The World Internet of Things Exposition, WIOT in short, went underway Sunday in Wuxi city, Jiangsu province. The event runs from September 10 to 13.
The exposition includes a main conference, 10 summit forums, an exhibition of internet of things applications and products, the third IEEE International Smart Cities Conference and six related events.
Compared with the 2016 WIOT, this year’s exposition has a larger scale. It is expected to attract 5300 enterprises and 9,000 guests.
The exhibition venue for IoT application and product display has a total space of 50,000 square meters to accommodate up to 522 exhibitors from more than 20 countries and regions, including 23 Fortune 500 companies. The total number of visitors is expected to reach 140,000.
The third IEEE International Smart Cities Conference is a newly added event at the exposition this year, inviting 200 foreign experts to attend. The 2017 WIOT will invite well-known institutes and firms from China and abroad to support the exposition.
This year’s WIOT will hold two additional summits concerning artificial intelligence, narrow band internet of things and smart physical education.
Many domestic and foreign firms, such as AstraZeneca, Huawei, China Electronics Technology HIK Group Co Ltd and NetEase, have been invited to take part in the exposition. An IoT investment summit and signing ceremonies for key projects will be a special highlight of the exposition.
The exposition is expected to propel the development of Wuxi’s IoT industry, promoting the industrial and technological transformation of the city.
The expo is organized by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Government of Jiangsu province IoT connection with the world for a better future as the theme.
