Brussels, November 18th, 2026
This event, following the Apply AI Summit on November 17 and organized by the TEF AI-MATTERS, highlights the current status of operation and addresses the long-term sustainability and positioning of the four Testing and Experimentation Facilities (TEFs): AgrifoodTEF, AI-Matters, TEF-Health, 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.
Who should join?
Industrial SMEs and technology providers, innovation ecosystem leaders, RTOs, EDIHs, investors, European policymakers and representatives from the 4 TEF scommunities, to discuss how testing and experimentation infrastructures can support the uptake of trustworthy AI and robotics solutions accros 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.
Preliminary program
09:00 Welcome & registration
09:30 Testing Europe’s Future – TEFs as Catalysts for Innovation and Market Uptake
An opening session featuring the European TEF coordinators, highlighting their contributions to AI innovation and market adoption.
11:15 From Testing to Deployment – User Stories
Hear directly from companies that have benefited from TEF services. Discover practical experiences, lessons learned and the impact of testing and experimentation on AI deployment.
12:30 Networking Lunch & Demonstration Market
Explore innovative AI applications, meet TEF representatives and their customers, and discover opportunities for collaboration.
13:30 Building Synergies Across European Initiatives
Explore connections within the EU Ecosystem on topics such as regulatory sandboxes, compliance labels, affiliated industrial programmes and emerging developments such as generative AI.
15:15 Looking Ahead – TEFs and the Apply AI Strategy
A forward-looking discussion with representatives from European institutions and industry organisations on the future role, sustainability and strategic importance of TEFs within Europe’s AI ecosystem.
16:15 Wrap-up
16:30 End
Focus sectors
Manufacturing, Healthcare, Agrifood, Smart Cities.