#IMM2021 Online Kick-off on April 15th, 2021

Industry meets Makers started the 6th round

On April 15th 2021 at 3 pm it was that time again! Industry meets Makers entered its 6th round. Due to Covid the 2nd time with a virtual event.

ABB, Energie AG / Wertstatt 8, HP, Infineon, PALFINGER, Phoenix Contact, Salzburg Research, the Smart Textiles Austria Platform, TELE Haase, Microtronics, the VOSS Incubator and the Vienna Business Agency presented 11 exciting future tech challenges, which can be worked on together over the next 6 months.

The topics range from IoT, AI, VR, 3D printing, data, robotics, automation, app development and rapid prototyping to smart production, smart home, smart textiles, new work, electronic waste disposal and the design of interactive learning elements.

Welcome

It started with a welcome by the organisers, supporters and programme partners.

Present were Thom Kunz (moderator / 00:00), Eva Czernohorszky (Vienna Business Agency / 04:33), Sandra Stromberger (founder of Industry meets Makers / 06:20), Prof. Franz Fidler (UAS St. Pölten & Digital Makers Hub / 07:52), Federal Minister Dr. Margarete Schramböck (Federal Ministry for Digitalisation and Economy / 25:07), Claudia Kanonier (Urban Innovation Vienna & DigitalCity.Wien 23:04), Florian Reininger (GEMINI Startup Base / 11:44), Thomas Gruber (Umdasch Group Ventures / 12:25) and Clemens Mayer (Mayer Makes / 13:10) as well as the local network partners – Rosemarie Pichler (Zukunftsakademie Mostviertel / net for future / 15:32), Gabriel Gruber (Business Upper Austria / 16:08), Oliver Wagner (ITG Salzburg / 16:50), Tina Blaser (WISTO / 17:52), Michael Sedlak (Wirtschaftsagentur Burgenland / 18:22), Daniel Krautzer (SFG / 19:12), Paul Erian (BABEG / 19:51), Mario Weikenkas (Standortagentur Tirol & Enterprise Europe Network / 20:38) and Andreas Winkler (NOI Techpark / 21:06).