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The largest gathering of European incubators, accelerators,
innovation centres, and innovation supporters of all kinds.
300
+
Attendees
175
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Innovation organisations
96
Quality-certified incubators
37
Countries Worldwide
Including "Tech for Good" startup pitches, live demos, and the EU|BIC Excellence Award
Hands-on formats
Inspiration and practical insights you can use on Monday morning.
Actionable outcomes
Through workshops, fishbowls, and ecosystem clinics where your experience matters as much as any keynote
Peer exchange
Real cases
Meet partners who do the same work you do. People with experience. From EU|BICs and Industry 5.0 pioneers
Why attend?
Forget passive listening. This is a working forum; we reflect and leave inspired.
Connect in 1 Location
Our local partner developed a tool to help you book your stay and social visits
Where Europe’s innovation ecosystem gets real about what actually works
EU|BIC leaders, policymakers, investors, corporates, and founders come together to ask the question everyone is thinking, but few say out loud. What if we have been doing innovation backwards?
This is not another conference built on future-of-work clichés or Industry 5.0 buzzwords. It is EU|BICs showing what happens when people, purpose, and place drive innovation. And why that approach is becoming Europe’s real competitive edge.
Real cases. Zero fluff. Inspiration and practical insights you can use on Monday morning.
People-Centric Innovation
Here's the uncomfortable truth: most innovation ecosystems are optimised for technology, not people.
We measure success by funding rounds, not founder wellbeing. We celebrate scale, not sustainability. We build for markets, not communities. And then we wonder why so many startups fail, why workers resist new tech, and why regions get left behind.
The Human Side of Tomorrow flips the script
EBN Congress 2026 brings together the EU|BICs that are proving human-centric innovation isn't just ethical: it's more effective. These are the innovation intermediaries supporting over 36,000 startups across more than 37 countries. And they're done pretending that growth at all costs is the only path forward.
What you will explore:
Humans for Innovation - People-powered innovation
Innovation does not scale without readiness. This track focuses on skills, participation, trust, and capability building as the real drivers of resilient ecosystems.
Industry 5.0 in Action – Innovation for Humans
Industry 5.0 sounds like another buzzword. Until you see it in action. Robotics that improve worker safety. AI systems designed for transparency from day-one. This track explores how tech can support work, wellbeing, and sustainability.
Beyond Walls – Reinventing the Innovation Hub
EU|BICs are evolving beyond co-working spaces and standard acceleration. This track explores the bold new models: living labs, regional connectors, enablers of inclusive change. What does the next generation of innovation support actually look like?
Plus cross-track sessions on:
Green, Fair & Profitable – ESG as innovation driver, not compliance checklist
Measuring What Matters – New metrics for human-centric impact
Why Trentino?
Because it is living the thesis. Trentino built one of Europe's most advanced innovation systems by keeping people and place at the centre. Pioneering ESG frameworks. Industry 5.0 initiatives that actually work. Regional identity as a competitive advantage.
If you want to see what human-centric innovation looks like at scale, this is the place.
Human-Centric Innovation isn't about predicting the future. It's about building it. Together, and on purpose.
EU|BIC Trentino Sviluppo is the reference for institutions, the business world, research, training, and local communities.
It promotes dialogue between different players in the local manufacturing base. It's a regional beacon for technological innovation, creation, growth, and internationalisation of companies. EU|BIC Trentino Sviluppo enables talents to enhance the region's excellence.
Benefit from 10% early-bird discount until April
10% discount available to all organisations purchasing 3 or more tickets
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EU|BIC Community
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