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Africa Automation Fair 2017 unveils Connected Industries conference

5th April 2017

     

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South Africa’s key industrial automation and control event, Africa Automation Fair, will this year host a high-level conference on Connected Industries in line with growing international focus on the ‘The Fourth Industrial Revolution and the advanced, connected industries of the future.

The event, to be staged at Johannesburg’s Ticketpro Dome from 6 – 8 June, aims to update local automation and process stakeholders on key trends in global manufacturing and process management.

Built on a long history of automation and manufacturing exhibitions, Africa Automation Fair was rebranded and relaunched in 2015. Delegates to the popular exhibition indicated a need for more information-sharing, which informed the launch of the Connected Industries Conference this year, says conference Director HanliGoncalves.

“There is significant interest across Africa in the so-called Industrie 4.0 and Fourth Industrial Revolution, in which smart production methods make processes more efficient and cost-effective,” she says. “This is a key topic across the US and Europe at the moment, and we are bringing leading European experts to South Africa to update South African public and private sector players, large manufacturing and processing plants, and the petrochemical, automotive and mining sectors on the latest trends and best practice internationally.” The Connected Industries conference specifically for the automation and control industries is a first in South Africa, and conference organisers Reed Exhibitions envisage taking the event on the road to East and West Africa in future.

Africa Automation Fair and the Connected Industries conference have been endorsed by, and secured the participation of, a significant number of local and international industry bodies, as well as the South African Departments of Trade and Industry and Science and Technology.

Representatives of the Department of Science and Technology, the European Union Embassy and Chamber of Commerce; the German Embassy and Chamber of Commerce and Industry; the Black Management Forum; the Universities of Pretoria and Johannesburg; industry bodies SAIMC and the IIG and leading enterprises will participate in the three-day event.

In addition to global insight and case studies at the Connected Industries conference, a gala dinner will be held, where EU Ambassador Marcus Cornaro and Matthias Machnig, State Secretary of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, will deliver keynote addresses on the way forward for the Fourth Industrial Revolution in South- and Sub-Saharan Africa, as discussed at the WEF (World Economic Forum 2017).The conference will address the following overarching questions:

Day 1 – Why IIoT/Industrie 4.0? The global economic impact of the Fourth Industrial Revolution on South and Sub-Saharan Africa.
Day 2 – How will IIoT/Industrie 4.0 impact the control and automation industry? The technology behind the Fourth Industrial Revolution and how the implementation of Industrie 4.0/IIoT will impact on efficiency and quality, as well as on infrastructural requirements.
Day 3 – Who will drive IIoT/Industrie 4.0? Supplier/Vendor solution presentations at Africa Automation Fair Theatres.

You can see the full conference programme on the Connected Industries website as well as our speakers, sponsors and general event information.

Register for the Connected Industries conference today!

The scope of Africa Automation Fair 2017 has evolved with the inclusion of the Industry 4.0 / industrial internet of things (IIoT), an exciting outcome of the digital revolution that is changing the way we live and work. Many organisations already focus on how to benefit from it, but extracting maximum value requires a big data approach.  AAF 2017 will be the platform where industrial automation and this digital revolution converge; and where operations technology and information technology blend together to become more intelligent.

Traditionally attracting around 4,500 visitors, Africa Automation Fair has grown in stature and is expected to draw even larger numbers of local, African and international visitors this year. The exhibition area will showcase leading production and automation technologies and services, with three theatre areas for vendor launches and new product demonstrations.
Visitors will also benefit from networking opportunities and new value-added initiatives such as match-making and the Hosted Buyer Programme.

Alongside Africa Automation Fair and the Connected Industries conference, Reed Exhibitions will also present the Pollution and Waste Technology Africa showcase, which will feature its own workshop area.

Africa Automation Fair 2017, the Connected Industries conference and Pollution and Waste Technology Africa will be held from 6-8 June 2017 at the Ticketpro Dome in North Riding, Johannesburg. Entry to the exhibition area is free to visitors who register before 31 May. For more information on the conference, delegate seats and table bookings at the gala dinner, please contact info@connectedindustries.co.za or info@africaautomationfair.com

www.africaautomationfair.com
www.connectedindustries.co.za
www.pollutionwasteafrica.co.za

Events organised by: Reed Exhibitions

About Reed Exhibitions

Reed Exhibitions is the world’s leading events organiser, with over 500 events in 30 countries and serves 43 industry sectors with trade and consumer events. It is part of the RELX Group plc, a world-leading provider of information solutions for professional customers across industries. In South Africa, the group owns major exhibition titles such as Africa Travel Week – International Luxury Travel Market Africa; Incentives, Business Travel & Meetings Africa and World Travel Market Africa, Africa Automation Fair, #Buy a Business Expo, Decorex Joburg, Cape Town and Durban, 100% Design South Africa, Mediatech Africa, Small Business Expo, Sports and Events Tourism Exchange, International Sourcing Fair, Value Added Agriculture in West and East Africa, Pollution and Waste Technology Africa, FIBO and The Butcher’s Market. We also offer strategic venue management solutions – managing the award-winning Ticketpro Dome in Johannesburg.

www.ReedExpoAfrica.co.za

Edited by Creamer Media Reporter

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