6G4Society

Hannover Messe
2025-03-31 - 2025-04-04 | Hannover, Hannover, Germany
Getting Down to Business
Interesting facts about professional trade show visitors to HANNOVER MESSE

Large Concentration of Decision-Makers
Two-thirds of attendees are involved in making investment decisions in their companies. 22 percent of those surveyed come to Hannover with concrete investment plans – and this tendency is rising.

Broad Industry Structure
HANNOVER MESSE brings the core industrial sectors together at one location – from drive engineering, automation, energy, R&D and industrial IT to subcontracting. This is the place where exhibitors cross the boundaries of technology and industry.

International Audience
One third of all professional visitors come from outside Germany – and more than half of these come from outside the EU. Every second attendee from Germany travels more than 300 kilometers to appear in Hannover.

Broad Renge of Topics
Exhibitors gain customers through innovation. Professional visitors to the trade show see HANNOVER MESSE as the most important window to the future of industry. With its annual key topics, HANNOVER MESSE hits the nerve of the times.

Clear Business Objectives
Visitors want to see and experience new things. Among the top goals of the visitors are the search for innovations and trends, the exchange of experience and information, networking and generating new business contacts.

Strong Visitor Loyality
Return visitors and first-time attendees at HANNOVER MESSE balance each other out. Regular exhibitors have the opportunity to tap new target groups and foster their existing relationships.

Interest in Technological Leaders
What are the big players up to? That’s something that interests every trade show visitor. Global market leaders know that if you want to be one of the big players, you need to appear at HANNOVER MESSE.

Successful Profile
Over 70 percent of professional visitors surveyed stated that a visit to HANNOVER MESSE benefits their professional activity significantly or very significantly in comparison to a visit to other industrial trade shows. For a third, it is even the only trade show they visit every year.

International Trade Fair Network
Growth markets need effective business platforms. Despite today’s networked world, trade fairs still serve as a central meeting place for market participants. We create such platforms – worldwide – on the basis of our extensive and experienced network, unique skills and strong trade fair brands. We look forward to seeing you at one or more of our global trade fairs.

SNS ICE Final Event – Showcasing Key Achievements
2025-04-28 14:00 - 16:00 (Europe/Helsinki) | Online
Date & Time: April 28th, 14:00 – 16:00 CEST
Location: Online (registration required)
Join us for the SNS ICE Final Event, where we will present the key outcomes of the project to a broad audience. This event will be an opportunity to explore the significant contributions of SNS ICE in shaping the future of 6G smart networks and services!
About SNS ICE
SNS ICE (Smart Networks and Services International and European Cooperation Ecosystem) was a collaborative initiative aimed at fostering global engagement and cooperation in the preparation of 6G networks and services. The project successfully served as a platform for presenting, leveraging, and positioning SNS JU activities and achievements in major European and international forums.
Throughout its duration, SNS ICE:

Established strategic dialogues at the European level among Horizon Europe Partnerships, national initiatives, and R&D clusters.
Fostered international collaboration with key regions actively working on 6G development.
Monitored and communicated key standardization activities and roadmaps.
Engaged with vertical industries to promote SNS JU solutions and explore tailored 6G applications.
Organized workshops and participated in major global events such as Techritory and EuCNC, ensuring widespread dissemination of SNS JU progress.

As the project concludes, this final event will highlight its main achievements and contributions to securing Europe’s leadership in 6G development.
Learn more: https://smart-networks.europa.eu/csa-s/#SNS-ICE

Agenda

Time (CET)
Session Title
Presenter

14.00 – 14.10
Intro & Welcome
Kostas Trichias (6G-IA, SNS ICE Coordinator)

14.10 – 14.20
Opening Statement from DG CONNECT
Miguel Gonzalez Sancho
(E1 Head of Unit at DG CONNECT)

14.20 – 14.30
The SNS JU towards 2030
Erzsebet Fitori
(Executive Director of SNS JU)

14.30 – 14.55
International Landscape & 6G Standardization
• International Impact of SNS JU & global synergies
• SNS ICE International landscape survey
• 6G Standardization landscape & timelines
Colin Willcock (6G-IA Chairman)
Kostas Trichias (6G-IA, SNS ICE Coordinator)
José Almodóvar Chico (Senior R&D consultant at TNO)

14.55 – 15.20
EU collaboration & National Initiatives
• National Initiatives landscape analysis
• Opportunities for synergies between National Initiatives & SNS JU
• Analysis of the EU Cloud landscape
Prachi Sachdeva (5G/6G Consultant at TNO)
Maria Raftopoulou (Scientist Innovator at TNO)
Alexandros Kaloxylos (6G-IA Executive Director)

15.20 – 15.35
Vertical landscape & Vertical Engagement Tracker
• Vertical Stakeholders Survey
• Vertical Engagement Tracker tour
Raffaele De Peppe (Strategy & Innovation Officer at TIM)
Maria Giuffrida (Senior Researcher at TRUST-IT)

15.35 – 15.45
Key recommendations to Stakeholders
Carles Anton Haro (Director of R&D Programmes
at CTTC)

15.45 – 16.00
Q&A
Kostas Trichias (6G-IA, SNS ICE Coordinator) & ALL
