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Taiwan, and Thailand, as well as new attendees from Hong
Kong and Vietnam, drew a positive balance after four days
of the fair. This year Croatia was the partner of the 2019
iENA.
In the iENA’s daily stage programs, topical issues for
inventors, start-ups, entrepreneurs, and drivers of
innovation were discussed. Particularly well attended were
the lively panel discussion on China’s innovation policies in
comparison to Europe and the iENA symposium entitled
“Good ideas, and then what?”, as well as the presentation
of the state and national “Jugend forscht” winners in the
field of technology. The range of information that iENA
offers was expanded by the participation of national and
international inventor associations and organizations,
which support development from initial idea to market
readiness.
The Innovation Congress on a growth course
Around 120 participants — that is significantly more than
in the previous year — attended the 2019 Innovation
Congress, which was held under the motto “Successfully
managing innovations”. Speakers from science and
industry attended from various sectors and provided an
absorbing congress that was rich in variety. Participants
showed great interest and useful discussion groups formed
after the presentations. A tour of the iENA inventors’ fair
rounded off the congress for the attendees.
The next iENA will take place from the 29th of October
to the 1st of November 2020 in Hall 3C of the Nuremberg
Exhibition Center.

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