For three days, Mindtech brought together more than 200 exhibiting companies, around twenty workshops and worskhops, more than 90 national and international speakers, and more than 300 bilateral B2B meetings; a centre of knowledge, innovation and business exchange that attracted more than 10,000 visitors, reaching the organisation’s own forecasts.
International participation
On an international level, the fair was attended by companies from 17 countries: Argentina, Qatar, Colombia, South Korea, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, France, India, Italy, Japan, Norway, Portugal, United Kingdom, Ukraine, Uruguay and Singapore; and the outstanding presence of Mexico, which was the guest country at this edition.
Institutional representation
The fair was attended by senior institutional leaders such as the Ambassador of Mexico in Spain, the Secretary of State for Defence, the Regional Minister of Economy and Industry, the Regional Minister of Employment and Emigration, the State Delegate in Consorcio Zona Franca de Vigo, the Vice President of the Deputation of Pontevedra, the Mayor of Vigo, the Director of Institutional Relations of Abanca or the President of Ifevi, among others.
More than 90 speakers
Speakers included renowned industry leaders from companies such as Microsoft, ABB, Siemens, Helvetica Digital, Telefonica, Borgwarner, AFIA, LIG Nex1, Navantia, OMC, FINA, Claugto, Korean Aerospace Industries, GRI Renewable Industries, CETEM, Qair, Tedae, Indra, Egyptian Auto Feeders Association, Grupo Oesía, ANDI, Aomori Wind Energy Promotion Council, Sonepar, Bstartup Sabadell, Altia, AER Automation, Aimmap, Gonvauto or Optare, among many others. Consult all the speakers.
This year’s programme included more than 15 conferences and networkings on topics such as security and defence, automotive, aerospace, automation, artificial intelligence, entrepreneurship, renewable energies and attracting professionals to the sector. See the full programme for this year’s event.
7 prize-winners
At this year’s edition, the Mindtech fair recognised 7 companies in its two awards and competition competitions.
The Mindtech Awards were won by the following companies:
- Innovation Category: CENTUM.
- Collaboration: AIMEN.
- Sustainability: CEAMSA.
- Artificial Intelligence: HERMASA.
While in the Mindtech Startup Event, the winners were:
- Most Disruptive Startup Category: KREIOS
- Category Innovation in energy, logistics and environmental systems: Soluciones Aeronáuticas de Galicia (SAEGA)
- Category Digital Industrial Processes: LOGICMELT
Balance
Enrique Mallón, Managing Director of Mindtech: “We would especially like to thank the exhibiting companies that have made a commitment to this fourth edition of the fair. Without them, this meeting and the business and commercial exchanges generated would not have been possible”.
“We value The commitment made by our exhibitors to showcase the potential of our sector from the Iberian Pole to the world, in an event that consolidates its international essence year after year, is extraordinary. We thus close a highly professional fair, which brings together industry and technology leaders in key areas such as security and defence, aerospace, artificial intelligence and internationalisation, among others”.
In this sense, Mindtech has once again established itself as the meeting point for the metal industry and all its associated technologies, the intercontinental hub between Europe, Africa and the Atlantic countries.
“In this edition we have reinforced the essence of Mindtech as an international fair, opening up especially to Mexico as a guest country. “This is an unprecedented showcase to show the world what our sector has to offer,” they add.
Mindtech will return as a biennial trade fair to Ifevi in 2027.
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