Three days of talks, debates, meetings, job interviews, news from the digital world and robotics in the presence of the main players in the sector.
From 16 to 18 June the Romagna city becomes the world capital of innovation with the WMF which realizes the Innovation Fair, – The largest fair on digital innovation, which brings to Italy all the latest news – Italian and international – in the sector. In the Exhibition Area of the Rimini Fair, thematic districts, events on digital professions, cinema, publishing, in the presence of sector agencies, realities from the world of e-commerce, space economy, podcast. More than 200 exhibitors – including Intel, Aruba, Nexi, Rai, Ministry of Culture – and over 100 events with an agenda full of networking moments, business matching, B2B meetings and where you can interact with international startups, investors, innovative companies. In the robotics pavilion, Sophia, Spot and iCub are present.
Innovation, building the future and a trade fair area where all the main players in the sector will exhibit: digital agencies, companies, e-commerce and robotics companies, international startups, and a focus on digital professions where supply and demand meet. This is the program for the 10th edition of the WMF – the largest Digital Innovation Festival on the planet. A one-of-a-kind event to be experienced, which will take place from 16 to 18 June at the Fiera di Rimini with a calendar full of news and opportunities.
The WMF is growing and evolving and, in addition to the typical format focused on training and vertical events related to sharing ideas for creating the future, it is creating a real International Innovation Fair – Main Sponsor of the event Emilia-Romagna Region – in which over 200 companies will exhibit, including Intel, Aruba, Huawei, Enel, Rai, ESA – European Space Agency, Ministry of Culture, Mediaset Infinity, Mailchimp, Storyblock, Nexi, ISIPM, Mediaset Infinity, Manzoni, SiteGround, OPLON, SAP, Sprinklr, Active Powered, EURid and Il Sole 24 Ore.
THE'Innovation Fair will be an opportunity for the entire Italian and international sector to meet, the protagonist of a highly anticipated 3-day event packed with multiple events – over 100 scheduled – with 21 open stages in the Exhibition Area, B2B, training and work meetings on the world of digital professions. And there will also be space for the world of books, publishing and journalism with book presentations, cinema with screenings, guests and awards, entertainment with guests of the caliber of Mario Calabresi, Federico Faggin, Pif, Pupi Avati, and numerous companies that will be available to participants who will experience the exhibition area.
Great space for the world of robotics, with the presence of the robot Sophia, the most advanced humanoid robot in the world, Spot, the most versatile quadruped robot in the world, and iCub, the humanoid robot supporting research, as well as Robidone, Teotronico, the robot pianist and Roboldo. Space will also be given to the theme of female empowerment thanks to the contribution of women who work in the technological field and who actively contribute to innovating it. And on the Open Stages, in-depth analysis of topics such as Space Economy, Podcast, Metaverse, NFT, Sustainability, Legal Tech, for an updated snapshot of all the future trends in expanding sectors.
After being recognized as a European point of reference for the startup world, in the WMF exhibition area an entire pavilion will be dedicated to Italian and international startups and scaleups, who will meet with entrepreneurs and international delegations from Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Poland, Malta and Spain for numerous business moments.
Visitors to the Innovation Fair will be able to see up close the best startups and scaleups on the international scene that will take turns on the Startup Stage, Future Stage and in the Startup District, the dedicated thematic exhibition district.
Rimini Fiera – on the occasion of the WMF – will also host the new edition of the Digital Job Fair, the set of events and initiatives dedicated to the digital job market and professions, its professionals and the skills it requires. Inside – in addition to the Digital Job Placement, a recruiting service for the digital job market – job interviews, training on the fundamental skills for today's job market, reflections on the evolution of smart working and proposals and contributions useful for the definition of a regulatory framework for Digital Creators, after the hearing of Search On Media Group, the company organizing the WMF, at the Chamber of Deputies on the matter.
To the WMF2022 a large number of institutional representatives will also participate - including the Undersecretary of Health Andrea Costa and the Undersecretaries of Foreign Affairs Benedetto Della Vedova and Manlio Di Stefano - who will address, in specific panels and moments of sharing, topics regarding the challenges of the country's future for the construction of a more equitable and sustainable future: from the missions of the PNRR to innovative entrepreneurship, to the Italian cultural heritage, through the digitalization of the Public Administration and the regulation of digital professions.
"Never before have we believed in the importance of cooperation to achieve shared, fair and supportive goals, on the occasion of the tenth edition of the WMF. Our vision remains the one we identified over 15 years ago: building a better future starting from education and training with respect to the conscious use of technological and digital innovation tools." said Cosmano Lombardo, CEO of Search On and creator of the WMF. “We believe it is essential to gather all the realities of the world of innovation in a virtuous and sustainable network. We perceive a great desire to mobilize, together, to create something unique for the future of all and we are here for this”.
Finally, there will be moments of shows, entertainment and live musical performances in all the exhibition pavilions, for a 3-day event that will also move to the rhythm of music and artistic performances.
To allow participants to better organize their participation in the WMF, different types of tickets are available: in addition to the Full ticket, which also allows you to take part in the training, there is the Fiera ticket, with access to the Innovation Fair, job interviews, 21 open stages and the startup district, and the Visitor ticket, which, in addition to the fair part, also allows you to attend all the events of the Mainstage.
To enhance networking, the dedicated ibrida.io platform has also been optimized, which will allow all participants and companies to schedule meetings and contact people.
WMF – The Largest Festival on Innovation
The appointment with the International Fair dedicated to the world of innovation is back on June 16, 17 and 18: the WMF2022, scheduled at the Rimini fair, will once again bring together professionals, sector players, startups, universities, NPOs and institutions for three days entirely dedicated to digital and social innovation. With over 24,000 participants in 2021, 100 events in 3 days, more than 600 speakers from all over the world and over 500 exhibitors and sponsors in an Exhibition Area that also welcomed Ministries, Regions, Municipalities, Public Bodies and more than 700 startups and investors: the WMF – conceived and produced by Search On Media Group – is the largest Festival on Digital and Social Innovation.
Search On Media Group
Since 2004, the company has aimed to spread digital culture by managing communities, supporting sharing activities and carrying out strategic and operational consultancy, with the Search On Consulting department, in the Digital Marketing and Digital Transformation sector for large companies. From the experience and professionalism of Search On Media Group, the Education Business Unit was born – which organizes the WMF and other training events – and the ibrida.io platform – which manages online, hybrid and offline events, in a customizable and flexible way.
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