The EPHJ-EPMT-SMT Trade Show, which runs 12 to 15 June in Geneva, is the international showcase for high precision technologies in the fields of watch-making and jewellery, medical technology and microtechnology.
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A highpoint of the 2018 show will be a gathering of leading watch-jewellery designers. They will meet to discuss current and future trends and the pivotal role that designers play between the brands and subcontractors active in these segments. Among the names planning to attend are Richard Orlinski, Eric Giroud, Jean-Marc Wiederrecht and Pierre-Laurent Favre.
2017 saw the launch of a start-up ‘village’. Building on the success of that initiative, in 2018 it will be expanded to become a hub for European start-ups.
“We hope to contribute to the emergence and development of young companies that are keenly focused on innovation and the value added they can bring to the different sectors present at the Trade Show”, explains Alexandre Catton, director of the Trade Show. A pitching space will be made available to these start-ups, which will be given a few minutes to present their innovation to a small and select audience.
The 2018 show will also have a more overtly female presence, with a Women’s Day on 13 June, to showcase the role of women in the industry and give the floor to female company heads, industrial experts, managers or creative personnel who make an active contribution to the tech industry.
Another topic for discussion at a round table events is Industry 4.0. The organisers say that this much talked about topic requires objective clarification to fully grasp the significance a development which is set to progressively change industrial reality. This issue will be addressed as clearly as possible with the assistance of prominent personalities and industrialists who are specialists in the field.
The Exhibitors’ Grand Prix, which has become the traditional opening event of the EPHJ-EPMT-SMT Trade Show, will once again be awarded to the most innovative company. Each year, this renowned prize puts its winner firmly in the spotlight, assisted by media promotions around the event. Former winners of the Exhibitors’ Grand Prix have seen their sales boosted considerably as a result of the prize. In 2017, half of the finalists were start-ups.
The EPHJ-EPMT-SMT Trade Show has also just launched its new website in four languages. This site will serve as a year-round window on the activity of its exhibitors and their technological ecosystem, and the homepage will feature news on current developments in the sector.
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