Open innovation and innovation clusters reduce costs, accelerate development timelines, provide access to funding opportunities, provide testing facilities and living labs, boost competitiveness and reduce time to market.

Organized by the Metabuilding Association, this Open Day is an invitation for construction sector stakeholders to learn and discuss open innovation and innovation ecosystems, the role of clustering and networks in the Italian and European landscape and how they can get involved and benefit today.

The latter part of the session will form into a mini-brokerage event and networking lunch to discuss ideas and collaboration opportunities for call topics under

HORIZON-NEB-2025-01 (New European Bauhaus)

with practical advice on how to incorporate the concepts of open innovation and innovation clustering to form a more competitive submission. Participants will be invited to introduce themselves prior to the networking lunch.

Interventions will include in an open format with time for discussion and questions: