Whatever your business sector, digital transformation is key to survival. When you look at the global business trends for 2018 and beyond, artificial intelligence, blockchain, virtual reality, mobile and social are all there. How are you going to put your business on the path to digital transformation? What international partnerships can help you with the technology you need? How can you find the technology to meet your ambitions? The Enterprise Europe Network can help you find your way. Here are 10 of our upcoming events that can help you find the partners and inspiration to drive that transformation.
Digital solutions for healthcare
Digital technologies - transforming how healthcare is delivered to citizens, Bristol, United Kingdom, 13 February
Advances in artificial intelligence, virtual reality, sensors, wearables and other innovative technologies, are redefining the way healthcare is delivered. This event brings together healthcare, digital and creative businesses to focus on the opportunities of digital solutions for healthcare. Attendees will hear from a diverse range of leading healthcare innovators. They can also pitch their innovations and pre-arrange one to one meetings.
More opportunities in eHealth
eHealth Match 2018, Göteborg, Sweden, 24-25 April
The Enterprise Europe Network is co-organising eHealth Match, the largest eHealth B2B matchmaking event in Scandinavia. The matchmaking will offer digital health technology executives and key opinion leaders as well as disruptive and promising companies the possibility to meet bilaterally in pre-arranged 15-minute meetings. Participation is complimentary with a Vitalis or MIE2018 conference registration or if you are an exhibitor at Vitalis or MIE2018.
Innovation in mobile
Mobile World Congress 2018 Brokerage Event, Barcelona, Spain, 26-28 February
The Mobile World Congress is the largest gathering of the mobile industry. It's also the best place to explore new opportunities in this growing sector and get a sneak peek at the latest innovations. The Enterprise Europe Network is there to help you navigate the event and reach your business goals with its #MWCBrokerage. This B2B matchmaking event is organised around pre-arranged 20-minute bilateral meetings: an effective and efficient way to find international business and technology partners.
Boosting online influence
Mobile, Social Media and Artificial Intelligence Innovation Brokerage Event & Conference, Bristol, United Kingdom, 29 March
The Online Influence Conference (OiConf) is Europe's fastest growing digital, social media and mobile innovation conference. Enterprise Europe Network is co-organising the event and offering business matchmaking. The B2B matchmaking allows one to one meetings for tech providers, agencies, investors, research organisations, support providers, consultants, freelancers etc. The goal? To help establish long lasting international collaborations for innovation and growth.
Harnessing Industry 4.0
IMM Industry 4.0 at MachTech&Innotech 2018 - B2B and Open Innovation Challenge, Sofia, Bulgaria, 28 March
MachTech & Innotech Expo is a specialised B2B event for industrial machinery. The expo includes systems for industrial automation and robotics, software solutions for Industry 4.0 and 3D Industrial printing. The IMM Industry 4.0 B2B matchmaking event, organised by the Enterprise Europe Network, aims to help international companies, research centres and clusters find technology, research and business cooperation partners. Innovative businesses will have opportunities to search partners for the forthcoming calls of Horizon 2020, FTI and COSME programmes.
An industrial innovation showcase
Technology & Business Cooperation Days at HANNOVER MESSE 2018, Hannover, Germany, 24-26 April
The Enterprise Europe Network brokerage event Technology & Business Cooperation Days is the biggest brokerage event ever held at the Hannover Messe. Hannover Messe 2018 will be the world's leading showcase for new industrial technologies, materials and product ideas. It is the ideal place to find the latest industrial know-how. The trade fair topics are integrated industry, industry 4.0, integrated energy, smart materials and coatings, predictive maintenance, cobots, energy efficiency and digital twin.
The Intelligence of Things
IoTMatch - Brokerage event for the IoT industries @ SIdO (The IoT Showroom) , Lyon, France, 4-5 April
The Enterprise Europe Network is organising the second edition of IoTMatch - International Business Maker brokerage at SIdO: the intelligence of things showroom. The fair has grown since its first edition in 2015 and become the biggest IoT fair in France. The event targets the entire IoT value chain: technology, infrastructure, design, R&D and investors. This year it will focus on the following eight sectors: healthcare, manufacturing, transport, energy, lifestyle, city, agrifood and home.
Latest trends in virtual reality
LAVAL VIRTUAL Rendez-vous Business: meetings in virtual and augmented reality, Laval, France, 4-5 April
Since its launch in 1999, Laval Virtual has become the world's leading event dedicated to virtual technologies, with 300 exhibitors and more than 18,000 visitors from 45 countries. Virtual reality and augmented reality are the core of the show. Laval Virtual offers a professional forum, a start-up area, round tables, scientific conferences, awards, an investment forum, artists and production studios, student competitions, and much more.
ICT seen from Japan
EU-Japan ICT Business Matching Event 2018, Tokyo, Japan, 8 May
The EU-Japan Centre, Enterprise Europe Network representative for Japan, is organising its very first brokerage event in the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) sector: EU-Japan ICT Business Matching Event 2018. The event will be on the fringes of the Japan IT Week fair. The target fields are: Internet of Things (IoT), Machine to Machine (M2M) communication, software development, cloud computing, Big Data management, embedded technology, hardware products, mobile solutions, data centres, information security.
… and from Europe
EEN Brokerage Event at ICT Spring 2018, Luxembourg, 15-16 May
ICT Spring Europe is one of Europe’s largest information, communication and technology conferences. It is takes place every year in Luxembourg City and provides an overview of the latest trends and innovations as well as their impact on society and the working world. The Enterprise Europe Network Brokerage Event at ICT Spring 2018 offers you the possibility to find the right business partner within the ICT community.
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