Welcome to Leading Lights 2025

The platform to foster European-wide connections, collaborate with key industry stakeholders and exchange ideas to forge partnerships tackling global manufacturing challenges.

Explore emerging technological trends, tackle corporate challenges through reverse pitches, and engage in solution-focused workshops with industry peers!

Registration for Leading Lights 2025 is now open!

Why participate?

Leading Lights showcases inspiring success stories from open innovation collaborations and explores new ways to tackle critical global challenges in manufacturing. Join us for exciting activities to foster networking and co-creation across our vibrant European ecosystem, featuring industrial partners, accelerators, investors, leading startups, research institutions and universities. 

Key details

•  What: Leading Lights, the event to turn industry challenges into innovative Europe-wide collaborations.

• When: 4-5 March 2025. Main programme: 11:30 -18:30 on Tuesday with an optional dinner afterwards and 9:00 -12:00 on Wednesday, ending with a networking lunch.
  

• Where: The Danish Architecture Center in Copenhagen: Bryghusgade 10, 1473 Copenhagen, Denmark.
  

• Fee: 500 EUR / 5900 SEK (including 25% VAT) per participant. Lunches, dinner, and fika are included in the entry fee. FREE for EIT Manufacturing member organisations and EIT Manufacturing project partners.
  

• RSVP by registering no later than 18 February 2025. Participation is binding after this date but can be transferred over to another person. Please note that a no-show fee of 500 EUR / 5900 SEK will apply if you fail to attend the event without prior notice. Cancellations must be communicated by 18 February 2025
  to avoid this charge. Thank you for your understanding.
  

NOTE: The spots for Leading Lights 2025 are limited – so make sure to register in time! After your registration has been accepted, you will receive a confirmation email as well as details on the payment process