On October 9, 2025, the CLOTEX-HUB team took part in the mini-conference "SMART INDUSTRY UKRAINE", which was held within the framework of the international exhibition MSV 2025 in the pavilion of the Czech National Exposition (Brno Exhibition Center). The event was one of the key events of Ukrainian-Czech cooperation in the field of innovation, digital transformation and development of Industry 4.0.
The mini-conference brought together leading experts, scientists and business representatives from Ukraine and the Czech Republic. The participants discussed the current state of digital transformation, new technological trends, as well as opportunities for joint implementation of projects in the field of smart industry.
After the opening speech, key speakers of the Ukrainian innovation ecosystem addressed the audience. President of the Ukrainian Cluster Alliance Oleksandr Yurchak shared the latest news from Ukraine in the field of smart industry and the development of cluster initiatives. Oleksandr Ochkasov, a representative of the IT sector, presented applied research in the field of artificial intelligence. Serhiy Oprya, Deputy Head of the Ukrainian Dual-Use Technologies Cluster, spoke about the introduction of innovations in industry for the needs of the defense sector. Andriy Karpenko, Director of the Zaporizhzhia EAM cluster, focused on the trends in the development of Ukrainian industry 4.0 and the prospects for international cooperation.
A separate block of the conference was devoted to the topic "Ukrainian European Digital Innovation Centers (EDIH): services for enterprises and the potential for cooperation with Czech partners". Lesia Sobolevska (EDIH HiTech Kyiv), Liudmyla Bukhantsova (CLOTEX-HUB) and Ruslan Kulykovskyi (ZP EDIH) spoke in this block.
During the speech, CLOTEX-HUB was presented as an innovative space for the textile and light industry, which combines the digitalization of production processes, personnel training and the development of international partnerships. The hub team emphasized that the integration of Ukrainian enterprises into the European innovation market is not only about technologies, but also about common values, sustainable development and exchange of experience between industrial ecosystems. Participation of CLOTEX-HUB at the event, MSV 2025 was an important step in promoting Ukrainian digital solutions in the center of Europe and creating new opportunities for partnership between Ukraine and the Czech Republic.
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