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  • CIC Community Meetup: Cheers to 2026

    CIC Rotterdam invites its vibrant community to celebrate the past year’s achievements and welcome 2026 in style during its Community Meetup. What’s it about? The Community Meetup is a festive…

  • MXT is the annual cross-tech conference held in Groningen. It brings together 400+ founders, investors, and innovators at the intersection of music, tech, and deep tech. MXT celebrates the convergence of technology, entrepreneurship, and creativity.

    MXT Groningen 2026

    MXT is the annual cross-tech conference held in Groningen. It brings together 400+ founders, investors, and innovators at the intersection of music, tech, and deep tech. With 5 unique stages, MXT 2026…

    Themes:
    • Technology
  • At the Grand Finale of the Erasmus University Challenge, the most promising student-led teams will present their solutions to industry pain points, backed by months of coaching, validation, and co-creation with industry partners. This edition brings together 100+ startup teams and 60+ founders, and the very best will take the stage during the Finale.

    Erasmus University Challenge: Grand Finale

    At the Grand Finale of the Erasmus University Challenge, the most promising student-led teams will present their solutions to industry pain points, backed by months of coaching, validation, and co-creation…

    Themes:
    • Innovation
  • Experience the world's most powerful tech event, CES Las Vegas, where global brands get business done. With over 142,000 attendees from 158 countries, including 81,600+ industry professionals and 53% Senior-Level Executives, CES is the premier stage for innovation. The event features 4,500+ exhibitors, attracts representatives from over 300 Fortune 500 companies, and hosts influential speakers like the CMO of DoorDash, the CEO of Delta Air Lines, and the Founder & CEO of NVIDIA Corporation.

    CES Las Vegas 2026

    Experience the world’s most powerful tech event, CES Las Vegas, where global brands get business done. With over 142,000 attendees from 158 countries, including 81,600+ industry professionals and 53% Senior-Level…

    Themes:
    • Technology
  • Networking like a pro: 5 Lessons for startups and scale-ups

    When you’re building a business, one thing becomes clear fast: growth doesn’t happen in a vacuum. The right connections can open doors, create collaborations, and challenge your thinking, but for…

    Themes:
    • Impact
  • Expand North Star

    From 12 to 15 October 2025, Expand North Star returns to Dubai Harbour, marking its 10th-anniversary edition now as the world’s largest startup-and-investor connector. Over four days, this global event…

    Themes:
    • Impact
  • Startup in Residence Demo Day

    On Thursday, September 25 2025, the Startup in Residence Intergov programme hosts its 10th edition of Demo Day at the Provinciehuis Zuid-Holland in The Hague. For six months, startups worked…

    Themes:
    • Impact
  • CIC Monthly: The Startup Hustle

    What happens when the dream of entrepreneurship runs into reality? On September 4 2025, CIC Rotterdam welcomes you to The Startup Hustle: a CIC Monthly event designed to offer a…

    Themes:
    • Impact
  • W70 ‘Samen Ruimte Maken’ Conference

    On 18 September 2025, join us at the W70 hotspot in Rotterdam for Samen Ruimte Maken: Voor Toekomstvast Vastgoed, a full-day conference that dives into creating resilient, future-proof real estate…

    Themes:
    • Impact
  • Recharge Earth 2024

    Recharge Earth

    On 17 and 18 September 2025, Rotterdam will once again be the stage for Recharge Earth. The leading conference and expo where energy professionals, innovators, and policymakers come together to…

    Themes:
    • Energy
  • After Summer BBQ Planet B.io x hollandbio

    Summer might be ending, but the connections are just heating up. On Thursday 11 September, Planet B.io and hollandbio are joining forces for the annual After Summer BBQ at AgnetaPark…

    Themes:
    • Food
  • Four MRDH innovators secure fresh funding to power their next stage of growth

    July 2025 has been a big month for innovation in the Metropolitan Region Rotterdam The Hague (MRDH), with groundbreaking companies across Delft, The Hague, and Rotterdam securing significant investment to…

    Themes:
    • Investment