Why Choose
CONNECT FOR EUROPE?
🔹We Understand the EU Landscape
With years of experience supporting Horizon, Erasmus+, and European research projects, we know what it takes to meet communication, dissemination, and impact requirements — without the jargon.
🔹We Combine Strategy with Storytelling
Our work goes beyond checking boxes — we help you craft meaningful messages, shape authentic narratives, and build trust with your audiences.
🔹 We Deliver Across Media and Channels
From short-form videos to hybrid events, from newsletters to stakeholder workshops — we tailor the format to the goal, always with clarity and quality in mind.
🔹 We Bring BBC-Level Professionalism
Founded by broadcast veteran Simon Hughes-King, we bring discipline, creativity, and technical fluency to every project.
🔹 We Help You Focus
Our structured approach ensures your project team stays on track — with communication handled so you can focus on delivering results.
Who We Are
Connect For Europe is a privately owned SME based in Ireland, founded in 2021. We specialise in communication, dissemination, and public engagement for European projects — supporting cities, regions, and research consortia in shaping a smart, sustainable future.
Our objective is to help European cities and regions improve the quality of life of their citizens through innovative measures in sustainable urban development. We facilitate research and public engagement for place-making, exploring solutions in mobility, health, environment, intelligent systems, and social and economic equity.
We use our in-house expertise to create opportunities for pilot sites to exchange experiences and forge partnerships with industry and research communities. Connect For Europe provides strategic information to decision makers, helping to shape local frameworks for smart, sustainable development.
With longstanding experience in promoting innovation, we have supported EU projects and local initiatives by ensuring effective dissemination of results, running focus groups, seminars, and workshops, and coordinating end-user groups in sustainable urban projects.
Simon Hughes-King
Founder, Producer & Strategic Lead
Simon Hughes-King is a highly accomplished freelance Producer and Production Manager with over two decades of experience in broadcast and digital media.
Based in Limerick, Ireland, and shaped by a formative career at the BBC, Simon has led media production across the UK and Ireland. Since 2020, he has specialised in short-form documentary, corporate video, hybrid events, and live-streamed productions — helping organisations articulate their message with clarity and authenticity.
Simon brings a structured, outcomes-driven approach to every project, combining journalistic integrity, technical fluency, and a deep focus on storytelling. He supports media and content producers in shaping meaningful, audience-centric narratives, while ensuring professionalism across all stages of the workflow — from scripting to delivery.
His work spans national conferences, academic institutions, and EU project communications, where he is known for bringing discipline, focus, and purpose to complex productions.
“I spent 13 years at the BBC, beginning as a Studio Manager producing live radio in 44 languages, before moving into training correspondents and contributors to create their own material — both technically and editorially — with an emphasis on narrative creation and telling stories that resonate with the public. I have worked with marginalised groups and vulnerable communities worldwide, facilitating transnational exchange, and more recently in Ireland, I have focused on socialising smart technology concepts with diverse stakeholders across academia, local government, citizens, and industry partners.”