Kornwestheim - Meet the German Mittelstand

To be successful in the German market, it is inevitable to understand the German Mittelstand - the sector of the German economy which constitutes for over 70% of the country's GDP and forms the back-bone of this economy.

The suburb of Kornwestheim has offered the participants of the German IT Round-Table the unique opportunity to visit production facilities of a German Mittelstand company - Sata GmbH. Sata is a 100 year old manufacturing company, specializing in production of precision painting pistols for the automobile and other industries globally.

Program in Kornwestheim - 10/03/2009, 11.30 - 14.00h
Arrival in Kornwestheim	11.30
Welcome & Short Presentation of the Industrial Town of Kornwestheim	11.30 - 11.40	Mayor Dietmar Allgaier
Industrial Landscape - Baden-Württemberg	11.40 - 12.00	Dr. Julio Neto, Director of International Programs - IHK Stuttgart
Open Networking & Lunch	12.00 - 12.15
Factory Visit to SATA GmbH	12.30 - 13.45
Departure to ICT Business Meeting in Karlsruhe	14.00

About the Mittelstand Company SATA GmbH

SATA sets the standard for paint spray guns, compressed air filters and worker health protection. In Germany and many other countries SATA is a leading spray gun manufacturer.

With a history of spray-gun manufacturing of over 100 years, SATA is the quintisential German Mittelstand manufacturing company. Such companies in Germany form the back-bone of the economy and global market leaders such as SATA are referred to lovingly in Germany as the "Hidden Champions".

Indian as well as German company executives from the German IT Round-Table can participate in the factory visit to SATA's production facility in Kornwestheim.

Registration

For security reasons, individuals and companies intending to participate in the factory visit are required by SATA to register with them. Please submit the same using this convenient online form.

This registration to SATA must be 18.02.2009. This visit to SATA is applicable only to participants of the German IT Round-Table 2009.