BARCELONA, Spain, May 27, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- IOT Solutions World Congress
(IOTSWC), the leading international event focused on the transformation of
industry through disruptive technologies, closed today the doors of its eighth
edition after three days of great activity at the Gran Via venue. With 377
exhibiting companies, 98 conferences and sessions, and more than 150 experts,
the show strengthened its position as the leading platform for the digital
transformation of all industrial sectors.
Organized by Fira de Barcelona, IOTSWC 2024 drew around 11,000 attendees who
were able to see how the latest industrial innovations developed through
disruptive technologies such as the Internet of Things, Digital Twins,
Artificial Intelligence, Augmented and Virtual Reality, and 5G connectivity are
providing companies new tools to face future challenges.
Leading companies such as AWS, Deutsche Telekom IOT, Digicert, Emnify, Faircom,
KNX Association, iot squared, ST Microelectronics, Thales, and Txone, among
others, showcased their solutions. Congress speakers included Elisa Rönkä,
Global Head of Digital Buildings SaaS Sales at Siemens; Lucy Han, Executive Vice
President, Building and Home Automation Solutions at ABB; Megan Samford,
Director of Product Security at Schneider Electric; Madhu Pai, Global Partner
Tech Lead for Manufacturing at Amazon Web Services; and Soloman Almadi, Senior
Engineering Consultant at Saudi Aramco.
Chips and Cybersecurity
Semiconductors were also under the spotlight at IOTSWC. Their key role in an
ever-growing digitized society was highlighted with a dedicated area within the
show. Among the firms from this sector were ST Microelectronics, Lacroix,
Tessolve, Würth Elektronik, and a representation of local companies including
Draco Systems, Iqneo, Imasenic, Mobile Knowledge, Monocrom, Openchip, QPlox,
Semidynamics, Sensing & Control, SGS Brightsight, TEF, and Trace ID.
The event was jointly held with the fifth edition of the Barcelona Cybersecurity
Congress, organized by Fira de Barcelona and the Agència de Ciberseguretat de
Catalunya, which highlighted the importance of cybersecurity in a connected
world and featured companies such as Anomali, Cloudflare, Crowdstrike,
Forcepoint, Fortinet, ManageEngine, Palo Alto Networks, Sentinel One, SoSafe,
Telefonica Tech, and Threatlocker. The event organized a Hacking Village with
workshops and activities, including various ethical hacking competitions.
The next edition of the IOT Solutions World Congress and Barcelona Cybersecurity
Congress will take place from May 13 to 15, 2025, at Fira de Barcelona's Gran
Via venue.
For media requests please contact:
Salvador Bilurbina
email: sbilurbina@firabarcelona.com
phone: +34628162674
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