Brokerage event@ISM 2025 International Conference

We're excited to bring together thought leaders, innovators, and enthusiasts from Industry of the Future and Smart Manufacturing for 3 days of inspiring keynote talks, panel discussions, and networking opportunities.

The Brokerage Event @ISM2025 is the perfect and an unique setting where networking and discussing partnership opportunities has never been so easy.

This matchmaking event will take place on November 12-14 in Valletta, during the 2025 edition of the International Conference on Industry of the Future and Smart Manufacturing (ISM) and aims at attracting companies, organizations, and research institutions from the broad field of Industry 4.0 – all explicitly focused on getting in contact with potential business partners or project cooperation partners.

The Brokerage Event@ISM2025 will be organized as a hybrid matchmaking event .

In this case, you do not need any additional software, only an up-to-date web browser, a microphone and a webcam.

To participate in the activities in online mode, simply log in with your credentials and click on JOIN.

Participation is free of charge and the official language of this networking event is English.

Register now and join us for an exciting day of networking, new knowledge and business opportunities! Additional information about registration are provided in the “Registration” section.

Deadline for registration: 10 November 2025.

This year, our event will also be enriched with new opportunities!!!

A free company visit to Maltese advanced manufacturing companies will be organized on November 11th.

Participants will be accepted in order of registration, up to a maximum of 20 participants.

Departure time is 8:15 a.m. and return time is 3:30 p.m.

EIT Manufacturing will participate in the brokerage event, and appointments will be available to learn about the opportunities and funding available.

EIT Manufacturing is a public-private partnership co-funded by the EU since 2019, part of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology’s Knowledge and Innovation Communities. Its mission is to promote sustainable manufacturing by connecting industry, academia, and startups across Europe to foster talent, entrepreneurship, and innovation. The initiative aims to overcome fragmented innovation networks by integrating education, innovation, and business creation to accelerate market-ready solutions that improve lives, support Europe's climate goals, and prepare the workforce for future challenges.

Join us as we explore the latest trends, connect with like-minded individuals, and gain practical knowledge that you can apply to your work or personal life.

• Publish and showcase your most favorable projects, products, services or know-how to potential international cooperation potential partners

• Promote yourself as a potential partner for joint development or research projects

• Meet numerous prospective cooperation partners in a single day, reducing the amount of time and money needed to find new partners.

• Find investors or commercial/technological/research partners for new business or R&D projects and ideas (e.g EU programme for Research and Innovation)

• Get latest information on industry-related research results and trends

• Meet and share views with industry experts and researchers, including funding opportunities and proposals

• Enterprises

• Start-ups

• Research institutions

• Universities

• Research laboratories

• Cluster organizations

• Public associations/agencies

• Investors/Consultants

Note: Consultants are only allowed to take part in the B2B Meetings, when they are able to offer a specific expertise in the fields of industry 4.0/Smart Manufacturing. This expertise has to be clearly described in the collaboration profile during the registration (marketplace item).

The topics of the Brokerage Event @ISM2025 include (but are not limited to):

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• Additive Manufacturing

• AI-enhanced Manufacturing

• Autonomous production

• Big Data Analytics in Manufacturing and Logistics

• Blockchain for Manufacturing and Logistics

• Cloud Computing

• Cyber Physical Production Systems

• Cyber Security

• Digital Twins

• Economics & Business Models

• Industrial Engineering Education 4.0

• Ergonomics and Social Factor

• Human-Machine Interaction

• Industrial Internet of Things

• Smart and Digital Supply Chains

• Maintenance and Lifecycle Management

• Manufacturing Technologies

• Product & Process Design

• Production Systems and Supply Network Engineering

• Project and Risk Management

• Quality Management & Assurance

• Robotics in Industry

• Occupational Health & Safety

• Simulation in Production and Logistics

• Smart Operators and Human-centric Systems

• Sustainability-oriented production

• VR/AR Applications in Industry