On 2 May 2023 in Stuttgart, as part of the Enterprise Europe Network, BW_i brought together entrepreneurs from Catalonia and Baden-Württemberg and facilitated an exchange on the topics of Industry 4.0 and digitalization in production.
On 20 march 2023 in Lyon, the representatives of the four participating foreign trade agencies signed a Letter of Intent on the Business Passport during the event to hand over the Four Motors Presidency from Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes to Baden-Württemberg. The initiative aims to promote trade, investment and technological cooperation between companies in the four regions.
On 8 May 2023, the State Parliament of Baden-Württemberg invited students from the Four Motors for Europe regions as well as from Grand-Est and Ukraine to celebrate Europe on the 78th anniversary of the end of World War 2.
From March 20, the guiding theme will be "New economic perspectives: Transformation as an opportunity for the future viability of our regions". Baden-Württemberg will focus on the topics of economic transformation, technological change and reducing CO2 emissions.
The Handover ceremony of the Four Motors will take place on March 20 at the Hôtel de Région in Lyon. The four partner Regions will gather for an economic conference which will be closed by the handing over of the presidency of the historic cooperation to the Baden-Württemberg.
On December 5, Speakers from Catalonia, Baden-Württemberg and Lombardy were invited to a round table during the Forum Extraordinaire in Lyon to share the strategies on disability implemented at the regional level. This event took place in the framework of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes presidency of the Four Motors.