ADVANCE is an official Irish Presidency of the Council of the European Union event hosted by University College Dublin (UCD) and supported by the EIC and Enterprise Ireland.

Advancing Deep Tech Value, Acceleration and New Competitiveness in Europe by bringing together founders, policymakers, investors, industry leaders, universities, innovation agencies and accelerators to assess Europe’s progress in supporting start-ups, scale-ups and deep-tech ventures.

The programme will explore persistent barriers to scaling and identify practical actions to strengthen Europe’s competitiveness and innovation ecosystem.

Please note that, due to the enhanced security arrangements in place for the conference, all participants will be required to complete an accreditation process. To secure your place, we kindly ask you to register your interest via the conference website: https://www.eicadvance2026.eu/.

Following registration, you will receive an individual link with instructions to complete the required accreditation process.