The European Commission (EC), in collaboration with the EU Bioeconomy Youth Ambassadors, is organising the ‘Bioeconomy Changemakers Festival’ in March 2024.

If you think youth should be empowered to drive the change towards a sustainable bioeconomy, are organising an event linking youth with bioeconomy innovation around the time of the Bioeconomy Changemakers Festival or would you like to organise such an event, then this call is for you.

Which are the objectives of the Bioeconomy Changemakers Festival?

• Raising awareness about the bioeconomy and what it can achieve.

• Showcasing opportunities available to accelerate bioeconomy innovation and upscaling and presenting success stories.

• Engaging more people in the bioeconomy and encouraging networking.

• Providing input to the next steps of the EU Bioeconomy policy.

The festival will take place between 11 and 17/03/2024 in various locations across the EU. A high-level main event organised by the European Commission will take place in Brussels on 14 and 15 March 2024.

A limited number of satellite events will be organised by interested companies and institutions in different locations all over the EU to enable youth to take part in the festival.

What is in it for you?

• Satellite events get the branding of the Bioeconomy Changemakers Festival and can use the following title: “Bioeconomy Changemakers Festival – Your city (e.g., Brussels) edition”.

• Satellite events will be included in the communication strategy for the whole festival.

• Satellite events will have the possibility to interact online with the main event.

• Your event will get recognition for their contribution to the Bioeconomy Changemakers Festival.

 
Express your interest by completing the survey for expression of interest by 10 September 2023, 15:00 CET.

To know more about the concept of the festival, eligibility criteria, and further information, please check the available Guidelines for expression of interest.

Do you have any questions?

Please send an email to RTD-BIOECONOMYec [dot] europa [dot] eu (RTD-BIOECONOMY[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu).