What is the Industry 4.0 Challenge?
A challenge based program which stresses collaboration between corporations and startups. Startups involved with Industry 4.0 will have an opportunity to broadcast their ideas and meet corporations involved in the tech sector.
Why?​
To build bridges between enterprises facing the challenges of the new industrial revolution and innovative startups with potential solutions for them, so they can mutually benefit from each other and disrupt their markets through innovation.
How?
By bringing together top startups and brave enterprises whose interests intersect with the challenges posed by the innovation spurred by Industry 4.0.
 
*Between Nov 12th - Dec 18th

Areas of Interest

Projects presented must have Low Cost Technologies / Solutions at the centre and cover at least one of the following areas:

Smart Logistics

  • Fleets and products geolocalizing, control and tracking.
  • Smart packaging.

Smart Production

  • Sensors to cloud for proactive managing and controlling of production processes, production systems, infrastructures and environment.
  • Sensors’ data presentation in augmented reality.

Smart Data

  • Focused advanced analytics for a particular value chain link, from production to customers relationship.
  • Data collection from natural language for automation and data exchange in sales and customer relationships.

Smart Energy & Recycling

  • Capture and reverse heat in production processes.

Others

  • A wild card will be reserved for any projects that do not fall within any of the categories listed here, but still is identified as a potential solution to existing or future challenges or stands out due to its innovative project.

What is Offered?

Access to Industry 4.0 Sector
Access to some of the best organizations in the Industry 4.0 sector

Panels
Private conferences, panel discussions, and case study performances​​
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Mentoring
Mentoring sessions with top professionals​
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Guidance
Entrepreneurial advice and guidance
Networking
Connection with potential clients/Validation of business model​

Opportunities
You may gain an opportunity to continue developing your solutions with Accio and its partners​
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Hospitality
On top of this, we'll cover accommodation, lodging, and lunch during the i4.0 Challenge

Organizing Company

​La Salle, an institution with more than three hundred years of history, is a founding member of the Ramon Llull University, offering specialized university programs in architecture, engineering, business management, and animation and VFX. With a clear international vocation, it's connected to 60 Lasallian university centers in 77 countries in the world, with more than 1 million students and 10 million alumni. La Salle uses entrepreneurship, through La Salle Technova Barcelona, to create and innovation park and accelerator for technology-based startups.

With the support of:

ACCIÓ is the public agency for the competitiveness of the Catalan company, attached to the Department of business and knowledge of the Generalitat de Catalunya. It's aim is to promote the competitiveness and growth of the Catalan business, through the promotion of innovation, internationalization and the attraction of investments.