Issue n. 219

News from INSME
Save the date! – INSME’s 19th Annual Meeting in Berlin

INSME is proud to announce that its 19th Annual Meeting will take place in Berlin, co-hosted with BVMW, on 9-10 October 2023 and the topic of the Annual Meeting will be: “Artificial Intelligence Opportunities and Transformation Challenges for SMEs”.

AccelerAction – from Paris to deep-tech talks

INSME's team participated in AccelerAction's consortium meeting in Paris. Partners from Italy, Austria, Portugal, Malta, France, and Greece presented achievements and discussed future initiatives, including the upcoming Deeptech Talk and Virtual Ecosystem.

OECD Ministerial Meeting
 
The OECD orchestrated a global conference, uniting ministers, SME representatives, and financial institutions, to fortify SMEs and entrepreneurs against enduring challenges. Topics encompassed finance access, upskilling, and green transformations, all aimed at bolstering competitiveness and resilience.
Updates and contributions from INSME Members
AECM Annual Event – Athens, Greece

The European Association of Guarantee Institutions held its Annual Event in Athens, Greece, focusing on SME regulations. Distinguished speakers from 16 countries, including Secretary General of INSME, Giovanni Zazzerini, discussed SME support, innovation, and valuable insights.

Euromed Innovations for the Planet and ANIMA General Assembly

The ANIMA General Assembly will be held on 10-12 July in Nicosia, Cyprus. In association with Invest Cyprus, the forum seeks to address the climate change crisis and its effects on Mediterranean enterprises and populations. The event will also introduce the Euromed iHouse.

INSME and the MED MSMEs Programme held a study tour that focused on the best practice platform, Export.gov.it and the exchange of good practices that support the digitalization of exporting SMEs. The second day emphasized the EuroMed Trade Helpdesk and gender equality in FinTech.

Content of the month
The Global Entrepreneurship Network and Start-up Genome have released the Global Start-up Ecosystem Report 2023. It ranks the top 30 start-up ecosystems worldwide, highlights industry insights, and provides invaluable knowledge for entrepreneurs to thrive in any ecosystem.
We are happy to receive your updates: share with us your projects, activities, and events: we will include them in the next INSME Newsletter and spread the information among our readers! Email us at secretariat@insme.org 
Calls and opportunities
This section is supported by:
Innovation Fund Small-Scale Projects
This call for small-scale projects will further boost small-scale EU projects in the areas of renewable energy, decarbonisation of energy-intensive industries, energy storage, and carbon capture, use and storage. These technologies should be sufficiently mature and have strong potential to achieve significant greenhouse gas emission reductions compared to conventional technologies.
Deadline: 19 September 2023

European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA)

This call from the European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA) is looking for a Specialist Advisory Services to build capacities on innovation.
Deadline: 21 September 2023

Regional Innovation Valleys (RIVs) under Horizon Europe's European Innovation Ecosystems
Sign up for the program and the European Regional Development Fund's Interregional Innovation Investment Instrument.
Deadline: 17 October 2023

EUIPO SME Fund 2023
The Ideas Powered for Business SME Fund is designed to help European small and medium enterprises in order to protect their intellectual property rights.
If you are an SME and would like to receive financial support from the Fund for the registration of their trademarks and designs, click here and follow the steps for registration.
Deadline: 8 December 2023
If you're interested in pursuing one of these opportunities together, drop us an email at secretariat@insme.org 
Upcoming events
10-12 July 2023 – Nicosia, Cyprus
Business Forum – Euromed Innovations for the Planet and ANIMA General Assembly

12-13 July 2023 – Dubai, United Arab Emirates
25th edition of the IPR Gorilla Conference

6-8 September 2023 – Padua, Italy
IEF Entrepreneurship: Analogue to Digital

9-10 September 2023 – New Delhi, India
G20 Leaders’ Summit 2023

12-14 September 2023 – Mumbai, India
2023 Global SME Finance Forum Annual Meeting

9-10 October 2023 – Berlin, Germany
19th INSME Annual Meeting

15-18 October 2023 – Dubai, United Arab Emirates
North Star “Connecting the Startup Ecosystem”

16-20 October 2023 – Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
World Investment Forum - UNCTAD

24-26 October 2023 – Marrakesh, Morocco
Arab SMEs Summit

2-4 November 2023 – Rome, Italy
ISPI- Mediterranean Dialogues

 7-9 November 2023 – Reykjavik, Island
26th TCI Global Conference: ‘New landscapes in cluster development’
 
13-15 November 2023 – Bilbao, Spain
European SME Week 2023 – A Celebration of Entrepreneurship and Innovation

30 November 2023 – Online
EPO’s HTB Forum 2023: “IP strategy and management”
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