Digital networking between humans and machines in the age of artificial intelligence. During this years Hannover Fair, the worlds largest industry fair, Sweden was the host country. Several companies from the innovations areas in Linköping and East Sweden were present at the fair to meet new customers, network and learn more about Industri 4.0.
Robert Nyberg, Unibap demonstrates there Innovative Automation Solutions for the Swedish Minister for Higher Education and Research Matilda Ernkrans
As a total, they meet 6 500 exhibitors within research and development, industrial automation, IT, industrial supply, production technologies and services to energy and mobility technologies.
At the Hannover Messe, the startup companies participated in unique matchmaking to increase the opportunities for business with large companies through a qualified matching process. The key to success is that the startups are offered concrete meetings with large companies. The matchmaking is organized by Ignite, created in cooperation between several Incubators in Sweden and the branch organization for Swedish Incubators and Science parks.
Peter Wallenberg JR, Chairman of Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, Lena Miranda CEO of Science Park Mjärdevi, Ibrahim Baylan, Swedish Minister of Enterprise and Innovation and Teemu Salmi, CIO Stora Enso
Sweden is a partner country to the fair this year. Under the theme Sweden Co-Lab, the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise, with leading large companies and start-ups, gather and meet. The focus is on innovation, sustainability, digitization and globalization to position Sweden, Swedish companies and Swedish solutions as a world leader in the smart industry.
Kristoffer Skyttner, Skymaker
Science Park Mjärdevi attended the fair, and in addition to that, a large number of companies participated from the innovation environments in East Sweden, including SICK, Skymaker, Stylaero, Epishine, Voysys, IoT World, Aerospace Cluster, ChargeStorm AB, Ekkono Solutions, Indentive, XMReality AB, and Cloud Backend.
Here what Voysys, Ekkono Solutions, Skymaker, and others think about the Hannover fair.
