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State-of-the-art equipment and future technologies at the largest industrial fair in the Baltics – Tech Industry 2024
Ambitious export promotion event – Tech Industry Business and Innovation Forum – to take place at Ķīpsala
Riga to be the focus of international attention for three days as leaders in mechanical engineering and metalworking convene for the industry expo
Register and attend the “Tech Industry” Business and Innovation forum
Tech Industry Business and Innovation Forum is a three-day event co-organised by the Latvian Investment and Development Agency together with Association of Mechanical Engineering and Metalworking Industries of Latvia and BT1 International Expo Company.
Participants of the forum and visitors of the trade fair will have a wonderful opportunity to meet most Latvian manufacturers and appreciate innovations and al-new products and technologies displayed at the national stand of Latvia
There will also be B2B matchmaking event, during which you can book business meetings with more than 100 local manufacturers and foreign company representatives at the dedicated Business Meeting Area. Forum is also aligned with international engineering conference that will focus on current trends and challenges faced by the industry in Latvia and globally.
Tech Industry Business and Innovation Forum Programme
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Latvian industry stand
28-30 November 2024
Come to Latvian industry stand in the Pavilion 1 of the Tech Industry 2024 to appreciate the record number of Latvian companies that have joined this dedicated exhibition space. There will be great diversity of locally manufactured innovative products for export markets - tested, reliable, innovative mechanical engineering, metalworking, electronics and other industrial product ideas, technologies, products and services. Register on B2B platform and meet Latvian manufacturers in-person at the Business Meeting Area of Tech Industry.
Engineering conference
28 November 2024
International engineering conference will focus on current industry trends and competitiveness challenges, European high-tech competitiveness promotion priorities. There will also be presentations introducing local engineering innovations from Latvia. Conference will be attended by mechanical engineering professionals from different countries who will exchange their experience and discuss various challenges and industry growth scenarios.
Registration for the conference is closed!
B2B matchmaking event
29 November 2024
B2B matchmaking is an on-site platform for professional networking at the international level that will lead you to your potential partners. B2B matchmaking event brings together developers, manufacturers, suppliers, potential clients and partners. More than 100 Latvian companies will share their export plans. Accommodation, free entrance to Tech Industry 2024 and Business Meeting Area is included in the price of B2B matchmaking event. Register for B2B matchmaking, meet your counterparts in person and embark on new business ventures.
2024 special focus area: Latvian manufacturer products for new export markets
Latvian industry stand, which will showcase most of local manufacturers all in one place, is the special focus area of Tech Industry 2024. It will specifically highlight products and export possibilities/potential of Latvian mechanical engineering, metalworking, automation, electronics, instrumentation, robotics, disruptive technologies and materials industrial manufacturing and other sectors.
If you register for B2B matchmaking, you will have a wonderful opportunity to use the Business Meeting Area for meeting all Latvian manufacturers that are represented in the national stand. You will also meet other manufacturers that have registered for B2B matchmaking events.
To learn more about Latvian manufacturers that have registered for B2B matchmaking event, click here and make early appointment with them to secure the meeting.
Mechanical engineering and metalworking is one of Latvia’s leading industrial sectors. It has gone through a phase of rapid growth in recent decades and has doubled its output since 2016, and 80% of its output is exported to over 100 countries worldwide.
Latvian industry players have accrued substantial experience on various markets. They are often praised as reliable and highly motivated to deepen and expand international cooperation. Latvia is a country with strong ambitions backed by several centuries of industrial traditions, high professional expertise at the company level, agility towards changes on international export markets, close collaboration with universities on development, prototyping and rapid commercialisation of new products.
Tech Industry 2024 is a unique opportunity to spend three days in Riga meeting almost everyone in Latvia who carries some weight in the manufacturing engineering sector. Trade fair is the right place to see wide variety of products and services from components and templates to ready-to-run machinery and solutions.
Visit Tech Industry 2024 and Latvian industry stand to find the partner you are looking for. If your desired partner in chosen field is not on the list, or you need additional partner search guidance, feel free to reach out to Association of Mechanical Engineering and Metalworking Industries of Latvia (MASOC) representatives at the Latvian industry stand, B2B matchmaking venue or masoc@masoc.lv
Coordinator of Latvian industry stand:
MASOC: masoc@masoc.lv
Industry professionals will gather in Riga to discuss current industry trends and challenges
On 28 November 2024, Tech Industry 2024 will host an international engineering conference, which will focus on current industry trends and challenges. Experts from various countries will discuss the priorities within promotion of competitiveness of Europe’s high technology sector. Baltic, Scandinavian and other mechanical engineering experts will share their insights into industry challenges and potential development scenarios, whereas local companies and organisations will present their newest innovations.
Date, time: 28 November 2024, 10:00–19:00
Conference Hall: 3
Working language: English
There will be simultaneous interpretation into Latvian.
Conference will be held at the Ķīpsala Expo Centre. There will be NO live stream.
Participant’s fee includes: welcome coffee, lunch, reception (invitations only).
After completing registration form you will receive confirmation in your e-mail.
Once your participation is confirmed, you will receive invitation to the conference and reception. You will also receive free invitation to Tech Industry 2024 trade fair.
Attendance at this conference is free of charge!
Conference is organised by the Latvian Investment and Development Agency (LIAA).
LIAA liaison:
Andris Alksnis
andris.alksnis@liaa.gov.lv
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