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The next edition of the international tech conference ICT Spring, organised by Farvest, will take place at Luxexpo The Box in Luxembourg-Kirchberg from 30 June to 1 July 2022.
Key areas of focus at this event will include the fast-growing fintech industry, innovations and technologies building the future of the economy, European sovereignty in data and cloud, supply chain initiatives, IT security, HealthTech, entrepreneurship and space technologies.
For its 12th edition in a row, the aim of ICT Spring is to encourage emulation and networking between business decisions makers, innovation managers, startups, researchers and venture capitalists on a European scale. The theme of this new edition is "Beyond Frontiers", i.e. how to design the world of tomorrow.
With the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting increased digitalisation of society, technology is redrawing the boundaries of all aspects of our lives, whether private, public or professional. All these new frontiers in business, security, healthcare, industry and privacy will be highlighted during ICT Spring 2022.
Warner Media, N26, Google, SAP, Tech Crunch, Future World Foundation, UBS, Ferrero and Air Liquide are some of the brands who will share their insights in addition to the many international delegations gathering for the occasion. Participants will learn about the next generation of content, why they should be present (or not) in the metaverse, new opportunities generated by non-fungible tokens (NFTs), the secrets behind Expo 2020 Dubai, the advent of ecommerce in Europe, the latest updates on cybersecurity threats and many other topical issues.
Thematic half-days are proposed to visitors to fit with their profiles and to favour networking with professionals:
- FinTech: The next chapter of finance; data to unlock payments innovation and customer experiences;
- Tech / IT: Beyond Frontiers (Metaverse, NFTs, next generation of content, future of economy), cyber defence and incident response; digital sovereignty powered by the data and cloud Economy; the digitalisation of the supply chain;
- Space: EU technological sovereignty empowered by secure connectivity; accelerating the use of space for the benefits of the society;
- HealthTech: the future of connected healthcare; bringing Care to Home;
- Entrepreneurship: Empowering tech communities; the importance of measuring the evolution and development of ecosystems; using innovation to address global challenges.
In addition, more than 50 startups will join the exhibition area to feature the products and services revolutionising the business. They will be joined by official organisations from Luxembourg's ecosystem as well as technology companies.
This year, the exhibition area will also welcome international pavilions to focus on specific countries and tech hubs to discover what are the challenges they are taking up and the companies at the forefront of these changes.
The conference continues to evolve with the times and, for this new in-person edition, Farvest is joining forces with Luxembourg artist Sumo, the Grand Duchy's metaverse pioneer Mathias Keune and Luxembourg's dedicated fintech centre LHoFT to offer participants a unique dive into the world of NFTs. For ICT Spring, Sumo, who recently designed Luxair's Boeing 737, is creating a unique NFT collection entitled "Beyond Frontiers".
During two days, visitors will be able to attend specific workshops and side events tailored for them with experts coming from all over Europe.
