Speedhub

Speedhub is a no-profit foundation established in 2017 by Confindustria Verona, the association representing manufacturing and service companies in the territory of Verona counting a total of more than 2.000 companies (96% SME, most represented sectors are logistics, agri-food, and health) and more than 70.000 employees. Our goal is to support companies to become more competitive by improving their processes as well as products and services by means of digital technologies. Our service portfolio consists of several activities starting from awareness to tailor made consultancies to provide technical support for the development of projects. We want to spread innovation culture through our distinctive competences and thanks to a network of experts who facilitate access to high expertise and new technologies starting from the specific sector, the technological readiness and the business model. We believe in our mission: to be a reference to companies for the development of products, business models and innovation processes using digital technologies. Speedhub offers to SMEs advice and support in identifying and accessing European network, funds and resources, and subsidized financial instruments for the development of digital transformation. Some examples are the Regional Innovation Networks (RIR initiative) or the EU networks to which we belong, such as DIH4CPS, Change2Twin, DIH^2(squared) and DIH World Open Calls. Speedhub is part of several networks with different stakeholders, such as Confindustria Italian DIH, iNEST (InterconnectedNord-EstInnovation), and the EDIH regional network (Neural). We also collaborate with institutions, this allows us to rely on their credibility and reputation. Another player in Speedhub’s network are universities. They are involved in our events to present research on specific topics. We are a key partner for universities, with regards to events promotion and in research projects involvement. We support schools by helping them establish partnerships with companies. Keywords: Logistics,