Brokerage Event@ISM 2026 11-14 November 2026

We're excited to bring together thought leaders, innovators, and enthusiasts from Industry of the Future and Smart Manufacturing for 5 days of inspiring keynote talks, panel discussions, and networking opportunities.

The Brokerage Event @ISM2026 is the perfect and an unique setting where networking and discussing partnership opportunities has never been so easy.

This matchmaking event will take place on November 11-14 in Padua & Venice - Italy, during the 2026 edition of the International Conference on Industry of the Future and Smart Manufacturing (ISM) and aims at attracting companies, organizations, and research institutions from the broad field of Industry 4.0/5.0 – all explicitly focused on getting in contact with potential business partners or project cooperation partners.

The Brokerage Event@ISM2026 will be organized as a hybrid matchmaking event .

In this case, you do not need any additional software, only an up-to-date web browser, a microphone and a webcam.

To participate in the activities in online mode, simply log in with your credentials and click on JOIN.

Participation is free of charge and the official language of this networking event is English.

Register now and join us for an exciting day of networking, new knowledge and business opportunities! Additional information about registration are provided in the “Registration” section.

The physical meetings will be held in https://www.savhotel.com/mantegna/

Join us as we explore the latest trends, connect with like-minded individuals, and gain practical knowledge that you can apply to your work or personal life.

• Publish and showcase your most favorable projects, products, services or know-how to potential international cooperation potential partners

• Promote yourself as a potential partner for joint development or research projects

• Meet numerous prospective cooperation partners in a single day, reducing the amount of time and money needed to find new partners.

• Find investors or commercial/technological/research partners for new business or R&D projects and ideas (e.g EU programme for Research and Innovation)

• Get latest information on industry-related research results and trends

• Meet and share views with industry experts and researchers, including funding opportunities and proposals

• Enterprises

• Start-ups

• Research institutions

• Universities

• Research laboratories

• Cluster organizations

• Public associations/agencies

• Investors/Consultants

Note: Consultants are only allowed to take part in the B2B Meetings, when they are able to offer a specific expertise in the fields of industry 4.0/Smart Manufacturing. This expertise has to be clearly described in the collaboration profile during the registration (marketplace item).

The topics of the Brokerage Event @ISM2026 include (but are not limited to):

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• Additive Manufacturing

• AI-enhanced Manufacturing

• Autonomous production

• Big Data Analytics in Manufacturing and Logistics

• Blockchain for Manufacturing and Logistics

• Cloud Computing

• Cyber Physical Production Systems

• Cyber Security

• Digital Twins

• Economics & Business Models

• Industrial Engineering Education 4.0

• Ergonomics and Social Factor

• Human-Machine Interaction

• Industrial Internet of Things

• Smart and Digital Supply Chains

• Maintenance and Lifecycle Management

• Manufacturing Technologies

• Product & Process Design

• Production Systems and Supply Network Engineering

• Project and Risk Management

• Quality Management & Assurance

• Robotics in Industry

• Occupational Health & Safety

• Simulation in Production and Logistics

• Smart Operators and Human-centric Systems

• Sustainability-oriented production

• VR/AR Applications in Industry