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The Smart Event takes place at the "AGORA EINSTEIN" conference centre, located on the Europe's leading international science and technology park of Sophia Antipolis, French Riviera. Sophia Antipolis tech park is located between Nice (25km/16 miles) and Cannes (19km/12 miles).

Sophia Antipolis Tech Park

Ahead of its time and in constant evolution, Sophia Antipolis is regarded as one of the world's most prestigious references for voluntary integrated economic development. A unique concentration of international expertise has imposed Sophia Antipolis over the past four decades as a high tech powerhouse.

The park hosts 1.300 companies, large and medium-sized companies as well as startups, research laboratories and academic institutions that employ over 27000 people of about 70 nationalities.

R&D activities and its 4.000, researchers working in the fields of Information Technologies, Life Sciences and Environmental Sciences cover 40% of the Sophia Antipolis based organisations: Public research centres such as CNRS (National Scientific Research Center), CNRT TELIUS (National Telecommunications Center), INRIA (National Institute for Research in Computer Science and Control), INSERM (National Institute for Health and Medical Research).

Information Technologies account for almost 50% of the total number of jobs and include global standards institutions such as ETSI (European Telecommunications Standards Institute).
Higher education and training are also largely represented: University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, ESSI (Computer Science and Engineering School), CERAM (Management and Technology School), EAI Tech (Euro American Institute of Technology), Eurecom Institute (European Center of Excellence in Communications Systems).

14.000 engineers are employed by Sophia Antipolis companies and 53% of the jobs are defined as higly skilled.