And just like that, AUVSI Xponential Europe is complete. While typically a slower day, Day 3 was filled with insight, innovation, and meaningful connections.
Usually at trade shows, many leave early on the last day, but that didn't happen here.?As the show was being shut down, there was still significant traffic and many conversations ongoing.?That's a testament to the quality of the show.
Michael Robbins and the rest of the team at AUVSI, along with everyone at Messe-Dusseldorf (Brett Babcock and Krys J.), were great hosts and did a great job putting together a quality show.?That being said, we were surprised that many did not leave the show until they started turning off the lights.
The most interesting presentation for us was from Thomas Eder,?Head of Embedded Wireless at Nokia, who spoke about how they are approaching the drone-in-a-box market.?We'll be watching them closely as they continue to pursue this market.
As we wrap up the trip with a few more visits, we reflect back on an incredibly full week with a few thoughts:
The European UAS market is very different that the US market (as you'd expect), but there are a lot of similarities in the challenges that companies of all sizes and stages.?We talked with some of the largest defense companies in the EU, and some of the newest startups.?Overall, we leave the show very optimistic about the opportunities here, for companies all around the world.
We were impressed with the quality of conversations we were able to have with customers from many continents.?The international aspect allowed us to learn about the markets not only here in Europe, but Asia, Africa, and other places around the world.
We leave AUVSI Europe filled with excitement not only for Xponential in Houston, but for a return to Dusseldorf next year.?Based on our experiences this week, we expect next year to be bigger and better.?Until then, Auf Wiedersehen!!
P.S. If .Bobby Sakaki invites you to dinner; You go to dinner.?Not only does he buy the beer, but he puts together a world class group of leading UAS experts.?
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