The morning saw presentations by European Commission DGs DEVCO, GROW and NEAR as well as the European Investment Bank, focussing on policies for the sector, opportunities for consultancies and SMEs, and blending. A session focused specifically on the most recent updates to PRAG (now PRAG 2016) while a panel of companies shared their experiences and lessons learnt.

As for previous editions, in the afternoon business to business meetings among companies were organised, giving operators the opportunity to discuss opportunities and consortia. Information desks with representatives from DEVCO, the EIB and the Executive Agency for Small and Medium Enterprises (EASME) were also present, enabling attendees to ask individual questions on procedures and programmes.