PARTNERS. udenrigsministeriet The Trade Council. Innovationsnetværket RoboCluster

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1 PARTNERS udenrigsministeriet The Trade Council R-18 is a three day expo-conference in the world s most innovative robotics hub of Odense, Denmark. Join us when we explore the latest research and development within robotics & drones, unfold perspectives of business utilization and come to meet fellow business leaders, politicians and decision-makers from all industries. R-18 offers a comprehensive conference program with national and international keynote speakers, an exhibition area with live demos and partner events such as Danish Export Day 2018, Innovation Forum for Drones and Odense Investor Summit Innovationsnetværket RoboCluster

2 R-18 ROBOT TRADE FAIR R-18 is where leading robotic companies and suppliers showcase their latest hard- and software developments alongside technologies within the robotics and drone business. Each day is focused on an important theme which the Robot community must address to ensure a successful transition towards the future. 11 September 2018: Export Summit 12 September 2018: Scaleup Summit 13 September 2018: Strategic HR & Recruitment R-18 shares venue and dates with the electronic trade fair E-18, and as such there will be an increased focus on Industry 4.0 & 5.0, Cloud Computing, IoT, Big Data, human-robot interaction and Artificial Intelligence, robotics and business optimization across both fairs. As a visitor you can walk freely between the fairs. R-18, E-18 & partner events are expected to attract more than visitors.

3 R-18 EXPORT SUMMIT HIGHLIGHTS How can your business gain a competitive advantage with the latest technologies? Date: 11 September 2018 Target Group: Business decision makers, robot professionals & influencers You will learn more about the latest trends and developments within robotics, deep learning, sensors, AI, IoT and Next Gen Computing. But more importantly, we will give you inspiration on how you can use these technologies in your everyday business development, your future positioning and your international sales. Trade fair opening by Danish Minister for Foreign Affairs Anders Samuelsen & Mayor of Odense Peter Rahbæk Juel SPEAKERS Henrik I. Christensen, Qualcomm Chancellor Research Lead on US National Robotics Initiative Hanspeter Fässler, ANYbotics AG Executive Chairman & Co-Founder Leo Zhou, CEO Nordbo Systems CONTRIBUTORS udenrigsministeriet The Trade Council

4 R-18 SCALEUP SUMMIT HIGHLIGHTS How can you scale your business through investments and co-operations? Date: 12 September 2018 Target Group: Start-Ups and Scale-Ups looking for investments or acceleration partners. Business angels, investors and established mature companies looking for small, agile R&D partners You will learn more about how you can scale your business from start-up to international blockbuster. You will gain insights on the business acceleration opportunities that the robotics cluster in Odense represents. You will learn from best-practise examples and from international keynotes how to prepare optimally for the scale-up journey. Odense Investor Summit 2018 The Odense model SPEAKERS Henrik Bennetsen, Canvas Co-founder and Chief Business Officer Sofie Woge, Tendo Founder & CEO Henrik Anker, Gibotech CEO CONTRIBUTORS

5 R-18 STRATEGIC HR & RECRUITMENT How do we keep improving the tech labour talent pool? Date: 13 September 2018 Target Group: HR and decision makers from the tech sector, talents looking for new opportunities and everyone just curious to learn what to expect from the future labour market. We will invite HR groups and decison makers from the tech industry to join our targeted program to learn more about how to attract and retain talents - both locally and from abroad. Speakers from very different industries will also present how they work with the latest technologies to automate and digitize tasks and processes. They will give their take on how we can all prepare ourselves the best way possible for the future labour market where robotics, artificial intelligence and the like will be regular tools we all use. HIGHLIGHTS Guide on how to onboard international talents Digital transformation in different industries How to prepare for the future labour market SPEAKERS Amit Kurmar Pandey, Softbanks Robotics Chief Scientist Peder Jest, Odense Universitet Hospital CMO Niels Tasior Kodal, Daxiomatic Development Architect & partner CONTRIBUTORS Innovationsnetværket RoboCluster

6 R-18 PARTNER EVENTS Danish Export Day 2018 In cooperation with the Trade Council, Danish Export Day 2018 will be integrated into R-18 on Tuesday September 11 th. The event includes an opening by Danish Minister For Foreign Affairs Anders Samuelsen, presentation of the Vitus award and conferences. The event is open to all visitors. It is expected that Danish Export Day 2018 will attract between decision makers and commercial attachés from various business and branches, all of whom are invited to visit the fair during the day. Odense Investor Summit 2018 In cooporation with Odense Seed and Venture and Nordea, Odense Investor Summit 2018 is incorporated into R-18 on Wednesday September 12 th. The summit is where robots, drones and health tech meets investment capital and it is expected that more than 20 startups will pitch their business ideas to 100+ investors bringing in excess of DKK 200 mill. in funds to the summit. Odense Investor Summit 2018 will attract more than 350 investors and other stakeholders, who all are invited to visit the fair during the day. (Odense Investor Summit 2018 is by invitation only) udenrigsministeriet The Trade Council

7 R-18 PARTNER EVENTS E-18 Electronic Trade Fair Date: September 2018 Target Group: Electronic manufactures & suppliers plus professionals with interest in electronic production and/or digitization. The E-18 electronic trade fair includes a strong conference program, an exciting innovation zone with new technologies, focus on Industry 4.0 & big data etc., an electronics production in Denmark theme, workshops, startups, networking and much more. The Electronics Fair in 2016 ensured over 3,600 satisfied visitors and 142 content exhibitors. UAS Drone exhibition Date: September 2018 Target Group: Drone manufactures & suppliers plus professionals with interest in present and future areas where drones can benefit industries and business. UAS Denmark, the national Danish drone cluster, has relocated the Danish annual drone exhibition to R-18. Therefore, you can meet a variety of drone startups and companies at the R-18 as well as the national industry network for drones - UAS Denmark. Together the Danish Offshore innovation network Offshoreenergy.dk and The Danish Industry Network for drones UAS Denmark - have created Innovation Forum for Drones, for the benefit of cooperation between the offshore and drone sector. Innovation Forum for Drones will host a matchmaking session between the two industries at R-18. In addition to meeting drone start-ups and doing matchmaking sessions at R-18 you can also participate at theme workshops as well as join the live drone demo day at Hans Christian Andersen Airport on September the 14 th.

8 R-18 KEYNOTES Throughout the fair we have a variety of national and international keynote speakers, to ensure that R-18 is the place to be if you want the latest news and knowledge of cutting-edge trends related to the specific theme of the day. SPEAKERS FREE ENTRANCE You have free access to both R-18 and E-18 incl. keynotes. Full program and speaker list will be available at Anders Samuelsen Minister for Foreign Affairs Henrik I. Christensen Qualcomm Chancellor Research Lead on US National Robotics Initiative Global competition getting more fierce forcescompanies to adapt to digital trends. Henrik will focus on the importance of defining a national strategy for robotics in maintaining competitive strength. Hanspeter Fässler ANYbotics Executive Charirman & Co-founder With omnidirectional automated mobile robotics (AMR) being an insufficient technological trend, ANYbotics revolutionize advanced robotic mobility with their all-terrain locomotion technology. Torben Lund Nilfisk Senior Vice President of Connected Autonomous Solutions Being one of the central global players in the market, Nilfisk Advance are actively engaged in disrupting the market for industrial cleaning machinery on a global scale. Amit Kurmar Pandey Chief Scientist Softbank Robotics Leading the development of social robotics, Amit will give his view on how optimal human-robot interaction can be achieved. Leo Zhou CEO Nordbo Systems Nordbo Systems is working with advanced software for robotic technologies that enables users to easily use robots as tools for a vast variety of different processes in the industry. Nordbo Systems has entered the Chinese market very succesfully and will share insights on how to scale up your business with the needs from China as a guideline for the technical- and business development.