As regards the Digital Agenda, I believe Industrial Transformation MEXICO will help familiarize our entrepreneurs, company owners, students, academics and citizens in general with the most advanced digital tools on the market by providing them with first-hand information on the latest applications related to the Internet of Things, cybersecurity, e-commerce, the automation of industrial processes (digital manufacturing) and the like.

It is new technologies, like the ones we find at a vanguard fair like ITM, that can help us overcome this crisis. This is how we have promoted digitalization in Germany to interconnect employees remotely. In view of the enormous changes in our working and private lives, digital solutions are taking on greater relevance in Mexico. Digitalization and Industry 4.0 are part of the solution as we adapt to a new reality after the coronavirus, reason why ITM is a very important forum, especially now.

CONCAMIN promotes events that generate industrial know-how and build on the sector’s strengths so it can take a more decisive lead in innovation. The decision to hold the ITM fair and the Annual Industrialists Meeting (RAI) at the same time goes to prove just how important industrial transformation is becoming in Mexico.

There can be no question Industrial Transformation México is establishing itself as the perfect vehicle for the sharing of experiences and good practices that will enable Mexico’s innovative ecosystem to contribute to and actively participate in the digital transformation of all the country’s productive sectors. Industry needs to take on the challenge and commit to jumping on the innovation bandwagon.

Its broad educational program will establish Industrial Transformation MEXICO as an important forum for disseminating information on the Mexican dual education model, helping attract more young people to this ambitious training program.

Industry 4.0, digitalization and new technologies like the Internet of Things, augmented reality, interconnected production chains and digital twins, to mention just a few, have huge innovation potential and will be crucial to our economic recovery. The 2020 edition of Industrial Transformation México will no doubt provide the opportunity to delve deeper into debate on these and other topics related to Industry 4.0 and promote their development in Mexico with a view to contributing to an upturn in the economy.

The impact that the COVID has had on the world will be with us for a long time to come. In this extraordinary situation, private industry, government, academia and society are called to work collaboratively to build a resilient Mexican industry that can continue on the path of competitiveness that has positioned Mexico as the industrial muscle of the Americas. Mexico’s digital transformation is a priority and Siemens is committed to continue leading its implementation in the country to ensure a privileged place in the post-COVID19 world.

For the second year in a row, RAI and Industrial Transformation México, the Latin-American chapter of Hannover Messe, have decided to join forces and hold our events side by side. On this occasion, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, our main priority is the wellbeing of our visitors, who will be able to enjoy an innovative immersive experience thanks to our state-of-the-art virtual platform.

Industrial Transformation México 2020 is an excellent opportunity for strategic actors in the industrial sector, governments and academic institutions in Mexico to create the synergies our transition to the industry of the future demands, now more than ever.

ITM got off to a great start in 2019 and we expect the event to be even more successful at educating existing and potential users on automation technologies in 2020 and beyond. A3 México will be supporting ITM by organizing conferences with key industry leaders.