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2023 CORPORATE PARTNERS
Discover the powerful community of leading corporations partnering with us this year.
GLOBAL PARTNERS
ARAMCO
Aramco is a global integrated energy and chemicals company. We are driven by our core belief that energy is opportunity. From producing approximately one in every eight barrels of the world’s oil supply to developing new energy technologies, our global team is dedicated to creating impact in all that we do. We focus on making our resources more dependable, more sustainable and more useful. This helps promote stability and long-term growth around the world.
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AXIS
Axis enables a smarter and safer world by creating solutions for improving security and business performance. As a network technology company and industry leader, Axis offers solutions in video surveillance, access control, intercom, and audio systems. They are enhanced by intelligent analytics applications and supported by high-quality training. Axis has around 4,000 dedicated employees in over 50 countries and collaborates with technology and system integration partners worldwide to deliver customer solutions. Axis was founded in 1984, and the headquarters are in Lund, Sweden.
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CISCO
For over 30 years, Cisco has been helping communities around the globe connect, protect, and transform the lives of their residents. Our trustworthy technologies serve as a foundation to expand equitable access, build secure and resilient infrastructure, and power hybrid work and trusted workplaces. Accelerate transformation in your communities with Cisco solutions that enable sustainability, create a more inclusive future for all, and help you build your bridge to possible.
DASSAULT SYSTÈMES
Dassault Systèmes provides business and people with virtual universes to imagine sustainable innovations capable of harmonizing product, nature and life. With the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform, a virtual experience platform, the company allows more than 290,000 customers in almost 140 countries to create innovative new products and services capable of improving the real world.
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HONEYWELL BUILDING TECHNOLOGIES
Honeywell Building Technologies (HBT) is transforming the way every building operates to help improve the quality of life. We are a leading building controls company with operations in more than 75 countries supported by a global channel partner network. Commercial building owners and operators use our hardware, software and analytics to help create safer, more sustainable and productive facilities. Our solutions and services are used in more than 10 million buildings worldwide.
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MASTERCARD
Mastercard leverages its technology and trusted network to build highly collaborative and productive partnerships across the public sector to solve pressing government challenges with a focus on inclusion, innovation and trust.
MICROSOFT
With a foundation of security, privacy, and trust, Microsoft empowers Governments to deliver inclusive programs, transform operations, and enable thriving communities. To help to solve society’s biggest challenges, Microsoft delivers innovation in programs and experiences, empowers the government workforce, transforms operations and services, and secures data and protect resources in government agencies worldwide.
Leveraging comprehensive technology capabilities, Microsoft and its trusted global partner network enables government agencies to accelerate their digital transformation journey.
NOVA CIDADE – Urban Analytics Lab
The NOVA Cidade – Urban Analytics Lab is a network of people and organizations, promoted by NOVA Information Managment School (NOVA IMS), representing the protagonists of the construction of smart cities and territories, which collaboratively develops a set of activities that aim to promote the creation and transfer of knowledge applied in the context of urban intelligence aiming to actively contribute to the construction of smart and sustainable cities and territories. Based on information management and data science and involving local government, academia and industry, we aim to actively contribute to the fulfillment of SDG 11 – Sustainable Cities and Communities of the United Nations, in particular to ensure that those who live, work or visit cities sustainability, inclusion, resilience and security in the multiple dimensions of urban intelligence , with emphasis on responding to the climate emergency, promoting decarbonisation and the energy transition in a move to the circular economy.
NVIDIA
Since its founding in 1993, NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) has been a pioneer in accelerated computing. The company’s invention of the GPU in 1999 sparked the growth of the PC gaming market, redefined computer graphics, ignited the era of modern AI and is fueling industrial digitalization across markets. NVIDIA is now a full-stack computing company with data-center-scale offerings that are reshaping industry. More information at https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/
PwC
With offices in 152 countries and almost 328,000 people, we are among the leading professional services networks in the world. We help organisations and individuals create the value they are looking for, by delivering quality in Advisory, Assurance and Tax services.
ROSHN
ROSHN Group is Saudi Arabia’s most trusted multi-asset class real estate developer, building at unprecedented speed and scale across the Kingdom. ROSHN is transforming the urban landscape of Saudi Arabia, introducing a new way of living built around real communities, quality homes, green spaces, pedestrian-friendly streets, attractive public areas, and a rich array of integrated essential and lifestyle-enhancing amenities. With a commitment to quality of life and sustainability, ROSHN is using new technologies to power a wide range of domestic and civic functions, boosting liveability and sustainability.
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SIEMENS AG
Siemens AG (Berlin and Munich) is a technology company focused on industry, infrastructure, transport, and healthcare. From more resource-efficient factories, resilient supply chains, and smarter buildings and grids, to cleaner and more comfortable transportation as well as advanced healthcare, the company creates technology with purpose adding real value for customers. By combining the real and the digital worlds, Siemens empowers its customers to transform their industries and markets, helping them to transform the everyday for billions of people. Siemens also owns a majority stake in the publicly listed company Siemens Healthineers, a globally leading medical technology provider shaping the future of healthcare. In addition, Siemens holds a minority stake in Siemens Energy, a global leader in the transmission and generation of electrical power.
In fiscal 2022, which ended on September 30, 2022, the Siemens Group generated revenue of €72.0 billion and net income of €4.4 billion. As of September 30, 2022, the company employed around 311,000 people worldwide. Further information is available on the Internet at www.siemens.com.
SMART PORTS: PIERS OF THE FUTURE
The Smart Ports: Piers of the Future is an annual congress linked with the Smart City Expo World Congress, the main international summit on smart cities and urban solutions. For the first time in 2019, six leading ports in the world, Antwerp, Barcelona, Hamburg, Los Angeles, Montreal and Rotterdam, got together to link both concepts: Smart Cities and Smart Ports. In 2020, the Busan Port Authority joined the cause as one of the leading ports in Asia. It is a congress on innovation, sustainability and digital transformation. Some of the most innovative ports of the world share their innovative projects on Drones, Digital Twins, Green Smart Ports and Smart Port Cities among many others, while painting a picture of how our future should be. More sustainable, efficient and connected.
VEOLIA
Veolia Group aims to become the benchmark company for ecological transformation. Present on five continents with nearly 220,000 employees, the Group designs and deploys practical solutions, enhanced by a specific range of digital services, to support cities in the management of water, waste and energy. Through its three complementary activities, Veolia helps to develop access to resources, to preserve available resources and to renew them to create more liveable, resource- and energy-efficient, resilient cities that are closer to their citizens. In 2022, the Veolia group provided 111 million inhabitants with drinking water and 97 million with sanitation, produced nearly 44 million megawatt hours and recovered 61 million tonnes of waste.
DELOITTE
It is Deloitte’s ambition to improve urban living and create better futures for more than one billion people, leveraging our global and local networks as well as working with partners, governments, and NGOs. Deloitte translates a holistic vision of Smart Cities and Urban Transformation into actionable, concrete solutions through the use of advanced technologies, sustainable infrastructure, and smart mobility. Drawing on our cross-sector experience to solve key urban challenges, we aim to progress United Nations Sustainable Development Goal number 11—“Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable”—and believe urban transformation has the potential to meet a full 70% of all UNSDGs.
FCC ENVIRONMENT
FCC Environment is the company inside the FCC Group that, for over 110 years, has been delivering environmental services to 60 million people in more than 5,200 municipalities along the world. From waste management and recycling to every municipal service, it processes annually 24 million tonnes of waste as a resource at nearly 200 sustainable facilities, recovering 4 million tonnes of secondary raw materials (SRM) and refuse-derived fuel (RDF) and 360MWe of non-fossil power. Innovation is in the DNA of FCC Environment, committed to reaching the UN’s Agenda 2030 SDG by developing its 2050 Sustainability Strategy that includes implementing e-mobility and boosting the society to be transformed towards a Circular Economy model.
NVIDIA
NVIDIA pioneered a supercharged form of computing loved by the most demanding computer users in the world — scientists, designers, artists, and gamers. Our invention, the graphics processing unit (GPU), is the engine of modern artificial intelligence. Our technology also accelerates the fastest supercomputers, powers cutting-edge design and VR applications, and it’s the world’s largest gaming platform. We enable the da Vincis and Einsteins of our time to solve their most challenging problems: from building self-driving cars and AI-ready datacentres, to beating devastating diseases like cancer and dementia.
DELL TECHNOLOGIES
The world’s largest sports venues, airports, cities, schools, police departments, and hospitals rely on Dell Technologies Computer Vision solutions. We focus on industry centric customer outcomes to deliver workflows with our partner eco-system, that are tested by our dedicated engineers in extreme real-world scenarios in one of our three global computer vision labs. Our award-winning Validated design process addresses our customers unique requirements by providing a comprehensive workflow strategy that brings together a full range of scalable computer vision components from edge to core to cloud.
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AMAZON WEB SERVICES
Amazon Web Services (AWS) Worldwide Public Sector helps government, education, and nonprofit customers deploy cloud services to reduce costs, drive efficiencies, and increase innovation across the globe. AWS allows customers to pay just for what they use, with no up-front physical infrastructure expenses or long-term commitments. Public Sector organizations of all sizes use AWS to build applications, host websites, harness big data, store information, conduct research, improve online access for citizens, and more. AWS and its partner ecosystem help cities implement smart city solutions to support their goals around energy efficiency, air quality, intelligent transportation, public safety, public health, and other programs focused on improving quality of life and make the world a better place through technology.
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GERMANY TRADE & INVEST
Germany Trade & Invest (GTAI) is the economic development agency of the Federal Republic of Germany. We help create and secure extra employment opportunities, strengthening Germany as a business location. With more than 50 offices in Germany and abroad and its network of partners throughout the world, GTAI supports German companies setting up in foreign markets, promotes Germany as a business location and assists foreign companies setting up in Germany. Whether you require information, consultancy, or project management services – GTAI supports your company’s efforts to establish a business in Germany.
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INDUSTRY PARTNERS
CBRE
CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBRE), a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company headquartered in Dallas, is the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm (based on 2021 revenue). The company has more than 105,000 employees (excluding Turner & Townsend employees) serving clients in more than 100 countries. CBRE serves a diverse range of clients with an integrated suite of services, including facilities, transaction and project management; property management; investment management; appraisal and valuation; property leasing; strategic consulting; property sales; mortgage services and development services.
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DELOITTE
It is Deloitte’s ambition to improve urban living and create better futures for more than one billion people, leveraging our global and local networks as well as working with partners, governments, and NGOs. Deloitte translates a holistic vision of Smart Cities and Urban Transformation into actionable, concrete solutions through the use of advanced technologies, sustainable infrastructure, and smart mobility. Drawing on our cross-sector experience to solve key urban challenges, we aim to progress United Nations Sustainable Development Goal number 11—“Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable”—and believe urban transformation has the potential to meet a full 70% of all UNSDGs.
JOHNSON CONTROLS
At Johnson Controls (NYSE:JCI), we transform the environments where people live, work, learn and play. As the global leader in smart, healthy and sustainable buildings, our mission is to reimagine the performance of buildings to serve people, places and the planet. Building on a proud history of nearly 140 years of innovation, we deliver the blueprint of the future for industries such as healthcare, schools, data centers, airports, stadiums, manufacturing and beyond through OpenBlue, our comprehensive digital offering. Today, with a global team of 100,000 experts in more than 150 countries, Johnson Controls offers the world`s largest portfolio of building technology and software as well as service solutions from some of the most trusted names in the industry.
PARADOX ENGINEERING
Paradox Engineering is a technology company specializing in Internet of Things solutions for Open Cities and other smart environments, with a full blend of competences to enable innovative applications and disruptive business models. Established in 2005 in Switzerland, it is part of MinebeaMitsumi Group.
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PONMETRO Cohesion Department – Italian Government Precidency of the Council of MinistersNY
The Agency promotes economic development and cohesion, enhancing interinstitutional cooperation and strategic partnerships between the parties involved, so as to bridge territorial gaps across the Country and strengthen the administrative capacity of public entities.
In compliance with this mission, the Agency is committed to providing support for implementation of EU and national programmes through accompanying actions addressed to central and regional governments in charge of OPs and to their related beneficiary entities, notably at local level.
SPIE , VDL , Signify
SPIE is the leading independent European pure-player in multi-technical services in the areas of energy and communications. Our 48,000 employees are committed to working with our customers in order to make the energy transition and digital transformation a success. Through the key figures for 2022, find out how SPIE is part of the solution in each of these areas!
WIPRO
Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO) is a leading technology services and consulting company focused on building innovative solutions that address clients’ most complex digital transformation needs. Leveraging our holistic portfolio of capabilities in consulting, design, engineering, and operations, we help clients realize their boldest ambitions and build future-ready, sustainable businesses. With 250,000 employees and business partners across more than 60 countries, we deliver on the promise of helping our clients, colleagues, and communities thrive in an ever-changing world.
UBIWHERE
Founded in 2007, Ubiwhere is a software company focused on the research and development of innovative technological solutions, oriented to the areas of Smart Cities, Telecommunications and Future Internet. The diversified team (more than 80 employees) is one of the pillars of the company’s success, being prepared to face the greatest challenges of the market. Ubiwhere cooperates with a broad technological network at national and international level, which values and recognizes the company’s large-scale contribution in its creative and innovative projects. Ubiwhere is a company recognized through several certifications: ISO 9001:2015, NP 4469:2019 and NP 4457:2007. We have the desire to change the World, which is why we create, design and implement solutions that improve people’s quality of life.
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MILESTONE SYSTEMS
Milestone Systems is a leading provider of an open platform video management software, a technology that helps the world see how to ensure security, protect assets and increase business efficiency. Based on an open platform, XProtect video management software enables integration with the industry’s widest choice in cameras and best-in-class business solutions. Milestone Systems builds an open platform community that fosters collaboration and innovation in the development and use of network video technology, with reliable and scalable solutions proven in more than 500,000 installations worldwide. Always promoting a responsible use of technology and putting people at the core of everything, Milestone Systems was founded in 1998 and it is an independent company of the Canon Group.
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ACCENTURE
Accenture is a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud and security. Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries, we offer Strategy and Consulting, Technology and Operations services and Accenture Song — all powered by the world’s largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centers. Our 710,000 people deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity every day, serving clients in more than 120 countries. We embrace the power of change to create value and shared success for our clients, people, shareholders, partners and communities.
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RENFE
Renfe is Spain´s leading rail operator in Passenger and goods transport. We are commited to safe, efficient and quality rail transport. We set ourselves apart from other transport options and adapt to the needs and demands of the most crucial element in this entire structure: our customers. With more tan 5,000 trains running every day in Spain, over 500 million passengers a year, 18,3 million tons transported each year, nearly 15,000 employees, and exceptional rates of punctuality, quality and satisfaction, Renfe is working to consolidate its leadership in Spain and extend its international reach, with presence in countries as wide-ranging as the United States, France, Mexico and Saudi Arabia.
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EVENT PARTNERS
BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP
cornerstones: providing added-value services for the city and its residents; putting people at the centre, with a special focus on customers and the development of talent; continuous improvement and ongoing adaptation, with special emphasis on digitalisation and innovation; and economic and environmental sustainability, always seeking a balance between economic and social return from investments.
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FIWARE FOUNDATION
Together with its members and partners, FIWARE Foundation drives the definition – and the Open Source implementation – of key open standards that enable the development of portable and interoperable smart solutions in a faster, easier, and affordable way, avoiding vendor lock-in scenarios, whilst also nurturing FIWARE as a sustainable and innovation-driven business ecosystem. Serving diverse domains, FIWARE is the leading Open Source technology for the digitization of smart cities and regions. The foundation achieves this through its offering of reference architectures, standard building blocks, roughly 1,000 Smart Data Models, a standard API, its 31 Innovation Hubs (iHubs), the FIWARE Marketplace, and the support of its global community that combines their efforts toward making FIWARE the Open Source technology of choice.
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LORA ALLIANCE
The LoRa Alliance® is an open, nonprofit association that has become one of the largest and fastest-growing alliances in the technology sector since its inception in 2015. Its members closely collaborate and share experiences to promote and drive the success of the LoRaWAN® standard as the leading open global standard for secure, carrier-grade IoT LPWAN connectivity. LoRaWAN has already been deployed by major mobile network operators globally and includes a certification program to guarantee interoperability. LoRaWAN supports a broad range of IoT applications through simple, affordable deployments, transforming Smart Cities, Buildings, Utilities, and other major verticals and use cases.
SENER INGENIERÍA Y SISTEMAS S.A.
SENER is an international engineering and technology group with more than 65 years of history, which develops innovative and high-tech solutions in the areas of Infrastructure, Energy, Aerospace and Marine. Nearly 2,700 professionals in offices in twenty countries, and a portfolio of projects developed in more than 90 countries in the five continents make SENER a reference worldwide company. SENER’s large experience in developing all types of infrastructure projects in urban environments, with a multidisciplinary approach, together with its mastery of new digital technologies enables the firm to develop smart solutions aimed at solving real problems of today’s complex cities.
SUTHERLAND
We make digital human™
Sutherland is an experience-led digital transformation company.
Our mission is to deliver exceptionally designed and engineered experiences for our customers and employees.
For over 35 years, we have cared for our clients’ customers, delivering measurable results and accelerating growth. Our proprietary, AI-based products and platforms are built using robust IP and automation.
We are a team of global professionals, operationally effective, culturally meshed, and committed to our clients and to one another. We call it One Sutherland.
VISA
Visa (NYSE: V) is a world leader in digital payments, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories. Our mission is to connect the world through the most innovative, convenient, reliable and secure payments network, enabling individuals, businesses and economies to thrive. We believe that economies that include everyone everywhere, uplift everyone everywhere and see access as foundational to the future of money movement.
SORIGUE
Sorigué is a leading company in construction, city services and the water cycle, with a firm commitment to innovation, the circular economy and giving back to society. The company has approached growth from a sustainable perspective, promoting the generation of knowledge through innovation and digitalisation, people and their talent, communication, and environmental and social commitment as the foundations of its work.
LA FRENCH FAB
La French Fab is the new face of France’s industry. Launched in 2017, La French Fab is supported collectively by the Alliance Industrie du Futur, Bpifrance, Business France, France Industrie, the Direction Générale des Entreprises and France’s regions. These key players are committed to an eco-friendly approach and concerned about the common good. In France an around the world, they’re working to renew the industrial sector, reinvigorate France’s regions, make industrial jobs more attractive, and draw attention to French industrial excellence. With La French Fab, experience industry in a new way. Together, let’s inspire a new world.
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MERCEDES-BENZ GROUP AG
Mercedes-Benz Group AG is one of the world’s most successful automotive companies. With Mercedes-Benz AG, the Group is one of the leading global suppliers of premium and luxury cars and vans. The goal of the Mercedes-Benz Group is not only to mitigate the negative effects of urbanisation but also to use sustainable mobility and transport solutions to further improve the quality of life in cities. Electric mobility is a key lever in this process — but it’s not the only one. With our Urban Mobility Solutions department, we focus on the fields of sustainability, efficiency and traffic safety.
RIoT
RIoT is an economic development nonprofit focused on emerging Data Economy companies. These companies work in all market verticals, leveraging “smart” technologies including IoT, AI/ML, AR/VR, Web 3 and the Metaverse. Locally, regionally and globally, we bring together academics, industry leaders, investors and entrepreneurs through startup accelerator programs, national and community events, educational workshops, and laboratory and testing facilities. More than 90 consortium companies collaborate on applications in smart cities, agriculture, energy, manufacturing, transportation, healthcare and other verticals.
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STARIA
Staria designs and manufactures in Spain the most efficient solar streetlights on the
market.
Staria Technologies is a leader in creating smart solar lighting solutions for outdoor
spaces through the use of sustainable energy.
UNITY TECHNOLOGIES
Unity (NYSE: U) is the world’s leading platform for creating and operating real-time 3D (RT3D) content. Creators, ranging from game developers to artists, architects, automotive designers, filmmakers, and others, use Unity to make their imaginations come to life. Unity is the foundation upon which the world’s most powerful digital content is created. Specifically, Unity’s platform provides a comprehensive set of software solutions to create, run and monetize interactive, real-time 2D and 3D content for mobile phones, tablets, PCs, consoles, and augmented and virtual reality devices. In the fourth quarter of 2021, Unity had, on average, 3.9 billion monthly active end users who consumed content created or operated with its solutions.
SPONSORS
BAVARIA
The Free State of Bavaria in Germany participates with an joint companies pavilion. Around 30 exhibitos will display their latest products, services and solutions for Smart Cities worldwide. Drop by to change your ideas and catch up with Bavarian cluster organizations, cities & regions and a wide range of companies. We also provide you comprehensive information on Bavaria as a business and high-tech location as well as we guide you to the right contacts.
Barcelona Innova Lab Mobility
Barcelona Innova Lab Mobility is the result of the collaboration between Barcelona City Council, Fira de Barcelona and the Barcelona Innovation Coast (BIC). The aim is to be an Urban Lab that drives and facilitates the implementation of innovative pilots in the field of smart and sustainable urban mobility, which will boost technology transfer, diversify the city’s economy and consolidate Barcelona as the capital of innovation in mobility in Southern Europe. To do so, challenges are designed and launched to respond to the main mobility problems in the city of Barcelona. On the other hand, the Lab promotes that private companies and organizations present their innovative mobility projects, which may need real urban environments to test their products.
GIZ INDIA
As a service provider in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development and international education work, we are dedicated to shaping a future worth living around the world. We have over 50 years of experience in a wide variety of areas, including economic development and employment promotion, energy and the environment, and peace and security.
LA FRENCH FAB
Creative by nature, industrial by tradition, strongly innovative, France invents the industry of tomorrow and inspires the future. Its industry stands out through strong abilities, techniques and a unique savoir-faire. La French Fab is the new inspiration for industry.
SIEMENS AG
Siemens AG (Berlin and Munich) is a technology company focused on industry, infrastructure, transport, and healthcare. From more resource-efficient factories, resilient supply chains, and smarter buildings and grids, to cleaner and more comfortable transportation as well as advanced healthcare, the company creates technology with purpose adding real value for customers. By combining the real and the digital worlds, Siemens empowers its customers to transform their industries and markets, helping them to transform the everyday for billions of people. Siemens also owns a majority stake in the publicly listed company Siemens Healthineers, a globally leading medical technology provider shaping the future of healthcare. In addition, Siemens holds a minority stake in Siemens Energy, a global leader in the transmission and generation of electrical power.
In fiscal 2022, which ended on September 30, 2022, the Siemens Group generated revenue of €72.0 billion and net income of €4.4 billion. As of September 30, 2022, the company employed around 311,000 people worldwide. Further information is available on the Internet at www.siemens.com.
HONEYWELL
Honeywell delivers industry-specific solutions that include aerospace products and services; control technologies for buildings and industry; and performance materials globally. Our technologies help aircraft, buildings, manufacturing plants, supply chains, and workers become more connected to make our world smarter, safer, and more sustainable.
Honeywell Building Technologies (HBT) is transforming the way every building operates to help improve the quality of life. We are a leading building controls company with operations in more than 75 countries supported by a global channel partner network. Commercial building owners and operators use our hardware, software and analytics to help create safe, efficient and productive facilities. Our solutions and services are used in more than 10 million buildings worldwide.
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