encompasses more than just GDP and fiscal rules, and which targets inclusive growth and sustainable development. We focus on the inextricable links between: healthy societies, a healthy environment, and healthy systems. And we embrace the potential of data and digital technologies that improve well-being.
Longdom conferences coined as ‘father of all conferences’ has an history of leading international speaker talks and is instrumental in bringing together experts and beginners for friendly and effective research-oriented discussions. The goal of Longdom conferences is to bring together scientists at every level from different disciplines to understand and discuss during programmed topic sessions and informal gatherings. Longdom conferences will showcase innovative, cutting-edge research on the fundamental roles in addressing the challenges and translational research from academia to industry. All these opportunities will support professional growth of younger scientists that will promote future collaborations and enhance participation and contribution to their exciting research work. Exciting platform sessions and poster sessions will reflect broad diversity of research and will include topics driving innovative efforts and provides maximal opportunity for scientific exchange respectively. Besides invited speakers, many speaker slots are chosen from submitted abstracts to ensure good representation of those who are new to the field, young investigators, and recent results. Lively and well-attended poster sessions offer a venue where students and postdoctoral fellows can exchange ideas with each other and with senior scientists. Our executive roundtable discussions and strategy meeting with one-to-one meetings contribute great insights on shared challenges that delegates face. Contact us and we’ll connect you with the right subject expert from our vast network of experienced operation professionals worldwide.
We lead solutions to help the world move better, supporting trade, economic growth, jobs, safety, the environment and communities. IRU’s work spans more than 100 countries. Our core constituents are national transport associations and transport operators.But we also work closely with business, governments, the UN and international organisations. At the heart of IRU are millions of journeys across the planet every day: people and goods moving to where they need to be, in buses, coaches, taxis or trucks, for all, or even just a small part, of their journey.
The European Liberal Forum (ELF) is the official political foundation of the European Liberal Party, the ALDE Party. Together with 46 member organisations, we work all over Europe to bring new ideas into the political debate, to provide a platform for discussion, and to empower citizens to make their voices heard. ELF was founded in 2007 to strengthen the liberal and democrat movement in Europe. Our work is guided by liberal ideals and a belief in the principle of freedom. We stand for a future-oriented Europe that offers opportunities for every citizen. ELF is engaged on all political levels, from the local to the European. We bring together a diverse network of national foundations, think tanks and other experts. At the same time, we are also close to, but independent from, the ALDE Party and other Liberal actors in Europe. In this role, our forum serves as a space for an open and informed exchange of views between a wide range of different actors.
RemitFund is an award-winning non-profit that transforms remittances into social impact. We aim to tackle unemployment and underemployment in Africa by empowering Africans in the diaspora to create and invest in sustainable social ventures. Through a variety of business development programmes, RemitFund facilitates social investments in ventures that work for the continent’s advancement in SDG-aligned sectors such as agribusiness and clean energy.
International Think Tank/Do in UAV & Smart Cities ( Smart Mobility)EIP-SCC UAM (Urban Air Mobility) Ambassador for Belgium & Transborder Regions : 5 Cities in Belgium ( Brussels,Antwerp,Ghent,Liège,Hasselt)5 Cities in Transborder Regions ( Liège/Hasselt/Maastricht/Aachen/Heerlen)Demonstration Cities include 17 Frontrunners: Ingolsdadt/Hamburg/Aachen/Brussels/Ghent/Antwerp/Liège/Haaselt/Heerlen/Maastricht/Toulouse/Bordeaux/Sofia/Geneva/Madrid/Euregio Netherlands-Germany Enschede-Münster / Nothern-Hesse Region (incl Bad Hersfeld)Other Cities are joining actually as 'Fellow Demonstration Cities' (Q1 2019) : Amsterdam / Oxford / Turino / Milano ... + U-Space Network of Demonstrators (EASA/Eurocontrol/ESA)Our International Think Tank/Think Do is focused on Circular Economy/Sustainability/green business & IT/IoT/Aeronautics / Space/EducationOur know-how : UAV (drones/RPAS) / Smart Cities / Smart Grids / Predictive 3D Real-Time (Risks Management) /Smart Agriculture / Security / R&D / IoT / Education / Sustainability / Blockchain ...Our international 25K+ members/supporters are top influencers in their own know-how topics.It includes Universities teachers/ R&D Parks/ Companies/Govs/.... from Europe,Asia,USA,Africa,IndiaLet's dare the future !Together,Stronger
InnovaWood is a major European network in the forestry, woodworking and furniture sector. The overall aim is to bring business benefit to the value chain by providing a forum for the member organisations and contribute to the competitive development of Europe’s forest-based sector. Founded in 2003, the network represents today 50 member organisations from 27 countries in Europe and overseas in the field of research, innovation, education, training and knowledge transfer. These include leading research institutes and technical centres in the entire value chain from forestry and wood processing to construction, furniture and biorefinery. InnovaWood represents a common voice for promoting wider impacts from innovative uses of wood, Europe’s most underdeveloped, important renewable raw material, in line with the major policies of the European Union. InnovaWood communicates this message effectively towards decision-makers in policy, administration and industry on the European and national level, and supports its members in various European joint actions and projects.
Within DG REGIO, unit D2 "Interreg, Cross-Border Cooperation, internal borders" is in charge of the implementation of Cross-Border Cooperation programmes (Intereg). Furthermore, following the adoption of the Communication "Boosting growth and cohesion in EU border regions" and the creation of the Border Focal Point, it also supports cross-border cooperation with other tools than funding, as described in that ;
Club Alpbach Brussels is linked to European Forum Alpbach, an international forum of ideas started in 1947 where hundreds of international speakers discuss topical societal issues. As the Belgian branch of the forum, we organise events with individuals active in politics, law, business, etc. and grant scholarships to young people in order for them to attend the forum. Previous speakers have been Commissioners, one Vice-President of the European Parliament, academics, civil society representatives, and others.
TomatoEurope Procesors Association, formerly known as OEIT, represents the tomato processing industry from Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece and France; covering around 95% of the European Industry. TomatoEurope was founded in 1979 as an umbrella association of national associations, indirectly representing more than 200 tomato processing entities. These entities transform annually million tons of fresh tomatoes into tomato derivatives (1st and 2nd transformation) and generate direct and indirect employment for more than 40 000 people. TomatoEurope is member of the EU Advisory Group on Fruit and Vegetables and the Forecast Working Group Tomatoes.
Toastmasters International is a world leader in communication and leadership development. Our organization has more than 357,000 memberships. Members improve their speaking and leadership skills by attending one of the 16,600 clubs in 143 countries that make up our global network of meeting locations. The world needs leaders. Leaders head families, coach teams, run businesses and mentor others. These leaders must not only accomplish, they must communicate. By regularly giving speeches, gaining feedback, leading teams and guiding others to achieve their goals in a supportive atmosphere, leaders emerge from the Toastmasters program. Every Toastmasters journey begins with a single speech. During their journey, they learn to tell their stories. They listen and answer. They plan and lead. They give feedback—and accept it. Through our community of learners, they find their path to leadership.
EuChemS, the European Chemical Society, aims to nurture a platform for scientific discussion and to provide a single, unbiased European voice on key policy issues in chemistry and related fields.Representing more than 160,000 chemists from more than 40 Member Societies and other chemistry related organisations, EuChemS relies on a unique network of active researchers involved in all the fields of chemistry. Through this network, EuChemS organises several specialised academic conferences as well as the biannual EuChemS Chemistry Congress, the European congress of chemical sciences. EuChemS also promotes the role and image of the chemical sciences among the general public and policy-makers through social media, newsletters and through the organisation of conferences and workshops open to the society.Through the promotion of chemistry and by providing expert and scientific advice, EuChemS aims to take part in the solution to today´s major societal challenges.
Autism-Europe aisbl is an international association whose main objective is to advance the rights of autistic people and their families and to help them improve their quality of life. It ensures effective liaison among almost 90 member autism organisations from 38 European countries, including 26 Member States of the European Union, governments and European and international institutions. Autism-Europe plays a key role in raising public awareness, and in influencing the European decision-makers on all issues relating to the rights of autistic people. Self-advocates and parents play a central role in our organisation to ensure that the views and interests of persons with autism are adequately reflected in our work. We are recognised by the European institutions as the voice of autistic people and their families in Europe. To maximise our impact on the European Union’s policies, Autism-Europe also works in strategic coalitionswith organisations that share the same concerns and goals. We are also regularly consulted by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and cooperate with the United Nations (UN). Autism-Europe also enjoys a participative status (for non-governmental organisations) with the Council of Europe and in July 2002 lodged a collective complaint with the European Committee of Social Rights, becoming the first disability NGO to undertake such action.
FEAM is the European Federation of National Academies of Medicine and Medical Sections of Academies of Sciences. It brings together under one umbrella 18 National Academies representing over 5,000 among the best scientists in Europe.FEAM’s mission is to promote cooperation between National Academies of Medicine and Medical Sections of Academies of Sciences in Europe; to provide a platform to formulate their collective voice on matters concerning human and animal medicine, biomedical research, education, and health with a European dimension; and to extend to the European authorities the advisory role that they exercise in their own countries on these matters.
The mission of the European Institute For Innovation Through Health Data is to enable, coordinate, and accelerate the efficient development and deployment of interoperable and seamless eHealth solutions and research strategies, towards achieving best practices and sustainable integrated person-centred health care, to optimise health and wellness in Europe, and beyond. It aims to guide and catalyse the best, most efficient and trustworthy uses of health data and interoperability, for optimising health and knowledge discovery.i~HD has been established to tackle areas of challenge in the successful scaling up of innovations that critically rely on high quality and interoperable health data. It specifically addresses obstacles and opportunities to using health data by collating, developing and promoting best practices in information governance and in semantic interoperability. It is helping to sustain and propagate the results of health information and communication technology (ICT) research that enable better use of health data, assessing and optimising their novel value wherever possible.i~HD has been formed after wide consultation and engagement of many stakeholders to develop methods, solutions and services that can help to maximise the value obtained by all stakeholders from health data. It supports innovations in health maintenance, health care delivery and in knowledge discovery, while ensuring compliance with all legal prerequisites, especially regarding the insurance of patient’s privacy protection. It unites multiple stakeholder groups to ensure that future solutions serve their collective needs and can be readily adopted affordably and at scale.
EuAbout Lab ASBL - European Association for Research, Educational, Cultural and Social Innovation is an European organisation based in Brussels and established in 2016 by specialists on the European project management. EuAbout Lab is composed of several Italian institutions, foundations, small and medium enterprises as well as professionals active in the field of education and training, culture and creativity, social innovation, research. The mission of EuAbout Lab is to stregthen the presence of and narrow the gap between its members and the EU institutions, by promoting a better understanding of the EU, its policies, programmes and funding opportunities, as well as supporting a greater involvement in European projects, partnerships and ;For this reason, EuAbout Lab represents, advocates and promotes the participation of Italian public and private entities and acts as a common platform for sharing ideas, competences, methodologies, practices at European and international level.
The European Heat Pump Association (EHPA) represents the majority of the European heat pump industry. Its members comprise of heat pump and component manufacturers, research institutes, universities, testing labs and energy agencies. Its key goal is to promote awareness and proper deployment of heat pump technology in the European market for residential, commercial and industrial; EHPA aims to provide technical and economic input to European, national and local authorities in legislative, regulatory and energy efficiency matters. All activities are aimed at overcoming market barriers and dissemination of information in order to speed up market development of heat pumps for heating, cooling and hot water production.
Sport and Citizenship is the leading European think tank in the field of sport. It aims to support the development of the European dimension of sport. Sport and Citizenship is dedicated to the study of European public policies in the field of sport, and the promotion of sport’s societal impact. Ultimately, Sport and Citizenshippromotes sport and physical activity as elements of a European identity. Therefore Sport and Citizenship has been committed since its very beginning to the launch of a European civic dialogue in the field of sport thanks to multidisciplinary and transverse reflections aiming at putting European sport stakeholders in relation with each other: governments, sport movement, as well as civil society, academics and the private sector. Reflections produced are then brought to the attention of policy makers with the objective that is recognized at European level a certain specificity of sport based on its social, educational and civic dimensions. Sport and Citizenshipis an apolitical and independent platform for innovative thinking on the role of ;
UnILiON is an informal network of 51 liaison offices representing 153 excellent universities based in Europe, Japan and Russia. The network represents an arena of exchange where the participants share information, nurture collaboration and act as information multipliers towards the represented organisations.UnILiON offers a single entry point to a world of excellent universities. Thanks to UnILiON you can easily access some of the most active Research, Higher Education and Innovation players in Europe and beyond.For the universities participating in UnILiON it offers a door to European Institutions and other external partners.UnILiON is not a formal lobbying entity or a formal interests representation initiative and does not get together to express joint positions.
Since its establishment, the European Endowment for Democracy (EED) has been promoting the values of freedom and democracy in the European neighbourhood and beyond. A joint effort of European states and EU institutions, the EED is an independent private law foundation based in Brussels. EED’s activities focus primarily on the European Neighbourhood (Eastern Partnership, Middle East and North Africa regions; since 2015 EED also considers supporting partners in the "neighbours of EU neighbours") and the Western Balkans, aiming to ensure, as far as possible, a geographical balance of engagement and funding between the Eastern and Southern neighbourhood.
The eCF Council aims to create a transnational partnership between the major players responsible for IT professionals’ enhancement, namely employers, professional associations, social partners, vocational education and training (VET) providers, higher education, research centres, regulatory bodies, and SMEs, across Europe. This, in response to the critical mismatch between ICT skills demand and offer that Europe is suffering both in terms of trainings and geographical distribution of the required competences against the positions available
EuroCommerce is the principal European organisation representing the retail and wholesale sector. It embraces national associations in 31 countries and million companies, both leading multinational retailers such as Carrefour, Ikea, Metro and Tesco, and many small family operations. Retail and wholesale provide a link between producers and 500 million European consumers over a billion times a day. It generates 1 in 7 jobs, providing a varied career for 29 million Europeans, many of them young people. It also supports millions of further jobs throughout the supply chain, from small local suppliers to international businesses. EuroCommerce is the recognised European social partner for the retail and wholesale sector.
AVERE – founded in 1978 - is a European network of members including Users, NGO’s, Associations, Interest groups, Public Institutions, Research & Development entities, Vehicle and Equipment Manufacturers and other relevant Companies.AVERE’s electromobility vision for Europe is : A strong electromobility industry, Clean, quiet and healthy cities, Energy efficient transport, and Independence of fossil fuels.
The CivicTech4Democracy global online competition is an initiative designed and managed by the “Supporting Democracy” technical assistance project.‘‘Supporting Democracy’’ is an EIDHR–funded technical assistance programme working with EU Delegations (EUDs) to strengthen the role of local civil society in advocating and monitoring democratic accountability. Our core team is based in Brussels and works with a large international pool of thematic experts and a backstopping team. The programme is implemented by a consortium composed of Democracy Reporting International (DRI), the National Democratic Institute (NDI) and Sofreco.
The European Federation for Services to Individuals (EFSI) was established in 2006 as the representative body for federations and companies that are involved in the development of personal services in ;The EFSI brings national federations and associations as well as private companies together. Through its members, the EFSI is present in 22 EU members states. As such, it gives voice to millions of providers and users of personal services.The EFSI members offer services that improve the quality of daily life and enable people to better balance their professional and personal life. Members also take part in social benefits programs management and issuance of service vouchers. Those services include: home services (housework, ironing, gardening, small repair work, etc.) as well as help on administrative tasks and services at home, delivery of food, child care facilities including all kind of services: nursery, nanny, shared childcare, holiday centres, baby sitting, etc, tutoring (school help, IT assistance etc.), services to enable disabled, dependants and elderly people to continue to live in their own home, services for employees.
The European Climate Research Alliance (ECRA) is an association of 23 leading European research institutions. ECRA’s objective is to bring together, expand and optimise expertise in climate research through a bottom-up approach. The initiative is a platform for joint research planning by sharing existing national research capacities and infrastructures. ECRA acts as a unified voice for climate research in Europe.
The Market Access Support Program for EU Businesses in Canada in the CETA Context is an EU-Canada business facilitation project funded by the European Union. The CETA Market Access Program for EU Businesses was launched in January 2017 by the EU with the threefold objectives to: 1. Help EU business, and particularly small and medium sized enterprises, to gain comprehensive, sector-specific information about the new opportunities that CETA will bring. 2. Identify existing market access barriers in Canada on both federal and provincial levels, and to provide recommendations to the EU Institutions, EU business associations, networks and chambers for defining adequate mitigating strategies. 3. Create a sustainable channel of communication between EU businesses in or seeking to enter Canada and institutional stakeholders.
EIT Digital is a leading European digital innovation and entrepreneurial education organisation driving Europe’s digital transformation. EIT Digital delivers breakthrough digital innovations to the market and breeds entrepreneurial talent for economic growth and improved quality of life in Europe. It does this by mobilising a pan-European ecosystem of over 156 top European corporations, SMEs, start-ups, universities and research institutes.
EREK - your reference point on business competitiveness through resource efficiencyThe European Resource Efficiency Knowledge Centre (EREK for short) is here to help European companies, especially SMEs, save energy, material and water costs. We provide tools, information and business opportunities that show you new and better ways to be resource efficient and benefit from circular economy business models which turn waste into an asset.EREK also supports national, regional and local organisations across Europe that work with SMEs to improve their environmental performance, helping them to become more resource efficient.SMEs can get the following benefits thanks to EREK’s tools and services: Access to knowledge on best available technologies and business models Better control of energy, water and material costs Compliance checks for upcoming regulations Become less dependent on suppliers Demonstrate return on investment when adopting resource efficient measures Information on funding sources and technology providers Help building a green image which enables the targeting of new customer segmentsEREK offers the following to SME intermediaries: Tools and instruments for businesses to assess their saving potentials Access to top international knowledge, technical expertise and practices on resource efficiency Capacity-building workshops and networking events Online training opportunities to learn from resource efficiency experts Overview of relevant support programmes available on European, national and regional levels Updates on professional events within the communityConcrete activities include: European Resource Efficiency Self-Assessment Tool for SMEs -Catalogue of Resource Efficiency Improvement Measures European Resource Efficiency Information Database Online EREK platform Structured knowledge on resource efficiency best practices -News, trends, and information on support programmes Database and managed European network of the national and regional organisation providing support to SMEs in resource efficiency measures Capacity-building and training workshops Knowledge resources, expertise and sharingWho are we?EREK is an initiative of the European Commission and it is implemented by a consortium of organisations including Technopolis Group, VDI Zentrum Ressourceneffizienz (DE), WRAP (UK), Motiva (FI), Enviros (CZ), WAAT and Arctik (BE).
Central Europe Energy Partners (CEEP) represents the interests of the energy companies from Central Europe in order to strengthen the region’s energy security within the framework of a shared EU energy and energy security policy. It represent the region at the EU level since 2010. CEEP is an international non-profit association with its headquarter in Brussels (Belgium). By combining its capabilities and experience as well as enhancing co-operation between energy companies, public administration and research institutions, CEEP identifies and advocates common problems and solutions, whilst facilitating successful implementation of the EU’s energy, climate and energy security policy. We represent the widely understood Central Europe energy sector (gas, oil, renewables, nuclear, infrastructure and chemical industry, etc.).
Brussels National Contact Point (NCP Brussels) is a regional initiative whose aim is to help companies, universities, research centres, and other stakeholders of the Brussels Capital Region to access EU funding for Research and Innovation.hub.brussels has been nominated by the Brussels Capital Region to deliver the services of National Contact Point. Today, it hosts the NCP Brussels team.NCP Brussels is an active member of several thematic NCP networks gathering major EU National Contact Points on Horizon Europe. We can facilitate access of Brussels-based stakeholders to the services provided by these networks.NCP Brussels is trained and informed by the European Commission on upcoming topics and events, legal and financial matters. Under Horizon Europe, we cover all parts of the programme except the European Research Council (ERC) and Marie-Slodowska Curie Actions (MSCA) under the 1st pillar.We work in collaboration with Enterprise Europe Brussels and Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs. Do not hesitate to watch our video in the media section to discover our services and understand better our collaboration. Enterprise Europe Network - Brussels - aide les entreprises européennes à innover et à s’internationaliser.Le réseau est présent dans plus de 60 pays à travers le monde. Il regroupe 3000 experts de plus de 600 organisations membres.Vous voulez innover ? Vous voulez vous développer à l’international ?Les experts d’Enterprise Europe Network Brussels fournissent:– du conseil et des services pour se développer à l’international et faire face aux défis du marché unique– aide à trouver des partenaires– et donne du support pour l’innovationLes sociétés bruxelloises peuvent contacter les experts d’Enterprise Europe Network Brussels chez hub.brussels et à la Chambre de Commerce de Bruxelles.
Fundación Galicia Europa is a non-profit-making institution created to promote all the actions that favour a closer relationship between Galicia and Europe. It was established in 1988 and it is made up of several public and private Galician entities, being now part of the Galicia public sector. It is open to collaboration with all the institutions representing the economic and social Galician life and pursuing the same aims. Since its creation, the directorship of Fundación Galicia Europa has been functionally linked to the Xunta de Galicia. Nowadays, the department of the regional administration in charge of Fundación Galicia Europa has been the General Directory of Foreign Affairs and EU Relations from the Regional Ministry of Presidency, Civil Service and Justice of the Galician Government. The Galician President is the Director of the Fundación and the General Director of External Affairs is the Managing Director. The reason of this bond is to achieve a better coordination of all the European related actions undertaken by the different Galician sectors.
The European Heating Oil Association (Eurofuel) represents organisations that promote the use of heating oil and liquid fuels for domestic heating in Europe. Our membership covers 10 European countries, including over 10,000 companies. Eurofuel is engaged in the promotion of existing and innovative techniques for liquid fuels for heating and equipment, in the domestic market. In this way, our members are committed to ensuring the competitiveness and efficiency of heating with oil and liquid fuels, while also reducing its environmental footprint.
We are European workers recruited by the EU after the 2004 Enlargement, without accountable equal opportunities (e.g. access to promotions, pensions or social dialogue). Our objective is to increase institutional transparency across the administration and promote social dialogue (e.g. Convention ILO98 Art.2). We are a think-tank and informal social platform trying to support the EU public administration become more modern and more efficient, by offering access to social rights and preventing possible conflicts of interest between the employer and experienced trade unions.
Connecting people and powerThe Democratic Society (Demsoc) works for more and better democracy, where people and institutions have the desire, opportunity and confidence to participate together.We work to create opportunities for people to become involved in the decisions that affect their lives and for them to have the skills to do this effectively. We support governments, parliaments and any organisation that wants to involve citizens in decision making to be transparent, open and welcoming of participation. We actively support spaces, places and processes to make this happen.We achieve our aims by: Promoting a culture of openness and participation in public services. Delivering practical, empowering participatory projects, products and services that enhance and support collaboration between citizens and public services. Advocating for new and innovative methods of participation, the culture change that organisations need to make this happen and the skills citizens need to become active participants. Promoting an evidence-based approach that demonstrates good practice, effective use and clear, strategic benefits. Producing and publishing resources that support learning and effective participation. Providing sectoral and thought leadership around democracy, democratic strengthening and effective participation.With offices in Brussels, Pisa, Manchester and Edinburgh, our work is undertaken by a talented and experienced team who are passionate about democracy and finding ways to make it work better.
The Barilla Center for Food & Nutrition Foundation (BCFN) analyzes the complexity of current agri-food systems and, through a variety of initiatives, fosters change towards healthier and more sustainable lifestyles in order to achieve the Goals set by the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (SDGs).With its public initiatives and scientific research, BCFN provides recommendations to public decision makers and maintains an ongoing dialogue with its stakeholders by providing food related multidisciplinary studies and highlighting best practices; it engages the new generations by developing educational tools and awarding projects by young researchers from around the world; it speaks to people to raise awareness and inspire informed daily food choices; and it awards journalistic excellence in reporting the paradoxes of the current food ;The BCFN Foundation promotes an open dialogue between Science, Politics, Business and Society both nationally and internationally. It addresses today's major food related issues with a multidisciplinary approach and from the environmental, economic and social perspective, to secure the wellbeing and health of people and the planet.
EU About is an umbrella organization set up in 2016 by experts specialized on Economics, Public Procurement, political issues and European projects ;Despite it’s a young organisation, EU About is a consequence of more than 10 years of experience in Brussels by the founders. Our area of expertise covers energy, transport, waste and water management, education and climate ;EUAbout offers services of support in terms of monitoring and evaluation of policies and measures applied, policy recommendation, analysis of EU, national and regional policies and measures, support for new grants such as public procurement, tenders and call for proposals. Moreover, EUAbout is specialized as well as on dissemination and exploitation activities at EU level given its position in to its team of researchers, EU About specialized to work at different level, in terms of research, policy and services as to provide the best offer to local authorities, national governments, NGOs and SME to apply at European funding.
The Alliance for Internet of Things Innovation (AIOTI) was initiated by the European Commission in 2015, with the aim to strengthen the dialogue and interaction among Internet of Things (IoT) players in Europe, and to contribute to the creation of a dynamic European IoT ecosystem to speed up the take up of IoT.Other objectives of the Alliance include: fostering experimentation, replication, and deployment of IoT and supporting convergence and interoperability of IoT standards; gathering evidence on market obstacles for IoT deployment; and mapping and bridging global, EU, and member states' IoT innovation activities.
DAFNE is an informal network gathering donors and foundations associations in Europe with the aim of providing a platform to share knowledge and learn from best practices. With 26 member associations with a collective membership of more than 10,000 foundations and grant-makers, DAFNE underpins individual activities of its members by encouraging dialogue and collaboration between the national associations. Each DAFNE member individually serves public benefit foundations and other donors at national level: their roles and services vary from country to country.
LT-Innovate is the Language Technology Industry Association. Language Technology makes the world intelligent, multilingual and interactive. LT-Innovate fosters the competitiveness of European LT developers and brings them together with potential users. It organises events and participates in European projects. It advises its members on business models and funding opportunities and promotes the benefits of "language intelligence" to industry and a broad public.
Water Europe (WE) was initiated by the European Commission (EC) in 2004 as the European Technology Platform (ETP) for water with the name WssTP. This ETP status was renewed by the EC in 2013 in line with its ETP2020 strategy. In 2007, WE was transformed into a member-based multistakeholder platform under Belgian law. Since then, the membership and activities of the organisation have continuously grown and evolved in line with its ambition to represent the whole value-chain of water and achieve a European Water-Smart Society.
Carnegie Europe was founded in 2007 and has become the go-to source for European foreign policy analysis in Brussels on topics ranging from Turkey to the Middle East and the Eastern neighborhood to security and defense. Carnegie Europe’s strong team of scholars provides unparalleled depth of analysis and thoughtful, carefully crafted policy recommendations on the strategic issues facing the European Union and its member states.
GEODE is the European Voice of local Energy Distributors across Europe!The mission statement of GEODE is to establish equal opportunity access to European energy infrastrutures for all those involved in serving the customer needs on energy, with the aim to create a truly competitive European energy market.
The European Thrombosis and Haemostasis Alliance (ETHA) is an international alliance based in Brussels, Belgium, with member organisations in the field of thrombosis and haemostasis in all member states of the European Union (EU) and in the With a united focus on raising awareness of bleeding and clotting disorders, ETHA stands together to work with the public as well as decision-makers’ to provide input into EU health and patient safety strategies.The focus of ETHA is to give the global thrombosis and haemostasis community a strong voice and to support funding for medical research that advances the understanding, diagnosis and treatment of bleeding and clotting disorders in the EU. Established in late 2017, healthcare experts from various European research and health institutions came together to build awareness of these conditions that risk the lives of all people around the world.
CEJA, the European Council of Young Farmers, was foundedin Rome in 1958 when young farmers’ organisationsfrom the six initial Member States of the European Coaland Steel Community (ECSC) set up a “Comité d’Entente”.Later renamed the European Council of Young Farmers,the umbrella organisation’s main aim is to represent theinterests of young farmers to EU institutions and otherstakeholders. Now in its 60th year, CEJA’s membership iscomposed of 30 national organisations and one associatemember.The organisation stands for around two million youngfarmers across 21 EU Member States and Serbia. It is officiallyrecognised as representing the interests of partof the agricultural sector and contributes to the developmentof relevant policies and debates.Throughout its 60 years, CEJA has strived to represent anddefend the interests of the future generation of farmers toEU institutions, stakeholders and the media.In brief, CEJA:• Raises the issue of generational renewal in agricultureto the general public, key decision-makers and otherstakeholders;• Promotes the need to support youth policies, particularlyin agriculture;• Promotes the benefits of the agricultural sector andfarming profession to the general public;• Acts as a facilitator in discussions between stakeholdersacross the food chain; and• Provides a networking platform for young farmers inEurope to exchange views on best practices in farming,policy perspectives and agricultural matters.
CEN (European Committee for Standardization) and CENELEC (European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization) are recognized by the European Union (EU) and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) as European Standardization Organizations responsible for developing standards at European level. These standards set out specifications and procedures in relation to a wide range of materials, processes, products and services. The members of CEN and CENELEC are the National Standardization Bodies and National Electrotechnical Committees of 34 European countries. European Standards (ENs) and other standardization deliverables adopted by CEN and CENELEC, are accepted and recognized in all of these countries. European Standards (ENs) contribute to enhancing safety, improving quality, facilitating cross-border trade and strengthening the European Single Market. They are developed through a process of collaboration among experts nominated by business and industry, research institutes, consumer and environmental organizations, trade unions and other stakeholders. CEN and CENELEC work to promote the international alignment of standards in the framework of technical cooperation agreements with ISO (International Organization for Standardization) and the IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission).
The European Passengers' Federation is the association of passenger organisations throughout Europe. EPF is an international non-profit organisation under Belgian law and has 35 member associations covering 20 European countries. EPF's mission is to campaign for comprehensive passenger rights throughout Europe , to improve multi-modal transport and travelers' experience by conducting research and working constructively with the transport industry and decision-makers.
AMICE is the voice of the mutual and cooperative insurance sector in Europe AMICE, the Association of Mutual Insurers and Insurance Cooperatives in Europe, was created in January 2008 and its prime purpose is to ensure that the voice of the mutual and cooperative insurance sector in Europe is heard and that the interests of its members are taken into account in securing a level playing field for all insurers in Europe regardless of their legal form. AMICE provides a platform for mutual and cooperative insurers of all sizes to combine resources and expertise, exchange experiences across national borders and discuss key issues and concerns relating to planned legislative and regulatory changes and ; With 95 direct members and representing about 750 more insurers indirectly through seven national mutual associations, AMICE speaks for a significant part of the insurance sector.
The European DIGITAL SME Alliance is the largest network of the ICT small and medium sized enterprises in Europe, representing about digital SMEs across the EU. The alliance is the joint effort of 28 national and regional SME associations from EU member states and neighboring countries to put digital SME at the center of the EU agenda.
Beyond the Horizon International Strategic Studies Group is a non-partisan, independent, and non-profit think tank. The mission of Beyond the Horizon is to promote global peace and security by empowering decision- and policy-makers with knowledge and advocating paths to prevent, mitigate or end crises and conflicts. Beyond the Horizon is unique in its focus on realistic policies and in-depth analyses to offer comprehensive solutions on topics related to international politics and security, peace and conflict studies. As an independent voice, Beyond the Horizon aims to translate applied and basic research in its focus areas into a language that is understandable, reliable and accessible for a wide audience. Based on its expertise areas, Beyond the Horizon also provides training and consultancy services in defense and security. Beyond the Horizon’s vision is to be recognized as a center of excellence for the delivery of vocational, professional and skill development qualifications to learners and clients across the globe. Beyond the Horizon collaborates globally with selected partners and networks to work on both for-profit and non-profit projects in the field of peace and security.
Interpeace is an independent, international peacebuilding non-profit organization. Initially established in 1994 by the United Nations, we have a proven and recognized approach to enable people to build lasting peace. From over 20 years of experience history has shown us that peace is possible and we know that peace cannot be imported from the outside, it must be built from within a society. By building the capacities of local organizations and people to be change agents in their own society, Interpeace lays the foundations for lasting peace.
In compliance with the Convention on Human Rights, the association acts as an ‘association of voters’, a ‘political wikipedia’, an educational institution for citizenship and a ‘quality-surveyor’ of the public management. It creates tools and initiates campaigns to promote transparency and excellence in the governance of the state, a vibrant democracy in the person’s service and the citizen’s interest in politics.
The NEFELE Network has been developed as one of the main objectives of the “NEFELE Project”, which was co-funded by the Creative Europe Programe of the European Commission. Together with the 1st European Arts Festival for Mental Health, implemented on October 2016 in Athens, is the first step towars an institutional approach for the use of arts for the benefit of Mental Health.The founding members of the Network are organisations from Belgium, Finland, France, Greece (7), Italy (2), Ireland, Lithuania, Spain (2), Portugal and United Kingdom.NEFELE Network's mission is to promote the use of Art in the prevention of Mental Illness as well as in the therapeutic process for users of Mental health services
European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) Party is Europe’s leading Conservative movement. Since our foundation in 2009, we have become on of Europe’s most important political movements. With more than 40 political parties and active representation in the European Parliament, Council of Europe, Committee of Regions and NATO Parliamentary Assembly. We are united by our centre-right values, as expressed in the Reykjavik Declaration. The ECR Party is dedicated to individual liberty, national sovereignty, parliamentary democracy, private property, limited government, free trade, family values and the devolution of power. These values underpin our politics, including our vision for a reformed European Union. Europe stands at a crossroads and the ECR Party’s agenda for reform has never been more relevant than it is today. Join our movement, and help us advance a Europe – and a world – of free peoples, free nations and free markets.
EURASHE is the European Association of Institutions in Higher Education that offer professionally orientated programmes and are engaged in applied research within the Bologna cycles. EURASHE represents universities of applied sciences and university colleges; other members of EURASHE are national and sectorial associations of higher education institutions, and other individual institutions, such as universities.
IP Europe brings together R&D-intensive European companies and research institutes committed to innovation, from SMEs to global enterprises and non-profit research entities operating in a variety of industrial sectors. IP Europe is a coalition of IPR and R&D intensive organizations globally headquartered in Europe. Our goal is to educate European policy-makers and give a voice to innovative companies, including SMEs, that rely on their R&D investments and their patents to succeed. IP Europe will help you: Keep you informed of new European rules and policies that affect your ability to secure fair revenues from your R&D investments Meet EU lawmakers that take decisions affecting your R&D investments Act and influence EU policies affecting your patents and R&D investments alongside with world-class European enterprises Find EU programs that help you leverage your patent portfolio and secure investments for your projects
The Czech Centre Brussels is a cultural institute of the Czech Republic based in Belgium. Our aim is to actively promote the Czech culture in Belgium. In order to reach the wider audience the Czech Centre collaborates with Belgian institutions such as cinemas, concert halls, festivals, galleries etc. - each of our events is thus held in different place. Our program covers film screenings, plays, concerts, exhibitions, conferences and others.
UIPI is a pan-European not-for-profit association comprising of 29 organisations from 28 countries. Jointly, they represent more than 5 million private property owners and some 20 to 25 million dwellings. Founded in 1923, the UIPI aims to protect and promote the interests, needs and concerns of private landlords and owner-occupiers at national, European and international levels.
The European Parliament Forum on Recreational Fisheries and Aquatic Environment is supported by the European Anglers Alliance (EAA) and the European Fishing Tackle Trade Association (EFTTA).Much legislation dealt with by the European parliament has a direct impact on the aquatic environment and fish stocks and Thereby, an impact on the quality of the angling experience and well-being of the angling community. This Forum on Recreational Fisheries and Aquatic Environment will: improve the contact and communication between MEPs and their 25 million angling constituents; serve as a forum for discussion on issues related to the European Parliament agenda such as the Implementation of the reformed Common Fisheries Policy, recreational fishing, biodiversity, invasive species, Water Framework Directive, ecosystem services, rural development, fishing tourism and other relevant issues; give MEPs access to EAA and EFTTA in-house experts and broad network of scientists. Also, we are active on a number of expert committees and advisory bodies. There we follow and give input to the legislative process from conception to final vote and implementation. Members of the Forum would benefit from this insight.
Aqua Publica Europea (APE) is the European Association of Public Water Operators. It unites publicly owned water and sanitation services and other stakeholders working to promote public water management at both European and international level. APE is an operator-led association that looks for efficient solutions that serve public interests rather than corporate ones.
NTNU in Brussels works to promote and strengthen NTNU's image and participation in EU and related initiatives. It provides relevant information, operational consulting and support to NTNU employees willing to work in and contribute to the European Research Area. The office represents «the door to NTNU» for organizations that want to start collaborations and create synergies with NTNU and «the door to Europe» for employees interested in making use of the services the office offers. The office can assist academic groups in identifying and participating in leading European networks and in long-term positioning with respect to relevant European organizations, alliances and platforms. The office can also assist in identifying appropriate funding opportunities and building partnerships and consortia for specific funding announcements.
European Aluminium, founded in 1981, is the association that represents the whole value chain of the aluminium industry in Europe. We actively engage with decision-makers and the wider stakeholder community to promote the outstanding properties of aluminium, secure growth and optimise the contribution our metal can make to meeting Europe’s sustainability challenges. Through environmental and technical expertise, economic and statistical analysis, scientific research, education and sharing of best practices, public affairs and communication activities, European Aluminium promotes the use of aluminium as a permanent material that is part of the solution to achieving sustainable goals, while maintaining and improving the image of the industry, of the material and of its applications among their stakeholders.
Notre Mission La Cellule de Droit International humanitaire de l' ULB a pour but de promouvoir et de diffuser le droit international humanitaire au sein de la Communauté Universitaire au travers de différentes activités, notamment en collaboration avec la Croix Rouge de Belgique avec laquelle elle conclut annuellement un contrat de partenariat.
EMERGENCY provides free, high quality healthcare for victims of war, poverty, and landmines. We do this by building and running hospitals, and training local doctors and nurses. Since 1994, we have treated over 7 million people around the world. That’s one patient, every two minutes, for over 23 years. In that time we have worked in 16 countries, and currently operate in Afghanistan, Iraq, Sierra Leone, Central African Republic, Sudan, and Italy.In accordance with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, EMERGENCY recognises the right to be cured as a basic and inalienable human right belonging to every human being without distinction of any kind - opinion, sex, race, ethnic, political or religious background, social status.On the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 2008, EMERGENCY issued its Manifesto for a Human Rights Based Medicine, which calls for healthcare based on the principles of equality, quality and social responsibility. The Ministers of Health of 13 African countries have signed the Manifesto, giving birth to the African Network of Medical Excellence (ANME).EMERGENCY provides medical treatment to those who would have little or no access to it otherwise. We believe that life-saving facilities must be permanently available to all: this is why we offer our healthcare free-of-charge and why we offer treatments of the highest standard. EMERGENCY doesn’t only provide surgical and medical care. We run vocational training programmes for individuals who have been maimed (deprived of the use of a limb or other part of the body) or left without social and financial support due to war. We build hospitals, and train local staff so that they can continue to provide a free, high quality service after we leave. We want to foster public healthcare systems, handing over our centres to local authorities as soon as they become self-sustaining.EMERGENCY Belgium was founded in 2013 by a group of volunteers, to promote EMERGENCY’s valuesand actions, to collect funds and to recruit staff for the projects. We also help establish contacts towards the EU institutions, but these relations are managed by EMERGENCY’s Head office in Italy, given that this requires full time follow-up and that we are all volunteers with limited time availabilities. In Belgium, we have so far participated in public cultural and sports events (concerts, theatre plays, fairs, festivals, marathons). From time to time we organise film screenings, photo exhibitions and information sessions on EMERGENCY’s work, where we bring senior representatives of our field activities in contact with a Belgian and expat public. December is the month of our annual event for donors and goodwill ambassadors. The event is generally dedicated to a theme (Afghanistan 2016, Ebola in 2014, migration in 2015) and it offers a live link with a related project (respectively in Sierra Leone and in Iraqi Kurdistan and Italy), as well as lives music and a buffet from the regions concerned. For donations, we can offer fiscal advantages thanks to the support of the Fondation Roi Baudouin and we offer professional advise to persons who would like to mention EMERGENCY in their will.EMERGENCY is a highly specialised NGO that highly values the quality of its work. Therefore, the independence of our financial resources is fundamental, as well as the fact that we dedicate our budgets mainly to our projects in the field. This is reflected in our activities in Belgium where we privilege gradual in depth actions in networks of excellence, rather then flashy expensive events.
EPSI is a networking organisation in Europe that strives for a more innovationfriendly environment for the upstream and downstream EU’s sports industry. EPSI has embraced a cross-sectoral approach, which covers many fields such as the health, economic, ICT, social, transport, tourism and cultural dimensions of sport, with a growing number of partners, including universities, research institutes, clusters, industries and any type of other organisations that operate in the field of sport innovation. EPSI operates within the well-known quadruple helix: Business; academia; government and end consumers
CPDP is a non-profit platform originally founded in 2007 by research groups from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, the Université de Namur and Tilburg University. The platform was joined in the following years by the Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique and the Fraunhofer Institut für System und Innovationsforschung and has now grown into a platform carried by 20 academic centers of excellence from the EU, the US and beyond. As a world-leading multidisciplinary conference CPDP offers the cutting edge in legal, regulatory, academic and technological development in privacy and data protection. Within an atmosphere of independence and mutual respect, CPDP gathers academics, lawyers, practitioners, policy-makers, industry and civil society from all over the world in Brussels, offering them an arena to exchange ideas and discuss the latest emerging issues and trends. This unique multidisciplinary formula has served to make CPDP one of the leading data protection and privacy conferences in Europe and around the world.
PLATFORMA is the pan-European coalition of local and regional governments – and their associations – active in city to city and region to region development cooperation. Since its creation in 2008, PLATFORMA has been representing more than 100,000 local and regional governments. All are key players in international cooperation for sustainable development. The aim of PLATFORMA is to facilitate the exchange of knowledge and mutual learning, but also to strengthen the specific role of local and regional governments in development policies. In 2015, PLATFORMA signed a Framework Partnership Agreement (FPA) with the European Commission (DG DEVCO).
The WSF is a platform for organisations passionate about a better tomorrow, for which human rights are truly a universal concept, in reality and not just in theory. Our goal is to resolve conflict through peace building activities that bring lasting, sustainable peace to local communities around the world. All signatories are therefore committed to ensuring the full and successful implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals. The World Solidarity Forum aims to facilitate the sharing of best practices, resources, contacts, and other information pertinent to peacebuilding and human rights more broadly. We believe that effective action requires strong collaboration with shared objectives.
Ranked as one of the world’s top comprehensive universities with 180 years of history, the VUB combines award-winning research and accredited English and Dutch-taught study programmes (BSc, MSc and PhD) with high impact on social, economic and cultural innovation. We are linked to the world from within our international capital Brussels. At the same time we continue to advance our very personal and democratic approach that enables all the members of the VUB-community to grow, so they can successfully take up their roles in the world of today and tomorrow.
ARS for Progress of People is a non-profit organisation based in Brussels. ARS4Progress works for the promotion of economic, social and cultural development in all its facets, with particular focus on issues related to education, human rights, civil society and youth policies.The mission of ARS4Progress is to provide individuals (particularly young people), NGOs, international donors, formal educational institutions, intergovernmental institutions and local authorities with technical advice and expertise to empower professionals and support formulation and implementation of their activities and project ideas.ARS for Progress of People (ARS4Progress) chooses to prioritise a concept of development that privileges education and the human dimension as essential evolution factor. It contributes to its achievement by suggesting tailor-made services, with a careful attention to the needs of its interlocutors. In this framework, it is essential to put different actors in contact: ARS for Progress of People is based on a widespread European network, aiming at using and strengthening the capacities of projects’ applicants, by letting them better understanding the various possibilities given by different donors.
EENA, the European Emergency Number Association, is a non-governmental organisation based in Brussels, with the mission to contribute to improving the safety and security of people. Our vision is that every citizen can access emergency services and receive the appropriate information and care during an emergency or a disaster. To that end, we want to be the organisation in the sector driving change and making an impact. What we do, we do it for the people we serve, and we never forget it. We intend to be a highly effective, efficient and fast-moving organisation, trusted and credible for our actions, intentions and results. We want the people working for and with us to be inspired to drive change, and to effectively do it. We want anyone in this field to know that they can rely on us, we want them to feel they are part of a community that looks forward and gets things done. We don’t settle for anything less than excellence in what we do.
Sport and Citizenship is a Think tank created in Brussels in September 2007, a few weeks after the adoption of the European Commission’s White Paper on sport. Today, it is the only Think tank in Europe, whose social objective is the analysis of sporting politics and the study of sport’s societal impact. Independent and apolitical, Sport and Citizenship has ten years of expertise and benefits from a recognition by public authorities and stakeholders of European sport. It is therefore regularly consulted by international and European institutions, the Member States, the sports movement and civil society which recognise it as a privileged interlocutor in this field.
The Concrete Initiative (a project led by CEMBUREAU- the European Cement Association, BIBM- the European Federation of Precast Concrete and ERMCO- the European Ready-Mix Concrete Organisation) wishes to engage with stakeholders on the issue of sustainable construction, and in particular the barriers and solutions to harness its multiple benefits. It examines the economic, social and environmental implications of sustainable construction and the need for a balanced approach among these three pillars.
UNITEE plays a crucial role in Europe as it is the only organisation representing entrepreneurs and professionals with a migrant background, whom we refer to as « New Europeans »: people who live in Europe but have connections with more than just the country where they live.Through its national federations and member associations, UNITEE represents entrepreneurs and business professionals across European countries and from all the major sectors of the European economy.
Cosmetics Europe is the European trade association for the cosmetics and personal care industry. Our members include cosmetics and personal care manufacturers, and also associations representing our industry at national level, right across Europe. Directly, or through our national membership, we represent more than 4000 companies.
AEIP is a Brussels-based advocacy organization representing the Social Protection Funds established and managed by employers and trade unions on jointly basis within the framework of collective agreements.Our members include pension, provident and healthcare funds from France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, etc. In addition to their social function as social protection and non-for-profit actors, our members are also institutional investors that manage long-term investments on the financial markets
The Digital Leadership Institute is a recognised world leader in promoting greater participation of girls and women in strategic, innovative ESTEAM (entrepreneurship, science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics) sectors, through four areas of activity:Education and Skills Development: Providing young and career-age women leadership, business, personal- and professional-development and ESTEAM skills through direct access to experts and tools that encourage them toward entrepreneurship and leadership in ESTEAM studies and careers.inQube.eu :: DigitalMuse.org :: g-Hive.orgInnovation and Entrepreneurship Support: Cultivating an environment for generating the seeds of future enterprise in cutting edge ESTEAM fields for girls and women. Delivering digital, business and leadership expertise, tools, and access for girls and women to bring new discoveries and business seeds to market.inQube.eu :: g-Hive.orgAdvocacy and Awareness Building: Promoting grassroots initiatives to create interest in and to skill girls and women in ESTEAM, coupled with top-down advocacy to create conditions for increasing their participation and to foster female entrepreneurship and leadership in ESTEAM sectors.AdaAwards.com :: Women2020.orgResearch and Consultancy: Increasing knowledge, fostering better understanding of the challenges, and promoting and implementing solutions to address the under-representation of girls and women in ESTEAM sectors and leadership. Engaging in research actions and consulting services for individuals and organisations looking to benefit from our knowledge and expertise.
EIRMA is a member-led, independent and not-for-profit organisation that provides a European perspective on the global management of applied R&D and innovation. Its membership includes more than 90 major companies and several SMEs, based in more than 20 countries and operating in a wide variety of sectors. The Association runs at least ten meetings each year and creates an environment of mutual trust that enables open and honest discussion between practitioners, and the exchange of pragmatic experience with people who face similar challenges.Any company carrying out R&D and/or innovation in Europe can join EIRMA and benefit from these opportunities to learn from peers, and to test their ideas and approaches by presenting them to peers. All managerial staff, whether junior or senior, of member companies can take advantage of EIRMA’s resources and networks.
The European Association of Machine Tool Merchants is the international network of 135 (used) machine tool dealers in 21 countries world-wide.The Association provides a unique service, which can assist you in your business through its Conferences, its Internet database (http://www.eamtm.com) and the many contacts you can establish in the trade. The use of its logo identifies its members as trustworthy merchants serving the metalworking industry since 1940.
smartEn is the European business association integrating the consumer-driven solutions of the clean energy transition. We aim to create opportunities for every company, building and car to support an increasingly renewable energy system. Our vision Every European benefits from playing an active role in the clean energy transition. Our mission Promote system efficiency through the advanced management and integration of electricity demand and supply in homes and buildings, transportation, businesses and decentralised energy projects. Empower energy users by enabling them to participate in the energy market through flexible demand, storage, self-generation and the participation in community projects, and giving them control of their energy data. Encourage innovation and diversity by enabling new market players and energy service offers that provide attractive choices for consumers and allow for healthy competition. Drive the decarbonisation of the energy sector through the cost-effective integration of renewable sources and smart electrification of heating, cooling and transport. To do so, we: Create a cross-sectoral single voice for innovative market players driving digital, decentralised and decarbonised energy solutions, Advocate smart energy solutions with policymakers to realise supportive regulatory conditions, Communicate the benefits and potential of smart energy solutions to all relevant stakeholders, Produce crucial expertise that supports the business of our members and promotes our objectives to policy makers, Act as the central network for smart energy solutions for our members and other constituents.
The Future Media Lounge is a spin-off of the Future Media Lab., a think tank initiative at the interface of media innovation and media policy. The Future Media Lounge format is a way to bring all relevant stakeholders — i.e. media professionals, journalists, technology companies, academics, politicians and consumers — together in an intimate environment to tackle a specific issue shaping the future media landscape. Since May 2015, the Future Media Lounge sessions are organized around one of the policy issues set out in the EU Digital Single Market Strategy. This is a recurring event that takes place in the European Parliament on a regular basis, usually every 6-8 weeks. This innovative format allows for: In-depth discussions with policy makers on the cutting edge of media innovation and media policy topics that are kicked-off by experts in the field; Knowledge exchange in an intimate environment with key leaders from media, journalism, technology companies and academics; Networking between MEPs, European Commission officials, Member States representatives and key stakeholders from media, journalism, technology companies and academicsSince May 2015, the Future Media Lounge sessions are organised around one of the policy issues set out in the EU Digital Single Market Strategy. This is a recurring event that takes place in the European Parliament on a regular basis, usually every 6-8 weeks.
The European Association of Communications Agencies (EACA) represents more than 2500 communications agencies and agency associations from 30 European countries that directly employ more than 120 000 people. EACA members include advertising, media, digital, branding and PR agencies. They create and place adverts and develop brand-building campaigns.
Officially inaugurated on 27 February 1964, the IEE-ULB was founded by high profile personalities such as Ganshof van der Meersch and Paul-Henri Spaak. It quickly achieved a level of disciplinary excellence in European law. During the 50 years of its existence, nearly 7,500 students have graduated from the Institut d’Etudes Européennes.
The European Chemical Regions Network (ECRN) was originally started as an INTERREG IIIc project in 2004 with 13 member regions from 7 different European countries. The idea was to bring chemical regions from all over Europe together in order to better tackle the special challenges for these regions by exchanging information, exploring solutions for common problems and by speaking with a single voice.Today the network has grown from a temporary project to a recognized European chemical stakeholder and a network full of chemical expertise. ECRN is a registered association under German law and the network currently covers 16 member regions, whose cooperation is supported by a Brussels-based secretariat.