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8 - 10 April | KapiteinLabs at Innovation Expo 2025
We’re excited to announce that KapiteinLabs will be present at the innovation Expo 2025, part of Maintenance NEXT in Ahoy Rotterdam!
We’ll showcase the BlueReactor, our latest innovation, and share what makes it unique. Check out our pitch and learn how the BlueReactor can make a difference.
For the first time, Innovation Expo will be introduced at the Maintenance NEXT in collaboration with iTanks. The event offers a platform to 24 carefully selected innovators to present groundbreaking ideas and solutions to a broad audience of industry experts and potential partners. It even provides an opportunity for live product demonstrations.
A professional jury will evaluate the innovators, giving them the chance to pitch their ideas and compete for the prestigious Innovation Award, awarded to the best pitch.
Meet the judges:
- Mark Lazonder, Technical Asset Manager BASF
- Bart Beima, Program Manager Digitalization, Human Capital & Socially Responsible Innovation Top Sector Energy
- Ann-Carolaine Juliana, Global Innovation Manager VOPAK
Will you be there? Find us at the iTanks section of the event. We’d love to meet you, answer your questions, and show you what we’re working on.
For more details and registration, visit the Maintenance NEXT website.
See you in Rotterdam!
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