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Partner with the first edition

Partners don’t just buy visibility. They join a system with evidence, certification and a network of cities behind it.

Founding partners

  • VM Konference

    Founding Partner · Hospitality and Events

    Nordic hospitality, designed for Industry 5.0.

    VM Konference is a founding partner of the World Industry 5.0 Forum and co-develops the Forum’s food and hospitality standard: meals that show their estimated carbon and water footprint, menus planned to minimise waste, and surplus food donated locally. The standard is built to travel with the Forum to every host city.

Find your seat at the first edition

Four founding seats, and room for many more partners across every track.

Founding Partner
  1. Taken
  2. Open
  3. Open
  4. Open

Limited to four. A three-edition commitment, with a title later partners can’t buy.

Strategic Partner

Open to several partners per edition

Track Partner
    AI agents and the future of workSeveral partners per track
    Robotics and physical AISeveral partners per track
    Energy, climate tech and the circular economySeveral partners per track
    Digital twins, data and resilient supply chainsSeveral partners per track
    Frontier tech: quantum, biotech and advanced materialsSeveral partners per track
    Financing the transitionSeveral partners per track
Community and academicOpen to manyResearch →

Point to a tier to see what it is; select it to see its column in the table.

Who the Forum convenes

A senior, cross-sector community shaping the transition to human-centric, sustainable and resilient industry.

  • International institutions and policymakersLeaders and officers from United Nations bodies, the European Commission and national governments are invited to shape the policy dialogue and connect pilots to global agendas, from the SDGs to the EU’s Industry 5.0 vision.
  • City and regional leadershipMayors, regional authorities and public bodies bringing real challenges and pilot sites.
  • Industry leaders and SMEsManufacturers, technology providers and suppliers looking for solutions proven in practice.
  • Global universities and research institutesLeading research teams that co-lead thematic tracks and turn pilots into published evidence.
  • Investors and fundersImpact investors, development finance institutions and public funding programmes meeting deal-ready pilots in the impact deal room.
  • Standards bodies and industry associationsOrganisations that help translate pilot results into shared benchmarks, standards and practice.

The Forum is convened by Sustainable Intelligence, a member of the European Commission’s Industry 5.0 Community of Practice and the European AI Alliance, and an observer of the ICMA Principles, so policy, research and transition finance are discussed in a shared language.

Tier details and terms are in the partner pack. Tell us a little about your organisation and we’ll send it to you.

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BenefitFounding PartnerA three-edition commitment, with a title later partners can’t buyLimited to fourStrategic PartnerOne editionTrack PartnerOne trackCommunity and academicIn kind
Permanent founding partner recognition
Main stage slot each edition
Observer seat in host city selection
i5Benchmark assessment with a published i5Index position
Priority in the impact deal room
Co-host a track with its academic lead
Shape the case selectionIn its track
Showcase space
i5Index listing
Panel seat
Speaking slots in labs, circles and bootcamps
Co-author published evidence from pilots
Recognition as a Forum partner
Request the partner packResearch

  • Founding Partner

    A three-edition commitment, with a title later partners can’t buy

    Limited to four

    • Permanent founding partner recognition
    • Main stage slot each edition
    • Observer seat in host city selection
    • i5Benchmark assessment with a published i5Index position
    • Priority in the impact deal room
    • Co-host a track with its academic lead
    • Shape the case selection
    • Showcase space
    • i5Index listing
    • Panel seat
    • Speaking slots in labs, circles and bootcamps
    • Recognition as a Forum partner
    Request the partner pack

  • Strategic Partner

    One edition

    • i5Benchmark assessment with a published i5Index position
    • Priority in the impact deal room
    • Showcase space
    • i5Index listing
    • Panel seat
    • Speaking slots in labs, circles and bootcamps
    • Recognition as a Forum partner

  • Track Partner

    One track

    • Co-host a track with its academic lead
    • Shape the case selection: in its track
    • Showcase space
    • i5Index listing
    • Panel seat
    • Speaking slots in labs, circles and bootcamps
    • Recognition as a Forum partner

  • Community and academic

    In kind

    • Panel seat
    • Speaking slots in labs, circles and bootcamps
    • Co-author published evidence from pilots
    • Recognition as a Forum partner
    Research

How partners can get involved

The Forum curates the programme and connects each partner to the right sessions, speakers and sites.

  • Propose speakers and experts for the Forum to programme
  • Bring real challenges and pilot sites
  • Host site visits, labs or side events, coordinated by the Forum
  • Involve student teams and research
  • Open your networks of suppliers, members and partner cities

Shape the Forum’s research agenda.

We are inviting universities and research institutes to co-lead the Forum’s tracks, labs and certification, and to turn its pilots into published evidence.

See the call for papers →

The partner journey

  1. Request the partner pack
  2. Introductory call
  3. Agreement
  4. Co-design your sessions
  5. On stage at i5Forum 2028
  6. Impact report

Partner pack

Request the partner pack

Tier details and terms are in the partner pack. Tell us a little about your organisation and we’ll send it to you.

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