BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.3.5//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:128@charm-eu.eu DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20261020T150000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20261020T171500 DTSTAMP:20260918T072900Z URL:https://charm-eu.eu/news-events/events/charm-den-international-pitches -2026/ SUMMARY:CHARM-DEN International Pitches 2026 DESCRIPTION:Our upcoming pitching event is designed to be a dynamic platfo rm where innovation meets opportunity.📅\;October 20\, 2026⏲\; From 15:00 to 17:15 CET📍\;Online \n \n Follow the link to register\n \n \n \n \n I nformation \n \n \n \n Goal: Promotion of innovative\, su stainability-driven projects from the CHARM-EU AllianceParticipants: Stude nts\, PhD candidates\, postdoctoral researchers\, alumni\, entrepreneurs a nd start-ups from CHARM-EU partner universities and their regional ecosyst emsFormat: Video pitches followed by live Q&\;A with an expert juryJury : Multidisciplinary jury of European experts (incubators\, TTOs\, investor s)Award: Feature article and LinkedIn campaign for the winning team\; CHAR M-EU badge\, website feature\, Pitch Guide and expert feedback for all sel ected teamsSustainability: Central topic of the contest \n \n \n \n Event Features \n \n \n \n Open eligibi lity: the contest is open to students\, PhD candidates\, postdoctoral rese archers\, alumni\, entrepreneurs and start-ups linked to a CHARM-EU univer sity or its regional innovation ecosystem\, regardless of the project̵ 7\;s stage of maturity. Note: unlike last year\, there are no longer two s eparate competition strands for early-stage vs. mature projects\; all elig ible profiles now compete together in a single track.Focus on sustainabili ty: projects must contribute to sustainability in a broad sense (environme ntal\, social\, or economic)Video pitches: each team submits a 5-minute vi deo pitch in English. Before creating the video pitch\, please check these guidelines. Live Q&\;A: each pitch is followed by a 7-minute Q&\;A session in English with a jury of European experts.Expert jury: each part ner university forms a multidisciplinary jury including representatives fr om incubators\, technology transfer offices\, and investors. \n \n \n \n Evaluation criteria \n \n \n \n Qu ality of the pitch (clarity\, presentation material)Effectiveness and prec ision in addressing jury questionsBusiness ideaProject feasibilitySustaina bility perspective \n \n \n \n Key Dates \n \n \n \n 21 September 2026: each selected team will need to sub mit a two-page document summarizing the key points of their project. This will be shared with the jury members and other event stakeholders ahead of the event.  5 October 2026: all participating teams must submit a 5-minu te video pitch ahead of the event\, in English\, summarizing their project and highlighting its impact on sustainability. The Pitch Guidelines are a vailable to help teams prepare their pitch. 20 October 2026\, 3:00-5:15 P M (CET): contest event \n \n \n \n Benefits for th e winning team  \n \n \n \n The winning team will receiv e a dedicated marketing package to boost the visibility of their project\, including:A dedicated feature article on the CHARM-EU websiteA promotiona l campaign on LinkedInCHARM-EU badge \n \n Goal: Promotion of innovative\, sustainability-driven projects from the CHARM-EU AlliancePart icipants: Students\, PhD candidates\, postdoctoral researchers\, alumni\, entrepreneurs and start-ups from CHARM-EU partner universities and their r egional ecosystemsFormat: Video pitches followed by live Q&\;A with an expert juryJury: Multidisciplinary jury of European experts (incubators\, TTOs\, investors)Award: Feature article and LinkedIn campaign for the winn ing team\; CHARM-EU badge\, website feature\, Pitch Guide and expert feedb ack for all selected teamsSustainability: Central topic of the contestOpen eligibility: the contest is open to students\, PhD candidates\, postdocto ral researchers\, alumni\, entrepreneurs and start-ups linked to a CHARM-E U university or its regional innovation ecosystem\, regardless of the proj ect's stage of maturity. Note: unlike last year\, there are no longer two separate competition strands for early-stage vs. mature projects\; all eli gible profiles now compete together in a single track.Focus on sustainabil ity: projects must contribute to sustainability in a broad sense (environm ental\, social\, or economic)Video pitches: each team submits a 5-minute v ideo pitch in English. Before creating the video pitch\, please check thes e guidelines. Live Q&\;A: each pitch is followed by a 7-minute Q&\; A session in English with a jury of European experts.Expert jury: each par tner university forms a multidisciplinary jury including representatives f rom incubators\, technology transfer offices\, and investors.Quality of th e pitch (clarity\, presentation material)Effectiveness and precision in ad dressing jury questionsBusiness ideaProject feasibilitySustainability pers pective21 September 2026: each selected team will need to submit a two-pag e document summarizing the key points of their project. This will be share d with the jury members and other event stakeholders ahead of the event.  5 October 2026: all participating teams must submit a 5-minute video pit ch ahead of the event\, in English\, summarizing their project and highlig hting its impact on sustainability. The Pitch Guidelines are available to help teams prepare their pitch. 20 October 2026\, 3:00-5:15 PM (CET): con test eventThe winning team will receive a dedicated marketing package to b oost the visibility of their project\, including:A dedicated feature artic le on the CHARM-EU websiteA promotional campaign on LinkedInCHARM-EU badge CATEGORIES:CHARM-EU event,Innovation END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Paris X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/Paris BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260329T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR