The University of Oulu is an international science university which creates innovation for the future, well-being, and knowledge through multidisciplinary research and education.

Future innovation is about seeking, utilizing and applying new knowledge. The University of Oulu researches people and culture in a changing living environment, as well as opportunities that new technology provides for improving the well-being of people and the environment. The University of Oulu is a multidisciplinary expert in Northerness.

Founded in 1958, our research and education community is 16 000 students and 3000 employees strong, and one of the biggest and the most multidisciplinary universities in Finland. The eight faculties, the many departments and the specialized research units of the University of Oulu create the foundation for multiscientific research, innovation and training of experts for demanding professional tasks.

European leader in agricultural robotics (Vegetables and Vines).

Naïo Technologies develops, builds and markets intelligent, autonomous systems dedicated to agricultural applications. The business was founded in 2011 by Aymeric Barthes and Gaetan Severac, two engineers passionated about developing technologies that could support sustainable agriculture in a cost-effective and environment-friendly way.

Cargotec (Nasdaq Helsinki: CGCBV) enables smarter cargo flow for a better everyday with its leading cargo handling solutions and services. Cargotec’s business areas Kalmar, Hiab and MacGregor are pioneers in their fields. Through their unique position in ports, at sea and on roads, they optimise global cargo flows and create sustainable customer value. Cargotec’s sales in 2017 totalled approximately EUR 3.3 billion and it employs over 11,000 people.

CNH Industrial (NYSE: CNHI / MI: CNHI) is a global capital goods company specializing in equipment and services for Agriculture and Construction. The Company operates commercially through its brand portfolio which includes Case IH, New Holland Agriculture, STEYR, CASE and New Holland Construction Equipment. We sustainably advance the noble work of agriculture and construction workers.

Hexagon’s Geosystems division provides a comprehensive portfolio of digital solutions that capture, measure, and visualise the physical world and enable data-driven transformation across industry ecosystems. Our reality-capture technologies create digital worlds from different views, whether a single dimension between two walls in a house, cadastral boundaries of properties or 3D shapes of cities, infrastructures, utilities, entire countries or even crime scenes. These digital worlds provide actionable information vital for understanding, planning and execution. During execution, Geosystems’ positioning, guiding and visualisation solutions empower users to work with the highest efficiency and quality.

The Technische Universität Dresden is one of the top universities in Germany and Europe: strong in research and considered first-rate with respect to the range and the quality of the study programmes it offers, it is also closely interconnected with culture, business and society. As a modern comprehensive, multi-discipline university and with its 18 faculties it has a broad and diverse scientific spectrum that only few other universities in Germany are able to match. It is Saxony’s largest university. The large campus family of the TU Dresden is comprised of 33,500 students and approximately 11,300 employees – among them 566 professors. With its Institutional Strategy or Zukunftskonzept in German – “The Synergetic University”, the Cluster of Excellence “cfaed – Centre for Advancing Electronics Dresden” and the two follow-up proposals, “Centre for Regenerative Therapies Dresden (CRTD)” and “Dresden International Graduate School for Biomedicine and Bioengineering (DIGS-BB)”, the TU Dresden on 15 June 2012 achieved the title of University of Excellence in the first phase of the Excellence Initiative launched by the German federal and state governments. This means that it is one of Germany’s eleven universities of excellence.

SATEL – the world’s leading expert and innovator in wireless networking technology. They design, manufacture and offer high quality connectivity solutions that enable secure, mission-critical connections, utilizing the best characteristics of each technology for real-life use-cases.

Their solutions are used in wide range of industrial applications all over the world – everything from electricity distribution to waterworks, from machine control to harbour logistics, from weather stations to environmental monitoring and from precise positioning to irrigation systems.

Main Street Autonomy makes sensor calibration, localization, and mapping software that improves robot performance and expands operational domain.

Our solutions use any combination of sensors, are easy to configure and simple to use, operate indoors and outdoors, and deliver industry-leading accuracy.

MSA resiliently handles intermittent or unreliable sensors, which enables transitions to/from GPS-denied areas. We operate in environments ranging from flat low-feature to complex 3D terrain with bumps, slopes, camber, and associated uneven sensor sightlines. We perform true multi-modal sensor fusion in challenging egomotion situations without synchronized sensors.

The University of Tampere and Tampere University of Technology merged on 1 January 2019. The new Tampere University together with Tampere University of Applied Sciences forms a new higher education community in Tampere with competitive edges in health, society and technology.

We offer our students flexible and individual study paths that enable them to develop in-depth expertise, mutual understanding, and grasp broad multidisciplinary perspectives. Our community educates the shapers of the future – individuals who understand people, identify technological opportunities and are accustomed to the culture of cooperation already upon graduation.

Vanderlande is a market-leading, global partner for future-proof logistic process automation in the warehousing, airports and parcel sectors. Its extensive portfolio of integrated solutions – innovative systems, intelligent software and life-cycle services – results in the realisation of fast, reliable and efficient automation technology.

The company focuses on the optimisation of its customers’ business processes and competitive positions. Through close cooperation, it strives for the improvement of their operational activities and the expansion of their logistical achievements.

Vanderlande’s warehousing solutions are the first choice for many of the largest global e-commerce players and retailers in food, fashion and general merchandise across the globe. The company helps them to fulfil their promise of same-day delivery for billions of orders, with nine of the 15 largest global food retailers relying on its efficient and reliable solutions.

As a global partner for future-proof airport solutions, Vanderlande’s market-leading baggage handling systems and related passenger solutions are capable of moving over 4 billion pieces of baggage around the world per year. These are active in more than 600 airports, including 12 of the world’s top 20.

Vanderlande is also a leading supplier of process automation solutions that address the challenges in the parcel market. More than 52 million parcels are sorted by its systems every day, which have been installed for the world’s leading parcel handling companies.

Established in 1949, Vanderlande has more than 9,000 employees, all committed to moving its customers’ businesses forward at diverse locations on every continent. With a consistently increasing turnover of 2.4 billion euros, it has established a worldwide reputation over the past seven decades as a global partner for future-proof logistic process automation.

Queen’s University has a long history of scholarship, discovery, and innovation that shapes our collective knowledge and helps address some of the world’s most pressing challenges. Home to more than 25,000 students, Queen’s offers a comprehensive research-intensive environment. Diverse perspectives and a wealth of experience enrich our students and faculty while a core part of our mission is to engage in international learning and research.

Queen’s University is ranked in the top 10 globally in the 2022 Times Higher Education Impact Rankings. The rankings measured over 1,500 post-secondary institutions on their work to advance the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

CECE The Committee of European Construction Equipment (www.cece.eu) is the recognised organisation representing and promoting the European construction equipment and related industries in order to achieve a fair competitive environment via harmonised standards and regulations. CECE is a European network consisting of a secretariat in Brussels and national associations in 13 European countries. The industry behind CECE comprises 1,200 companies.