xTEF: From Testing to Market - The Strategic Role of TEFs in European Industry

On November 18th, we will have a booth at xTEF Brussels and Professor Petra Ritter will hold a talk.

This event, following the Apply AI Summit on November 17 and organized by the TEF AI-MATTERS, highlights the current status of operations and addresses the long-term sustainability and positioning of the four Testing and Experimentation Facilities (TEFs): AgrifoodTEF, AI-Matters, TEF-Health, and CitCom.AI in the EU.

This fourth xTEF event builds on the momentum of previous editions held in Copenhagen (2023), Berlin (2024) and Milan (2025), exploring further the role of TEFs in Apply AI strategy for further strengthening European industries.

Registration is free: https://mailchi.mp/ai-matters/xtef-event-brussels

Who should join?

Industrial SMEs and technology providers, innovation ecosystem leaders, RTOs, EDIHs, investors, European policymakers and representatives from the 4 TEF communities, to discuss how testing and experimentation infrastructures can support the uptake of trustworthy AI and robotics solutions across European industry.

What to expect?

This event showcases real-world AI, data, and robotics deployment cases across manufacturing, healthcare, smart communities, and agrifood, highlighting the role of TEFs and ecosystem enablers in accelerating innovation uptake. Through strategic discussions, demos, and curated matchmaking, the sessions focus on strengthening connections between testing, investment, and market deployment.

Agenda

9:00 Welcome & registration
9:30 Opening session: Testing Europe’s Future – TEFs as Catalysts forInnovation and Market Uptake.
11:00 Interactive deep dive: From Testing to Deployment – User Stories
12:30 Lunchbreak
13:30 Synergies with other projects
15:00 Closing session: Looking forward – TEFs & Apply AI Strategy
16:30 End

Location

The Egg
Rue Bara 175
1070 Brussels
Belgium