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Information for Participants
M2M, machine-to-machine
communication, is revolutionizing
the modern world –
be part of this revolution!
Develop. Submit. Win.
Prizes worth more than USD 160,000
USD 5,000 cash for the M2M Innovator of the year and overall winner
All winners will be added to the “Hall of Fame”
About the M2M Challenge
The M2M Challenge innovation competition is going into the second round. First launched in 2012, it has already proven to be the leading M2M award worldwide. Contestants
from 44 countries and more than 200 participants demonstrated the huge innovation
potential in the world of machine-to-machine communication. The global leading competition is recognizing new and revolutionary m2m solutions in the categories of Energy,
Mobility, Security, Healthcare, as well as Consumer Electronics & More. It will draw the
interest of developers, researchers and companies and broaden the network of contributors and potential customers.
Meet your future business partners
Join the success story of the M2M Challenge and accelerate your business by positioning
yourself as an innovation leader in the field of M2M.
Developers, innovative start-ups and researchers are invited to join the competition,
win prizes up to USD 160,000 and benefit from the unique networking opportunities and
business generating potential. Worldwide marketing and press activities optimize the
market attention of the submitted solutions. The M2M Challenge competition and its
participants will be promoted by M2M Challenge, regional and media partners around
the globe. Additionally, the m2m apps (www.m2mapps.com) community will offer you a
well established partner network right from the beginning. Benefit from our worldwide
network and get in touch with important market players at a very early stage of your development. The M2M award entries will be evaluated by an international panel of experts
on criteria including innovative character, business potential, and usability.
This is your Chance - Take it!
Opportunity to present your innovation at the Mobile World Congress 2014 in
Barcelona (Spain)
Benefit from extensive promotion activities and public relations, brochures,
Internet, Social Media and movies
Accelerate your business with M2M Challenge network, sponsors, cooperation
and media partners
Dedicated promotion of all finalists at international tradeshows and conferences, promotion events and online
Submit your m2m solution and win exciting prizes at
www.m2m-challenge.com
Database opens:
May 14th 2013
Database closes:
Nov 30th 2013
Register as an M2M Challenge participant at
www.m2m-challenge.com.
Then describe your solution or working prototype
accompanied by images and videos showing the
special features, results or advantages of your
solution.
If you wish to make improvements to your submission, you have until November 30th for final
corrections.
Registration from May 14th 2013 to November 30th 2013.
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The five awarded categories
Sponsors
Main Sponsors
MOBILITY
Swisscom
At Swisscom we believe that together we can shape the future with innovative
and sustainable solutions for an ever changing world. The world is full of ideas.
We combine the best of these for our customers’ benefit. To this end we penetrate new markets, foster successful partnerships, participate in projects with
future potential and promote innovations that promise added value both for our
customers and Swisscom.
On the Road Again - Safer and More Efficient
Nowadays it‘s a matter of getting the right data at the right time, at the right place. Whether it‘s
an effective car-to-car communications, connecting logistics companies with their containers or
trucks for easier and safer cross-boarder trading, improved satellite navigation applications, or
state-of-the-art farming technologies. M2M devices provide these data, and more.
Ericsson
HEALTHCARE
Ericsson is the world’s leading provider of communications technology and services. We are enabling the Networked Society with efficient real-time solutions
that allow us all to study, work and live our lives more freely, in sustainable
societies around the world. Our offerings comprises services, software and infrastructure within Information and Communications’ Technology for telecom
operators and other industries. Today more than 40 percent of the world’s mobile traffic goes through Ericsson networks and we support customers’ networks
servicing more than 2 billion subscribers.
Better Health at Lower Cost
An ageing population and a rise in non-communicable diseases accompanied by raising health care
costs are known issues. Yet, the demand for new and improved remote health monitoring systems
is growing as well as the need to monitor and share fitness data. M2M communication solutions
provide the opportunity to meet these challenges.
Telit
ENERGY
Telit Wireless Solution is a brand of Telit Communications PLC (Public Limited
Company), en enabler of machine-to-machine (M2M) communications worldwide providing wireless module technology and value added services including
connectivity.
Smart Grids and Energy Management for Sustainability and Efficiency
In order to reduce our carbon footprint and to achieve a sustainable use of our resources, government regulations worldwide considerably increased the need to reduce our energy consumption.
As a result new and innovative ideas for smarter and more economical use of energy have to be implemented. Only with the right tools to transfer data is it possible to efficiently measure and control
energy consumption – and this is where M2M technology comes into play.
Varta Microbattery
VARTA Microbattery is one of the major battery manufacturers in the world maintaining production facilities globally in order to supply more than 100
countries with quality products. We develop and produce batteries comprising
of many electrochemical systems and cell geometries. As a global system supplier we provide the best solution possible to satisfy our customers´ application
requirements.
SECURITY
An Early Adopter of M2M Technology
Various areas of security systems are becoming smarter, thus making life safer for all of us. From
the surveillance of residential or corporate buildings, cars, and public transportations to monitoring
security personnel and high risk workers such as firemen, all of this and more is now possible,
thanks to M2M communication. Now is the time to contribute to the ever growing needs of the security market with new and innovative solutions.
CONSUMER ELECTRONICS & MORE
More Comfort & Security
All kinds of consumer electronics are communicating by means of M2M solutions: smart homes
increase comfort and safety, applications and devices to track humans or animals, connected fitness and entertainment devices, just to name a few. All of this makes our homes and our daily life
much more comfortable. But there is a lot more to M2M than that – vending machines, information
display, and mobile computing – the sky is the limit.
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Initiated by
M2M apps
m2m apps.com is the web’s most ambitious knowledge-base framework spanning the complete M2M ecosystem. Featuring a growing host of oracles and
visionaries in the space, m2mapps.com delves deep into the issues that face
the M2M industry. Join us and start reaping immediate and tangible benefits.
Navispace AG
Founded in 2003, is an international Innovation and Marketing company with focus on convergent technologies and solutions. We provide best-in-class global
innovation awards, market and business development, international conferences and innovative event concepts, marketing strategies and services. Leading
companies of the ICT and lifescience industries, research institutes, industry
alliances and associations as well as trade fair organizations rely on Navispace.
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Partners
Wearable Technologies
Wearable Technologies offers an international platform for networking and serves as a
hub for market-ready products and components. On the one hand WT stands for online
activities such as the WTcommunity, including an extensive exhibitor database and an
up-to-date newsletter. And on the other hand the platform is represented offline through
various trade shows, dedicated conferences and furthermore through the printed trade
journal WTnews.
Beecham Research
Beecham Research is a market analyst and consulting firm that has specialized in the
development of the rapidly-growing M2M/IoT market worldwide for over a decade (since
2001). Based in Cambridge UK and also in Boston US, we have a particular interest in
practical considerations for achieving market growth. Recent research has included two
substantial and market-leading studies on M2M Cloud-Based Platform Services and a
contract with the European Space Agency for study of the worldwide Satellite M2M market.
Continua Health Alliance
Continua Health Alliance is a non-profit, open industry organization of healthcare and
technology companies joining together in collaboration to improve the quality of personal
healthcare, with more than 220 member companies around the world.
M2M Forum
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M2M Forum is the international leading conference displaying business matching, one2-one meetings and networking in the machine-to-machine scenario. A comprehensive
Conference Program features international case histories and experiences in the Energy
& Smart Grid market.
Cluster 55
CSEM is a private Swiss research and technology organization which delivers advanced technologies and unique R&D services to industry. Targeting emerging, strategic,
high-impact technologies, CSEM brings new products to market and creates new ventures. What makes CSEM special is its high level of expertise in integration and industrialization, and its multidisciplinary, system-oriented approach, operating through four
strategic programs – microsystems, systems, ultra-low-power integrated systems, and
surface engineering.
Innovative City Convention
Cities, urban communities, metropolis and territories are the core of tomorrow’s challenges: public safety, health, education, quality of life, sustainable mobility and transport,
water and waste, environment, energy, lighting, infrastructure, construction, sustainable
development …These fundamental issues necessary for sustainable and intelligent management services in a city are the foundations of Innovative City Convention, the important international gathering for both public and private sector, which helps to promote
smart, sustainable and attractive territories.
AlpICT
Alp ICT Cluster fosters synergies between Western Switzerland‘s ICT business community and those organisations which can provide a range of support services to the ICT sector,
whether on a national or international level. To achieve this, Alp ICT acts as a partner linking business, R&D, financial and political players with a view to creating economic value.
Hence its motto „Powering business innovation.
Com4Innov
facilitates your development, test and validation in the domains of networks and mobiles services of the future, M2M and communicating objects/smart devices. Com4Innov
provides development tools, advanced technology infrastructures deployed in a full-size
environment, experiment control and measurement tools, skills of experts, experimentation and demonstration centres, which are forming a converging, dedicated and neutral
ecosystem distributed in PACA (France South Eastern) Region.
Cluster 55 develops the ICT-sector in the cross border region between Sweden and Denmark. Starting as an organization already in 1999 it is one of the oldest cluster organizations in Europe. It is a non profit member based organization, hosted by the Swedish Lund
University. Its main focus is to help ICT start ups and SME’s in the region to grow and gain
sustainability.
Communication World
Taitra
Plug and Play Tech Center
The Taiwan External Development Council (TAITRA) is the foremost non-profit trade promotion organization in Taiwan. Jointly sponsored by the government, industry associations, and several commercial organizations, TAITRA assists Taiwan businesses and manufacturers.
is a global accelerator that specializes in growing tech startups. Headquartered in Sunnyvale California, Plug and Play’s network includes over 300 tech startups, 180 investors and
a community of leading Universities and Corporate partners. plugandplaytechcenter.com
Team Côte d´Azur
Created in 1983 (formerly under the name of Côte d‘Azur Development), Team Côte d’Azur
is it is a joint initiative of the Alpes-Maritimes county council, the French Riviera Chamber
of Commerce and Industry and the Nice Côte d’Azur metropolitan area. Its mission is to
promote the Côte d‘Azur territory towards international markets and assist foreign companies in their relocation process.
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CSEM
is the leading trade fair and accompanying conference on the topics of mobile technology,
mobile enterprise and mobile business. It bundles the know-how of the mobile industry
at a high level and conveys practice-oriented strategies and solutions for mobilizing business processes. Additional information is available at: www.communication-world.com
Engerati
– The BIGGEST source of content and information for the smart energy industry
Created as a meeting place for energy professionals to connect, learn and share, Engerati is now the central destination for delegates from over 35 leading Clarion Energy
events. Engerati provide their 17,800 members with completely free access to a wealth of
knowledge, from an archive of over 850 audio and PowerPoint synchronised conference
presentations to interactive webinars with expert speakers from companies such as Siemens, IBM and Intel. Nowhere else can you get such in-depth information on the Smart
Energy industry for free.Engerati.com
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Promotion Events
May 14th 2013
Kick Off and Opening of the Database
Milan, Italy (m2m Forum)
June 13th 2013
Malmö, Sweden
June 18th 2013
Nice, France (Innovative City Convention)
July 22nd 2013
San Francisco, U.S.A. (Smart World Event)
October 3rd 2013
Fribourg , Switzerland (Smart World Event)
October 9th 2013
Taipei, Taiwan (International Cloud Technology and
IoT Show)
November 7th 2013
Munich, Germany (Smart World Event)
November 21st 2013
Dusseldorf, Germany (MEDICA)
November 30th 2013
Closing of the database
February 2014
Awards Ceremony at Mobile World Congress 2014,
Barcelona, Spain
Contact
Navispace AG
Dr. Sonja Sulzmaier
Sponsorship
Keramikstr. 4
s.sulzmaier@navispace.de
82211 Herrsching
www.navispace.de
Germany
t: +49 8152 982 22 50
Sophie Eicke
Organization
s.eicke@navispace.de
www.navispace.de