S3 Conference 2025 | 18 June 2025 | Brussels, online
18 June 2025 -
The European Commission, with the support of the S3 CoP Secretariat, is organising the highly anticipated S3 Conference 2025.
The Smart Specialisation Strategies (S3) Conference 2025 is the fourth in a series of events that the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy (DG REGIO), with the support of the S3 Community of Practice Secretariat, is organising for S3 stakeholders from across regions in EU Member States.
Join S3 practitioners, experts, policymakers, and other key stakeholders to engage in this network, to discuss the development of the Smart Specialisation policy concept and its role in promoting the economic transformation of territories and the broader EU policy objectives. Together with speakers from the European Commission, academia, managing authorities and S3 implementing bodies, the S3 Conference will be presented around four main pillars:
- Latest developments in S3: Reflections on relevant developments
- S3 Community of Practice: Overview of three years of activities
- S3 and interregional collaboration: Opportunities and examples
- Taking stock of S3 implementation for 2021-2027 and the outlook
When: 18 June 2025
Where: Maison du Bois, Brussels, Belgium | online (hybrid)
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