Date: 3.-5.2.2026 (physical meetings at ISE Congress)
10.-12.2.2026 (online meetings)
Place: Barcelona, Spain & online
Contact person: Teija Pakanen, teija.pakanen(at)businessfinland.fi
ARE YOU A STARTUP OR TECH PROVIDER READY TO SOLVE REAL INDUSTRY CHALLENGES?
Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) Open Innovation Challenge (OIC) 2026 is a B2B international matchmaking event with large companies, SMEs and public entities (challenge owners) looking for new technologies and solution providers (tech providers).
Can you solve any of the published corporate challenges?
The 30 -minute meetings between the challenge owners and tech providers can be held physically at the ISE Congress venue, online or both:
- Face to face meetings will take place at the ISE Congress venue in Barcelona from February 3rd to 5th.
- Online meetings will be held from February 10th to 12th.
Why participate?
- Connect with corporations and public entities looking for new technologies/solutions.
- Get your personalised B2B agenda according to your interests & availability
- The ISE Open Innovation Challenge 2026 is free of charge. Participants with at least one scheduled meeting onsite will get free pass to the ISE Congress.
ISE Challenge Topics 2026:
- 🎥 Audiovisual, broadcasting and media
- 🎭 Culture, creativity and events (music and sports)
- 🏥 Life and healthcare services
- 🛍️ Retail (fashion and beauty) – customer experience
- 🪑 Furniture and decoration – smart home / smart building
- 🎓 Edtech and digital learning
The ISE 2026 OIC is organized by ACCIÓ, a department of the Catalan Government’s Ministry of Enterprise and Labour, in collaboration with the Enterprise Europe Network, the largest business support network worldwide.
For more information please check the Home | ISE Open Innovation Challenge 2026.
