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Big Science Business Forum 2024 – Trieste, Italy 27 Big Science Business Forum 2024 – Trieste, Italy 26 Parallel sessions served as an opportunity for BSOs to present upcoming opportunities, investments, and industrial engagement actions. 16 parallel sessions on October 2 and 3, 2024 • 11 parallel sessions dedicated to specific technical sectors • 4 parallel sessions with speakers selected through the BSBF2024 calls (ABSO, SME, and BSCM calls) • 1 parallel session dedicated to selected stakeholders fromCentral and Eastern Europe The parallel sessions were coordinated by national Industrial Liaison Officers (ILOs) from 12 different countries. For more information on the scientific programme, see Chapter 8, “Scientific Programme.” In addition to the scientific activities, social events were planned, such as: October 1 • Welcome Cocktail • Gala Dinner – Region Headquarters Salone di Rappresentanza October 2 • CEMAN Orchestra Concert & Networking Cocktail Teatro Verdi and Ridotto Teatro Verdi October 3 • Conference dinner – a distributed dinner in various restaurants of Trieste October 4 • Visits to 4 research infrastructures – Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste & Kyma – Jožef Stefan Institute – OGS & Grotta Gigante – Laura Bassi 1.8. Results Exhibitors/Sponsors • Total stands set up: 158 • Total companies/entities/organizations: 245 exhibitors represented • 47 Italian exhibitors in Spazio Italia (Hall 28), Sala Hack (Hall 28) and Hall 27 • Total pavilions: 14 national pavilions • Breakdown by stand size: • Single stand (3m x 2m): 106 exhibitors • Single stand (3m x 2m) shared: 8 exhibitors • Double stand (6m x 2m): 11 exhibitors • Triple stand (9m x 2m): 2 exhibitors • Quadruple stand (12m x 2m): 3 exhibitors • Octuple stand (12m x2 x 2m): 1 exhibitor • Exhibitor origin Europe : 87.9% (215 exhibitors) Countries: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden Extra-EU : 10% (25 exhibitors) Countries: United Kingdom, Switzerland Asia : 0.1% (1 exhibitor) Country: China Not specified : 2% – 4 exhibitors General Introduction