IRIDA at WMF – We Make Future 2024 in Bologna
Following its 1st prize at the WMF Startup Competition in Thessaloniki, IRIDA AI Technologies was invited to WMF – We Make Future 2024, held at BolognaFiere in Bologna, Italy, from 13 to 15 June 2024.
IRIDA presented its AI wildlife protection and wildfire detection solutions at the Greek area, supported by Enterprise Greece, the Hellenic-Italian Chamber of Commerce of Thessaloniki and the Thessaloniki Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
WMF is one of Europe's largest fairs on innovation, digital technology and AI. The 2024 edition was its first in Bologna, organised by Search On Media Group. According to the organisers' closing figures, it brought together:
WMF 2024 in numbers
| Attendees | 70,000+ |
| Countries | 90+ |
| Exhibitors and sponsors | 700+ |
| Speakers | 1,000+ |
| Startups and open innovation stakeholders | 3,000+ |
| Training stages | 90+ |
| International pavilions | 14 |
Over three days, the IRIDA team met investors, partners and innovators from across Europe and beyond, and showed how AI can help wind energy and nature coexist.
We thank the Hellenic-Italian Chamber of Commerce of Thessaloniki, the Thessaloniki Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Enterprise Greece and the WMF team for the invitation.
Source: Today.it: WMF 2024 closing figures (in Italian)
Read more: IRIDA wins 1st prize at the WMF Startup Competition 2023
About IRIDA AI Technologies: an Athens-based green-tech company that protects birds, bats and forests at wind farms with AI. Its Bird Protect™, Bat Protect™ and Forest Protect™ systems detect wildlife and wildfire in real time and trigger automated turbine responses through Shutdown on Demand. IRIDA has 643 systems installed and contracted at 93 wind farms in 12 countries on 2 continents. Protecting biodiversity. Enabling wind energy.
