Wuxi, an industrial city of 6.5 million inhabitants near Shanghai and on the shores of Lake Taihu, is considered the Chinese capital of the Internet of Things (IoT). In this administrative headquarters in the eastern province of Jiangsu, 3,000 technology companies operate wholly or partially focused on the IoT. Together they achieved a joint turnover of more than 51 billion euros in 2023. The eighth edition of the IOT Solutions World Congress (IOTSCW), which will be held in Barcelona between May 21 and 23, will be attended by a delegation from Wuxi who will represent the guest country, the People's Republic of China. In the pavilion dedicated to the Asian giant and one of its most thriving and disruptive cities, ten companies in the sector that manufacture intelligent energy systems for home use, industrial sensors or high-quality energy management chips will be presented. The large Chinese presence is, along with some of the most competitive and innovative semiconductors on the planet, one of the main attractions of the event. This will have four different areas (Congress, Exhibition, Activities and Security and Cybersecurity), will bring together 300 companies and 250 experts and will offer 125 presentations focused on topics such as the prevention of cyber attacks, the progress of technological areas such as process robotics, augmented reality and digital twins or the way in which the transformation of the industry can contribute to global challenges such as the fight against climate change. Marc Tarragó, director of IOTSWC, assures that the congress brings together “the entire technological ecosystem at a global level , so that the industry can take advantage of all the power of technology with the aim of overcoming its main challenges.” Those responsible for this industrial summit consider the presence of semiconductor chip manufacturing companies such as ST Microelectronics, Lacroix, Würth Elektronik or Tessolve to be crucial, at the forefront of an emerging market niche that reached global sales of 490,977 million euros in 2023. In In parallel, the fifth edition of the Barcelona Cybersecurity Congress (BCC) will be held, a privileged showcase for the latest digital protection systems for the industry. It will have 67 exhibiting companies (40% international) and 60 informative sessions on advances in the fight against cybercrime. Tarragó highlights that “the increase in connected devices around the world leads to an increase in this type of crime, which forces the industry to constantly update its digital security systems.” Andrew Rose, director of security at SoSafe, or Tom Liston, CEO of Bad Wolf Security, are some of the speakers who will provide strategies to reduce the vulnerability of companies in a world that already has 16.7 billion devices connected to the IoT. A source of wealth, but also fertile ground for the activities of cybercriminals. Follow all the information from Economy and Business on Facebook and xor in our weekly newsletter