The focus of the conference hosted by Prof. Željko Knez was on the exchange on current research topics and future challenges in the areas of high-pressure technology and supercritical fluids. The participants from academia and industry were offered a variety of presentations, a joint poster session and a tour of the laboratories at the University of Maribor. The working group was represented by Professor Busch, who attended the conference as session chair and member of the scientific committee.