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Transforming Permitting: IT and AI in Action

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Join us in Brussels for an event dedicated to showcasing and discussing IT and AI solutions for industrial permitting processes, vital for advancing Europe’s green and digital transitions.

The event combines knowledge exchange, peer learning, and a strong focus on networking, offering practical insights into permitting processes alongside a preliminary presentation of the NetZero AI4Permitting pilot project, which targets permitting in Net-Zero Acceleration Valleys.

Attendees will include permitting authorities, solution providers, policymakers, representatives from European Commission Directorate-Generals (DGs) and other key stakeholders involved in the smart transformation of permitting processes. 

Please not that the places are limited, registered participants will receive an email within 4 days, after their registration is confirmed. 

The language of the event is English, no interpretation is foreseen.

Register here

Book your seat, the registration will end today, Sunday 15 March 2026, 17:30 (CET)

  • artificial intelligence | digital service | industrial policy
  • Wednesday 18 March 2026, 09:00 - 18:00 (CET)
  • Brussels, Belgium

Programme

  1. 18 Mar 2026, 09:00 - 10:00 (CET)
    Registration and welcome coffee
  2. 10:00 - 10:15 (CET)
    High-level opening
  3. 10:15 - 10:30 (CET)
    Industrial Permitting – EU Landscape

    Policy context and key insights from the Permitting Study

  4. 10:30 - 11:30 (CET)
    Pitches of existing solutions
  5. 11:30 - 12:00 (CET)
    Coffee break and networking
  6. 12:00 - 13:00 (CET)
    Thematic discussions

    Peer learning - moderated groups on key themes related to industrial permitting in break-out sessions

  7. 13:00 - 14:15 (CET)
    Lunch
  8. 14:15 - 15:45 (CET)
    Parallel detailed presentations of best practices and digital solutions for permitting
  9. 15:45 - 16:15 (CET)
    Ask Me Anything: Q&A and networking
  10. 16:15 - 16:30 (CET)
    Feedback of the thematic discussions
  11. 16:30 - 16:45 (CET)
    High-level closing
  12. 16:45 - 18:00 (CET)
    Light cocktail and networking

Practical information

When
Wednesday 18 March 2026, 09:00 - 18:00 (CET)
Where
Thon Hotel
Rue de La Loi 75, 1040 Brussels, Belgium
Languages
English