The 2014 Industrial Technologies conference is organised in Athens, Greece on April 9-11th 2014. The event takes place during the Greek Presidency of the European Council, and follows on from the previous successful Industrial Technologies events in Brussels in 2010 and in Aarhus in 2012.

The main topics to be addressed during Industrial Technologies 2014 are:

• European and global developments  in the high-tech arena
• Re-industrialisation and regional development in Europe
• Technological and entrepreneurial opportunities especially for the Balkan and Mediterranean states
• Launch of Horizon 2020 in the field of enabling technologies
• Cutting-edge research, latest innovations and rising companies

The 3-day programme offers numerous opportunities to meet and hear international high-level speakers from industry, research and policy. The conference includes 4 plenaries, 15 sessions, and 12 workshops with high-level speakers from all the areas of NMP. You can explore cutting-edge technologies and network with innovative start-ups and well-known corporations, top-notch research organisations, technology clusters and various other important stakeholders of the European Technology platforms and the Public Private Partnerships also at the IndustryTech exhibition area. Latest innovations are also showcased in the competitions for posters, projects and demonstrators. In addition, the Greek Showcase highlights excellent Greek research results and innovative companies for the event audience.

For more information about the conference and the exhibition, see the event website at http://www.industrialtechnologies2014.eu .

Industrial Technologies 2014 has received funding from the European Union Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) under grant agreement n° 608672. It is a Greek Presidency 2014 event under the auspices of the General Secretariat of Research & Technology (GSRT).