Programme
Pre-ITEA PO Days sessions
Tuesday 23 June 2026
Timings are in GMT+2 = Central European Summer Time (CEST)
Online ITEA PO Days 2026 Preparation session
- Opening
and introduction of the Call
ITEA Programme Coordinator Bilge Özdemir - Demonstration
of the ITEA online brokerage tools
ITEA ICT Manager Johan van der Heide
The slides and the recordings of this session can be found on this dedicated webpage.
Friday 26 June 2026
Timings are in GMT+2 = Central European Summer Time (CEST)
National priorities and eligibility criteria presented by Public Authorities (part 1)
Throughout the day, a series of online information sessions will be co-organised with Public Authorities to inform participants about national priorities and eligibility criteria.
- 10:00 – 10:45 CEST | Information session of the Netherlands
- 11:00 – 11:45 CEST | Information session of France
- 12:00 – 12:45 CEST | Information session of Spain
- 13:00 – 13:45 CEST | Information session of Portugal
- 14:00 – 14:45 CEST | Information session of Austria
- 15:00 – 15:45 CEST | Information session of the United Kingdom
The recordings and presented slides of the Country information webinars can be found here.
Tuesday 30 June 2026
Timings are in GMT+2 = Central European Summer Time (CEST)
National priorities and eligibility criteria presented by Public Authorities (part 2)
- 09:00 – 09:45 CEST | Information session of Singapore
The recordings and presented slides of the Country information webinars can be found here.
Thursday 3 September 2026
Timings are in GMT+2 = Central European Summer Time (CEST)
National priorities and eligibility criteria presented by Public Authorities (part 3)
Throughout the day, a series of online information sessions will be co-organised with Public Authorities to inform participants about national priorities and eligibility criteria.
- 09:00 – 09:45 CEST | Information session of Korea
- 10:00 – 10:45 CEST | Information session of Belgium
- 11:00 – 11:45 CEST | Information session of Germany
- 13:00 – 13:45 CEST | Information session of Finland
- 14:00 – 14:45 CEST | Information session of Türkiye
- 16:00 – 16:45 CEST | Information session of Sweden
The recordings and presented slides of the Country information webinars can be found here.
Thursday 10 September 2026
Timings are in GMT+2 = Central European Summer Time (CEST)
Online ITEA Call 2026 Project idea pitch session - part 1
During this pitch session, project idea leaders had the opportunity to present their project idea to the registered participants of the ITEA PO Days 2026 in a 4-minute pitch.
Please visit the dedicated Project idea pitch webpage for the recordings and the presented slides of each session.
Online ITEA Call 2026 Project idea pitch session - part 2
During this pitch session, project idea leaders had the opportunity to present their project idea to the registered participants of the ITEA PO Days 2026 in a 4-minute pitch.
Please visit the dedicated Project idea pitch webpage for the recordings and the presented slides of each session.
ITEA PO Days 2026
Tuesday 15 September 2026
Timings are in GMT+3 = Türkiye Time (TRT)
Registration and welcome coffee
Exhibition ‘Highlights of the ITEA impact’
A set of running or recently finished projects will present their progress and results during this poster exhibition.
ITEA Awards of Excellence 2026 ceremony
Presentation of ITEA's Award-winning projects.
Newcomers' workshop
Sessions focussed on managerial topics:
B2B session
Get in touch with possible future partners in a one-on-one
B2B
session
End of day
Wednesday 16 September 2026
Timings are in GMT+3 = Türkiye Time (TRT)
Introduction to the ITEA PO Days 2026
- Opening
and Introduction to the ITEA PO Days 2026
ITEA Chairman Dirk Elias - Welcome
address
Mr. Mehmet Aslan, President of TÜBİTAK’s Technology and Innovation Funding Programs Directorate (TEYDEB) - Guidelines
for the ITEA PO Days 2026
ITEA Programme Coordinator Bilge Özdemir
Poster session
Presentation of project ideas
Lunch
Brainstorm sessions
Cluster project ideas to research topics
Presentation of brainstorm results
Plenary session during which a project idea representative could present the progress made during the first day of the PO Days and indicate whether they are still looking for extra expertise/partners.
End of day
Thursday 17 September 2026
Timings are in GMT+3 = Türkiye Time (TRT)
Working group sessions
Define potential projects and form consortia
Presentation of final results
Plenary session during which a project idea representative could present the progress made during the ITEA PO Days and indicate whether they are still looking for extra expertise/partners.