The event is organised by the IoT Large-Scale Pilots Programme in collaboration with several European partnerships and DG Connect.

Speakers from industry, research and academia representing different European partnership initiatives, the IoT Large-Scale Pilots Programme projects and  the EC will analyse, and discuss the strategic directions, align the research priorities, identify the gaps and present their expectations for future research and innovation, and the impact of converging technologies such as IoT, 5G, AI, DLTs, edge computing on low carbon and circular economy on manufacturing and processing to be addressed in the new European partnerships.