European Urban Resilience Forum (EURESFO 2026)
2026-06-17 08:00 - 2026-06-19 12:30 (Europe/London) | Pavilhão Multiusos de Guimarães, Guimarães, Portugal
The 13th edition of the European Urban Resilience Forum (EURESFO) will take place from 17 to 19 June 2026 in Guimarães, Portugal. As a long-standing and influential European initiative, EURESFO has, since 2013, brought together city representatives, experts, and stakeholders from across local and regional institutions to exchange knowledge and advance action on climate resilience.

Hosted by ICLEI Europe, the European Environment Agency (EEA), and the City of Guimarães — European Green Capital 2026 — this year’s forum is co-organised by Climate KIC, and will explore integrated approaches to climate resilience that go beyond adaptation. It will focus on how cities can address complex, interconnected challenges through more systemic and inclusive strategies.

EURESFO 2026 will maintain its distinctive “PowerPoint-free” format, creating an open and interactive environment that encourages dialogue, peer learning, and the sharing of practical experiences. Participants will engage with key topics including climate change adaptation, disaster risk management, and the implementation of urban resilience strategies.

Climate KIC at EURESFO 2026

As a co-organiser of EURESFO 2026, Climate KIC will contribute to the broader conference discussions on climate resilience and systems transformation across a range of sessions and topics. We will present insights and activities from our key projects under the EU Mission on Adaptation to Climate Change, such as Pathways2Resilience, DesirMED, NBRACER, Arcadia and BLOSSOM. We will also be present at different stands at the Marketplace – come say hi!

Find a summary of our sessions below:

Regional climate resilience and adaptation pathways: lessons learnt and policy insights from on the ground experience, 17 June, 13:30 – 15:15, Sala 1. Participants will explore how to enable a just transition, develop effective pathways, strengthen adaptation governance, foster effective implementation and learning, and translate and align with EU-level climate risk insights.

The MEL clinic: diagnosing and strengthening regional and local learning systems,17 June, 13:30 – 15:15. This interactive workshop explores how Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) systems can be used as a foundational tool to help cities and regions transform tangible, local action that can be sustained and improved over time.

Homes for all in a changing climate,17 June, 13:30 – 15:15, Pitch stage. Through concrete examples and open discussion, cities and experts will share practical lessons and approaches for embedding resilience into affordable housing.

Winning the climate narrative: disinformation, trust, and the politics of resilience,18 June, 13:30 – 15:15, Sala 1. The session highlights three key challenges: improving the quality and integrity of climate information, strengthening institutional and political conditions for credible communication, and rebuilding public trust.

Financing climate resilience: bridging pathways, projects, and investment,18 June, 13:30 – 15:15, Sala 2. The session aims to identify solutions to bridge the gap between resilience planning and finance through interactive exchange among participating stakeholders.

From Policy to Bankability: Financing Climate-Positive Energy Projects for the Energy Union
2026-06-23 09:30 - 11:00 (Europe/Brussels) | https://climate-hive.org/el/event/from-policy-to-bankability-financing-climate-positive-energy-projects-for-the-energy-union/
Achieving a clean, secure and competitive Energy Union requires more than ambitious policy targets—it depends on turning climate-positive energy ideas into real, scalable projects.

Across Europe, many sustainable energy initiatives struggle to access finance. While they align with policy goals and climate objectives, they often lack the structure, clarity or visibility needed to attract investment. In this context, improving the investment readiness of clean energy projects is essential to accelerate the energy transition, mobilise capital, and deliver real-world impact.

The event explores how climate-positive energy projects can become investment-ready and successfully move from concept to implementation.

Bringing together perspectives from policy, finance and innovation, the session will:

highlight key barriers to financing clean energy projects

explain what makes a project attractive to investors

showcase practical approaches to improving project readiness

explore how collaboration can unlock investment and scale solutions

This event is organized by Wegrant with the support of the CLIMINVEST project, a Horizon Europe project focused on making climate investments more financially viable by strengthening project design and investment readiness.

Ben Honan, Investment Lead at Climate KIC, will be speaking at the event. Ben will share Climate KIC’s insights into moving climate-positive energy projects from concept to investment readiness, and explain how collaboration across policy, finance, and innovation can unlock capital on a large scale.

Beyond the Course: How to build a future-ready workforce that delivers on change
2026-06-23 11:00 - 12:30 (Europe/London) | City of London Club, 19 Old Broad Street, London, EC2N 1DS, United Kingdom
The organisations making real progress on their climate targets aren’t just better at training their people. They are better at creating the conditions for success, enabling learning that translates into action.

Most corporate sustainability programmes skip straight to the course, neglecting to design for what will make the training actually stick.

In this session, Kite Insights and Climate KIC will show you what the organisations getting this right are doing differently: a more complete approach to workforce engagement that addresses what happens before and after the training intervention that determines whether learning lands or evaporates.

We will cover:

Kite Insight’s four-stage engagement framework — Measure, Engage, Educate, Sustain

Examples in practice: drawing from Climate KIC’s work supporting leaders develop skills for uncertainty, including navigating towards shared goals, building cultures of experimentation, and creating the conditions for innovation to take root inside large, complex organisations.

You’ll leave with:

A clear-eyed view of where your engagement strategy is breaking down and at least one concrete fix you can act on immediately.

A better understanding of how to transform organisational complexity from a blocker into a source of innovation and business opportunity.

If your organisation is serious about turning ambition into action, this is where to start.

Who is the session for:

This session is for sustainability practitioners working in large companies who are responsible for sustainability training initiatives and ESG/NetZero strategy design. The session will also be relevant to other functions that engage with or run effective sustainability training programmes, including L&D and HR, the Greater London Authority and the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

This session is hosted by The Collaborative for Systemic Climate Action and presented by Kite Insights and Climate KIC. It is part of the Green Skills Festival, a London Climate Action Week-affiliated initiative. Read more about the Festival below.

About the organisers

The Collaborative for Systemic Climate Action is a unique alliance of 27 globally active implementing partners and trusted funding partners resourcing the bold systemic action this moment demands. We have made an intentional commitment to overcome the fragmentation and competition that all too often undermine climate action by working together, pooling resources and reimagining how solutions are designed, financed and delivered. Kite Insights and Climate KIC are members of the Collaborative.

The largest innovation agency in Europe, Climate KIC bridges the private and public sector green skills gap by combining technical expertise (e.g. renewable energy, carbon accounting) with transversal leadership skills (e.g., systems thinking, collaboration). The Academy is Climate KIC’s flagship learning program for the public and private sector.

Kite Insights empowers organizations to articulate their stance, activate teams from ground-up, and foster meaningful, sustained climate action. Blending strategic research and thought leadership, their methodology leverages AI and focuses on understanding, motivation, and capabilities across roles and sectors.

About the Green Skills Festival

As part of London Climate Action Week 2026, Climate KIC and Kite Insights, with The Collaborative for Systemic Climate Action and invited partners, are convening the Green Skills Festival. A full day of conversations, workshops and interactive sessions exploring the capabilities, leadership, collaboration and innovation needed to accelerate systems transformation.

Rooted in these partners’ collective belief that climate action requires radical collaboration across sectors, disciplines and communities, the festival brings together practitioners, educators, innovators, community leaders and systems thinkers to share ideas, challenge assumptions and explore practical pathways for change.

Throughout the day, participants will have the opportunity to engage with a diverse programme of sessions, connect with peers, and discover new approaches to navigating the complexity of climate transformation.

Read more and register to all the events that are part of the Festival here.

The Emerging Civic Leadership Archetype
2026-06-23 14:00 - 15:00 (Europe/London) | City of London Club, 19 Old Broad Street, London, EC2N 1DS, United Kingdom
There is a new generation of civic leadership emerging across the world. In their new playbook, From Solutions to Adoption, HERO analyzed over 180 civic-led wins across 30 countries to understand what it takes for citizen-led initiatives to move from proof of concept into law, policy and institutions, and what kinds of civic leadership make that happen in today’s polarised world.

Join us to discover evidence, dive into a case study from a civic leader, and participate in a frank panel conversation about what civic leadership needs to deliver at scale.

What to expect:

Patterns and insights from HERO’s Playbook on how citizen-led initiatives scale from pilot to systemic policy.

A case study from Kalpana Arias on London’s Citizens’ Assemblies for Food and Nature, where residents, growers and organisers are shaping borough by borough proposals feeding into the Greater London Authority’s environmental plan.

A panel discussion on the qualities, skills and support this emerging generation of civic leaders needs, and what that implies for funders, city teams and think tanks.

This session is for you if you work in:

Civic leadership on climate, democracy or city-level change;

Foundations, city teams or intermediary organisations looking to embed participation and mobilisation in their climate work; or

Think tanks connecting citizen-led initiatives with public policy.

Speakers and Panellists include:

Kalpana Arias, GROW (Citizens’ Assemblies for Food and Nature, London)

Sylvain Ferrière, HERO

Anthony Zacharzewski, Democratic Society

Solla Zophoniasdottir, Climate KIC

Yiannis Chrysostomidis, Reos Partners

This session is hosted by The Collaborative for Systemic Climate Action and presented by HERO. It is part of the Green Skills Festival, a London Climate Action Week-affiliated initiative. Read more about the Festival below.

About the organisers

The Collaborative for Systemic Climate Action is a unique alliance of 27 globally active implementing partners and trusted funding partners resourcing the bold systemic action this moment demands. We have made an intentional commitment to overcome the fragmentation and competition that all too often undermine climate action by working together, pooling resources and reimagining how solutions are designed, financed and delivered. HERO, Democratic Society and Climate KIC are members of the Collaborative.

HERO is building a global infrastructure for civic leadership (supporting over 200 leaders in 30 countries through Circles), DemSoc helps governments and cities listen to people and involve them directly in climate decisions, and both are partners in The Collaborative for Systemic Climate Action working together on the civic‑infrastructure part of that alliance – strengthening participation, mobilisation and democratic processes as a core pillar of systemic climate action.

About the Green Skills Festival

As part of London Climate Action Week 2026, Climate KIC and Kite Insights, with The Collaborative for Systemic Climate Action and invited partners, are convening the Green Skills Festival. A full day of conversations, workshops and interactive sessions exploring the capabilities, leadership, collaboration and innovation needed to accelerate systems transformation.

Rooted in these partners’ collective belief that climate action requires radical collaboration across sectors, disciplines and communities, the festival brings together practitioners, educators, innovators, community leaders and systems thinkers to share ideas, challenge assumptions and explore practical pathways for change.

Throughout the day, participants will have the opportunity to engage with a diverse programme of sessions, connect with peers, and discover new approaches to navigating the complexity of climate transformation.

Read more and register to all the events that are part of the Festival here.

The double challenge: Closing the green skills gap, changing the system
2026-06-23 14:15 - 15:45 (Europe/London) | City of London Club, 19 Old Broad Street, London, EC2N 1DS, United Kingdom
Join this session from our partners Unearthodox for an interactive systems lab exploring how we can create the conditions for a just and regenerative transition.

The green skills gap is not only a workforce challenge. It is also a systems gap.

While significant efforts are underway to build the skills needed for a sustainable and green transition, it is equally important to ask what conditions, structures, and systems must change to enable the capabilities required for a just and regenerative transition to emerge and thrive over the long term.

This workshop session is for funders, policymakers, innovators, incubation and ecosystem leaders, systems thinkers, and transition practitioners who are interested in shaping the conditions that enable future capabilities to take root and thrive. Through a futures-focused and participatory process, we will explore the system conditions needed to cultivate the capabilities required for a just and regenerative transition, and identify practical pathways for action and collaboration.

This session is part of the Green Skills Festival, a London Climate Action Week-affiliated initiative. Read more about the Festival below.

About the Green Skills Festival

As part of London Climate Action Week 2026, Climate KIC and Kite Insights, with The Collaborative for Systemic Climate Action and invited partners, are convening the Green Skills Festival. A full day of conversations, workshops and interactive sessions exploring the capabilities, leadership, collaboration and innovation needed to accelerate systems transformation.

Rooted in these partners’ collective belief that climate action requires radical collaboration across sectors, disciplines and communities, the festival brings together practitioners, educators, innovators, community leaders and systems thinkers to share ideas, challenge assumptions and explore practical pathways for change.

Throughout the day, participants will have the opportunity to engage with a diverse programme of sessions, connect with peers, and discover new approaches to navigating the complexity of climate transformation.

Read more and register to all the events that are part of the Festival here.

Orientations for a Shared Horizon: East-West Learning in a Time of Climate Transition
2026-06-23 15:00 - 16:30 (Europe/London) | City of London Club, 19 Old Broad Street, London, EC2N 1DS, United Kingdom
The session explores how Asia–Europe relationships can be reimagined in a time of global uncertainty, geopolitical fragmentation, and the emergence of well-being economies.

The panel will open the dialogue with speakers from Asia and Europe sharing practical experiences and reflections on what helps societies work better together across regions. It will touch on ideas like care, love, and learning from different cultural traditions and ways of living.

The second half of the session moves into facilitated small-group conversations, where participants will actively engage and explore the themes together.

It’s designed to spark new thinking, build meaningful connections, and surface practical examples of collaboration that can inspire future action. Participants will leave with fresh perspectives, cross-regional connections, and ideas they can apply in their own organisations, networks, and communities.

Who is this session for?

The event would benefit from a deliberately mixed group, including:

Climate and systems practitioners from Asia and Europe

Philanthropy, finance, and well-being economy actors

Indigenous, cultural, and movement-based knowledge holders

Facilitators, storytellers, and bridge-builders working across regions or traditions

Policymakers and conveners interested in new forms of international cooperation

Key speakers

Kirsten Dunlop, CEO of Climate KIC

Leo Horn-Phathanothai, Founder and Convenor, Bangkok Climate Action Week

Theo Mitchell, Global Director Climate, Children’s Investment Fund Foundation

Sumitra Pasupathy, Co-Founder, Philanthropy Dialogues

Naina Subberwal Batra, CEO of AVPN

Luis Alvarado Martinez, CEO of No. 17 Foundation

This session is part of the Green Skills Festival, a London Climate Action Week-affiliated initiative. Read more about the Festival below.

Register below!

About the organiser

The largest innovation agency in Europe, Climate KIC bridges the private and public sector green skills gap by combining technical expertise (e.g. renewable energy, carbon accounting) with transversal leadership skills (e.g., systems thinking, collaboration). The Academy is Climate KIC’s flagship learning program for the public and private sector.

Contributing organisations

Bangkok Climate Action Week (BKKCAW) provides a platform for citizens, creatives, communities, and institutions to come together in new ways, celebrating local leadership and collective imagination to shape a climate-safe, inclusive future for Southeast Asia.

Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) is an independent global philanthropic organisation, founded in 2002 and headquartered in London, that focuses on transforming the lives of poor and vulnerable children and adolescents in low- and middle-income countries by funding large‑scale, evidence‑driven programmes across areas such as maternal and child health, nutrition, sexual and reproductive health and rights, education, child protection, and climate change, often working with governments, multilaterals and NGOs from offices in Addis Ababa, Beijing, London, Nairobi and New Delhi.

Philanthropy Dialogues is a global majority‑led action and learning platform co‑founded by a collective of women leaders from regions including Latin America and Asia to advance inclusive, equitable systems transformation for climate and planetary well‑being by convening philanthropy and ecosystem actors for dialogue, reflection and collaboration aimed at strengthening whole‑ecosystem resilience and a lively, healthy citizen sector.

About the Green Skills Festival

As part of London Climate Action Week 2026, Climate KIC and Kite Insights, with The Collaborative for Systemic Climate Action and invited partners, are convening the Green Skills Festival. A full day of conversations, workshops and interactive sessions exploring the capabilities, leadership, collaboration and innovation needed to accelerate systems transformation.

Rooted in these partners’ collective belief that climate action requires radical collaboration across sectors, disciplines and communities, the festival brings together practitioners, educators, innovators, community leaders and systems thinkers to share ideas, challenge assumptions and explore practical pathways for change.

Throughout the day, participants will have the opportunity to engage with a diverse programme of sessions, connect with peers, and discover new approaches to navigating the complexity of climate transformation.

Read more and register to all the events that are part of the Festival here.

Bursting the Climate Bubble
2026-06-23 17:00 - 18:30 (Europe/London) | City of London Club, 19 Old Broad Street, London, EC2N 1DS, United Kingdom
A lively, interactive session on building broader, braver and more unexpected coalitions for climate action.

Climate events often bring together the same people, saying the same things, to people who already agree.

If we are serious about climate action, we need to break out of the bubble and ask: who is missing, who has the power to shift things, and how do we build coalitions that actually move the needle?

Hosted by Climate KIC Community, B Lab and Metta, this session is all about connecting beyond the usual climate crowd. We’ll explore how businesses, corporates, community organisations, creatives, campaigners, policymakers and other less obvious allies can work together more responsibly, more bravely and more effectively.

What you’ll get from the session:

A sharper look at who is in the climate room, who is missing and why that matters

Honest provocations on power, credibility and responsibility in collective action

Fast, facilitated networking to help you meet unexpected allies

Practical ideas for building coalitions that are broader, braver and less boring

Space to challenge assumptions, swap perspectives and escape the climate echo chamber

Light catering, good conversations and hopefully zero performative networking

Come ready to burst the bubble, meet unlikely allies and rethink who climate action is really for. Most importantly, come ready to share what you can offer and what you are looking for.

This session is part of the Green Skills Festival, a London Climate Action Week-affiliated initiative. Read more about the Festival below.

About the organiser

Climate KIC is Europe’s leading climate innovation agency and community, creating climate-resilient communities and fighting climate breakdown by mobilising systems change in countries, regions, cities, and businesses. Together with partners across the globe, Climate KIC orchestrates solutions and facilitates learning to bridge the gap between climate commitments and current reality, driving faster and more ambitious action.

Contributing organisations

B Lab is the nonprofit organisation behind B Corp Certification. B Lab creates standards, policies, tools, and programs that shift the behaviours, culture, and structure of capitalism, and mobilises collective action to address society’s most critical challenges. Our international network catalyzes economic systems change to support our collective vision of an inclusive, equitable, and regenerative economy.

Metta is an innovation consultancy advancing inclusive, sustainable, and resilient growth. Partnering with the public and private sectors, startups and SMEs, academia, investors and community organisations across four continents, we design and deliver research, programmes and ecosystem engagement that bridge ambition and action, creating long-term impact for society and the planet.

About the Green Skills Festival

As part of London Climate Action Week 2026, Climate KIC and Kite Insights, with The Collaborative for Systemic Climate Action and invited partners, are convening the Green Skills Festival. A full day of conversations, workshops and interactive sessions exploring the capabilities, leadership, collaboration and innovation needed to accelerate systems transformation.

Rooted in these partners’ collective belief that climate action requires radical collaboration across sectors, disciplines and communities, the festival brings together practitioners, educators, innovators, community leaders and systems thinkers to share ideas, challenge assumptions and explore practical pathways for change.

Throughout the day, participants will have the opportunity to engage with a diverse programme of sessions, connect with peers, and discover new approaches to navigating the complexity of climate transformation.

Read more and register to all the events that are part of the Festival here.

Decarbon Days 2026
2026-06-24 08:30 - 2026-06-25 19:00 (Europe/Berlin) | BTU Zentralcampus Cottbus, Cottbus, Germany
The Decarbon Days 2026 is the cleantech event in Europe’s first Net Zero Valley!

Lusatia is Europe’s first Net Zero Valley – a region offering advantages for clean industry! Here, Germany’s three other valleys, along with representatives from Spain, Poland and the Netherlands, are coming together with key decision-makers at EU, federal and state level to explore new frameworks for establishing green economic clusters.

It will feature a conference day (24th June), focused on cross-border practices exchange, industry input, implementation frameworks for regions and innovation spotlights, and a talent day (25th June), focused on career opportunities, pitches, green skills development, and more.

Climate KIC will be present with:

A keynote titled ‘Net Zero Valleys – the EU’s new hotspots for clean industry‘ by Kirsten Dunlop, CEO of Climate KIC

A panel on ‘Developing clean industry clusters in Net Zero Valleys‘

A local edition of our flagship programme Climathon, an innovation hackathon focused on systemic environmental challenges

A stand during the 1st day of the conference, where you can meet our team and discover our opportunities

Choose Europe: From Theory to Practice
2026-06-25 13:30 - 14:30 (Europe/Amsterdam) | https://climate-hive.org/el/event/choose-europe-from-theory-to-practice/
What does it really take to choose Europe – and to stay?

Europe wants to attract global talent, but the reality of relocating, integrating, and building a future here is often far more complex than policy headlines suggest.

This online panel discussion brings together voices from policy, entrepreneurship, higher education, and lived international experience to explore what choosing Europe looks like in practice. Together, we will discuss what draws people to Europe, what makes them stay, what barriers they still face, and what universities, institutions, and policymakers can do better to make Europe a more attractive and supportive destination for global talent.

The session will focus on practical perspectives rather than abstract theory, with speakers bringing first-hand experience from across higher education, startup ecosystems, talent mobility, and European policy.

Join us for an honest and forward-looking conversation on attracting, supporting, and retaining talent in Europe.

Climate for All: Building Green Competences for a Resilient Europe
2026-06-26 09:00 - 12:00 (Europe/Brussels) | European Committee of the Regions, Building Jacqu​es Delors, Rue Belliard 99/101 B, Brussels, 1040, Belgium
Europe faces escalating climate challenges. Strengthening citizens’ capacity to respond is therefore no longer optional, it is fundamental. We bring together policymakers, educators, civil society, and innovators to explore how competence-based, experiential learning can support a more climate-resilient Europe.

This event offers a concrete perspective on how Europe can move from climate awareness to climate competence, and from competence to action.

Hosted at the Committee of the Regions in Brussels, this high-level gathering marks the closing conference of Climate for All, an Erasmus+ initiative (2023–2026) implemented across five European countries. The project has developed a practical, scalable approach to building green competences through game-based learning, aligned with the European GreenComp framework.

Participants will engage with both the strategic and practical dimensions of this work: from policy-level discussion with European institutions to hands-on experience with educational games and participatory methods that translate learning into local climate action.

What to expect

Dialogue on Policy and Practice: A high-level panel featuring representatives from the European Commission, regional authorities, and civil society organisations, examining how competence-based education can strengthen climate resilience across Europe.

Interactive Game Showcase: A facilitated experiential coffee break, where participants explore six original educational games designed to foster systems thinking, critical thinking, futures literacy, and collective action.

Participatory Workshop: A structured, hands-on session, where participants connect gameplay insights to the GreenComp framework and collaboratively map concrete actions for local climate resilience.

Networking & Exchange: Opportunities to connect with policymakers, practitioners, and innovators working at the intersection of education, sustainability, and civic engagement.

Agenda

08:30–09:00 – Arrival & Registration09:00–09:20 – Opening and Introduction to the project09:20–10:20 – High-Level Panel: “Building Climate-Resilient Citizens Through Competence-Based Learning”10:20–10:50 – Experiential Coffee Break & Game Showcase10:50–11:45 – Participatory Workshop: “Climate for All in Practice”11:45–12:00 – Closing Reflections & Next Steps

Speakers

Sophia Queckenberg, European Commission, DG EAC

Monica Pisani, European Commission, DG CLIMA

Ioannis Anastasakis, Region of Crete

Laura McDermott, Colectivo

Patrycja Gas-Janczukowicz, Nausika Foundation

Moderated by Antonios Triantafyllakis, All for Climate ASBL

Games presented

Spirit Path (LARP on collective action, systems thinking)

Echoes of Gaia (storytelling card game for nature appreciation & exploratory thinking)

GREENWASH! (critical thinking on corporate environmental claims)

It’s Election Day! (democratic simulation to develop political agency)

The Elephant in the Room (debate game on problem framing & critical thinking)

SOLARPUNKs (cooperative futures literacy & collective action board game)

About Climate for All

Climate for All is a European collaboration between NGOs in Belgium, Slovenia, Poland, the Netherlands, and Germany. The project has:

Developed six educational games on sustainability competences

Trained facilitators through an open-access programme

Engaged 300+ participants in workshops across Europe

Built a growing global community of educators, players, and climate activists

Its methodology guides participants from play to reflection to action, supporting the development of tangible, locally relevant climate initiatives.

Climate for All is a partnership of the NGOs All for Climate ASBL (Belgium), Zavod EREA (Slovenia), Nausika Education Foundation (Poland), Selkie Educational Foundation (Netherlands) & the International Youth Work Trainers Guild (Germany), and is co-funded by the European Union, through the Erasmus+ programme.

Who should attend

Members of European and national institutions

Regional and local government representatives (including mayors)

Civil society organisations and NGOs

Educators, facilitators, and youth workers

Researchers and practitioners in sustainability and learning innovation

Practical information

Date: Friday, 26 June 2026Time: 09:00–12:00 (arrival from 08:15)

Location: Committee of the Regions, Brussels (Room JDE 53, Rue Belliard 99)

Capacity: Limited to 50 participants

Registration Deadline: 20 June 2026

Due to security requirements of the Committee of the Regions, all confirmed participants will receive a mandatory registration link for the eVisitor system on 22 June 2026 (sent from no-reply@cor.europa.eu). Important: Access to the building is only possible upon completion of this process. On-site registration will not be available.

This event is co-funded by the European Union as part of the Erasmus+ project “Climate for All – Games for Education on Sustainability” and hosted by the European Committee of the Regions. Views and opinions expressed are, however, those of the authors only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them. The Committee of the Regions is not responsible for the content of this event.

Register here

Community Roadmap Session
2026-06-30 14:00 - 15:00 (Europe/London) | https://climate-hive.org/el/event/community-roadmap-session/
Join us for the Climate KIC Community Roadmap call, where we’ll share what’s coming next for the Community and how we plan to support members through the rest of 2026.

In this session, you’ll get:

What’s ahead for the Community: A clear look at our priorities for the second half of 2026: the events, opportunities and ways to get involved that are worth putting in your diary

A first look at this year’s themes: The topics we’ll be exploring together, and what they could mean in practice for your work and your organisation

Introducing our Quarterly Insights Magazine: Our new publication lands soon. Come hear what it covers and why we think it’ll become a useful part of your intelligence toolkit

Fresh tools and resources for members: New activities, tools and support designed to raise your visibility and deepen your connection to the Climate KIC ecosystem

Clearer ways to collaborate: A walkthrough of how we can help you connect with the right people, work together on what matters, and have a real say in how the Community evolves

Whether you’re looking for new connections, practical support, fresh intelligence or a stronger role in the Climate KIC ecosystem, this session is a great place to start.

Practical EPO Tools for Clean Energy and Energy Storage Research
2026-07-09 14:00 - 15:30 (Europe/Amsterdam) | https://climate-hive.org/el/event/practical-epo-tools-for-clean-energy-and-energy-storage-research/
Patent data is more than a tool for protecting ideas; it can also help researchers, start-ups and innovation actors understand technology trends, identify collaboration opportunities and explore emerging innovation landscapes.

In this practical webinar, organised for Climate KIC and Inno’s communities, the European Patent Office will introduce free EPO tools that can support research and innovation in clean energy and energy storage. Participants will learn how to use patent information to explore technology trends, identify relevant start-ups, universities, public research organisations and investors, and better understand activity in fields such as smart solar, electrolysers, battery circularity, solid-state batteries and smart grids.

Pitch Perfect and Boost the European Bioeconomy 2026
2026-11-30 10:00 - 2026-12-02 15:00 (Europe/London) | Sheraton Brussels Airport Hotel, Brussels, Belgium
The ‘Pitch Perfect and Boost the European Bioeconomy’ event is a two day event of intense cross-border and cross-sectoral pitching, matchmaking and networking, with the aim to link industry to innovative (biobased) technologies, innovators to investors and to create new partnerships for the future and the further development of innovative, cross-border and cross-sectoral industrial value chains in the biobased economy.

A travel voucher is also available for primary producers as part of the BIOECONOMY GIANTS project until 31 July 2026. Read more about it here.
