For over 50 years, SMAU has been a benchmark of innovation for companies and public administrations. Since 2008 Smau organizes a series of local events throughout Italy’s main Regions to promote a culture of innovation among businesses and local organizations, a series which become international in 2015. More than 80,000 companies take part in SMAU every year, coming from various commodity sectors and for whom the trade show is an important platform to communicate directly with the market, the aim being to get the leading companies active in the development and revitalization of the Italian sector by increasing their potential through innovation and modern digital technology. Alongside digital industry professionals, exhibiting at SMAU will be start-up companies, spin-off companies, laboratories, research and technology transfer centres and innovative SMEs, all making an active contribution to the different themes of the National Technology Clusters that are introducing innovations within various sectors like energy, new materials, life sciences and transport.