‘Europe’s uncertain economic outlook: risks and opportunities’

The EMVA proudly announces Mr. Philippe Legrain, Political Economist and Writer, giving his keynote titled ‘Europe’s uncertain economic outlook: risks and opportunities’ at the 2018 edition of the EMVA Business Conference.

Philippe Legrain is a critically acclaimed thinker and communicator with high-level policy experience. He is a senior visiting fellow at the London School of Economics’ European Institute, the founder of Open Political Economy Network (OPEN), an international think-tank, and a columnist for Project Syndicate, Foreign Policy and other international media outlets.

Previously, he was economic adviser and the head of the team providing strategic policy advice to European Commission President José Manuel Barroso, special adviser to World Trade Organisation Director-General Mike Moore and trade and economist correspondent for The Economist.

His four best-selling books include European Spring: Why Our Economies and Politics are in a Mess – and How to Put Them Right, which was among the Financial Times’ Best Books of 2014.

Abstract of  Michal’s presentation:

After a surprisingly strong 2017, Europe’s economy slowed sharply in the first quarter. Is this a temporary blip or a sustained slowdown? How can businesses reap the opportunities of a time of rapid technological and global change? What are the policy and political risks ahead?

 

The EMVA Business Conference will take place 7-9 June 2018 in Dubrovnik, Croatia.

Find all conference details at www.business-conference-emva.org

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The annual EMVA Business Conference, taking place 7-9 June 2018 in Dubrovnik, Croatia, covers different topics of interest for business leaders in our industry: management, economics, innovation, marketing and technology trends.

Besides the conference presentations and prescheduled business meetings the networking is of high priority strengthening the personal relationships and very often building the ground for future businesses.

Being in Dubrovnik, UNESCO world heritage city and located directly on the Adriatic Sea, obviously the conference networking events will benefit from this extraordinary location:

Get-together | Welcome Drink

Enjoy your welcome drink and snacks while meeting the people that matter.

After a first short afternoon session on Thursday, conference attendees meet in the pool & beach area of the conference venue Dubrovnik Palace Hotel.

 Friday Conference Dinner

A long day with presentations, panel discussion and meetings comes to its end – there can’t be nothing better than after a short break coming together for authentic Croatian food and drinks.

Based on the expected weather conditions the dinner is set to take place outside offering outstanding impressions of Dubrovnik’s astonishing old town.

Saturday Networking Tour (optional booking)

The EMVA Business Conference is already closed but there is another highlight to come!

Join us and explore the Croatian cost line in Dubrovnik’s neighborhood. The tour will start with a bus ride and includes a short boat transfer to a very special unique spot. Get surprised!

Don’t miss the 2018 EMVA Business Conference

The visionary manager was a respected personality of the machine vision industry
and turned a small German distributor into a world-leading camera manufacturer.

Frank Grube, Allied Vision’s President & CEO, suddenly passed away on April 14, 2018 while on weekend leave at his family home. “We are all shocked by this terrible loss,” said Michael Cyros, Chief Commercial Officer of the company and a member of the Management Board. “Our thoughts are with his wife and his family. Frank was a passionate leader and all Allied Vision employees know how much the company owes its success to his entrepreneurial spirit.”

Alexander van der Lof, Chairman & CEO of Allied Vision’s parent company TKH Group, said:
“It is with deep sorrow that we heard of Frank Grube’s death. Frank fought for his company and the people in the company. Together with his team at Allied Vision, he was on the right track to disrupt the vision industry.”

EMVA management and board mourns the loss of a long term member, an active contributor since the early days of the association and a dear friend.
“We have been completely shocked by the terrible news of Frank passing away in the prime of his life.” says Gabriele Jansen, EMVA co-founder and board member. “We will miss him as a visionary in our industry, as a passionate and highly ambitious leader and as a deeply humane person with a keen sense of humor. Our thoughts are with his family at this time of sorrow.”

Press release Allied Vision ›

‘Random Bin-Picking – Is it finally solved?’

The EMVA is happy to welcome Branislav Pulis, VP Sales & Marketing at Photoneo, presenting at 16th EMVA Business Conference.

Branislav graduated from the University of Economics in Bratislava in accounting and audit. He has been working as a business consultant and an auditor for more than 3 years. Then he accepted an opportunity to manage various improvement and implementation projects in telco and banking environment. He has acquired 4+ year experience with complex project and program management. Brano is a certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and Prince 2 Project Manager. In 2014, he joined Photoneo founders’ zeal for building a successful hi-tech innovative company.

Abstract of  Branislav’s presentation:

to follow

 

The EMVA Business Conference will take place 7-9 June 2018 in Dubrovnik, Croatia.

Find all conference details at www.business-conference-emva.org

Prescheduled meetings are well established standard at annual EMVA Business Conference.

We all have experienced that: you attend a conference, you know there are interesting people to talk to, and then you walk into the first coffee break and you ask yourself ‘How will I find the people that matter to me?’

At the EMVA Business Conference, this time taking place 7-9 June 2018 in Dubrovnik, Croatia, we solve the issue for you offering specific sessions in which you meet your peers!

After having registered you create a profile that will be visible to other conference participants on the event website. A couple of weeks prior the conference you can start to receive and send meeting requests to other participants who you would like to meet at the event. A few days prior to the conference you will receive your meetings schedule showing who you will meet, what time, and the table number where the meeting will take place. You can always check this online or via the event app.

And the best: using the meeting sessions you don’t miss any of the attractive and most relevant conference topics presented by our top noche speakers!

Find all the details at

www.business-conference-emva.org

‘The Rise of Artificial Intelligence’

The EMVA proudly announces Mr. Jeremy White, Executive Editor of ‘Wired’ giving his keynote titled ‘The Rise of Artificial Intelligence’ at the 2018 edition of the EMVA Business Conference.

Jeremy is executive editor of Wired, the influential technology and trends magazine that covers innovation and the businesses that are building the future. He is in charge of analysing and identifying emerging trends and technological shifts that will impact consumers and businesses alike. From the Internet of Things to AI, smart homes to smart cities, flying cars to passenger drones, Jeremy has first-hand experience of emerging trends as well as personal contact with the global business leaders driving them.

As Wired’s executive editor, Jeremy is tasked with seeking out and evaluating products at the very cutting edge of innovation and design. Jeremy also edits all the special supplements for Wired, including the luxury annual, Wired Desired.

His expansive knowledge of the product world and forecasting design and tech trends has seen him be commissioned for consultancy services to some of the world’s largest consumer brands on industrial design and user experience.

Jeremy also appears regularly on the BBC and Sky News representing the magazine.

He has been writing about technology and design for more than 14 years and is also currently the technology expert for Telegraph Luxury, the Robb Report, Boat International, and Harrods.

Before Wired, Jeremy was digital editor for How To Spend It at the Financial Times, and prior to that was technology editor at Esquire magazine.

Jeremy curates the live product experiences at Wired’s events, charged with bringing together exclusive displays showcasing the latest developments in automotive, technology, design, and art.

Abstract of  Michal’s presentation:

With the developments in biometrics, autonomous vehicles and even digital assistants, most think we are now living in the AI age. The truth is that this is only the very beginning of this era, and we have a long, long way to go before we hit human-level AI.
However, already companies are working out ways to gain significant advantage using big data, machine learning or artificial intelligence – or all three.
The rise of IOT, robotics and increase in computer processing power is matched by the rapid reduction in cost of technology. The resulting closer collaboration between humans and machines is already happening and is yet to transform businesses in currently unimaginable ways.

Though this rapid pace of change may be daunting for some, one thing is certain: things will never move as slowly as they are right now.

 

The EMVA Business Conference will take place 7-9 June 2018 in Dubrovnik, Croatia.

Find all conference details at www.business-conference-emva.org

‘Deep Learning in Industrial Quality Inspection: Experiences from the field’   #EMVAconference

The EMVA is happy to welcome Michal Czardybon, General Manager at Adaptive Vision, presenting at 16th EMVA Business Conference.

Michał Czardybon is the general manager of Adaptive Vision. In the past he was working as a software engineer for a Polish software house, Future Processing. Initially it was in the field of intelligent video surveillance, but later changed to industrial machine vision. Michał then originated the idea of a visual programming environment for machine vision engineers and started Adaptive Vision as an independent business unit. Currently manages its exponential growth and further development directions, which most notably include the game changing technology of deep learning.

Abstract of  Michal’s presentation:

Deep learning is an exciting new technology, but we still need more understanding on how it can be effectively used on the mainstream industrial market. At Adaptive Vision we have developed a software module that extends our standard product and is dedicated specifically for quality inspection. It responds to some specific market needs that were difficult to meet with traditional algorithms in the past. By by getting continuous feedback from early adopters we have built much better understanding of these needs. Our conclusions, discussed in the presentation, are related important technical aspects, but also to at least as interesting human factor issues.

The EMVA Business Conference will take place 7-9 June 2018 in Dubrovnik, Croatia.

Find all conference details at www.business-conference-emva.org

Dimagy is a french company dedicated to vision systems engineering. Our expertise relies on the objective analysis of imaging components: we bench, measure, compare cameras, lenses & lightings to get a reliable system for each application.
We provide image quality evaluation material (software, charts, lightings etc.) and consulting services, real-time image processing libraries, and custom development of vision applications based the world leading APIs.

With a broad spectrum, which includes all components necessary for image processing, the NOTAVIS GmbH addresses customers with its own image processing department, like e.g. large engineering companies (OEMs), the manufacturing industry (automotive and supplier industry, automation and system suppliers) and integrators. The portfolio includes industrial cameras, image processing software, IPC and other components.

National and international leaders have been acquired as partners: In the field of industrial cameras Dahua Technologies Ltd., China, for smart cameras and embedded systems Vision Components GmbH, Germany, and Fabrimex Systems AG from Switzerland for industrial computers. The image processing software area is covered by the NOTAVIS software suite based on the Halcon library and complemented by the NOTAVIS WebApp, a web-based app for code reading, presence control and pattern recognition (also based on Halcon).
In addition, NOTAVIS also offers application-specific solutions that are developed together with the customer.

NOTAVIS is a subsidiary of Vision Components GmbH in Ettlingen. Managing director and sales manager is Thomas Schweitzer. He has more than 25 years of sales experience, including 18 years in the field of machine vision.