This event is organized by the Cluster Sofia Knowledge City together with the Smart City Tech Partnership within the European technologies for sustainability Project (eT4S). Co-organizer is the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), one of the world's leading high-tech research institutions with about $ 1 billion in R&D revenue and among the top 100 global innovators in 2020.

The purpose of this event is to provide an opportunity for companies from Europe and Taiwan to present their business profiles and R&D strategies in the context of the smart industry. During the webinar, companies will also discuss the challenges of open innovation, including in the context of EU and Taiwan government policies for Industry 4.0. Opportunities for partnerships and joint participation in research and development programs and projects in Asia and the European Union will also be discussed.

According to the preliminary work program, the event will take place held within 2 hours, and the main speakers will be representatives of 6 companies from Europe and Taiwan.

The following companies will be on the stage to share their visions on the internationalisation of Idustry 4.0.

Keynote speakers from Taiwanese companies:

• Miro Lin, General Manager, Intelligent Manufacturing & Data Division, Fair Friend Group
• Allen Liu, Special Assistant to General Manager, Chewren Industries Co.
• Kuan Lin, Sales Manager, Techman Robot Inc.
• Tim Lai, General Manager, Precision Machinery R&D Center/Smart Machinery Promotion office

Keynote speakers from European companies:

• Vladimir Filipov, Managing Director, Nearsoft Europe
• Damir Filipovic, Secretary-General, Alliance for Internet of Things Innovation (AIOTI)
•  AI REGIO - Artificial Intelligence in Manufacturing
• Prof. Paolo Chiabert, Hierarchical Open Manufacturing Europe – HOME, Department of Management and Production Engineering,  Politecnico di Torino, Torino – Italy