The Federal Association for IT Security e.V. (TeleTrusT) is a competence network involving national and international members from industry, public administration and consultancy partner organizations. It embodies the largest competence network for IT security in Germany and Europe.

The Alliance for Cyber Security is an initiative of the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI), which was founded in cooperation with the German Association for Information Technology, Telecommunications and New Media (BITKOM).

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is the United Nations specialized agency for information and communication technologies – ICTs. Working to build confidence and security in the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs), ITU continues to intensify to facilitate more secure network infrastructure, services and applications. ITU-T Study Group 17 Security (SG17) coordinates security-related work across all ITU-T Study Groups, often working in cooperation with other standards development organizations (SDOs) and various ICT industry consortia. SG17 works on cybersecurity, security management, security architectures and frameworks, countering spam, identity management, the protection of personally identifiable information, operational aspects of data protection, open identity trust framework; and quantum-based security; and Child Online Protection. SG17 also works on the security of applications and services for the Internet of Things (IoT), smart grid, smartphones, software defined networking, web services, big data analytics, social networks, cloud computing, mobile financial systems, IPTV, distributed ledger technology, intelligent transport system, telebiometrics, the combating of counterfeiting and mobile device theft, IMT-2020/5G, cloud-based event data technology, e-health, and Radio Frequency Identification.

ECSO is the privileged partner of the European Commission for the implementation of the Cybersecurity Public-Private Partnership and a recognised actor in the European institutional landscape. ECSO federates the European Cybersecurity public and private sector, including large companies, SMEs and start-ups, research centres, universities, end-users and operators of essential services, clusters and associations, as well as the local, regional and national public administrations across the European Union Members States, the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) and H2020 Programme associated countries.

The Information Systems Security Association (ISSA)© is an international not-for-profit organization of IT security experts and practitioners. It offers its members the opportunity to improve their knowledge, skills and professional growth through educational forums, publications and peer interaction.

As a multi-stakeholder technical intergovermental Organization , the Arab ICT Organization (AICTO) is a good space for dialogue gathering Arab ICT Ministers and seniors decision-makers from public and private. AICTO is responsible for strategic planning and cooperation, developing talent, and coordinating policies for ICT across the Arab League nations, where SAMA PARTNERS is a collaboration partner.

The city of Mannheim is our partner. They contribute to the success of our events.

SAMA PARTNERS is a committed players at the Electromobility South-West Cluster, in the field of electromobility research and development in Baden-Württemberg. The cluster supports its members especially in the areas of networking and participation in funded research and development projects. We cooperate with the cluster on current calls for proposals for funded projects and in the search for additional project partners.

The association Zukunft Metropolregion Rhein-Neckar promotes regionalnon-profit purposes, e.g. in the fields of science and research. The aim isto support the region in building its own identity and in exploiting its potential.

The Bundesverband mittelständische Wirtschaft (BVMW) is the largest voluntary association of small and medium-sized enterprises in Germany. Within the framework of its SME alliance, it represents the interests of more than 270,000 companies employing more than nine million people. Digitalization poses enormous new challenges for small and medium-sized businesses. Here the BVMW is the partner for the enterprises on their way into the future. Because the entrepreneur as a lone fighter has no more chance, networking and holistic thinking are in demand.

Smart Factory KL is the pioneer of the intelligent factory of tomorrow. As a leading competence center and manufacturer-independent demonstration and research platform, it develops innovative factory systems in which the vision of industry 4.0 is already becoming reality. In a network with renowned partners from industry and research, it is working on new concepts, standards and solutions that form the basis for highly flexible automation technology.

Smart Production is an initiative of the Economic Development Agency of the City of Mannheim, which connects regional production companies with IT service providers, educational and research institutions through regular events, a member platform and project groups. The aim is for all members to network output-oriented with each other more strongly and to jointly advance the topics of industry 4.0 and digitalization.