Fira Barcelona · 2015 Report - page 88

Internet of Things Solutions
World Congress
Fira de Barcelona is firmly committed to
promoting innovative sectors with high
growth potential, and in 2015 this com-
mitment came to fruition in the form of
the Internet of Things Solutions World
Congress. The technologies and solutions
grouped under the term Internet of Things
are beginning to change industry as we
know it, and in its edition this new fair and
congress showcased all its potential and
brought together the leading international
stakeholders, experts and companies.
The programme of conferences
focused not only on cross-cutting issues
affected all industrial sectors, but also
the six vertical themes around which the
event was structured: Manufacturing,
Transport & Logistics, Healthcare, Energy
and Utilities, Technology, and Innovation.
The speakers included such eminent
figures as Jonathan Ballon, Intel vice-
president and head of IoT strategy; Colin
Parris, vice-president of software research
General Electric; and Joseph Durham,
head of research and development at
Amazon Robotics.
Edition
1st
Area
14,000 m²
Exhibitors
86
Type
Professional
Activities
Testbed area
Innovation marketplace
6
large
sectors
The IoT industry will
generate a turnover of
14 billion dollars in 2030
(Accenture)
Gran Via venue
16 18 /September
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