On 14-15 June, the TOPIC consortium & Enterprise Europe Network organize European Smart City 2021, just before Vivatech.
European Smart City 2021 consists of matchmaking, training sessions and round-tables.
- Online 1-to-1 meetings between buyers and suppliers in the following three areas: Smart Grid, Sustainable Construction, Mobility.
- Training sessions (1h30) for European suppliers on ”How to approach the French market”, on 10-11 June.
- Three 1h round tables focusing on Smart Grid, Sustainable Construction and Mobility.
Participation fee:
- SME wanting to meet potential buyers – 150 euros for the package (supplier)
- Key Account* looking for new innovative solutions – free of charge (buyer)
*Key Account: Large companies/public organisations/municipalities, that are looking for innovations/innovative technologies/solutions (technology, R&D, business). For further information, please see the European Smart City 2021 – Key account leaflet.
Registration and more information: https://topic.een-france.fr/enterprise-europe-network-topic/european-smart-city
Key Accounts already registered:
TRANSDEV : Transdev is a French multinational transport group. They are looking for innovative partners related to mobility. They have particular current needs in terms of soft and active mobility (linked to cycling in particular). Their needs are also digital around the passenger journey. They are currently developing a retrofitted H2 bus, and they are also interested in hydrogen and companies working on these subjects.
ENEDIS : Enedis manages the public electricity distribution network for 95% of continental France. Every day, its 38,684 employees oversee the operation, maintenance and development of a nearly 1.4 million km network. This network belongs to local authorities (French municipalities or groups of municipalities), who subcontract to Enedis as an operator through a public service delegation. Enedis thus has 2 major public service duties: service continuity and quality; non-discriminatory access to the distribution network. They want to identify partners likely to support an electric distribution system operator in its proposals to a metropolis in the field of energy transition.
The products or services must be innovative or breakthrough and may relate to the following themes: Reduction of the urban impact ; Network resilience ; Citizen participation ; Electric mobility ; Limitation of emissions
BOLLORE – BLUE SOLUTIONS : Blue Solutions is a pioneer in all-solid batteries. It is the only company to produce and market this technology for the transport and electricity storage sectors. The company has been involved in R&D of this all-solid technology for over 25 years. It has spent the last 15 years deploying and testing its batteries in a wide range of applications such as buses, heavy-duty vehicles, automobiles and storage solutions.
COLAS : Colas is a world leader in the construction and maintenance of roads and other transport infrastructure. They are looking for solutions in the sector of transport infrastructures and mobility and for solutions that are already mature.
BOUYGUES CONSTRUCTION : To innovate faster and gain in competitiveness, Bouygues Construction is now considered an innovation partner. The company is attentive to all the innovations that can be implemented in public works sites.
NGE : NGE is a French public works group founded in 2002. It operates in France and, abroad, it owns the railway subsidiary TSO. NGE, a new generation of building and public works contractors, builds and renovates infrastructure to serve territories and communities.
Software République : The Software République is a new ecosystem for innovation in intelligent and sustainable mobility including 3 thema: connected vehicle, cybersecurity and energy ecosystem. The partners are Atos, Dassault, STMicroelectronics, Thalès and Renault. Looking for any partner/solution regarding charging services and experience or data needs from EVs or PHEVs
Yhteyshenkilö Suomessa: Mari Kivinen | Enterprise Europe Network, Turku Science Park, mari.kivinen@turkubusinessregion.com
