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Call for Experts: Join the TAB Cross-Border Expert Group

Oct 07, 2024

Call for Experts: Join the TAB Cross-Border Expert Group

We seek experts in gaming, music, movie making, and emerging technologies to form a Cross-Sectoral and Cross-Border Expert Group for the TAB project. This group will play a key role in T.A.B’s mission to strengthen SMEs in the Creative and Cultural Industries (CCI). 

The group’s mission will be to support through industry knowledge and expertise, providing insights into the development of solutions supporting SMEs in CCI. The goal is to leverage digital innovation to enhance creative output, create cross-border collaboration and new business models. 

As an expert, you will support some of the most passionate, creative individuals—representatives of SMEs who are driven to explore cross-border business opportunities in the South Baltic Sea region. You will also gain excellent networking opportunities across Sweden, Denmark, Poland, Lithuania, and Germany, allowing you to expand your international network while contributing to this impactful project.

About the TAB Project:

The Tech, Art & Business (TAB) project, co-funded by the European Union's Interreg South Baltic program, is a platform designed to accelerate digital innovation in sectors like film, media, gaming, and other creative industries. TAB explores emerging technologies, such as VR, AI, XR, and innovative business models, to support the digital transformation of SMEs.

Twice a year, the TAB project team organizes upskilling courses that focus on developing both soft and hard skills, incorporating a creative sprint as an element of experiential learning. The expert group will have the opportunity to provide advice to the TAB team on which skills to highlight in these courses and suggest external speakers and project briefs. The first sprint was organized in Cannes in the spring of 2024, and upcoming sprints will take place in Karlskrona (autumn 2024), Vilnius (spring 2025), Berlin (autumn 2025), and Copenhagen (spring 2026). 

The experts will be encouraged to be on-site during these upskilling courses, and TAB will cover travel and accommodation expenses in the hosting countries.

Why Join Us?

  • Support passionate and creative entrepreneurs as they expand their businesses across borders.
  • Benefit from excellent networking opportunities in Sweden, Denmark, Poland, Lithuania, and Germany.
  • Participate in upskilling courses that combine hard and soft skill development with creative sprints.
  • Travel and accommodation expenses for participation in on-site events will be covered by the TAB project.
  • You will be the preferred choice to engage in our activities as guest lecturer and expert

What We Are Looking For:

  • Sector Expertise: We seek professionals with deep knowledge in technology, creative industries, business acceleration, or cross-sectoral collaboration. Your background might include film, media, gaming, VR, AI, XR, creative leadership, or innovation, among other fields.
  • International Perspective: Experts must be based in one of the 5 TAB partner countries (Sweden, Denmark, Poland, Lithuania, or Germany) and bring diverse viewpoints to the acceleration process.
  • Cross-Sectoral Team: We are forming a multidisciplinary expert group, combining knowledge from different sectors to provide holistic support to SMEs.

    Key Responsibilities:

  • Provide mentorship and guidance to selected SMEs as they undergo the         acceleration process.
  • Offer advice to the TAB team on skills development for future upskilling courses and suggest external speakers and briefs.
  • Contribute to knowledge transfer by helping SMEs explore international markets.
  • Collaborate with other experts in cross-border workshops, events, and training programs.

The Cross-Border Expert Group will consist of at least one and at most three experts from each partner country. This ensures that the group remains multidisciplinary while representing a range of perspectives from the participating countries.

Interested individuals can apply to join the Cross-Border Expert Group by following this link. The recruitment is on a rolling basis, but we encourage candidates to apply as soon as possible to secure their place in the group.

Please note that this is a voluntary assignment. When engaged as an expert lecturer or speaker an honorary fee will be provided.

More information about the TAB project can be found on our webpage: https://tabproject.org/work-packages/work-package-3