IoT Planet connected things forum

At least 300 international participants are expected for the two days of scheduled conferences and debates. Speakers will also have the opportunity to visit the Alpes-Congrès exhibition hall for a look at the most innovative products and technologies on display on the stands. Start-ups will be featured in a special Start-up Corner with maximum visibility for a special price.

An appointment planner will be on location to facilitate networking and fully confidential exchanges throughout the event. And there will be special workshops for SMEs to present their innovative solutions and speak about their IoT programmes. The forum’s Steering Committee is made up of world-leading electronics, telecomms and digital enterprises, including STMicroelectronics, ORANGE, CEATech, SCHNEIDER Electric, ARM, OBERTHUR Technologies, IMEC, SEMTECH, HP, SIGFOX and IEEE.

The 2015 premier of this large international gathering is being produced and run in Grenoble with the support of partners including local authorities and institutional stakeholders such as Invest In Grenoble-Isère, France-AEPI, Minalogic, the Grenoble Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Université Joseph Fourier, the Grenoble National Polytechnic Institute and the Grenoble School of Business.

Grenoble, Capital of the French Alps and ranked by Forbes magazine as the world’s 5th most innovative city in 2013, is a natural venue for this international event. Its dense network of young technology companies and real ecosystem of innovative start-ups and small companies is backed by successful businesses and major industrial groups.

With Université Grenoble-Alpes and its faculties regularly listed in top international rankings, and the support of the local authorities, this is an enabling environment for outstanding technical and digital creativity. With 'Digital Grenoble', the Grenoble metropolis is also one of the French metropolises labelled 'FrenchTech', and its digital ecosystem has attained international scope.