The international Kokkola Material Week offers annual high-level coverage of current research and development prospects in the chemical, bio-economy and mineral economy sectors. Kokkola Material Week has evolved into a major networking event for industry and stakeholders. This year the seminar is held ONLINE by world's leading event networking platform Brella.

The European Cluster Conference 2020 is a unique chance to discuss and share about current and future priorities for cluster policies and developments to support sustainable industry development, interregional cooperation and to build connections between Europe’s value chains, clusters and ecosystems. The 7th edition of the European Cluster Conference will bring together – on 10 and 11 November 2020 – cluster policy-makers, cluster managers, practitioners and other stakeholders. The event is organised by the European Commission's Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs with support of the European Cluster Collaboration Platform and in collaboration with the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy under the German Presidency of the Council of the EU. It will be a hybrid event which can be followed both online and in person in Berlin.

Bringing together EU policymakers, EIT Food partners and other key stakeholders active in agrifood research, innovation and education, along the whole food value chain, the conference will provide a high-level platform to discuss future trends and priorities in food innovation in Europe, looking at these in the broader context of both the UN Sustainable Development Goals and key objectives of the EU Food 2030 policy. On day 1, our aim is to identify the most promising and innovative solutions that will support the EU Farm to Fork Strategy and discuss which role consumers can play in its implementation, focusing discussions around big societal challenges such as sustainable agriculture, obesity, food waste. On day 2, the event will look at the opportunities and challenges of investing in the future of food, in innovation, entrepreneurship and education, to help the agrifood sector contribute to the recovery of the European economy, while setting it on a more sustainable and resilient track.

Biotic forest damages are an emerging problem in boreal forests. Global warming is increasing the expansion of bark beetle outbreaks across Europe and globally, destroying tens of thousands of square kilometers of woodlands. This affects to the whole timber industry leading to vast damages and causing serious disturbances to timber markets in whole Europe. We are looking for technology solutions to tackle this ongoing issue and to create new collaboration and business. Please share your solution to us no later than 30 October 2020. Forest&Photonics is a unique event that brings together the forest and technology experts to network, collaborate and share challenges, opportunities and solutions.