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Tech visionaries around the globe to present AIoT innovations at Advantech...

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Tech visionaries around the globe to present AIoT innovations at Advantech Connect Online Partner Conference 

Two-month global virtual event will explore the challenges and acceleration of
digital transformation

Eindhoven, Thursday 11 February 2021: Advantech, a global leader in IoT technology, has announced that the company will host its largest ever global virtual event to envision how the latest innovations in Artificial Intelligence and the Internet of Things (AIoT) will shape the next industrial revolution.

The 2021 Advantech Connect Online Partners Conference, entitled "Co-creating the future of the IoT world", will bring together business leaders and tech innovators from across the globe virtually to promote dialogue on the future of the IoT world and reveal collaborative ways to accelerate digital transformation.

The event gets under way with a keynote session at9.00am GMT/ 10.00am CETonWednesday 24th February. Advantech executives and speakers from its strategic partners, such as Microsoft and Intel, will address the topic of "AIoT vision: the Future of the Industrial IoT World."

Tech visionaries including Dr. William Webb, the author ofThe Internet of Things Myth, and Alfonso Velosa, vice-president analyst at Gartner Research, will share their insights into how AIoT takes the enterprise into the future. In addition, Ken Forster, executive director of Momenta, will bring a point of view on accelerating digital transformation from the investor perspective.

A series of presentations will then take place over the subsequent two months. From March 17 to May 6, industry experts will lead 21 topic sessions on four themes: Edge+ Solutions, Cloud Platform & Solutions for the WISE Ecosystem, Industrial IoT Solutions, and Smart City Solutions and Services.

Each session will be available at two different times to cater for attendees from different parts of the world. Details of each session's topic, speakers and schedules can be found on the event website.

"At Advantech, enabling an intelligent planet has been our corporate vision since 2010," said K.C. Liu, CEO of Advantech. "We prioritise building the future of the industrial IoT together with our strategic partners as our corporate goal. We believe Advantech Connect will be an excellent opportunity to share our AIoT vision and together move a step further towards that goal."

Jash Bansidhar, managing director - Europe at Advantech, added: "In the wake of a global pandemic, it has become apparent that digital transformation is vital to the success of business, irrespective of its size and industrial field. As AIoT innovations unfold at a faster and higher rate than previously anticipated, we look forward to exploring at Advantech Connect how the tech industry can come together to meet the growing need for digital innovations for industry."

The event is free to attend and anyone interested is invited to register athttps://connect.advantech.eu/.Participants can register for as many sessions as they wish.

For more information about Advantech, visitwww.advantech.com 

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About Advantech

Advantech's corporate vision is to enable an intelligent planet. The company is a global leader in the fields of IoT intelligent systems and embedded platforms. To embrace the trends of IoT, big data, and artificial intelligence, Advantech promotes IoT hardware and software solutions with the Edge Intelligence WISE-PaaS core to assist business partners and clients in connecting their industrial chains. Advantech is also working with business partners to co-create business ecosystems that accelerate the goal of industrial intelligence.(www.advantech.com)

Advantech Europe Media Contact

Karla Ferrer
Office:+33 (0) 1 41 19 79 22  
Mobile:+33 (0) 6 43 11 02 45
Email:karla.ferrer@advantech.fr