How can SMEs better access Europe’s innovation ecosystem and unlock real opportunities for growth? This is the central question driving the first MANTRA capacity building webinar — a session focused on ecosystem-building activities that will bring together key European initiatives, platforms, and testbeds supporting SME innovation.
May 11th, 2026
11:30 – 12:45 CET
Register HERE
What to expect
The webinar will feature insights from some of the most prominent networks and organisations in the European innovation landscape: the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN), the European Cluster Collaboration Platform (ECCP) via SECPHO, the EIT Community RIS Hub, and the Big Data Value Association (BDVA) / Data Spaces.
You will also discover four Open Innovation Test Beds (OITBs) supporting SMEs from idea to market: MEZeroE, INNOMEM, NewSkin, and I-TRIBOMAT.
The session will close with an interactive Q&A, giving you the chance to engage directly with the experts.
Meet the speakers
A strong line-up of experts shaping Europe’s innovation ecosystem:
- Reyes Sansegundo — Manager of European Programmes and Technology Transfer, Enterprise Europe Network (EEN)
- Sandra Morente — Corporate Services Manager at SECPHO, presenting the European Cluster Collaboration Platform (ECCP)
- Alessia Menduni — Business Development & Innovation Manager at the EIT Community RIS Hub
- Clara Pezuela — Strategic Alliances and Positioning Director at Instituto Tecnológico de Informática (ITI), Federation of BDVA i-Spaces
- Riccardo Pinotti — Senior Researcher at Eurac Research, representing MEZeroE
- Kristianne Tempelman — INNOMEM Coordinator and Senior Researcher at EMI Twente
- Carlos del Castillo — Managing Director of NewSkin
- Drangai Larissa — Service Manager and R&D Chemist at I-TRIBOMAT
Don’t miss this opportunity to explore how Europe’s innovation ecosystem can support your journey toward green and digital transformation.
