On Wednesday, 18th September 2024, CELTIC-NEXT held its Proposers’ Brokerage Day for the Autumn Call 2024 at Digital Catapult in London. This event brought together innovators and experts to explore opportunities in next-generation communications that contribute to a sustainable digital society. Attendees were invited to engage with the CELTIC-NEXT Cluster and explore funding opportunities for groundbreaking R&D projects.

The event featured keynotes, panels, and project pitches.

In the morning, Dr. Dritan Kaleshi from DIGITAL CATAPULT LONDON opened the day with a presentation on “5G and Digital Infrastructure SONIC Labs & UKTIN Founder” followed by Xavier Priem, Director of the CELTIC-NEXT Cluster who introduced the cluster.

These presentations were followed by a keynote from Kostas Katsaros, Head of Technologies at Digital Catapult, on “Towards a sustainable connected world”.

The exchange at the event helped participants to gain insights into national funding opportunities, such as presentations from Innovate UK, CDTI Spain, and Bpifrance.

The morning session wrapped up with a panel moderated by Richard Foggie highlighted the business impacts of successful CELTIC projects.

The day engaged the stakeholders with innovative pitching session moderated by Christiane Reinsch, CELTIC-NEXT Project Coordinator, this was the occasion for 11 project proposers to pitch their new project ideas, offering them visibility and potential future collaboration.

Post pitches, a networking time was organised for attendees to network with national funding authorities and project proposers to foster collaboration.

The event concluded with a guided tour of Future Networks and SONIC Labs, offering a closer look at the innovations driving the future of communications.

Panel discussion on Business impacts of successful CELTIC projects at the Proposers Brokerage Day 2024