Attendees take part in the forum of information security at the 2017 WIOT, Wuxi, Sept 10. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Themed on "Digitalized New Economy, IoT-driven New Times", the 2018 World Internet of Things (IoT) Expo, scheduled from Sept 15-18, will include one main summit, one IoT application and production exhibition, 10 high-end forums and 16 series of events.

According to the organizing committee, a total of 357 experts and heavyweights have confirmed attendance, including more than 30 academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering, a number of foreign academicians, and more than 10 domestic and foreign executives.

The list of important guests attending all these events is constantly being updated and its number is expected to exceed that of last year.

Gartner (Gartner), a world-renowned consulting firm, will issue a report on the internet of things's promotion of the digitalized new economy. The international conference on technology transfer of the IoT will be a platform for more than 20 technical cooperation projects at home and abroad.

The World Internet of Things Expo, having been held for two years and become China's top internet of things event, will showcase the latest products, advances, models and development trends related to the IoT.