Taking place annually in September in the Sophia Antipolis technology park, Smart Event continues its role in the Industry & Research key events calendar as a major forum of knowledge-sharing, learning, and networking in the fields of e-ID, e-Mobility and Smart Security.
Celebrating in 2009 its 10th edition, it has proven to be a unique meeting place for world-class researchers, innovators, developers and business decision-makers.
Smart Event encompasses 3 international tech conferences covering complementary areas:
► e-Smart: The future of digital security technologies, smart cards & digital security,
► Smart mobility: The building of trusted mobile platforms, applications & services
► World e-ID: The next generation of e-ID management technologies, services & e-Government Applications.
► Smart Event hosts also Smart University advanced educational program.
2009 edition Highlights
• Grand Opening session
Compelling industry and institutional keynote speakers will give and share their views on "Trust in digital life"...
The keynote speakers will include European Commission, Eurosmart, Gemalto, ETSI, Microsoft,
This plenary session will be followed by a panel discussion on the "challenges and opportunities in NFC and Mobile Payment"
• New: closing discussions
Each conference (e-Smart, Smart Mobility, World e-ID) will propose dedicated panel discussions ...
They will address the hottest issues and major trends in the e-ID, e-mobility and smart security domains giving the participants the opportunity to cast new light, to get new benchmarks, to recognise new trends and to foster exchanges.
► Quick facts & figures:
- Over 150 influential speakers from both academia and industry - 120+ presenting organizations
- Over 680 professional participantsfrom 45 countries expected ...
- 3 conferences divided in 6 parallel streams - 9 training modules -10 panels and closing discussions
