GIS is an annual networking event that brings together innovators, entrepreneurs, investors, and policymakers from around the world. The Summit offers opportunities for idea exchange, building partnerships, and shaping the future of innovative approaches to create international projects.
Date: 1-2 April 2025
Location: Hannover, Germany – HANNOVER MESSE Fairgrounds, Convention Center
HANNOVER MESSE is one of the world’s largest industrial and technology trade fairs, attracting over 130,000 visitors from 150+ countries. In 2025, over 4,000 participants are expected at GIS.
Key thematic areas include:
Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
Carbon-neutral Production
Industry 4.0 & Manufacturing Technologies
Hydrogen & Fuel Cells among other innovative topics.
What to Expect at the Event?
GIS 2025 offers a comprehensive program featuring panels with industry leaders, expert sessions, and collaboration opportunities. Participants will also have access to B2B meetings, investment opportunities, and an invaluable platform for co-innovation projects.
Key Highlights:
• Panels and large-scale meetings with industry leaders
• Expert sessions on Circular Value Creation
• Country-based sessions and R&D project financing support opportunities
• Investor presentations, and B2B (matchmaking) meetings
• High-level policy discussions and strategic keynote speeches
Additionally, innovative companies and organizations attending GIS 2025 will have the chance to participate in special pitch sessions to present themselves. These sessions provide a great opportunity for companies and research institutions to share their expertise, project ideas, and collaboration opportunities.
How to Apply for the Pitch Sessions:
• Prepare a 3-minute presentation
• Your presentation should consist of up to 5 slides (including title and contact slides)
• Submit your presentation by 12 March 2025, to EurekaChair-presidenceEureka@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
• Use "Pitch Submission" as the subject of the email
Presentations will be organized into thematic sessions, and the schedule will be shared a week prior to the event.
There is no fee for attending the GIS event. Additionally, GIS participants will gain free access to HANNOVER MESSE, taking advantage of the innovation and collaboration opportunities the fair offers.
For more details about the 2025 Global Innovation Summit (GIS) event, please click here.
Eureka Travel Support
As part of this event, TÜBİTAK Eureka Program offers Travel Support for Project Consortium Formation. For more information on the support and calls, please click here.
Be a part of the R&D and innovation ecosystem, shape future technologies, and seize collaboration opportunities through all the advantages and opportunities provided by GIS!
