Novum Agenda

Past events

Everything we have listed, most recent first. Useful for spotting the organisers who run good events again and again.

October 2026

  1. 29Thu

    6th European Defence & Security Conference

    Brussels, BelgiumEuropean Defence & Security Conference (listed by BusinessEurope)Policy conference

    Europe's defence and security challenges and what they mean for the EU, member states and European industry, including the future security architecture. Brings together policymakers and the defence industrial base.

    • Registration: check organiser
    • Industrial strategy & policy
    • Industry & technology
  2. 28Wed

    ePicture This 2026: technical day on imaging chips

    Eindhoven, NetherlandsAENEASTechnical day

    Fourth edition of the meeting point for Europe's image-sensor and imaging-chip community.

    • Registration open
    • Industry & technology
  3. 26Monto 30 Oct

    European Hydrogen Week 2026

    Brussels, BelgiumHydrogen Europe with the Clean Hydrogen PartnershipPolicy conference and expo

    The EU's main hydrogen week: policy sessions with the Commission and industry, the Clean Hydrogen Partnership's research and innovation days, and a large expo.

    • Registration open
    • Exhibition floor
    • Industrial strategy & policy
    • Industry & technology
  4. 25Sunto 28 Oct

    IEEE SENSORS 2026

    Rotterdam, NetherlandsIEEE Sensors CouncilAcademic and industry conference with exhibition

    The IEEE's flagship sensors conference, from sensor devices and materials to systems and applications, held in Rotterdam this year.

    • Registration: check organiser
    • Exhibition floor
    • Industry & technology
    • Research & innovation
  5. 23Fri

    Nederlandse Economendag 2026, with the KVS Tinbergen Lecture by Esther Duflo

    The Hague, NetherlandsKVS and NED organising committee (CPB)Academic and policy conference

    The annual meeting of economists in the Netherlands: policy sessions, new research and the Tinbergen Lecture, this year by Nobel laureate Esther Duflo.

    • Registration closed
    • Talks and networking only
    • Economics
  6. 17Satto 25 Oct

    Dutch Design Week 2026

    Eindhoven, NetherlandsDutch Design FoundationFestival and exhibitions

    Nine days of design exhibitions across Eindhoven, a showcase for design-led industrial innovation in the Brainport region.

    • Registration open
    • Exhibition floor
    • Industry & technology