MWC Open Innovation Challenge 2026 @ 4YFN/MWC Barcelona

Corporations are looking for new technologies and solutions to help solve their challenges!

MWC Open Innovation Challenge  2026  is an international B2B matchmaking event that brings together corporates, investors, startups, and technology providers to co-create solutions for real-world challenges. The corporates’ challenges are already published on the website, please check here.

1. Onsite meetings with corporations will be held in the face-to-face format in the venue of MWC/4YFN congress in Barcelona from March 2nd to 5th. The participation is free of charge – the organiser will provide a free pass to 4YFN Congress for those who have at least one scheduled meeting onsite.
2. If you can’t participate the event onsite you can still schedule an online meeting with the corporation between the 9th and 13th of March.

How to participate?

– Register to the platform and complete your profile. Make sure you provide all the necessary information. Only one participant per company is allowed to register.
– Make sure your profile is clear and concise – more instructions here.
– Once your profile is validated, you can start requesting meetings with the corporates whose challenges are aligned with your technological capabilities.
– The face to face meetings will be organised onsite at 4YFN event in Barcelona (Hall 8-4YFN Fira de Barcelona).
– Online meetings will be held after the event

The participation is free of charge. Additionally a pass to 4YFN Congress will be provided for those who have accepted at least one onsite meeting. It entitles to entry to MWC on the last two days, 4th and 5th.

Registration and more information, incl. the terms of participation: MWC Open Innovation Challenge 2026.

The MWC Open Innovation Challenge 2026 is organized by ACCIÓ, a department of the Catalan Government’s Ministry of Enterprise and Labour, partnering with the Enterprise Europe Network, the largest business support network worldwide.