ITBridge Connect 2026: EU-Ukraine Digital Collaboration Forum & Matchmaking

ITBridge Connect 2026: Your Direct Access to Europe’s Technology Market

Looking for new clients in Europe, partners for EU-funded projects, or investors for your startup?

Join ITBridge Connect 2026 — an international online forum that gives Ukrainian companies direct access to the European digital community.

During the forum, you will have the opportunity to connect directly with European partners, present your solutions, and discover new opportunities for business growth.

📅 21 October 2026 | 11:00📍 Online 🎟 Free to attend (registration required)

👉 Register now

Who should join?

• IT and product companies looking to enter European markets
• Service companies looking for new clients and partners
• Startups and scale-ups
• Technology teams looking for international cooperation
• Companies interested in European projects and funding opportunities

What will you get from ITBridge Connect 2026?

Practical tools for entering the EU market from Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) experts and event speakers, along with real-world experience and case studies from Ukrainian and European IT leaders.

And to help you turn these insights and contacts into concrete business opportunities, you will have access to 4 weeks of targeted B2B matchmaking to expand your international business network.

What is matchmaking?

It is a fast and effective business meeting format where you can select potential partners in advance and arrange short 30-minute online meetings with them.

All participants register on the international b2match platform. After the main forum programme ends, the platform will remain open for another four weeks — until 26 November.

This will allow you to browse detailed profiles of Ukrainian and European companies at a convenient time, send meeting requests, find potential clients, and build consortia for joint projects.

👉 Reserve your free spot at the forum and on the B2B platform

🔥 Exclusive opportunity: Pitch at ITBridge Connect!

In addition to joining the forum and B2B meetings, you can present your idea or product to an international audience of investors, clients, and partners.

Depending on your goal, choose one of two pitch tracks:

COMPETENCE PITCH — if you have a ready-made product, service, or technological expertise and are looking for commercial clients and customers in the EU.

IDEA PITCH — if you have a project idea or R&D request and are looking for partners to build an international consortium and jointly apply for European funding programmes.

⚠️ This is an exclusive opportunity and requires a selection process.

Applications are open until 5 October, and selected speakers will be confirmed by 9 October. From then until 20 October, we will coordinate the speaking order, presentation format, and other details with you.

👉 Apply for a pitch session

How to join and get the most out of ITBridge Connect 2026

To take advantage of all the opportunities ITBridge Connect 2026 offers, just follow a few steps:

1. Register on the platform: https://www.b2match.com/e/itbridge-connect 
2. Complete your company profile on b2match — this is your business card for European partners.
3. Optionally, apply for a pitch by 5 October to present your company or idea live: https://forms.gle/cL8d3FXMkq4STN2aA 
4. Book meetings and expand your business reach internationally!

👉 Register for ITBridge Connect 2026

About ITBridge

ITBridge is an initiative aimed at strengthening digital cooperation between Ukraine and the European Union.

The project is implemented by a consortium of Ukrainian IT clusters — Kharkiv IT Cluster, Dnipro IT Community, and Odesa IT Family — together with European partners Transilvania IT Cluster (Romania) and Cluster Digital of Catalunya (Spain), with the support of the European Union under the Single Market Programme.

The ITBridge project is co-funded by the European Union under the Single Market Programme, in accordance with Grant Agreement No. 101196018.

The views and opinions expressed in this material are those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA). Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.