Via the Industry Advisory Forum (IAF) high-level European industry representatives and CEN and CENELEC can have an open exchange on current standardization issues and identify and advise on standardization priority topics for the European industry. Besides the Forum can express suggestions, expectations and concerns to identify common solutions.

By providing advice to the CEN and CENELEC corporate governing and advisory bodies and proposing medium- and long-term industry-driven standardization objectives for CEN and CENELEC, the Industry Advisory Forum (IAF) contributes to reaching and successfully implementing the CEN and CENELEC strategic objectives. These objectives support European industry’s priorities, challenges and expectations from standardization.

"We are living in exciting times, with digitalization and sustainability as both opportunities and challenges. I'm proud that on behalf of Euralarm I can contribute to the synergies between policy and standardization and the green and digital transition," said Jon Könz about his selection in the CEN-CENELEC Industry Advisory Forum.

The IAF members are appointed for a three-year term and are selected on the basis of their high managerial level, relevant know-how on standardization, expertise in one of the identified priority areas, sectorial balance across CEN and CENELEC, representing both SMEs as well as large industries and adequate geographical and gender balance.