Autotech Council's Annual Science Fair is a once-a-year opportunity for technology companies to introduce their innovations to strategy, R&D, scouting, and partnership executives from across the mobility industry.

Car makers, vendors, startups, academics, and investors promote their innovations, products and co-development projects in a show-and-tell format. 100s of tech scouts and business development executives across automotive, transportation, and mobility visit the Science Fair to shop for innovation, search for synergies, and brainstorm potential use cases with their innovation colleagues.

Join industry leaders as they browse exhibits, discover companies and technologies transforming the automotive industry, and take the next step with pre-arranged, private meetings of mutual interest curated by our MatchMaker Meeting service.

Event Features

• NEW FOR 2023: Technology Pitches: A morning of rapid-fire pitches from our startup exhibitors.
• MatchMaker Meetings: Private, curated introductions between exhibitors, attendees, and members available onsite and online.
• Onsite Exhibits: 3 hours to browse rows of projects and technical exhibits run by people who can truly answer your questions.
• Parking Lot Demos: Several cars and working demos are set up in the parking lot.
• Startup Introductions: Select startups will introducing their technology to curated partners and investors via the MatchMaker.
• Ask an Engineer: Tables are staffed by engineers who know the technology inside and out, not PR people.

MatchMaker Meeting Service

Full participants have access to 100s of pre-arranged, private meetings via the Autotech Council Member Portal. Portal access includes the option to showcase your technology and participate in curated meetings arranged through the MatchMaker Service. MatchMaker delegates meet privately in 15-minute introductory meetings which are requested, accepted, and scheduled in advance.

• Onsite Meetings: Oct 11, 1-4pm. Back-to-back, 15-minute, introductions in a dedicated, quiet area at the Science Fair.
• Online Meetings: Oct 12, Any time. Pre-arranged online meetings over zoom available to MatchMaker participants who choose the unlimited meetings option.

Fees & Options

• Attendee - $200
  Technology and startup pitches followed by a networking lunch and afternoon of demos and exhibits. Contact information, presentations, and MatchMaker meetings are not included. 
• Full Participant w/MatchMaker- $2000
  Spend the day at the Science Fair with pitches in the morning followed by visiting the onsite exhibits and participating in pre-scheduled MatchMaker meetings. Continue engagement online the following day by browsing new technologies in the portal product directory, and scheduling meaningful 15-minute meetings in pre-allocated zoom rooms.
• Exhibitor Packages - starting at $3k
  Choose some or all of: full exhibit, startup table, technology pitch, parking lot demo, printed directory, curated introductions, and/or virtual followup meetings. Fees, options and discounts detailed on the Exhibitor Page.
• Expo Pass - Free
  Doors open at 1 pm for visitors to browse the exhibits. Expo passes available on Eventbrite.
• Autotech Council Members - Free
  All options above are free to Autotech Council members.

Meeting Format

Our onsite session on Oct 11 in Silicon Valley opens with a morning of startup and technology pitches, before a networking lunch, MatchMaker introductions, and an exhibit hall that feels just like a high school Science Fair. 

Exhibits are technical and hands-on, not flashy; focusing on the innovation instead of superficial marketing and tradeshow booths, Science Fair exhibitors get an 8 foot table to display their most innovative products and ideas with exhibits staffed by technical and engineering managers who can answer real questions, understand integration, and can brainstorm synergies and use cases.  

MatchMaker Meetings on Oct 11 take place in a private area where MatchMaker participants can engage in meaningful business conversations to discover synergies and explore partnership opportunities. Then, MatchMaker Meetings continue online on Oct 12 in the Autotech Council Portal, where participants can keyword-search product information, videos, technical content, and marketing collateral, and allow the platform to schedule mutually convenient private meetings in pre-allocated zoom rooms.

VENUE

Thank you to Western Digital for hosting today's meeting and bringing the Autotech community to their facility.

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Remote Access:  For remote access to the morning's technology pitches, members can get a link using the instructions in their confirmation email. Note that remote access is only available to members and is not available for the afternoon portion of today's agenda.