Hannover Messe: The world's largest trade show for industry 4.0

Mission objectives:

• Promote the expertise of Quebec companies, research centres and institutes, and create business and partnership opportunities with the German ecosystem and with other international partners.
• Showcase Quebec innovations in industrial technology and position ourselves as partners of choice.
• Attract large corporations for future innovation and investment projects in Quebec.
• Position Quebec as the ideal place for developing strategic sectors related to digital transformation.

Participation in this mission includes registration for activities in collaboration with NGen:

• Registration for the entirety of the activities in the program offered by NGen along with the Canadian Business Delegation
• A pre-departure seminar – How to prepare for a major trade show – in Montréal in partnership with Vooban
• A welcome seminar in Hanover in partnership with Vooban
• Privileged access to communication tools coordinated by Acclr
• Support to optimize networking and information activities (cocktail with partners, Quebec group dinner, networking with local organizations, conferences, etc.)
• Possibility of visits to key industrial companies in the area
• Access to multiple Hannover Messe pavilions and a personalized/VIP tour organized by the show
• Guidance and operational support throughout your stay from the Acclr team of experts
• A post-event bootcamp in partnership with Vooban in which we will target the right digital transformation project to prioritize following the show.

Who will be interested in this trade mission?

The Hannover Messe show successfully draws a wide range of participants each year. For actors directly or indirectly involved with industrial technologies, the Hanover event lets them meet experts in the following areas:

• Aerospace
• Automation, innovative manufacturing and robotics
• Energy, environment and sustainable development
• Engineering, construction, real estate and infrastructure
• Automotive and electric vehicle industries
• Mines, metals and minerals
• Start-ups, SMEs and large companies
• ICT

From all backgrounds:

• Startups, SMEs and large companies
• NPOs, economic development organizations, business incubators and others
• Public and parapublic policymakers
• Academia, research and innovation

Although the trade mission is held in Germany, the show offers access to many business development markets since attendees come from nearly one hundred different countries.