The Macedonian consortium Enterprise Europe Network North Macedonia-EENOMA is the host of the FINNO online webinar, on topic “Creating synergies between EEN and EIT”, aims to present activities and potential opportunities, and calls, for collaboration between SMEs, industry and academia.
The cooperation between the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) and the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), have complementary roles in supporting innovation, entrepreneurship, and growth within the European Union and by collaborating effectively, they can enhance their impact on the European innovation ecosystem.
A particular focus will be placed on enhancing the connections between EIT KICs and Enterprise Europe Network services, presentation on EIT Food and EIT Manufacturing and EIT Raw materials, as well as broadening the regional and SME outreach of the EIT.
The goals of the cooperation include:
- enhance innovation and competitiveness of European businesses, and in particular SMEs, by maximizing cooperation, cross-promotion and leveraging resources, networks, tools, and services;
- promote knowledge and technology transfer and uptake by facilitating the exchange of knowledge, expertise, technologies, innovative solutions between SMEs, start-ups, and scale-ups to other private and public actors;
- support scale-up, technology and innovation uptake by supporting SMEs and start-ups in scaling their operations and entering all relevant EU Member States’ and beneficiaries, and international markets by leveraging EEN’s and EIT’s regional presences;
- foster sustainable growth and prosperity by encouraging sustainable practices within European businesses and innovations.
In order to be more informed for further potential opportunities and calls on EIT activities, please register on the webinar, no later than December 15th 2025, via the following link: https://mchamber.webex.com/weblink/register/rec0d3033218e0c915e3df6646bcf4065
Working language: English
We look forward to meeting you soon, to have successful webinar and productive presentations and discussions.
Agenda
| Monday, 16 December 2025 | |
| 10:00-10:10
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Presentation on EEN opportunities
· Viktor Stojmanovski, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, EENOMA |
| 10:10- 10:30 | Overview of European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) and the role of EIT Community Hubs
· Aleksandar Stamboliev, EIT Community Officer North Macedonia |
| 10:30-10:40 | EIT Manufacturing and related opportunities
· Marija Suzic, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Advisor |
| 10:40-10:50 | EIT Food and related opportunities
· Todo Terzic, Head of Food and Agriculture Unit |
| 10:50- 11:10 | EIT Raw materials opportunities
· Urša Šolc, EIT Raw Materials RIS Hub Adria |
| 11:10- 11:30 | Q&A session |