WHO & WHY?

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Top level networking meets concentrated expertise: Our event offers numerous networking opportunities to get into conversation with speakers, participants, moderators and solution providers. To ensure that you can discuss your specific interests in a targeted manner and network appropriately, selected matching processes are already in place in advance. Join our direct exchange with numerous personally invited and carefully selected executives from well-known companies and jointly discuss best practices, trends, current projects and issues from your industry or pave the way for long-term planning - that's what Smart Manufacturing Execution Systems Europe stands for.

WHO ATTENDS?

2 1/2

Inspiring Days!

102+

Speakers & Moderators

342+

Industry Attendees

81%

Attendees join to evaluate new services, technologies and products.

64%

Decision Makers / Senior Influencers

75%

Attendees have Budgets Ranging over 1 Mio. €

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Expected Target Group

INDUSTRIES

Engineering

21%

Engineering: 21%

Automotive

19%

Automotive: 19%

Consumer Goods

14%

Consumer Goods : 14%

Medical Devices

12%

Medical Devices: 12%

IT / Software

12%

IT / Software : 12%

Aerospace & Defence

11%

Aerospace & Defence: 11%

Other

9%

Other : 9%

JOB TITLE

MES Manager

34%

MES Manager: 34%

Head of Manufacturing / Plant Manager

27%

Head of Manufacturing / Plant Manager: 27%

Manufacturing-IT

18%

Manufacturing-IT: 18%

Managing Director

14%

Managing Director: 14%

Other

7%

Other: 7%

LEVEL

Manager / Senior Manager

44%

Manager / Senior Manager: 44%

Head of / Director

39%

Head of / Director: 39%

Board / Managing Director

17%

Board / Managing Director: 17%

BUDGETS

More than 5.000.000€

36%

More than 5.000.000€: 36%

1.000.000 – 5.000.000€

39%

1.000.000 – 5.000.000€: 39%

500.000 – 1.000.000€

12%

500.000 – 1.000.000€: 12%

250.000 – 500.000€

10%

250.000 – 500.000€: 10%

0 - 250.000€

3%

0 - 250.000€: 3%

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WHY SHOULD YOU
JOIN?

Multi-Touchpoint Networking
Our fun expert community offers an opportunity to enjoy two Evening Events; Pre Event Workshops with drinks and finger food, with dinner at a luxury restaurant the next day. Our unique event get-togethers are terrific!

Live-Streaming via App
Catch speaker sessions anytime you feel like it. Switch between in-person attendance and listening in on digital sessions.

Guided Delegate to Delegate Matchmaking & One2Ones
Our Matchmaking tool will enable you to find other event visitors that suit your preferences and interests, and our friendly staff will gladly help you connect with them at the event too.

64% Decision Makers
At any we.CONECT event, you will create solid connections. A majortiy of our guests are senior executives and decsion-makers at influential businesses.

15+ hours of intensive networking and discussions
Unique Workshops like World Cafes and Challenge your peers to ensure you get to discuss your and other’s ideas in learning exchange sessions with leading industry experts. Our formats will help you find out which ideas and viewpoints others are exploring and share and learn along them.

TESTIMONIALS

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“We are delighted to participate here, and it is essential for us to present our product here so that more people can find solutions.”

Philipp Nicolai
Senior Product Manager

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“We have a booth here where we can showcase our products [...] and meet existing customers, old acquaintances, and, of course, new customers.”

Oliver Ruzek
CEO & Co-Owner

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“The breaks are always a great opportunity to get in touch with other participants or providers on site.”

Marius Mutter
Project Manager

Plant Manager

The mix of presentations with the interactive “Challenge your Peers” and World Café sessions, as well as the breaks for networking with other participants, provides an opportunity to take home something valuable in addition to the content of the presentations.

Head of Manufacturing IT

The fact that business and academia are intertwined makes it particularly interesting!

Precitive Maintenance Expert

I really enjoyed the event; it broadened my horizons and, thanks to you, I was also able to expand my network.

VP Technology Management

Very diverse presentation of different systems and areas of application.

Director Manufacturing

The maturity of the event has increased significantly compared to last year, and the mix of strategy and user presentations is very well balanced.

IIoT Expert

The representatives came from a wide range of industries, which greatly enriched the discussion.

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MULTI-TOUCHPOINT
NETWORKING!

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HOW TO CONVINCE YOUR BOSS?

Gain insights into current projects of leading companies

Find out how to turn operational approaches into an overall strategic approach and define future pathways

Team-up with industry leaders, discuss the currently biggest hurdles and best solution approaches and find answers to your questions

See where your competition stands right now, benchmark and represent your company at the industry’s most important annual meeting

Network with your peers and share ideas on how to effectively deal with today’s most important challenges in the industry

Hear from key industry players, renowned organizations and agile start-ups the best use cases of process-related and organizational requirements for an effective use of new technologies

Discover the latest technologies and tools in your field of expertise and identify innovation potentials for your business

Expand your knowledge by attending the sessions and entangle your experience with that of your peers to jointly develop practical solutions

Learn from your peers and save time by avoiding already known mistakes

Meet partners, build long-term business relationships and expand your network

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WHAT MAKES SMART MES EUROPE STAND OUT!

Smart MES Europe

Interactive sessions & workshops

Real-life case studies and educational material

Discuss and interact at World Cafes and Challenge Your Peers sessions

Identify useful solutions and best practices

Deep expertise and learning

Structured One2Ones with AI-based Matchmaking

2 evening events in curated locations

Pre-event online networking

On-demand recordings of all sessions

A thriving community comes together annually

Traditional business conferences

45-minute monologues

Slide decks with sales pitches from vendors

Reading Emails and doing business phone calls

Sales pitches that don’t fit your challenges

Shallow trends

Standing somewhere and hoping to meet a person of relevance

Staying alone in a hotel room

No pre-event interactions

Taking notes / photos during sessions

Visiting a hotel, not an event community

WHO & WHY?

WHO ATTENDS?

2 1/2

102+

342+

81%

64%

75%