Tech4Life to highlight role of technology in life

10:49 | 10/09/2024 Science - Technology Follow Ven.vn on

Ho Chi Minh City is scheduled to host the 2024 Tech4life Expo & Summit on September 12 – 13, to promote digital transformation in business and life.

Tech4Life to highlight role of technology in life

The two-day event themed “Enhance life with technologies” will feature technological products and solutions in fields such as Smart & Green Factory, Smart Office, Fintech, Proptech, Smart Home, Edtech, Gaming, and Startups across over 40 booths of small- and-medium medium-sized enterprises, startups, and technological and software developers from across the country.

Businesses from China, Russia, and the Republic of Korea will also attend the expo to display technological products and solutions in three fields - Tech4Work, Tech4Life, and Tech4Entertainment.

Around 200 business matching activities between both local and foreign firms will be held in order to help them enhance cooperation and trade connections.

The expo will see over 30 speakers give speeches on many topics such as smart production, Artificial Intelligence (AI) application in smart life and marketing, sales, AI assistant for business leaders, AI for brand development, and AI for the purpose of improving customer experience.

The annual event is to be jointly organised by the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Information and Communications (DIC) and the Vietnam IT and Software Services Association.

This year marks the third edition of the event. Tech4Life aims to introduce the latest trends, products, and solutions serving digital transformation for enterprises and local people, thereby making people’s lives better through a series of exhibitions, conferences, and trade connections.

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