The Nextation event at INOTEX 2024 delves into the future of markets and industries such as fintech, logistics, artificial intelligence, retail, and blockchain, and explores the role of variables like Generation Z and employer branding in this future.

According to the INOTEX 2024 newsroom, the three-day Future Station event, featuring over 30 panels and specialized presentations with the participation of more than 100 innovators and technology experts, will be held for the third consecutive year at INOTEX. The overarching theme of this event is the transformation and change in social, economic, and people’s lives under the influence of new technologies.

The role of large companies, technology trends, and future transformations in innovation ecosystems are other topics that will be addressed at Nextation 2024.

The first day of the Nextation event, on May 7, will feature 8 panels and specialized talks. Panels such as “Large Companies and the Future of the Ecosystem,” “Preparing Companies for the Next Five Years of Transformation,” “Marketing and Audience Analysis,” “Technology Trendspotting,” and “Logistics and Its Future” are among the most important programs that will be held on the Nextation stage with the presence of well-known guests, speakers, and senior managers of the country’s major economic companies.

Screening documentaries related to ecosystems and issues of the innovative world, including leading industries such as logistics, finance, and health, are other parts of the Nextation stage on the first day. Additionally, the live broadcast of the INOTEX event’s opening ceremony is one of the afternoon segments of this stage on the first day.

On its second day, Nextation will host 12 panels and presentations focused on the future and transformations of various major industries. Topics to be examined on the second day include: “Fintech and the Future of Payments,” “Us and the Future,” “The Future of Major Industries and Opportunities for Innovators,” “Artificial Intelligence,” “Redefining the Relationship of Employer Branding with Human Resources,” “Blockchain and the Digital Asset Ecosystem,” “Retail and Its Upcoming Trends,” and “The Future of Life.”

On the second day, middle and senior managers and decision-makers of innovative and startup businesses will discuss collaboration with major industries in the near future, transformations in parent industries such as food, medicine, mining, transportation, and retail, and the role of the startup ecosystem in these changes.

The third and final day of the Nextation 2024 stage will pay special attention to digital transformation, investment, and education. On the third day, the Future Station will host 10 panels and presentations on topics such as “Digital Transformation in Major Industries,” “Investing for the Future,” and “Education and Its Role in the Ecosystem.”

Examining the role of consulting firms and business analysts in the future of the innovation ecosystem, nurturing and preparing Generation Z for entry into the world of innovative businesses, revisiting the role of VCs in the innovation ecosystem, and future scenarios of the venture capital industry in Iran, and reviewing the track record of major companies in the startup ecosystem and their future linked to the concept of innovation are topics that will be addressed in the panels on the third day of the Nextation stage.

The thirteenth edition of the International Technology and Innovation Exhibition of Iran (INOTEX) will be held from May 7-10, 2024 at Pardis Technology Park. This year, more than 450 businesses will participate in this annual event. INOTEX 2024 will be organized in three sections: exhibition, business and promotional events, and online events.