IFES Worldview 5 / 2023

WORLDVIEW Issue No. 5 | 2023

The Official Publication of the

EXPANDING HORIZONS

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Focusing on the bigger

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INDEX

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Expanding our Horizons in 2023

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Editor’s choice

07 Lessons from a pandemic 14

Next steps for sustainable events

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New Strategic Partnership

21 Combining fresh ideas with the power of experience 24

IDIA – IFES Development + Innovation Award

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IFES – Insights

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Inspirations in 2020-2022

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Members List 2023

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Expanding our Horizons in 2023 Looking back over my career, I realise that have invested 20 years of my life working towards sustainability within this industry. Most of the time, I was alone in my convictions amongst my peers, but I continued preaching best practice to industry players and trying to lead by example because I was absolutely convinced that this was the way forward.

So, did I manage to change the world on my own?

Not really!

But now, as the President of IFES, I am honoured to have the backing of an entire community of likeminded colleagues who can help me to effect this change, and more. These IFES members are the partners whom I need to drive transformation, welcome new standards, and pave the way for the younger generation of exhibition professionals.

The family connection One of things that sets IFES apart is our members’ shared passion for the Exhibition and Events industry. I love the people in this industry. We respect and trust each other and our global network expands our businesses through mutual support. Wherever we work in the world, there is a local, trusted IFES partner that can, and will, provide the services our customers need, at the

same standards, with the same care and value that we ourselves would provide. Ours is a ‘family business’ with a fiercely loyal bond.

Globalisation The IFES network stretches worldwide, but in the coming years we will turn our attention to areas that may be underrepresented to achieve a more even spread. Our first World Summit in Singapore this year will strengthen our collaboration with the Asian Exhibition and Event industry, and we hope to welcome more members to our family because of our time there.

The road to sustainability I am a firm believer that for our industry to remain viable, all of us, wherever we are, need to work together to coordinate the changes that we need to move us forward. As IFES members, with a genuinely “coopetitive” approach we realise that investing time in cooperating with our competitors and sharing knowledge, can only advance the industry and help us adapt to challenges as they arise.

Sustainability has been a key focus for us for some time but is an increasingly urgent issue. Of course, the fundamentals of our way of working form a bridge to take us into a more sustainable future. IFES members’ ability to work locally anywhere in the

world removes the need to travel or transport equipment which significantly reduce our carbon emissions and environmental impact.

We have pledged our support for Net Zero Carbon Events and continue to ramp up our efforts, provide training and assist our members to embed sustainable practices into their organisations.

Focusing on the bigger picture In short, in 2023 we are broadening our horizons, because the wider our reach, the more effective and sustainable we become. We have a strong worldwide network of service providers, but 2023 will bring more vertical expansion too.

We plan to work more closely with Venues, PCOS, Associations and larger organisations to bring them on board with our principles and connect them to our network to benefit our industry overall.

Everyone is an important player within their own market, but being part of IFES expands your capabilities, generates more business and links you to a global community on which you can always rely.

We value your support. As always, we are better together than apart!

PHILIPPE BEILLE, IFES PRESIDENT

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Expanding Horizons We have proven resilience when the pandemic hit us. We have shown flexibility when business bounced back. Now we are at a stage where we can improve our business one step further.

Global collaboration, sharing knowledge and partnership at eye level – the core values of IFES – are valid assets for the upcoming challenges. We understand that getting more sustainable in the way we act is vital, trade shows and events don’t stand alone but are linked to several other communication media, our customers are increasingly value-driven and the future leaders in our companies are expecting more than just regularly paid wages.

We have to adapt to these changes in the same way that we adapted to the challenges we experienced over the past three years.

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With all this in the back of our minds we are ready to expand our horizons; with new collaborations like those with JMIC and IAPCO, taking our World Summit further east than ever before to the vibrant City of Singapore, with sustainable improvements that are touchable and measurable, and with ITT members who are the future.

“When it matters, people meet” is one key finding of the pandemic. Looking forward to meeting you in person real soon!

UTA GORETZKY

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Lessons from a pandemic The IFES Board is evolving to embrace a new future. We are seeing meaningful recovery within the Exhibition and Events Industry and we are starting a new year with enthusiasm and hope for a brighter future. Our IFES Board reflects on what the experiences of the past couple of years have taught us and how we can carry those ­lessons forward to inform our decision making, strengthen our collective ­vision and reassess what is important in our business trajectory.

Philippe Bielle IFES President As 2023 dawns, we need to ask ourselves whether we are making the “best” choices or the “right” choices to take us forward.

While a successful business is all about making money and making what we believe to be the “best” choices will help us earn even more money; is that really as important as we think? The almost complete closure of our industry over the past two years made us look at things a little differently.

We need to dig deeper to see whether the “best” choices are necessarily the “right” choices for us. While we certainly need to be able to make money, it 07

is even more important to be able to make money for as long as possible. It is only by making the “right” choices that we can achieve this objective.

For me personally, the two most critical “right” choices are clear.

The first choice is to increase our commitment to sustainable development. It may cost us a bit more in the short term, but it is essential to drive change if we intend to be in business in 10 years’ time. Money is a necessity, but it is not what we should be focusing on today.

The second prerequisite is to understand that our businesses are nothing without people.

Teamwork affords us the greatest achievements and love and emotion provide enough leverage to move mountains.

Doing things with a purpose makes sense; this is the key driver for younger talents who are the future generation of our industry.

IFES supports members in growing their businesses by

working together, all around the world. Rest assured that IFES will also support members to drive the changes, to inspire, and to train, for the betterment of our industry overall.

Justin Hawes Past IFES President This past year has been a rollercoaster ride. At the beginning of 2022 we were still very much in the Covid-19 pandemic, and large gatherings and events were not taking place. But gradually as the pandemic eased, exhibitions and conferences started happening again, often at short notice and with very tight lead times. People wanted to make up for lost time and the big demand placed on venues, resulted in short build-up and

break-down times. This pressure was exacerbated by the loss of key staff during the pandemic.

I do believe that 2023 will be an easier year for our industry, with advance planning of events, some staff returning to our industry, and new staff gaining greater experience.

The last couple of years have shown us the importance of face-to-face interaction and the desire for in-person events, exhibitions and conferences is stronger than ever. However, I think that in-person events will be complemented by an online element, resulting in more hybrid events. With the growing focus on the impact of climate change, sustainability is important and hybrid events make sense.

When I look back on the last couple of years, I am amazed at how we have endured. Our industry is filled with problem-solving, creative, resilient types and we will put these attributes to good use in 2023 as we recover and grow.

Scenario planning for the New World of in-person events Over the past two years, event experience leaders showed agility in the face of constant change as they pivoted to virtual and hybrid formats, offering e ­ xperiences that ­e ngaged attendees while safeguarding against the spread of COVID-19.

Today, as restrictions loosen and people begin to feel more comfortable meeting, the demand for in-person events has returned. These events will occur in a c ­ hanging world, with heightened expectations and evolved a ­ ttitudes toward i­ n-person ex­p e­r iences.

In this critical moment, event experience leaders must build on lessons from their pandemic pivots to chart a new course for in-person events. Unfortunately, there’s no crystal ball to offer a perfect roadmap to delivering a new in-person experience. In lieu of clairvoyance, scenario planning equips organisers to pursue the best possible event outcome, no matter what event experience planners face.

Identify Four Possible Scenarios. Strategic foresight expert Peter Scobic describes scenario planning as “a constant cycle between imagining the future and acting in the present” – an apt description of the last few years of event planning.

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Eric Grossman IFES Vice President, Finance/Treasurer One of the biggest positive takeaways for us arises from the challenges we faced especially in the aftermath of the pandemic: the importance of flexibility. The unpredictable situation demanded last minute solutions, preparing us not only to be more flexible but also to create a more dynamic working environment around ourselves.

As each and every one of us was forced to familiarise themselves with new commu­nication tools, everyone and everything became more connected, more reachable. Long-distance meetings and working from home became the norm.

But many people have had enough of home office, virtual

meetings, and on-screen connections. The effect of REAL human contact is unmatched, which is why our industry, even after a global pandemic, will not be replaced by, or moved into the virtual space. It will rather find a coexistence with the latter.

The rules may have slightly changed, and the cards reshuffled, but at its core, the game remains the same.

Finances have been a huge issue during the pandemic, for our association and especially for most of our members and our entire industry. While some countries offered good “rescue packages,” others could unfortunately not provide any help at all.

Nobody was prepared for this devastating situation.

Luckily, things have changed in the last couple of months and look brighter although the prices are exploding in most fields.

With the new Executive Board, our Management Office, and our members, I aim to generate a solid financial base for our association and create clear

benefits for our members with new products and services.

Alone we cannot make the difference. Let’s work on it!

Peter Theodorides IFES Vice President, Membership “Change is hardest at the beginning, messiest in the middle, and best at the end” ROBIN SHARMA

How can one best summarise the post-pandemic exhibition industry recovery? Survival of the fittest, exhausting times, change management, or simply, life goes on!

What we all have experienced and endured over the last 14 months in our sector,

As you plan your next event experience, commit to a bold, sharp purpose early and identify your desired outcomes. Then imagine how shifting world events could jeopardise the path to reaching those outcomes.

Focus on what would most significantly affect the ideal path to your objectives and develop four pivot scenarios that preserve your event’s goals while responding to the moment.

Look for Signals and Warnings. Once you’ve considered how world events could change your event’s execution, define the warning signs your team should look for as they plan. Pinpoint issues to monitor, brainstorm disparate outcomes, and lay out how different signals map to planned alternate scenarios.

Gartner identifies seven key areas of disruptive change to review for any strategic planning initiatives: • Technological: the evolution and impact of technological change.

• Political: shifting attitudes, institutions, and legislation.

• Economic: local and global economic factors.

• Social/Cultural: attitudes, behaviours, and lifestyles, both individual and societal.

• Trust/Ethics: ethical expectations, behaviours, duties, and biases.

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can only be truly appreciated by those within our industry. The struggles, endless nights, ongoing changes and coping with hard realities, made us aware that we always need to be able to diversify and remain flexible.

But most importantly, we need to keep our heads up, make plans, get back on our feet and continue to do what we do best with a passion for exhibitions and events!

There is no doubt that 2022 proved to all of us that we are back on track and ready to tackle an even more dynamic 2023. The new IFES Board is committed to meeting new challenges, and is united, stronger, and determined to invest the time and effort to realise our goals.

I am confident that together with your active participation in our events, our new “strategic partners” to open new possibilities and markets for you, and the

new members expected in the upcoming years; IFES will continue to flourish as the only truly worldwide networking association for many more years...

Joerg Zeissig IFES Vice President, Strategy Recent experiences and corresponding challenges have shown us once again that it is our purpose to work and grow together as an industry. Using a collaborative network effectively to cope with the hurdles and challenges of the coming years makes more than just sense.

Topics such as Community building, digitization and sustainability are the drivers of the next generation – our future clients. Precisely for

this reason, it is essential to let them have their say and to determine the path together with us “experienced” ones.

The industry needs to drive a change of perspective, also by heart. As Co-Chair of our Sustainability Committee and Co-Chair of the Net-Zero Carbon Events Initiative, I would like to – once more – highlight the topic of sustainability as the license to operate our future business in the events industry, no matter where we stand in the value chain. Sustainable solutions are not add-ons to our usual course of actions, they will become standard, and economically the key to succeed. We need to step forward. Our first impulse needs to be the urge to establish concepts & strategies, events & exhibitions with all corresponding partners right from the beginning.

I would like to invite you to start small and start now.

• Regulatory/Legal: changes in policies rewarding or punishing particular behaviours.

• Environmental: technical, political, economic, cultural, ethical, and legal changes.

Not every factor will apply to every event, but the framework facilitates a comprehensive approach to anticipating change.

Agree on a Source of Truth. Your team must align on trusted resources to stay ahead of significant changes and adjust as needed. Rather than follow the shifting winds of a bevy of headlines, agree on critical data sources like public expert perspectives, trusted analyst sources and respected polling agencies. Using shared sources to identify signals of change provides consistency that drives unified decision-making.

Tap Into Your Wisdom. Event experience leaders are more prepared than ever to tackle tough questions and develop creative solutions. Every organizer solved new problems, reimagined the boundaries of events, and pushed the limits of flexibility at the height of the pandemic.

Don’t treat the re-emergence of events as a return to business as usual. Imbue your work with all the wisdom and lessons learned from virtual and hybrid events.

Open the Lines of ­Communication. Change comes fast, and teams cannot react with agility and precision unless they’re on the same page. Transparency is key to free-flowing information.

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Marcela Medrano IFES Board Member, Education Here we are again at the gates of a new year, re-evaluating and rethinking our goals and objectives. After the last few years, in which the world situation forced us to look very deeply into our companies and our lives, and also put us on an equal footing with the rest of the world; I can confirm that education and self-initiative are the most solid bases we have to find the creativity and the strategy to make our companies grow under any circumstances.

Within the board we will continue our work to give your organisation access to quality information and training in the

field of tradeshow & event marketing by providing opportunities for continuing education.

Updating, Specialisation and Improvement content will be proposed throughout the year in our events and activities to complete, expand and develop the level of knowledge and experience, adding value to IFES membership within the IFES family.

Sarah Chew IFES Board Member, Sustainability The strong rebound of exhibitions and events globally reaffirms the importance and resilience of our industry. With the re-opening of borders and ensuing pent-up demand for

marketing activities and business travel, the industry is riding the momentum to fully recover in two to three years. Manpower shortages exacerbated by the pandemic presented a great challenge for our industry, alongside compressed planning, and delivery timelines. While the industry went through unprecedented challenges, the IFES community demonstrated unity and strength, rendering support for each other, steadfastly responding to occasional calls for assistance.

How often have we heard now that sustainability will be our licence to operate? As designers and producers of the events industry, we have to rethink, with sustainability as a key component of our design strategies. Collectively as an industry, we are able to move the needle. We must evolve and we have to embark on this journey, if we have not, it is now!

Technology supporting clear communication and real-time updates of event planning details helps teams from becoming siloed, losing valuable time and energy constantly realigning.

Map It Out. Consider the steps for executing each scenario you’ve developed. Identify the stakeholders and specify the information they’ll need to change course from your intended format, timing, and location.

Using comprehensive planning technology to execute changes instantaneously fosters consistency in times of uncertainty. A flexible event design blending digital elements into an in-person structure from the beginning enables a smooth transition to hybrid or fully virtual to address changing circumstances.

And once you’ve mapped out the steps to shift from your initial plan, identify any new snags you may introduce.

Scenario planning can’t account for every possibility, but it offers a strong foundation for Event Experience Leaders navigating a new world of in-person events. When your team uses scenario planning, it becomes innate to your event experience management as you imagine the future and act in the present.

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Andrew Harrison IFES Board Member, Associations Don’t trust humans or politicians when you see their mouths move 😊 . Specifically, don’t trust humans when it comes to predictions. Why? Humans are fundamen­t ally flawed when it comes to predictions. We’re way too emotional, affected by bias, needs, and wants, and discard facts/ history too readily.

But that doesn’t sound like much fun.

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I dread being asked for my predictions for the industry, the future, the economy, tech, hybrid, work from home etc. etc. and in my role as an association director I get asked a fair amount. The best prediction for me is trust in your behaviour, it’s predictable, mostly. No prediction in the world can affect you more than how you act as a person or business.

The world, now more than ever, is full of the eponymous Black Swan events. It’s becoming harder not to utter Que Sera, Sera when we turn on the news.

So, trust in your community, your IFES community, continue to pull tight and in the same direction, seek those that hold your values. Seek collaboration

and not competition. The next 12 months are going to be deter­m ined in the main by decisions you make, not others, but don’t think you have to do this alone.

Martijn Besaris Coopted IFES Board member Talent Team What a year; from a lockdown at the beginning of the year straight into a continuous sprint to the end of the year! I am so happy that shows are running again, that we can build booths and can look and plan months

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and years ahead instead of only for tomorrow.

The reopening of our industry has also brought new issues, including shortages of labour and materials. Attracting and retaining young talent has become challenging across all levels of business but especially amongst the men and women working in the field and in the workshop. Together with the IFES Talent Team I am working on programs and activities to address this, to create awareness and be the voice of the younger generation.

But we can’t do this alone and we invite you all to support us in investing in a bright and hopeful future.

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Next steps for sustainable events The fast-paced ‘build-up, break-down and move on’ nature of exhibitions and events does not naturally lend itself to a sustainable working methodology, but the necessity for sustainable practice to become a core element in all of our daily business activities is undeniable, and increasingly urgent.

Many stakeholders in the events and exhibitions industry have pledged to meet the goal of net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050 in line with the Net Zero Carbon Events movement and the Paris Agree­ment on climate neutrality, but the industry is adapting at varying rates, and it will require some serious commitment to accomplish these goals.

The launch of the Net Zero Carbon Events (NZCE) Roadmap at the United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP27 on 14

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11 November 2022 in Egypt signified another milestone in the Sustainability journey for the events industry. The Inter­ national Federation of Exhibition & Event Services (IFES), alongside 40 of our organisation members, have pledged to this initiative with our Sustainability team contributing to the development of the roadmap.

Hence, the ISO certification is an invitation to our community to get things started, to show our stakeholders (clients, employees, political institutions,

scientific bodies etc.) that our industry is committed and is defining a way to meet goals in a common and certified manner.

Much progress for this Roadmap has been achieved since the launch of the initiative a year before. It is a useful tool to guide our industry members on the next step forward. For those who want to embark on the sustainability journey but are clueless on how to get started, the Roadmap details how to implement actions. Sustainability has been a topic of discussion

in the industry for a decade already, but this Roadmap is an indication of commitment, dedication and, more impor­ tantly, walking the talk.

The IFES Sustainability team’s effort since our summit in Amsterdam in June 2022 has been focused on information sharing on the pursuit of sustainability certification, specifically ISO20121:2012 on event sustainability management through 2 consultants, 2bdifferent and Green Evénements. An attempt was made to encourage group pursuit of certification alongside other IFES members, to make the journey more cohesive, collaborative and cost-effective. The first convoy started last December; but still the interest was lukewarm. Does the certification process seem onerous? Is it too costly for our

IFES’s sustainability team objectives •C reate a mutual understanding of the value of sustainability as a community.

•P romote greater awareness through knowledge sharing.

•E ncourage our community to adopt global standards and best practices.

•A chieve greater sustainability by aligning with other industry associations. members? Is sustainability still not a priority for our industry?

Do our members think that certification is not essential?

Is ISO20121 not the ideal certification? Or maybe we are just too preoccupied with project

delivery? These are just some of the questions that our team has pondered over.

Certainly, certification is not the most important to an organisation embarking on its sustaina­bility journey. Certainly, for some markets it is more important than for others.

What could be more pertinent than having sustainable practices in place to get started and understanding what best practices can be put in place towards being a more sustainable company and industry?

The IFES Sustainability core team, together with Experiential Designers & Producers Association (EDPA) and other industry stakeholders, is now involved in one of the NZCE work streams to address “Smart Production & Waste Management” as

Our aim is an eco-social market economy, the balance of: • Market economy creating profitability • Social commitment creating attraction • Ecological roadmaps to avoid, reduce and compensate/offset own carbon footprint ­c reating carbon neutrality We need to understand the responsibilities -> sustainable events are only possible when all stakeholders take action in their respective areas of responsibility.

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the next phase of the development for the Roadmap. In addition, these members of the team are involved in parallel initiatives around the world to do more for sustainability for our industry.

Governments and organisations around the world are giving greater focus to sustainability.

Singapore launched its sustainability roadmap on 1 Dec 2022 to

become Asia Pacific’s leading sustainable MICE destination by 2030. The roadmap launched by Singapore Tourism Board (STB) and Singapore Association of Convention & Exhibition Organisers & Suppliers (SACEOS), lists 3 specific targets.

1. The development of a set of sustainability standards by 2023 that the industry can readily apply with the aim of

Our contribution/expectations towards sustainability

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Concrete steps • F irst round of ISO 20121 certification began in December 2022. IFES members who take part will establish a structured sustainability management. Benefits of the certification: transparency, credibility, structured sustainability management, competitive advantage as sustainability will be a client need.

• N et Zero Carbon Events Initiative set up a roadmap incl. responsibilities for main action areas: e.g. CO2 reduction, (food)waste management, logistics,… Next step: transmitting the roadmap to IFES, reaching consesus on roadmap, finding tools to reach goals

being internationally recognised by 2024.

2. A ll six purpose-built MICE venues within Singapore and 80% of SACEOS members to obtain internationally or nationally-recognised sustainability certification, or both, by 2025.

3. T he Singapore MICE industry to start tracking waste and carbon emissions by 2023.

More countries are expecting listed companies to embark on mandatory or more stringent sustainability reporting. Increasingly, we are facing clients or prospects asking us for our Sustainability Policy in their procurement processes, Event Organisers are striving to make their events more sustainable, and our employees want to work for a more sustainable company.

For those who are still adopting a wait-and-see approach, I urge you to re-think and take the first step.

Collectively, we can move the needle. If every IFES member adopts a sustainable work process today, we can be a more sustainable industry tomorrow.

Let us commit, collaborate and start reducing our impact on the environment today.

SARAH CHEW, CHAIR IFES SUSTAINABILITY

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Net Zero Carbon Events IFES has re-joined the Joint ­Meetings Industry Council, the driving force behind Net Zero ­C arbon Events – a global initiative uniting the events industry to achieve net zero by 2050.

The initiative, launched in 2021 at COP26 in Glasgow, brings together event industry stakeholders from around the world including conference, exhibition and event organisers, convention bureaux, venues and other suppliers. The aim is to drive collective action from across the sector to meet key sustainability milestones.

Since its launch, more than 400 conference and events industry organisations from 55 countries have pledged to achieve net zero carbon by 2050. Every events organisation is invited to join and sign the Pledge. By signing it, the organisation commits to support 18

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the goal of net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050, in line with global efforts set out by the Paris Agreement to limit warming to 1.5°C and reduce total global GHG emissions by 50% by 2030, and to actively promote and advocate for industry efforts throughout the value chain. Specific goals are as follows: 1. Before the end of 2023, publish the organisation’s pathway to achieve net zero by 2050 at the latest, with an interim target in line with the Paris Agreement’s requirement to reduce global GHG emissions by 50% by 2030.

2. Collaborate with partners, suppliers and customers to drive change across the value chain.

3. Measure and track its Scope 1, 2 and 3 GHG emissions according to industry best practice.

4. Report on its progress at least every two years.

The next stage of the Net Zero Carbon Events initiative was the launch of the Roadmap launched recently at COP27 in Egypt.

The Roadmap provides a common framework for all event industry stakeholders to support and guide them to achieve the net zero target. It sets out a comprehensive pathway for individual organisations as well as details around the five key industry-wide action areas: venue energy, food and food waste, logistics, travel and accommodation as well as smart production and waste management. IFES will be the leading entity for the latter.

JMIC’s President James Rees explains: “The Roadmap will support and guide organisations through the process of achieving Net Zero linked to our target. It’s an ambitious target, but it’s one we really must meet. We have no choice – we have to act and we have to do so now.

“Addressing this fundamental sustainability challenge is a global and united effort - and we need to drive consistency across our industry. Net Zero Carbon Events is here to bring people together and affect real change.”

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New Strategic Partnership agreed between and The International Association of Professional ­Congress Organisers (IAPCO) and the International Federation of Exhibition and Events Services (IFES) have agreed a new 3-year Memorandum of ­Understanding which will see both organisations’ ­communities benefit across a number of initiatives.

At their most recent Meeting, held in Dubai, IAPCO Council unanimously agreed to a new collaboration with IFES, the first of its kind for both associations.

The collaboration will see experts from both organisations share knowledge and educational content through industry events, seminars and webinars, visibility via on-line recognition, and business development opportunities.

Ori Lahav, IAPCO President commented “Many IAPCO member client events require exhibition and stand builds for their global business and professional events. Knowing and having immediate access to the most appropriate and trustworthy partners to work with just makes sense. This new MoU enables IAPCO and IFES members to have more 20

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direct contact, build upon their respective expertise and provide added value across the board to the clients they serve.”

With a membership retention rate of just under 100% over the past 2 years, a growing number of new membership applications and continued support from global partners, IAPCO continues to focus its attention on providing added value and new services to its members. The MoU that outlines this Strategic Partnership is another great example of the value that PCOs can expect when they have a membership in IAPCO. “As we enter our fourth decade as an association, I am proud of this new collaboration between IAPCO and the International Federation of

Exhibition and Events Services (IFES), as a manifestation of the IFES motto of “sharing knowledge”. We look forward to a long and beneficial partnership with IAPCO and its members, through which we will be able to support our respective members by generating more business together.

I believe that the pillars on which IFES was founded; trust, human relationships and integrity, will play a vital role in how our associations develop over the next few years.

I am confident that together with IAPCO we can enhance our industry worldwide, move our industries into a more sustainable environment and mutually create the values for the next generation,” says Philippe Beille, IFES President.

Combining fresh ideas with the ­power of experience It will be up to the next generation of industry ­p rofessionals to take our industry forward. Our IFES Talent Team is specifically aimed at the u ­ nder 40’s young talent working within our sector – a ­solutions-driven hub for knowledge s­ haring,­ ­colla­b oration and brainstorming.

Headed up by a diverse team of young leaders from all over the world (from left to right: Martijn Besaris - Netherlands, Andrew Stevens – Canada, Vanessa Aguilar – US, Henrik Gislerud - Norway, and Boitumelo Pooe - South Africa), this Committee spearheads the drive to trigger fresh ideas, to promote the career opportu­n ities within the industry, to resolve common issues, to discover and share best practice and to highlight new innovations that meet the ever-changing requirements of the market. The goal is to bring fresh wind to, and raise awareness of the industry, make a valuable impact on the association and inspire long established company leaders to meet customer needs optimally. IFES

Talent Team connects young industry professionals worldwide so that they can then succeed together by sharing knowledge and innovative ideas.

Since the 2022 World Summit, membership of the Talent Team has increased by around 15%. With a strong ITT presence at EuroShop 23 and World Summit 23, we anticipate a further growth spike. The ITT members are the future network of IFES, the new generation IFES family. We urge all our members to put forward potential young talent from their companies to participate. The ITT Committee is the spark to ignite the industry to move forward with a new approach and the latest technology, in the most sustainable way!

OBJECTIVES: •T o encourage the input of young talent within the IFES Association.

•T o attract and retain young skills into the sector to redress skills shortages.

•T o promote knowledge sharing and cross-learning within the under-40’s industry segment.

•T o harness creative energy and innovation to enhance the way the industry operates.

•T o safeguard the future of the Exhibitions and Events industry by increasing awareness and appeal of the industry amongst the youth.

•D evelop Staff Exchange programmes to fast-track experience and build knowledge.

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The IFES Development + Innovation Award is back in 2023!

The IFES Development and Inno­vation Award ­pursues the goal of strengthening the inno­vative power of the Exhibitions and Events industry, making cutting edge developments accessible to a broader public and thereby ensuring the ­success of trade fairs and events.

The IFES Innovation Award applications fall into 4 specific categories, focusing on the development, planning and use of special materials, outstanding production processes and innovative services.

Entries can be groundbreaking innovations, clever further developments, outstanding implementations, or visionary plans and studies that stand out from the crowd. The award is aimed not only at developers of products or solutions, but also at companies that have cleverly used development.

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simplifies daily life, increases efficiency and sustainability and/or opens up design possibilities.

Service A service that simplifies processes, increases customer loyalty, increases efficiency, and increases sustainability… anagement / M Production Process New and changed management and/or manufacturing processes that increase the value of ESG (Environment/Social/ Governance) aspects in a company resulting in improved efficiency, better CSR, reduction of the carbon footprint and/or higher transparency in management decisions.

Out of the Box Disruptive solutions that change communication before, during or after a trade show. Readymade solutions are welcome in this category, as well as creative approaches and concept developments. This category is explicitly open to young people.

Our 2023 winners were ­s elected by our independent jury of experts from a host of exciting entries using the evaluation criteria of Design, Level of Innovation / Development, Efficiency enhancement, Sustainability, Production Method.

The Independent IDIA Jury Justin Hawes – Managing Director of Scan Display, South Africa has a demonstrated history of working in the exhibitions industry.

His strong business development skills combined with wide proficiency in the fields of event planning, advertising, sales, strategic planning, and business development make him an experienced all-rounder in the industry. Justin is also a Chartered accountant.

Silke Schulte – Managing Director of forward Servicegesellschaft mbH, Germany has been working in the trade fair industry for more than 30 years. As Managing Director of forward Servicegesellschaft mbH since 2017, she has been responsible for the demand-oriented networking of purchasing companies and supplier partners in trade fair, exhibition and event construction. Her interdisciplinary knowledge in these areas distinguishes her as an industry expert.

As early as her teens, Silke had her first contact with temporary architecture. In the course of her commercial training and her first professional years, she discovered her enthusiasm for beautiful and functional interior design elements. Since then she has shared this passion with the designers and realisers of trade fair and event construction projects.

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manager worked for the fwd Bundesvereinigung Veranstaltungswirtschaft for 28 years, including 8 years as deputy managing director. The emphasis of FAMAB’s activity lay in the support of the members within the range of the architects and building of fairs. Here she acquired her expertise through a variety of tasks ranging from strategic to marketing-relevant, to technical and design topics.

She steered the industry award ADAM, later FAMAB AWARD (today BrandEx Award), in the field of architecture, from the identification of categories to the evaluation criteria and the selection and adjudication of juries. As part of the development of the SUSTAINABLE COMPANY industry certificate, she gained insight into the importance of economic, ecological and social sustainability. She sees this as a challenge for temporary architecture and with this awareness, she and her team support fwd’s partners.

Elke Moebius – Global Head of Retail / Retail Technologies, Messe Düsseldorf GmbH, Germany, was born in Mainz. She studied romance languages, literature and economics and rounded up her studies with stays abroad in the United States, Argentina and France. In 1996 she joined Messe Düsseldorf and took over project management responsibilities in Russia, as early as in 1997.

In 2008, Elke assumed the position of Global Head Retail & Retail Technology at Messe

Düsseldorf, where she is responsible for the world’s no.1 retail trade fair EuroShop and the leading retail technology trade fair EuroCIS in Düsseldorf as well as for China in-store in Shanghai and in-store Asia in Mumbai.

Clemens Arnold – Managing Director at 2bdifferent in Germany – the consulting agency for sustainability in the event industry. With his comprehensive expertise, he advises companies, associations, organizations, event organisers and agencies from the event and sports business, including Baden-Würtemberg International, T-Systems MMS GmbH, Vodafone GmbH, Robert Bosch Stiftung GmbH and many more.

With his training as Corporate Responsibility Manager at the University of Bayreuth and as a trainer of the German Sustainability Code, he applies sustainable concepts at companies in the MICE and live communication industry to develop their business operations in a sustainable way. Another field of expertise includes the analysis, evaluation and optimization of trade fairs, congresses, conferences, roadshows, corporate and sports events as well as digital formats according to ecological, social and economic criteria.

He is a member of the jury of the PSI Sustainability Awards.

As a lecturer at the TU Chemnitz, the IST University Düsseldorf and the German Hotel Academy Cologne, he teaches “Sustainable Event Management and CSR” to students.

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The success of your brand is based on communication – that‘s why we create experiential worlds that inspire and matter. We create brand moments that last. With our passion, innovative strength and depth of performance, we are breaking new grounds as a traditional company.

Trade fair appearances, launch, public or employee events, sales promotions, shop concepts, exhibitions or communication buildings of any kind – No matter which format you choose, we keep an eye on the whole thing for you, so you can experience the real Plus in performance.

The DNA of Holtmann+ is our employees. At Holtmann+, creative consultants, strategists, storytellers and designers meet experienced architects, digital experts, effective project managers and hands-on carpenters. They enable the 360-degree support for you and your brand. We want to bring together our competencies in such a way that the benefits for our customers are maximized. The special combination of generalists and specialists is our Plus for you.

We consult. We create. We craft. We do.

Inspiring exhibition and events industry developments reflect the spirit of new beginnings.

After careful assessment, our hardworking panel of judges have ­announced the winners of the IFES Development and Innovation Awards 2022. This year’s IDIA Awards Judging panel had their work cut out for them in selecting the winners out of the exciting ­submissions received.

PLACE: Global tension fabric giant, Moss, took first prize.

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Their product submission presented an exclusive 100% recycled fabric produced for the Global E ­ xhibition market.

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SustainaTex Ocean Fabric is produced entirely from upcycled plastic (including marine plastic) and recycled polyester, giving marketers an opportunity to activate their brand in a sustainable way. Moss has signed a license agreement with the SEAQUAL initiative, a community that works with ocean clean ‐u p programs, to transform recovered marine plastic into SEAQUAL yarn.

The company has also remov­ ed all PVC from their gaskets and ships all SEG fabrics in recyclable bags made of 100% recyclable material.

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Taking this development even further, Moss offsets all carbon associated with their production activities in the US and in Europe through a German carbon consulting company, ClimatePartner, so that the production method of this fabric is truly carbon neutral.

Judges comment This product sends a clear signal to our industry that there are superior options that we can use in many of our projects to improve sustainability. The action of taking waste from the sea and turning it into something

useful touches many of us personally, and in fact Moss may have already made their mark on the judges as we will be looking out for this material to incorporate into our own projects.

SustainaTex is a good solution to using waste from the sea. It may not be the final answer, but it is a good solution to take us a step forward.

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PLACE: beMatrix, Belgium took second place with ProjectC!™ 2 nd

… their masterplan towards sustainable success across all levels of product, company, and industry with a lasting focus on Economic and Social sustainability.

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The plan is for the Company to go Carbon Neutral by 2026, through employee awareness creation and a transparent reduction plan. beMatrix envisioned, described, and detailed the concept phase during 2020‐-2021, and roll-out began in 2021 under the leadership of the C!&SO (Chief !nnovation and Sustainability Officer), Edwin Van der Vennet and the beMatrix Sustainability team, with the support of external specialists in measuring, reducing & contributing.

ProjectC! ™ recommends approaching sustainability with transparency and a positive mindset and integrating it into the business operation by means of: • P roduct development and optimisation to reduce the footprint, avoid waste, optimise reuse, and identify best options using Product Footprint Calculations.

• C ompany: Calculating the absolute and relative footprint of every single aspect of a company and finding creative, innovative ways to reduce the footprint.

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• I ndustry: Rethinking the cooperation across the value chain in the event industry (with the Net Zero Events Initiative) including service suppliers to create closer collaboration and more integrated sustainable actions.

Judges comment It’s critical to start sustainability initiatives from the top level and incorporate them throughout the company at every touchpoint. beMatrix is using a management approach, and this is why their plan is a winner. It’s so exciting to see that they have really thought about what they are doing and

have already started implementing changes. ProjectC!™ is a very impressive Roadmap to take them into a fully circular economy, and they are certainly on a good path to achieve ISO 20121 certification as well.

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The third place is awarded to Kadmon-Brin and GO Exhibitions … for their thoughtful design of the TEVA Api Booth at CPHI, Frankfurt.

Their client requested an “­­out-‐ o f-‐ t he- ‐b ox +sustainability concept” and Kadmon-Brin exceeded their expectations with this unusual concept empowered by sustainability.

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and counters were constructed completely out of cardboard boxes, designed not only for the look, but also for the structural stability. The stand’s 5 meeting rooms and kitchen/ storage all had glass doors and windows mounted into cardboard walls.

Not only did the concept make use of cradle‐ -to-‐ c radle sustainable material with a low carbon

footprint, but it also ensured that more than 90% of the stand building material was reusable or recyclable, with very little waste. Even the relatively big Videowall was made of beMatrix modular system covered with recycled textile banner.

High efficiency LED lighting and a suspended vertical garden provided the finishing touches.

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Judges comment A really great initiative to see carboard boxes used in this way!

The look and the curved walls worked very well in the context, showing us what is possible when you work with different types of material in trade fair construction. This is not an out of reach complex design; it shows what you can do with a normal booth when you just put in a little extra thought, so it has broad appeal.

This is a tangible, experiential, “out-of-the-box” product. A very cool project that speaks for itself!

The IDIA award winners will be showcased at EuroShop 23, close to the IFES global Village. Aptly, their products will be displayed in the intensive, unique, and inspiring Expo & Event Marketing Dimension, which aims to reflect the spirit of new beginnings through forward-looking ideas and presentations, including cross­m edia networking.

IFES will recognise and celebrate the IDIA winners for their innovative approach and high-quality results at the official IDIA Awards Ceremony on Sunday 26th, 2023 In Hall 1 at EuroShop.

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IFES Global Village at EuroShop 2023 It’s a EuroShop year! Our members are enjoying 5 days of intensive ­networking, global insights and business advancement from 26 Feb to 02 March 2023 in ­Düsseldorf, Germany, as IFES once again takes part in ­EuroShop 2023, the world’s no. 1 retail trade fair.

EuroShop is a much-anticipated highlight on the calendar in 2023 and presents even more positive opportunities to meet, network and find new partners for existing or upcoming projects. The 2023 tradeshow comprises eight clearly defined experience dimensions, with a new structure offering an even more visitor-oriented offering to enhance customer engagement.

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A truly Global Village IFES’ Global Village is located in the intensive, unique and inspiring Expo & Event Marketing Dimension in Hall 1, where the spirit of new beginnings is reflected through forwardlooking ideas and presentations, including cross-media networking.

Located on 500 square metres of premium exhibition space on a highly, frequented aisle crossing in Hall 1 with a Lounge meeting area and a direct link to the Expo

& Event Stage, the 2023 IFES Global Village at EuroShop offers exposure to a highly targeted retail visitor base for 17 selected IFES member exhibitors.

It is also the ideal opportunity to gain international recognition for the winners of the 2023 IFES IDIA Awards. The award-winning concepts, projects and services are showcased just across the aisle, alongside the Expo & Events Stage, forming an integral part of the IFES presence at the Expo.

Our IFES Global Village Participants:

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Global Village Highlights Expo & Events Stage Visitors to EuroShop 2023 can look forward to a ­programme of lectures, best case studies, market insights and discussions on a wide range of current topics curated by industry experts IFES Global Village exhibitors will be supporting the program on various days, moderated by the charismatic Han Leenhouts of Sales & Pepper who will also present. The IFES slots present an engaging speaker line up, including: • A nnelize Hochmann (DIPER DESIGNERS, LLC) • J örg Zeissig (Holtmann+) • P eter Theodorides (Vision) • J ason Popp (Moss) • Frederik Dallas (Holtmann+) • J ustin Hawes (Scan Display) • N ico Fontana (Montecolino spa)

•K halid Al Hammadi (Dubai World Trade Centre) • E dwin van der Vennet (beMatrix) • J ohn Pavek (Exhibitor Group) • N ick Dugdale Moore (UFI, The Global Association of the Exhibition Industry) IDIA Awards The IFES Development + Innovation Award (IDIA) honours products, projects and services that represent outstanding new developments for the trade fair and event industry. The focus here is on the benefits in daily use as well as innovative strength, cost-effectiveness and sustainable use. The Award winners are showcased adjacent

to the Expo & Event Stage and are celebrated during the IDIA Awards Ceremony on Sunday afternoon.

IFES Block party Join us at the IFES Block Party on 28th Feb where industry players come together in a fun way to meet and exchange ideas on the IFES Stand. We are looking forward to reconnecting and building new relationships.

This year’s party is sponsored

by Willwork and we are anticipating a fun-filled event.

Blue Hour Every afternoon at 4.30, Coastal International will be hosting the Blue Hour at the IFES Stand.

Come through and connect with our members in a social context.

• C hris Griffin, Steve Riches and Paco Collazo for (The Experiential Designers and Producers Association – EDPA) • Frederik Mouliérac (The French Touch) for NZCF

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• C hristian Coppeneur Gülz (WWM)

WENN LIVE-KOMMUNIKATION DEIN DING IST, DANN IST DIE EUROSHOP 2023 DEIN DATE:

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1. MÄRZ 2023 | GUIDED TOURS FÜR STUDIERENDE 2. MÄRZ 2023 | YOUNG TALENTS PROGRAMM | EXPO & EVENT STAGE MESSE DÜSSELDORF | EINTRITT: 10,00 E YOUNG TALENT PROMOCODE: 0000112zdq6a WWW.EUROSHOP.DE/AKTIONSTAG_NACHWUCHS

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THE WORLD’S NO. 1 RETAIL TRADE FAIR

Newcomer’s Day/ Nachwuchstag A highlight of the IFES Global Village at EuroShop will be the Newcomer’s Day. On Thursday 2nd March we welcome new young talents from universities and schools who have been invited to explore EuroShop, meet the Exhibitors and learn about the industry – a great opportunity to connect, create partnerships and share knowledge. This year’s Newcomers’ Day Breakfast is sponsored by Laguna Displays.

Be sure not to miss the Newcomer’s Day presentations on the Expo & Events Stage from the IFES Talent Team by Martijn Besaris, (The Inside), Vanessa Aquilar (Happy Projects) and Kay Madaan (XS Worldwide). The ITT represents the fresh ideas and upcoming under 40’s talent that will take Exhibitions and Events forward.

Sustainability Stand A major focus for IFES and its members is to embed sustainability into the DNA of our

industry. In 2023, IFES is partnering with fwd, Messe Düsseldorf on the Sustainability stand as part of this Sustainable Trade Fair imperative across the 5 customer touchpoints of Planning, Location, Mobility, Catering/Stand Construction and Compensation. This is where best case solutions and services are showcased to Exhibitors to enhance their Sustainability capabilities.

Program* Sunday, 26 February

Monday, 27 February

Wednesday, 1 March

Exhibition 10 am - 6 pm

Exhibition 10 am - 6 pm

Exhibition 10 am - 6 pm

Expo + Events Stage – Industry presentations

Expo + Events Stage – Industry presentations

Expo + Events Stage – Industry presentations

IDIA Awards Ceremony (5 pm)

EDPA pub crawl

Exhibitor Magazine Awards EuroShop Party

Tuesday, 28 February

* Program subject to change

Exhibition 10 am - 6 pm

Thursday, 2 March

Expo + Events Stage – Industry presentations

Exhibition 10 am - 6 pm

IFES block party (6 pm)

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Thank you to our sponsors!

Every contribution, whether financial or in kind makes our EuroShop E ­ xperience so much more ­r ewarding. We are so grateful for the s ­ upport from our members for E ­ uroShop 2023.

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2.200+ exhibitors 94.000 visitors from around the globe

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Experience it LIVE in Louisville!

After more than 30 years in Las Vegas, EXHIBITORLIVE is moving to a new location in 2023.

The ­C onference and Exhibition for Trade Show and C ­ orporate Event Marketing will be held in April 23-26, 2023, at the Kentucky International ­C onvention ­C enter in Louisville, KY. “This is the first time the event has been held in Louisville, and we are pleased to announce that the city has embraced our industry — and our industry has embraced Louisville,” said Dan Raynak, President and CEO of Exhibitor Group. “We are all in the experiential business, and the city of Louisville is rich in experiences, including the Kentucky Derby, Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory, Muhammad Ali Center, Cuban cuisine, and of course bourbon.”

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als, EXHIBITORLIVE will feature 100 educational sessions and workshops. This event is attended by thousands of exhibit and event managers, as well as marketing and communications experts who are serious about improving their face-to-face marketing performance.

“We are excited to invite you to ‘Experience it LIVE’ in Louisville,” said Raynak. “We are innovating every part of the event and creating new ways to ways to ‘Learn, Interact, View, and Explore.’ The first thing you will notice is the creation of a first-of-its-kind floor plan

inclusive of a town square, new networking zones, and new activation zones — all intended to create more premium spaces to engage with qualified buyers.

We have modernized existing sponsorship opportunities and have created new ones. We have embraced nonprofits like never before, and we are creating new educational partnerships to further drive attendance.

And, we have expanded our team to help bring more corporate marketers and buyers to the event.”

EXHIBITOR is a global brand that facilitates the exchange of

insights, ideas, education, and commerce across the trade.

It holds a unique position in the trade show and event industry, as it serves the entire ecosystem through education and the facilitation of connections and meaningful engagements between buyers and sellers. In addition to the educational components and networking events, EXHIBITORLIVE features North America’s largest exhibition of trade show and event products and services. The exhibit hall at EXHIBITORLIVE will feature nearly 200 exhibiting companies showing state-ofthe-art innovation, emerging technology, customer engagements, creative solutions, and experiential exhibits.

“Space selection at the Kentucky International Convention Center is exceeding our expectations, and as a result, we are currently exploring adding additional space to the LIVE show floor,” said Raynak.

“We can’t wait to bring everyone together to ‘Experience it LIVE in Louisville!’”

IFES will once again participate at EXHIBITORLIVE, THE world conference and exhibition for trade show and ­c orporate event marketing. This year’s participants at ­E XHIBITORLIVE (23 – 27 April, 2023) will benefit from the event’s brand new location at the Kentucky International Convention Center (KICC), a state-of-the-art convention centre with over 200,000 continuous square feet of exhibit space and a 40,000 square foot column-free ballroom; the ideal space to experience what is being dubbed the ‘GREAT (re) ENGAGEMENT. While participating at EXHIBITORLIVE IFES members will take the opportunity to highlight the benefits of the Federation as well as showcase international products and services to the American market.

The long-standing partnership with EXHIBITORLIVE continues to benefit both parties.

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The 24th anniversary of the IFES World Summit takes place in ­Sustainable Singapore. This ­r eunion of the IFES “family” in Asia is an unmissable chance to ­explore what this remarkable destination and its industry pro­ fessionals have to offer.

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The 2023 Singapore World Summit boasts a compelling content program with insights from some of the world‘s top speakers to stretch your imagination and inspire you to expand your horizons.

Share ideas, strengthen relationships and advance your business opportunities in Singapore through the much-­anticipated networking sessions with IFES colleagues from around the world.

Singapore – a sustainability sanctuary Singapore is a leader in green urban development – a city in nature, where lush natural landscapes, vertical gardens and tranquil green oases harmonise with the urban landscape.

Here digitalisation and technological advancement pave the way to significantly reducing CO2 emissions and waste production.

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Stride towards the future in a city which is poised to reimagine sustainability.

Venue Work in style State of the art technology across fully configurable venues assures us of a successful event at the PARKROYAL Collection Hotel meeting rooms. Committed to addressing climate change, these venues embrace environmen­t ally-friendly measures to reduce carbon emissions and environmental impact for meeting events, thereby helping us lower our carbon footprint.

Singapore’s first “Garden-in-a-Hotel” A champion of sustainability, environmental responsibility and advocate for green innovations in the hospitality industry, the PARKROYAL COLLECTION, Marina Bay houses one of

Southeast Asia’s largest indoor sky-lit atriums, with over 2,400 plants, trees, shrubs and groundcovers spread across 15,000 square feet of space in the centre of the business district.

Programme We cannot wait to reconnect in 2023 and we know we will make extraordinary memories exploring this unusual destination during the IFES World Summit.

VisitSingapore.com to learn more about what Singapore has to offer its visitors.

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Expanding Horizons – 24th IFES World Summit Who attends the IFES Summit

I FES Members (85%) and Non-IFES Members, s uppliers, associations, business networks, show organizers, sponsors (8%), speakers (3%)…

How satisfied are they with attending the IFES Summit 2/3 of the attendees are very-satisfied/satisfied with their participation.

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Building Awareness A 10m by 7m sculpture of the critically endangered Sumatran Tiger – made entirely out of trash will ­remain a key attraction at the SG50 lattice of Gardens by the Bay for the next three years.

The Trash-Sure campaign builds awareness around conservation and biodiversity, and to remind each of us to play our part in creating a more sustainable future.

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The official handover to the host city of Singapore for 2023 took place at our WorldSummit 2022 in Amsterdam. Now we are almost there, with all preparations in full swing.

Program Tuesday, 20 June

Thursday, 22 June

Welcome Reception @ Park Royal Hotel

Registration & Welcome Coffee Summit Programme Lunch @ Park Royal Collection Summit Programme

Wednesday, 21 June Run/ Walk for Sustainability

Dinner @Empress

Registration & Welcome Coffee Committee Meetings @ Park Royal + (Sustainable, Associations, Talent Team, Education) Registration Continued Welcome to the WS 2023 & Lunch @ Park Royal Collection AGM | New Member Induction Guests welcome Dinner @ Jumbo Crab

Friday, 23 June Program Lunch @ Park Royal Collection Program & Handover to WS 2024 Excursion Evening Gardens by the Bay

Saturday, 24 June Saturday Tourist Program

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Whilst the pandemic ravaged the planet, our ­Exhibition and Events industry players, who thrive on personal connection, were forced to remain apart from one another. It was bad for business, and it was bad for our mental health, but some of the innovations that emerged from our industry during the past two years will leave a lasting legacy.

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Hybrid events are here to stay, and while everyone prefers the in-person experiences, we have learned to integrate remote audiences into our industry in ways that allow higher audience engagement without necessitating travel, are more inclusive and allow for events that are unaffected by external local factors. They provide fully global participation from speakers and audience members around the world, with lower costs and a reduced carbon footprint.

IFES was, of course, also affected, but some of the ways which we devised to keep the ever-important inter-personal connection were invigorating.

Shortly after countries went into lockdown, the Skyperol sessions emerged as a weekly virtual get together with like-minded members. These later became known as the Townhall Meetings, a space where members could continue to connect and see each other’s faces, albeit virtually, to catch up, share ­experiences and swap ideas on how to manage in an uncertain climate.

The Solutions Sessions became a much-anticipated monthly fixture where industry experts

addressed global issues as they emerged. Topics such as What to expect in the New Normal, How to Increase exhibitor and attendee engagement through 3D virtual environments and avatars, Recruit, Retain and Rebuild – finding top event talent in 2021 and Self-care strategies to develop our resilience and live beyond our circumstances, helped members find ways to tackle concerns without losing hope.

The IFES AGM in 2020 was shortened from the usual 3 day, in-person event to a ½ day hybrid event. The official part of the event took place on 25 June from 1pm until 6pm CEST in Hanover at the Hybrid Showroom of Holtmann GmbH & Co. KG and members could attend either face-to-face (regulated

by Covid-protocols) or online.

The Masterclass of 2021 in June in Hanover took place one year after the first lockdown hit most parts of the world, helping members to ‘Get back in the Driver’s seat’. It was conducted in an interactive hybrid format with colleagues and customers discussing challenges in preparation for the new future of our industry.

The Dubai Expo 2020 was one of the first expos to reopen at scale. Packages were organised for IFES members wanting to experience this extraordinary expo and meet for the first time in an in-person exhibition setting.

Perhaps the events of the past two years were a necessity, teaching us humility and the value of standing together, while advocacy worldwide informed governments of the value of an industry that had formerly been side-lined.

It was a period of invention and innovation, of stretching one’s capabilities, of realising the value of customer relationships, of tightening up safety protocols in our industry – a time that culled and advanced simultaneously. This has been an event that accelerated the digitalisation of the entire communications industry.

Now, we get to empower the new blood that is taking up positions vacated by those who left the industry, embrace our new future and carry our industry forward together with dedication and commitment.

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With so many countries still under Covid–19 restriction, an Expo at scale was a beacon of hope, emphasising the role that global connectivity plays in shaping a future in which sustainability, mobility, and emerging opportunities are a key focus.

The best of humankind and the greatest show of our time IFES members were offered the opportunity to experience the remarkable 6-month World Expo for an exciting IFES Study Trip to Dubai in December of 2021. An enthusiastic group of participants were welcomed at dinner at the Kinera Restaurant, JA-Lakeview Hotel on the 52

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evening of the 5th, before embarking on an whirlwind journey the next day which took them from the Mobility District across the German and Belgian Pavillions, the Japanese, Kazakhstan, USA, Spain and New Zealand areas and an illuminating browse through the Sustainability district before seeing out the day on the roof terrace at the Swiss Pavillion.

Wednesday the 7th began in the Opportunity District and IFES members were hosted at the UAE Pavillion before an afternoon reception in Baden-Württemberg in the afternoon. A short Egyptian sight-seeing tour set the tone for dinner courtesy of United Group in an ambiance

reminiscent of 1000 and one nights, closing the official tour programme on a truly memo­ rable note.

Additional program Desert Tour After three days crammed full of visual attractions, a sojourn into the desert for a calm day of dune cruising and golden hour post tour sundowners slowed the pace a little for members to enjoy an Arabic dinner under the stars together with a once-in-a lifetime opportunity to wear an intricate henna tattoo or ride a camel for those in the mood.

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Reuniting the global network at World Summit 2022 June 15 – 17, 2022, Amsterdam

The Winds of Change blew strong at IFES’ long-awaited 2022 World Summit held at Amsterdam’s beautiful Felix Meritis– a hotspot for creativity and crossover between scientists, artists, entrepreneurs and thinkers. This 4500 m2 Louis Seize-style building, christened Felix Meritis (“happy through merit”), was built during the Age of Enlightenment, yet proved an ideal choice for a modern AGM. The excitement was palpable right from the outset, as IFES members began arriving from around the world to enjoy the in-person reunion with colleagues after years apart. In an industry that thrives on connections, around 170 members from more than 30 countries finally had the opportunity to compare experiences and share their learnings after two years under the constraints of the pandemic.

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by a memorable Welcome Dinner with Ras Al Khaimah.

Attendees were treated to inspiring and thought-provoking talks by speakers Detlef Wintzen, Kai Hattendorf and Käthe Fleischer, got up close and personal with each other under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Carola Hieker, were encouraged not to “Go Back to Sleep” by Rob van Rijswijk, Elke Moebius and Stefan Eckert and left the venue reinvigorated by the concept of “Schoonheid” as explored by Daan Roosegaarde.

The Solutions Tables sparked robust debate and the gathering got to hear the recommendations from these discussions the next morning at breakfast.

The programme, through Thursday and Friday was compelling and the critical issue of sustainability was explored at length. Jörg Zeissig, David O Connor, David De Dios, Kai Hattendorf, Marieke van Eijndhoven, Edwin van der Vennet, Pauline Teyssedre, Beatrice Eastham, Clemens Arnold and Sarah Chew explored the

sustainability options available to the Exhibitions and Events industry and mapped out a path to take IFES forward on its journey to reaching Net Zero Carbon Events in the near future.

Of course, it was not all business and IFES members mingled over Dutch beer and peanuts at The Bierfabriek, dressed to impress for the Gala Dinner and embraced the spirit of the 80’s in full regalia at the Summit Party.

On Saturday, members were able to explore the picturesque

city of Amsterdam from the decks of a barge gliding down the canals.

While the World Summit celebrated the green shoots of recovery in the exhibitions industry and resuming business took centre stage; for many, the opportunity to network, reconnect and re-establish the relationships that make the IFES network such a formidable force, was the highlight of the event.

Summit takeaways: 1. Sustainability as an industry imperative.

2. Move forward by combining the talent of the younger generation with the experience of our veterans.

3. Focus on increasing membership and showcasing the attraction of the industry.

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IFES Global Village at June 20 – 23, 2022, Las Vegas

The Exhibit Halls at EXHIBITORLIVE closed on 23rd June 2022 after three bustling days of business ­connections with more than 6000 attendees from 48 countries and a host of exclusive buyers across almost 220,000 sq.ft. of exhibit space in the ­Mandalay Bay Convention Centre, Las Vegas.

EXHIBITORLIVE is the National Conference and Exhibition for Trade Show and Corporate Event Marketing and for IFES members, a valuable gateway to the American market. The 2022 show took place between 20 - 23 June at the impressive Mandalay Bay Convention Centre in Las Vegas Eight IFES Members joined the Federation in exhibiting within the IFES Global Village. which has become a cost-effective, impactful and enjoyable way of presenting our products and services to international markets as the IFES Community on a shared pavilion.

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The Village was a great success with productive ­customer and prospect engagements and plenty of high calibre visitors. Participants also enjoyed access to more than 100 in-depth knowledge sessions and workshops.

A huge thank you to all our partners and sponsors. We look forward to the next International Village collaborations:

EXHIBITOR LIVE Best Stand Award WinnerSmall Booth category

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COUNTRY INDEX 62 Spain & Portugal 64 France 66 United Kingdom 67 Scandinavia 68 The Netherlands 68 Belgium 70 Germany 74 Austria, Switzerland & Italy 76 Eastern Europe 78 Greece & Turkey 80 Russia 82 Northern Africa & Middle East 84 South Africa 84 India 86 China 90 Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, ­Singapore, Vietnam & Thailand 92 Japan & Korea 94 Argentina, Brazil, Colombia & Mexico 96 Canada & USA

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Find your ideal partner within the IFES’ Global Collaboration Network As the international federation of national associations and individual companies active in the design, conception, production and services for exhibitions, tradeshows and events; IFES provides a platform of global collaboration achieved through networking and sharing know­ ledge.

You can easily locate IFES Members by country, region and city in the following pages. We have also provided information on major exhibition centres so you can see which IFES Member is located nearest to an important trade show venue. This List

starts on degree of longitude “0” and moves to the East. Important venue capacity information has been provided by venueScout, a definitive global event hub for venues and services.

Our association’s strength lies in our ability to provide a platform for knowledge and experience exchange among industry peers and to support your business initiatives. Colla­ boration is our driving force and we encourage you to make use of our network by collaborating on international projects, proactively participating and assisting other members and

their clients where you can.

Nowadays, IFES represents more than 250 members with a common objective- to satisfy customers’ needs in the exhibition and event industry. To achieve this, IFES Members are required to commit to the IFES Code before being accepted as a member. This shared code ensures a common high ethical and delivery standard across the entire network.

JMIC Joint Meetings Industry Council Rue de l’Amazone 55 1060 Bruxelles www.themeetingsindustry.org

European Exhibition Industry Alliance Rue de l’Amazone 2 1050 Bruxelles www.exhibition-alliance.eu

All Venue information provided by venueScout www.venuescout.org

PARTNER ASSOCIATIONS

IAEE, Exhibition and Events Mean Business 12700 Park Central Drive, Suite 308, Dallas, TX, 75251 USA www.iaee.com

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UFI The Global Association of the Exhibition Industry 17 Rue Louise Michel 92300 Levallois-Perret www.ufi.org

ASSOCIATIONS AT IFES

Mexico | AMPROFEC Medellin 338 2° piso – Col Roma Sur Entre Bajio y Tehuantepec DF 06760 Mexico City www.amprofec.org

Czech Republic | AVF Fisova 28, 602 00 Brno www.avfcr.cz/en

The Netherlands CLC-VECTA Bisonspoor 3002-B509 3605 LT Maarssen www.clcvecta.nl

USA EDPA Experiential Designers and Producers Association 19 Compo Road South Westport, CT 06880 www.edpa.com

Italy | Federlegno Arredo ASAL Assoallestimenti Foro Buonaparte 65 20121 Milano www.federlegnoarredo.it

United Kingdom ESSA Event Supplier and Services Association 119 High Street Berkhamsted HP4 2DJ Herts www.essa.uk.com

Belgium | Febelux Association for the Live Communication Industry Place de la Belgique 1 1020 Brussles www.febelux.com

Switzerland Expo-Event.

Live Communication Verband Schweiz Kapellenstraße 14, 3001 Bern www.expo-event.ch

France | Unimev / French Touch 11 Rue Friant 75014 Paris www.unimev.fr

South Africa EXSA Ground Floor, Gallagher House, Gallagher Estate, Richards Drive, 1685 Midrand www.exsa.co.za

Germany fwd – forward Hauptstraße 122 33378 RhedaWiedenbrück www.forward.live

Austria | I.M. Austria Schlickgasse 4/1/4-5 1090 Vienna www.imaustria.at

Greece | SOKEE Greek Exhibition Industry Association 4-6 Efplias str, 18537 Athens www.sokee.gr

Turkey | SSTD Exhibition and Stand ­Designers Association Evren Sanayi Mah. Hoşdere Yolu No:37 34510 Esenyurt, Istanbul www.sstd.org.tr

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13 SMALL less than 20.000 sqm

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Madrid

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Valencia

S P A I N

Lisbon

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Spain

OF GLOBAL VENUE SPACE AVAILABLE

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9.7 %

M O R O C C O

OF EUROPEAN VENUE SPACE AVAILABLE © ufi – World Map of Exhibition Venues, 2022, 2018

MAIN TRADE SHOW VENUES > 40.000 M² Hall

Inside m2

Outside m2

Bilbao Exhibition Centre

6

150.000

N/A

Feria de Zaragoza

9

118.391

feriazaragoza.es

Fira de Barcelona – Montjuic

6

153.000

42.000

firabarcelona.com

Fira de Barcelona – Gran Via

8

198.500

firabarcelona.com

Feria de Madrid/IFEMA (Recinto Ferial)

13

200.000

ifema.es

Feria Valencia

8

223.090

feriavalencia.com

6

45.000

Spain 1 2 3 4 5 6

18.200

Website bilbaoexhibitioncentre.com

Portugal 7

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Spain & Portugal MEMBERS SPAIN

2003 Dylunio, S. L. 2 C/ de l’Or n 38 Entresuelo 08012 Barcelona www.dylunio.es Mr. Eliseu Sancho eliseu.sancho@dylunio.es 4 for everything www.4foreverything.com/en

1

Difer Event Crafting www.difer.es

2

Expomedia 1 www.expo-media.com Grupo Intermedio 3 www.intermedio.es M&P Stands 2 www.mpstands.com NOE BARCELONA (NOE GROUP) 2 www.noebcn.com TARS Design from I to C, S.L. 6 www.escatoint.com MEMBERS PORTUGAL CBS – Creative Building ­Solutions SA 4 www.cbs.pt OBJECT MAKERS, LDA 5 www.objectmakers.pt

France

VENUE MARKET SEGMENTATION ­LARGE more than 100.000 sqm

OF GLOBAL VENUE SPACE AVAILABLE

4.9 %

­ MEDIUM 20.000 – 100.000 sqm

20 12.4 % 0.9 %

3

OF EUROPEAN VENUE SPACE AVAILABLE SMALL less than 20.000 sqm

OF MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA VENUE SPACE AVAILABLE

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MEMBERS FRANCE Agence R2 Stand www.r2-stand.fr

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GALIS 1 www.galis.fr

CAT – Concept Action Tools 1 www.concept-at.com

Procédés Chénel www.chenel.com

DUO DISPLAY 2 www.duodisplay.com

SODEM SYSTEM www.sodem system.com

TECHNISTYLE 1 www.technistyle.com

1

1

Sommer Needlepunch sas 3 www.sommernp.com

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ZEKITCHEN 1 www.zekitchen.com

E N G L I S H C H A N N E L

G E R M A N Y

3

B E

Lille

L G

I U

M

L U X E M B O U R G

2 4

1

8

1

Rennes

Paris

S W I T Z E R L A N D

F R A N C E A T L A N T I C O C E A N

3 5

Lyon

Bordeaux

I T A LY

Grenoble Montpellier 10

Toulouse

2

7

9 6

Marseille M E D I T E R R A N E A N S E A S P A I N

MAIN TRADE SHOW VENUES > 40.000 M² France

Hall

Inside m2

Outside m2

Website

1

Paris Nord Villepinte

9

246.312

110.000

viparis.com

2

Paris Expo Porte de Versailles

7

215.000

72.000

viparis.com

3

EUREXPO

7

140.000

50000

eurexpo.com

4

Paris Le Bourget

5

80.000

250.000

viparis.com

5

Parc des Expositions de Bordeaux

3

70.000

120.000

bordeaux.fr/l236

6

Parc des Expositions et Congres

de Marseille

7

60.000

marseille-congres.com

7

Parc des Expositions Montpellier

11

60.000

parc-expo-montpellier.com

8

Parc Expo Rennes Aéroport

11

54.050

rennesparcexpo.fr

9

SAEM/ALPEXPO

3

42.000

N/A

alpexpo.com

10

Toulouse Expo

7

40.000

25.000

70.000

meett.fr

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1.6 % 4.1 %

OF GLOBAL VENUE SPACE AVAILABLE

VENUE MARKET SEGMENTATION

MEMBERS UNITED KINGDOM

­LARGE more than 100.000 sqm

1

Backstage Synergy www.backstage synergy.com

1

­ MEDIUM 20.000 – 100.000 sqm

Bray Leino Events www.brayleino events.com

3

CORE Exhibitions www.coreexhibitions.com

4

4

OF EUROPEAN VENUE SPACE ­AVAILABLE

SMALL less than 20.000 sqm

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Expo Stars Interactive Ltd 2 Suite 108, Holyoake House, Hanover St M4 4AH Manchester www.expostars.com Mr. Lee Ali lee@expostars.com MEMS International Ltd 1 www.mems.co.uk

U K

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Manchester

I R E L A N D

Birminham

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Ȧ

ȶ

Ȧ

ȏ

Devon ȴ

London

Whitespace Exhibitions Ltd 1 www.skylinewhitespace.com

Ludgershall

MAIN TRADE SHOW VENUES > 40.000 M² Hall

Inside m2

Outside m2

Website

National Exhibition Centre – The NEC

18

178.856

10.200,30

thenec.co.uk

Olympia London

4

41.871

N/A

ExCeL London

44

87.328

United Kingdom 1 2 3

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olympia.london excel.london

Scandinavia MEMBERS FINLAND Wulff Entre Ltd. 1 www.wulffentre.com

MEMBERS NORWAY Messetjeneste AS 2 www.messetjeneste.no S W E D E N

N

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R

W

A

F I N L A N D

Y

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Oslo 2

Stockholm ȴ

D E N M A R K

WorkMan Norway AS 2 www.workman norway.no

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1

Helsinki R U S S I A

Goteborg

ȏ

B A LT I C S E A

VENUE MARKET SEGMENTATION G E R M A N Y

Copenhagen

­ MEDIUM 20.000 – 100.000 sqm

12 SMALL less than 20.000 sqm

13

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MAIN TRADE SHOW VENUES > 40.000 M² Hall

Inside m2

Outside m2

Messukeskus Helsinki

7

58.000

N/A

messukeskus.com

Stockholmsmassan International

Congress & Exhibition Center

5

70.000

N/A

stockholmsmassan.se

3

Swedish Exhibition & Congress Centre

12

41.000

en.svenskamassan.se

4

Bella Center Copenhagen

5

42.000

bellacentercopenhagen.dk

Scandinavia 1 2

N/A

Website

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The Netherlands

VENUE MARKET SEGMENTATION OF EUROPEAN VENUE SPACE AVAILABLE

OF GLOBAL VENUE SPACE AVAILABLE

1.8 %

­LARGE more than 100.000 sqm

2 ­ MEDIUM 20.000 – 100.000 sqm

8

4.6 %

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N E T H E R L A N D S

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Amsterdam E N G L I S H C H A N N E L

ȏ Ȧ

Rotterdam/ Den Haag Ȱ Dinteloord

Roselare ȦȦ

Ȯ

Ȧ Ȧȶ

Gent

ȍ

Ȧȉ

Breda

Ɔ

ȶ ȁ ȍ

MEMBERS NETHERLANDS

ȏ Almelo Deventer

ȟ

A-Booth exhibition services www.a-booth.nl

Utrecht Hertogenbosch

ȶ

G E R M A N Y

Charleroi

Beewan Livecom Agency 1 www.beewan.nl

Eindhoven

Ȧȴ Brussles ȴ

1

Expo Team B.V. 3 www.expoteam.nl

B E L G I U M L U X E M B O U R G

F R A N C E

MAIN TRADE SHOW VENUES > 40.000 M² Belgium

Hall

Inside m2

Outside m2

Website

1

Flanders EXPO

8

54.000

22.100

2

Brussels EXPO

12

115.000

N/A

3

Charleroi EXPO

7

40.000

charleroiexpo.be

flandersexpo.be brussels-expo.com

Netherlands 4

RAI Amsterdam

13

116.200

rai.nl/en

5

Jaarbeurs Utrecht

11

100.000

N/A

jaarbeurs.nl/en

6

Brabanthallen’s-Hertogenbosch

9

55.000

brabanthallen.nl

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Expovorm International BV 4 www expovorm.com

JMT 7 www.jmt.nl

The Inside BV 9 www.theinsidestandbuilding.com

GES Global Expe- rience Specialists 1 www.ges.com

kubik bv 1 www.thinkubik.com

Wit Design 10 www.witdesign.nl

Gielissen Interiors & Exhibitions 5 www.gielissen.com

Sales & Pepper BV 6 www.salesand pepper.com

Global Expo Stand www.globalexpostand.com

6

Tausch brand sensations 8 www.tausch.com

Belgium OF GLOBAL VENUE SPACE AVAILABLE

OF EUROPEAN VENUE SPACE AVAILABLE

1.1 %

­LARGE more than 100.000 sqm

2.9 % © ufi – World Map of Exhibition Venues, 2022

Aluvision nv 12 www.aluvision.com

6 SMALL less than 20.000 sqm

MEMBERS BELGIUM A&P Flooring Systems 11 (Art & Press Dimensions bvba) www.artandpress.be

VENUE MARKET SEGMENTATION

1 ­ MEDIUM 20.000 – 100.000 sqm

12

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CREAPLAN nv 12 www.creaplan.be Expodoc 13 www.expodoc.com Publiganda nv 12 www.publiganda.be

beMatrix BVBA 11 www.bematrix.com

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B A LT I C S E A

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Hamburg

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P

Bremen

O L A

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ȴ

D

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Halle/Westfalen

N

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ȏ

Berlin

Hannover

Bad Salzuflen

Ȧȶ

Gütersloh ȍ

Ȱ ȍ ȁ

Ȯ

ȦȮ

Leipzig

Düsseldorf

G E R M A N Y

ȦȰ Ȱ

Solingen

Köln B E L G I U M

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Dortmund

Roetgen Ȧȉ

Ȯ

Frankfurt C Z E C H ȦȦ

R E P U B L I C

Ȧȉ

Nürnberg Ȧȶ

L U X E M B O U R G

Ȧȁ

Karlsruhe

Ȧȴ

Bietigheim-Bissingen

ȁ

Stuttgart Ȧȏ F R A N C E Ȧȴ

Augsburg

March

Ȧȍ

ȟ

München ȦȰ

S W I T Z E R L A N D

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A U S T R I A

20.1 %

OF EUROPEAN VENUE SPACE AVAILABLE MEMBERS GERMANY

Germany

7.8 %

AKTIV Kommunikations- Marketing GmbH 10 www.aktiv4u.de

VENUE MARKET SEGMENTATION ­LARGE more than 100.000 sqm

15 SMALL less than 20.000 sqm

OF GLOBAL VENUE SPACE AVAILABLE

10

Atelier Damböck Messebau GmbH 9 Oskar-von-Miller-Ring 1 85464 Neufinsing bei München www.damboeck.de Mr. Simon Damböck simon@damboeck.de

­ MEDIUM 20.000 – 100.000 sqm

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Inside m2

Outside m2

Website

1

Hamburg Messe

11

2

Berlin ExpoCenter City

27

190.000

10.000

messe-berlin.de

3

Deutsche Messe AG

25

392.445

58.000

messe.de

4

Messezentrum Bad Salzuflen

15

85.000

N/A

messezentrum.de

5

Westfalenhallen Dortmund GmbH

9

59.735

61.000

westfalenhallen.de

Messe Essen

Messe Duesseldorf

9

110000

N/A

19

262.727

43.000

messe-duesseldorf.de

8

Koelnmesse GmbH

11

284.000

100.000

koelnmesse.de

9

Leipziger Messe

5

111.900

70000

leipziger-messe.de

10

Messe Frankfurt

12

372.073

59.500

messefrankfurt.com

11

Nuernberg Messe

16

180.000

50.000

nuernbergmesse.de

12

Karlsruher Messe- und Kongress GmbH

4

60.000

90.000

messe-karlsruhe.de

13

Messe Stuttgart

10

119.800

40.000

messe-stuttgart.de

14

Messe Augsburg

7

48.000

10.000

messeaugsburg.de/en

15

Messe Muenchen

18

200.000

414.000

messe-muenchen.de

16

Messe Friedrichshafen

12

85.000

20.000

messe-friedrichshafen.de

6 7

80.843

hamburg-messe.de

messe-essen.de

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MEMBERS GERMANY Beckmann Fair Partner GmbH 6 www.beckmanngmbh.com

Expo Display Service GmbH 7 www.expodisplay service.de

Bruns Messe- und Ausstellungsgestaltung GmbH 9 www.bruns-messebau.com

Expo Speed GmbH 6 www.expospeed.de

CHRITTO Brand Spaces GmbH AG www.chritto.com

Czarnowski GmbH 8 Schanzenstr. 39 D4 –D6 51063 Köln www.czarnowski.com Mr. Torsten Heinze theinze@czarnowski.com DEEG exhibition & more GmbH 6 www.deeg-more.de Design in Berlin GmbH 4 www.designberlin.de dimedis GmbH 6 www.dimedis.io Duo Messesysteme GmbH 5 www.duodisplay.com Engelmann Messe & Design GmbH 2 www.engelmannmessebau.de Europfast Internationa- le Spedition GmbH 8 www.europfast.com

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Kühne+Nagel KN Expo & Event Logistics 6 www.kuehne-nagel.com

expoprojects KG 4 www.expoprojects.biz

mac. brand spaces GmbbH 7 www.mac.de

Exposervice GmbH 5 www.exposervice.com

MC2 Europe GmbH 5 www.mc-2europe.com

6

conform GmbH 9 www.conform.cc

KØNIG Concept 18 www.koenigconcept.com

FORUM your brand- builder GmbH 16 www.yourbrand builder.de GO Exhibitions GmbH 3 www.goexhibitions.com Heilmaier GmbH Messedesign 9 www.messedesign.de

Holtmann GmbH + Co.KG 3 Adam-StegerwaldStr. 13/15 30851 Langenhagen www.holtmannplus.de Ms. Louisa Lorenz louisa.lorenz@holtmann.de i.xpo GmbH & Co. KG www.ixpo.de

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Meissner Expo GmbH 1 Industriestr. 11 25469 Halstenbek mail@meissner-expo.de www.meissner-expo.de Ms. Pamela Kler pamela.kler@meissner-expo.de Messe Dortmund www.messedortmund.de

5

Messe Düsseldorf GmbH 7 www.messeduesseldorf.de Messe-Marketing/ Karla Juegel 9 www.karla-juegel.com Müller Messebau GmbH 13 www.muellermessebau.de OCTANORM Vertriebs GmbH für Bauelemente 8 www.octanorm.de

Schenker Deutschland AG 7 www.dbschenker.de schnaitt International Trade Fair & Exhibition Services 6 www.schnaitt.de SEVERICH & PARTNER GmbH & Co. KG 17 www.severichpartner.de Triumfo International GmbH 4 www.triumfo.de

VenueScout GmbH 6 Am Römerturm 1 50667 Köln www.venuescout.org Ms. Julia Donoghue julia@venuescout.org VOK DAMS.Events GmbH 5 www.vokdams.de ZEISSIG GmbH & Co. KG www.zeissig.de

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OF GLOBAL VENUE SPACE AVAILABLE OF EUROPEAN VENUE SPACE AVAILABLE

Austria

Italy

Switzerland

0.9 %

5.8 %

1.1 %

2.2 %

14.9 %

2.9 %

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MAIN TRADE SHOW VENUES > 40.000 M² Austria

Hall

Inside m2

Outside m2

4

55.000

20.000

messecongress.at

Messe Wels

21

65.000

97.810

messe-wels.at

Messe Graz

6

40.000

mcg.at

messe-basel.com

1

Messe Wien Exhibition & Congress Centre

2 3

Website

Switzerland 4

MCH Messe Schweiz (Basel)

5

141.000

2.400

5

Bernexpo

11

41.000

100.000

bernexpo.ch

6

Palexpo Geneva

7

106.000

21.000

palexpo.ch/en

Italy 7

Fiera Milano

20

345.000

60.000

fieramilano.it

8

Verona Fiere

13

152.000

157.000

veronafiere.it

9

Fiere di Parma

8

135.000

N/A

fiereparma.it

10

Bologna Fiere

20

200.000

175.000

bolognafiere.it

11

Rimini Fiera

16

129.000

rimini-fiera.net

12

Fiera Roma

9

150.000

fieraroma.it/en

13

E.A. Fiera del Levante

25

65.000

fieradellevante.it

14

CremonaFiere

4

55.000

100.000

www.cremonafiere.it

15

Fiera di Padova

11

60.500

94.500

www.fieradipadova.it/en

16

Lingotto Fiere

3

62.400

52.000

lingottofiere.it

Firenze Fiera Congress and

Exhibition Center

9

65.000

35.000

firenzefiera.it/en

18

Porto Antico di Genova

2

71.000

59.000

portoantico.it/en

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40.000

G E R M A N Y

MEMBERS AUSTRIA

F R A N C E

blu donau atelier damböck GmbH 3 www.bludonau.com

ȏ ȏ

EECS – Exhibition- Event-CongressService GmbH 1 www.eecs.at

Ȱ

Geneva

STANDout/System Standbau GmbH 2 www.standout.eu

ȍ ȍ

Linz

ȶ

Salzburg

Basel Ȱ

Bern

Trimbach ȟ

ȁ ȁ Ȧȏ

ȦȰ

Ȯ

Genoa

S

Ȧȍ

ȦȮ

ȦȦ

Rimini

A D R I A T I C S E A

Rome Ȧȴ

I T A L Y

Bari

M E D I T E R R A N E A N S E A 7

Montecolino S.p.a. 9 Via Stazione Vecchia, 110 25050 Provaglio D’Iseo (BS) www.montecolino.it Mr. Nico Fontana nico.fontana@montecolino.it NGexhibitions www.ngexhibitions.com Tecnolegno Allestimenti S.r.l. 11 www.tecnolegno.it

I A

Florence

Ȧȶ

Backstage Hospi- tality Group 8 www.backstage catering.com

10

E N

C R O A T I A

Parma Padua

Bologna

7

EURODESIGN S.r.l. www.eurodesign allestimenti.it

A U S T R I A

ȴ

V L O

MEMBERS ITALY A&M Production www.aem production.com

Vienna

Ȧȉ Ȧȉ

ŏî

Turin

ȟ

Ȧ

Graz

Brescia Verona

Ȯ Milano ȦȦ

Ȧ

ȶ ȴ

SW I T Z E R L A N D

MEMBERS SWIT ZERL AND

VENUE MARKET SEGMENTATION

Campbell Live Communication GmbH 4 www.campbell-livecom.ch

­LARGE more than 100.000 sqm

Syma System AG www.syma.ch 5 Z3 Live Commu- nication AG 6 www.z3livecommunication.com

32 SMALL less than 20.000 sqm

8 ­ MEDIUM 20.000 – 100.000 sqm

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Poznan

Ȧ

Ȯ

B E L A R U S

ȏ ȍ Ȱ

ȶ

Warsaw

ȁ

Wrocaw

P O L A N D Ȧȉ

G E R M A N Y

ȟ

ȁ

ȦȦ C Z E C H R E P U B L I C

U K R A I N E ȴ

ȶ

Prague Ȧ

ȴ

S L O V A K I A î

S A U

T R

Wrocan

I A

Ċ

M O L D A V

Budapest

H U N G A R Y

Ȧȴ S L O V E N I A

ă

Zagreb

ȦȦ

R O M A N I A

C R O A T I A Ɓ

Ɔ

Prad

S E R B I A

Ȧȶ

B U L G A R I A

MZ

MAIN TRADE SHOW VENUES > 40.000 M² Poland 1 2

Poznań International Fair Ptak Warsaw Expo

Hall

Inside m2

Outside m2

15

150.000

N/A

G R E E C E

18

143.000

500.000

13

77.535

71.459

7

75.000

N/A

30

132.000

6.000

Website mtp.pl/en warsawexpo.eu/en

Czech Republic 3

Veletrhy Brno

bvv.cz

Hungary 4

Hungexpo

hungexpo.hu/en

Croatia 5

Zagreb Fair

zv.hr/en

Serbia 6

Belgrade Fair

7

45.000

sajam.rs/en

7

Novi Sad Fair

37

60.000

sajam.net/en

4

60.000

incheba.sk/en

Slovakia 8

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Eastern Europe MEMBERS CZECH REPUBLIC

MEMBERS POLAND

MEMBERS ROMANIA

Sun Drive s.r.o. 1 www.sundrive.cz

A.B.Z. S.C. 4 www.abz.com.pl

eXpo Design System, XDS 12 www.expoxds.com

Beire s.r.o. 2 www.beire.eu

FM Team Sp. z.o.o. www.fmteam.pl

BVV Trade Fairs Brno (Veletrhy Brno) 3 www.bvv.cz

Intermark Group Sp. z o.o. Sp. kom. 6 www.intermark.com.pl

5

Kamrad Advertising 13 www.kamrad.net

MEMBERS SLOVENIA ENIGMA CREATIVE SOLUTIONS 14 www.enigma.si

Melinski Minuth Sp. z.o.o. 7 UI. Obornicka 253 A 60-693 Poznań Ms. Anna Widźgowska a.widzgowska@melinskiminuth.com.pl www.melinski-minuth.com.pl PARTNER TARGI Sp. z.o.o. Sp. k. 8 www.partner.targi.pl

VENUE MARKET ­S EGMENTATION

Smart Design Expo Sp. z o.o. 9 www.smartdesignexpo.com

­LARGE more than 100.000 sqm

Sounds & Lights 10 Service Polska www.slservice.pl

13 SMALL less than 20.000 sqm

3 ­ MEDIUM 20.000 – 100.000 sqm

SQM Sp. z o.o. Sp. k. 11 www.sqm.eu

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Greece & Turkey

VENUE MARKET SEGMENTATION

Turkey OF GLOBAL VENUE SPACE AVAILABLE OF EUROPEAN VENUE SPACE AVAILABLE

­LARGE more than 100.000 sqm

1.6 %

13

4.2 %

SMALL less than 20.000 sqm

1 ­ MEDIUM 20.000 – 100.000 sqm

18

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MEMBERS GREECE A+E Prokaki 2 www.prokaki.com

MEMBERS TURKEY PPDA archdesign group Ltd. 2 www.ppda.gr

EDI Design 1 www.editasarim.com

Constr-Action 3 www.constr-action.gr Interform SA 3 www.interform.gr OCTAPUS LTD 3 www.octapus.com.gr ORACLE DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION 2 www.oracle-dc.gr

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Studio Image Expo www.siexpo.gr

2

TIF-HELEXPO SA 3 www.helexpo.gr

Sedef Grup (Mosem Tasarım ve Modüler Uygulamalar San.ve Tic. Ltd. Şti.) 1 http://www.sedefgrup.com.tr Sothis Mimarlik A.S. 1 www.sothismimarlik.com TERMINAL Design and Space Solutions 1 www.terminaldesign.com.tr

Vision LTD 2 160, Lavriou Avenue 19002 Peania/Athens www.vision.gr Mr. Peter Theodorides pt@vision.gr

A L B A N I A G E O R G I A M A Z E D O N I A

B L A C K

S E A

B U L G A R I A

Thessaloniki Ɓ

Ȧ Ȱ ă Ȧ

ȴ

Istanbul Ankara

Ɨ

Athens

Izmir

ȶ

Ƒ Ċ

Konya

T U R K E Y A R M E N I A

Antalya

S Y R I A I R A N G R E E C E I R A Q U E

M E D I T E R A N E A N

S E A

MAIN TRADE SHOW VENUES > 40.000 M² Turkey

Hall

Inside m2

Outside m2

14

120.000

25.000

tuyap.com.tr/en

2

4

79.400

40.000

fuarizmir.com.tr

3

6

66.000

20.000

tuyap.com.tr/en

5

40.000

20.000

anfas.com.tr

6

40.000

100.000

tuyap.com.tr/en

11

98.000

idtm.com.try

17

62.000

helexpo.gr/en

1

Tüyap Istanbul Fair Convention

and Congress Center

Fuar Izmir

Tüyap Konya International Fair Center

4 Antalya Expo Center

5 Tüyap Bursa International Fair and

Congress Center

6

Istanbul Expo Center /

İstanbul Fuar Merkezi

Website

Greece 7

Thessaloniki International Exhibition &

Congress Centre

118.000

79

Russia

MEMBERS RUSSIA

OF GLOBAL VENUE SPACE AVAILABLE

2.8 %

OF EUROPEAN VENUE SPACE AVAILABLE

6.1 %

1.4 %

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Dart-Expo 1 Azovskaya str, bld 24/3, stage 3, office 44, Business Centre Azovsky 117452 Moscow www.dartexpo.com Mr. Pavel Korzhavin pavel.korzhavin@gmail.com

OF ASIA PACIFIC VENUE SPACE ­AVAILABLE

B A L T I C S E A

F I N

L A

N D

EMG INTER- NATIONAL LLC (Expomaster Group) www.expomaster.ru ExpoGlobal Group Moscow 1 www.expo globalgroup.com

R U S S I A Ȧ

ȴ

St. Petersburg

ȶ ȴ Ȧ

Expos-M LLC 2 www.expos-m.com

ȶ

Moscow

S T O N I A

ȏ

ȍ

1

Kazan Tatarstan

ICE Ltd 1 www.rusarmyexpo.ru

L A T V I A B E L A R U S

U K R

A I N

K A Z A K H S T A N

E

Insight Expo 1 www.insightexpo.com

MAIN TRADE SHOW VENUES > 40.000 M² Hall

Inside m2

Outside m2

1

5

40.000

63.000

lenexpo.ru/en

2

8

105.000

60.000

expocentr.ru/en

19

366.100

219.000

eng.crocus-expo.ru

20.000

ekaterinburgexpo.ru

Lenexpo

Expocentre Fairgrounds

3 Crocus Expo International

Exhibition Centre 4

Ekaterinburg-Expo International

Exhibition Center

4

50.000

5

Kazan Expo International Exhibition Centre

3

78.950

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Website

kazanexpo.ru

NEGUS EXPO International, LLC 1 www.negusexpo.com NOE RUSSIA (NOE GROUP) 1 www.noerussia.ru UFO Group LLC 1 www.ufogroup.ru VARS Expo LLC www.vars.ru

1

VENUE MARKET SEGMENTATION ­LARGE more than 100.000 sqm

10 SMALL less than 20.000 sqm

2 ­ MEDIUM 20.000 – 100.000 sqm

21

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Northern Africa & Middle East

VENUE MARKET SEGMENTATION ­LARGE more than 100.000 sqm

United Arab. Emirates OF GLOBAL VENUE SPACE AVAILABLE

­ MEDIUM 20.000 – 100.000 sqm

22

0.8 % 21 %

OF MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA SPACE AVAILABLE

1

SMALL less than 20.000 sqm

17

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MEMBERS EGYPT

MEMBERS UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

ECHO Exhibitions Services 2 www.echocompany.com

Arab Exhibitions Stand Manufacturing LLC 5 arabexpo.me

United Group 2 www.ug-expo.com

MEMBERS ISRAEL Kadmon-Brin ltd. 3 www.kadmon-brin.com

MEMBERS SAUDI ARABIA ARABEXPO 1 www.arabexpo.me Electra Exhibitions Arabia Ltd 4 www.electra solutions.com Must Bee 4 www.mustbee.com

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A square LLC FZ 5 www.asquareexpo.com Dart International FZCO 5 www.dart-int.com Dubai World Trade Centre 5 www.dwtc.com ECHO Exhibitions Services 5 www.echo-company.com Electra Exhibitions LLC www.electra solutions.com

5

ExpoGlobal Group Dubai (MES) 5 www.expoglobal group.com GLOBAL BRANDING Events & Exhibitions 5 www.global brandings.com Insight Expo 5 www.insightexpo.ae Maple Exhibition Organizing 5 www.mapleexpo.com NOE EMIRATES (NOE GROUP) 5 www.noe-emirates.com OP3 Design LLC 5 www.op3global.com

A Z E R B A I J A N ȶ M E D I T E R R A N E A N S E A Ȧ

T U N E S I A

Algiers

Tel Aviv I S R A E L

S

Y

R

I

ȴ

A

J O R D A N

ȴ

Cairo

A L G E R I A

L I B Y A

Teheran I R A N

I R A Q

ȶ

S A U D I A R A B I A

E G Y P T

ȏ

Abu Dhabi

Riyadh Jeddah

U N I T E D A R A B E M I R A T E S

O M A L I

N I G E R

C H A D

Dubai

Q A T A R ȍ ȍ

ȏ Ȧ

Ɔ

S U D A N

J E

M

M

A

N

E N

MAIN TRADE SHOW VENUES > 40.000 M² Algiers 1

Palais des Expositions – SAFEX

Hall

Inside m2

Outside m2

Website

6

47.000

25.000

safex.dz

5

57.500

N/A

34

80.000

35.000

9

40.000

3.100

qncc.qa

Azerbaijan 2

The Heydar Aliyev Center

heydaraliyevcenter.az

Iran 3

Tehran Permanent Fair Ground /

Iran International Exhibitions Co.

iranfair.com

Qatar 4

Qatar National Convention Centre

United Arab Emirates 5

Dubai World Trade Center – DICC

(Dubai International Convention Centre)

21

122.000

4.000

dwtc.com/en

6

ADNEC – Abu Dhabi National

Exhibition Centre

12

82.251

55.900

adnec.ae

83

VENUE MARKET ­S EGMENTATION

South Africa

­ MEDIUM 20.000 – 100.000 sqm

5 SMALL less than 20.000 sqm

MEMBERS SOUTH AFRICA

5

SCAN Display Solutions 1 Private Beg x7000, Parklands 2121 Johannesburg www.scandisplay.co.za Mr. Justin Hawes justin@scandisplay.co.za

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MALAWI

T A N S A N I A

A N G O L A Z A M B I A

Z I M B A B W E

N A M I B I A

M

O

Z

A

M

B

I

Q

U

E

B O T S U A N A ȶ Ȧ

Ȧ

Johannesburg S O U T H A F R I C A

I N D I A N O C E A N

MAIN TRADE SHOW VENUES > 40.000 M² Hall 1 2

84

Inside m2

Outside m2

Website

Johannesburg Expo Centre 9 50.000 www.expocentre.co.za

Tshwane Events Centre 11 40.000 42.000 tshwane-events centre.business.site/

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OF GLOBAL VENUE SPACE AVAILABLE

1.1 %

MEMBERS INDIA Axis Designer (P) Ltd. 1 www.axisdesigners.com Display House www.display house.co.in

2

3.4 %

OF ASIA PACIFIC VENUE SPACE ­AVAILABLE

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C H I N A

A

N

INSTA Exhibitions Pvt. Ltd 3 www.insta-group.com

K

IS

T

Ċ

P

A

ă

Ȧ

B H U T A N Ȧ

N E

New Delhi ȍ

JMD DESIGN DESK PVT LTD 3 702, Ruby Crescent Business Boulevard, Ashok Nagar Kandivali (E) 400 101 Mumbai www.designdesk.in Mr. Rohit Saraogi rohit@designdesk.in

Ɔ

P A

L

Gujarat I N D I A ȶ ȶ B A N G L A D E S H

Mumbai ȴ

ȏ

Roots Global 4 www.rootsglobal.in

ȴ

Bangalore I N D I A N O C E A N

Swift Corporation www.swiftcorporation.in 5

MAIN TRADE SHOW VENUES > 40.000 M² Hall

Inside m2

Outside m2

1

Website

Pragati Maidan 19

Bombay Exhibition Centre 6

3 Bangalore International Exhibition Centre 5

4 India International Convention & Expo Centre 5

5 India Expo Centre and Mart 14

6 Helipad Exhibition Centre 13

61.290

10.000

2

60.000

N/A

nesco.in

77.200

N/A

biec.in iiccnewdelhi.com

newdelhi.net

54.430

N/A

73.308

102.132

indiaexpomart.com

100.000

25.000

hecgujarat.com 85

China VENUE MARKET SEGMENTATION ­LARGE more than 100.000 sqm

25.2 % SPACE AVAILABLE

25

OF GLOBAL VENUE

127 78.6 %

OF ASIA PACIFIC VENUE SPACE AVAILABLE

­ MEDIUM 20.000 – 100.000 sqm

SMALL less than 20.000 sqm

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MEMBERS CHINA AMC (Exhibits) Ltd. www.arcon marketing.com

1

BVE Holdings Co. Ltd. 2 www.bvestand.com Creative Ideas Global (Exhibits) Ltd 3 www.creative ideasglobal.com

Horizon Exhibition Co.l, Ltd. Shanghai Horizon Culture Tourism Group Co., Ltd. 2 www.inhorizon.com LINGTONG Exhibition System Co.Ltd. 2 www.ling-tong.com NOE CHINA (NOE GROUP) 2 www.noechina.com

Thornehope Marketing Communications Inc. 2 www.thornehope.com Xi’an Qujiang Inter- national Conference & Exhibition Center 3 www.qiceg.com/ huizhan/index.asp YiMu Exhibition Services Co.,Ltd. 2 www.yimuexhibits.com

MAIN TRADE SHOW VENUES > 40.000 M² Hall

Inside m2

Outside m2

1

National Exhibition and Convention

Center (Shanghai)

17

404.400

100.000

neccsh.com

2

Shenzhen World Exhibition &

Convention Center

19

400.000

35.000

shenzhen-world.com

3

Website

China Import and Export Fair Complex

38

338.000

51.400

ciefc.com

4

Kunming Dianchi International

Convention and Exhibition Centre

23

300.000

100.000

kmicec.com

4

China Kitchen Capital International

Convention and Exhibition Center

4

230.000

50.000

a.techmenz.cn

6

Western China (Chengdu) International

Expo City

15

205.000

100.000

wciexpo.com

7

Chongqing International Expo Center

16

200.000

100.000

chongqingexpo.com

1

Shanghai New International Expo Center

17

200.000

100.000

sniec.net

Xiamen International Conference &

Exhibition Center

21

160.000

xicec.com

8

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K A Z A K H S T A N

M O N G O L I A ŏĊ

Shenyang

Urumqi

ŏƁ

Beijing ŏî ȍ C H I N A

ȦȦ

Xi‘an

ȴ

Qingdao

Jinan Ȧȉ A

N

Wuhan

IS

T

B H U T A N

Chengdu

Chongqing

K P

A

N E

P A

L

Changsha

ŏƆ

ȏ

ŏŀ

MYANMAR B A N G L A D E S H

L

A

ȶ

Suzhou Nanchang

Dongguan

Guangzhou Ȧȶ ȴ ȶ Kunming Foshan

I N D I A

Ɨlj ŏƑ

Ȯ

Shanghai

ŏ

ȟ

Ȱ

ŏă

Fuzhou

ȁ

Xiamen Shenzhen Hong Kong

Ȧ V I E T N A M O

S

P A C I F I C O C E A N I N D I A NHall O C E A N

Inside m2

Outside m2

Website

50.000

sdcec.cn wniecm.com

10

Shandong International Convention and

Exhibition Center

5

150.000

9

Wuhan International Expo Center

Hongdao International Convention and

Exhibition Center

12

150.000

40.000

14

140.000

200.000

12

Guangdong Modern International

Exhibition Center

6

130.000

80.000

gde.cc

13

Nanchang Greenland International

Expo Center

14

128.000

30.000

en.expo-nc.com

14

Xinjiang International Convention and

Exhibition Center

15

122.000

100

11

11

hongdao.qdicec.com.cn

xjicec.com

Qingdao International Expo Center

10

120.000

60.000

6

Chengdu Century City New International

Convention and Exhibition Center

17

120.000

30.000

15

Fuzhou Strait International Conference &

Exhibition Center

10

120.000

fsicec.com

Qingdao Cosmopolitan Exposition

12

120.000

qdsjblc.com/en

Changsha International Convention &

Exhibition Centre

12

114.000

100.000

vewise.net

17

Shenyang International Exhibition Center

8

105.600

200.000

syiec.com.cn

2

11 16

qingdaoiec.com

Shenzhen Convention & Exhibition Center

9

105.000

szcec.com/en

18

China International Exhibition Center

(Shunyi Hall)

8

100.000

50.000

ciec-expo.com.cn

19

Guangdong (Tanzhou) International

Convention and Exhibition Center

10

100.000

20.000

gicec-china.com

9

100.000

20.000

en.suzhouexpo.com

9

96.555

30.000

nanjingexpo.com.cn

20

Suzhou International Expo Center

Nanjing International Expo Center Yiwu China Commodity City Exhibition

12

95.400

cccfair.cn

Nanning International Convention and Exhibition Center

18

92.000

nicec.cn

18.000

87

China MAIN TRADE SHOW VENUES > 40.000 M² Hall

Inside m2

Outside m2

15

91.000

13.500

ahhuizhan.com

Yunfu International Stone Expo Center

85.000

15

80.000

40.000

gicec.cn

18

Hefei Binhu International Convention

and Exhibition Center Guiyang International Conference and

Exhibition Center(GICEC)

8

8

Auto World International Auto City

80.000

14

Poly World Trade Center Exhibition Hall

80.000

6

Qufu Confucius Culture Exhibition Center

80.000

Hangzhou International Expo Center

79.000

14

9

Guangzhou International Sourcing Center

20.000

Website

pwtcexpo.com hiechangzhou.com

78.600

Ningbo International Convention and

Exhibition Center

8

77.461

expo-nb.com

Zhuhai International Air Show Center

4

77.000

410.000

cityofzhuhai.com

25.000

16

6

77.000

Yongkang International Convention and Exhibition Center

10

76.000

ykicec.com

Qujiang International Conference Center

45

74.000

qiceg.com

6

72.000

7

71.000

50.000

AsiaWorld-Expo

10

70.000

N/A

Hangzhou Baima Lake International

Convention and Exhibition Center

6

70.000

ibaimahu.com huaqiaoexpo.com

5

Hainan International Exhibition Center

Xi’an Silk Road International Conference

Center

Shijiazhuang International Convention and Exhibition Center 19 17

Huaqiao International Expo Center 1

Shouguang International Exhibition Center

Liuzhou International Convention and Exhibition Center

isicec.cn asiaworld-expo.com/en-us

7

70.000

8

70.000

3

68.000

25.000

lzicec.cn shexpocenter.com

1

Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and

Convention Center

4

67.871

20.000

19

Hong Kong Convention and

Exhibition Centre (HKCEC)

5

66.000

N/A

hkcec.com

Wuxi Taihu International Expo Center

8

65.400

wuxiexpo.com.cn

Zhengzhou International Convention and Exhibition Center

2

65.000

zzicec.com/cn

13

Nanchang International Exhibition Center

7

61.000

Chenzhou International Convention and

Exhibition Center

7

60.000

7

11

120.000

chenzhoucec.com

Qingdao International CEC

7

60.000

50.000

qdicec.com.cn

Linyi International Exhibition Center

2

60.000

40.000

zglyexpo.com

CMC Conference and Exhibiton Center (Taizhou International Expo Center)

6

60.000

10.000

taizhouexpo.com

8

60.000

7.000

ciec-expo.com.cn

1

88

China International Exhibition Center

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MAIN TRADE SHOW VENUES > 40.000 M² Hall 1

China World Trade Center (Crab Island)

Yantai International Expo Center

Inside m2

Outside m2

Website

8

60.000

xiedao.com

12

59.360

60.000

ytiec.com.cn

Chengdu International CEC 2

Tianjin Meijiang Convention and Exhibition Center

55.000

13.000

54.000

33.000

20

6

Jinan International Convention and

Exhibition Center

12

52.000

120.000

Kunshan International Convention and Exhibition Center

4

50.000

48.000

kscec.com

Kunming International Convention &

Exhibition Center

7

50.000

20.000

kmicec.com

Dalian World Expo Center

2

50.000

dl-expo.com

4

9

2

50.000

Putian Convention and Exhibition Center

Hebei Huichun International Expo Center

50.000

Shandong-Taiwan Convention and Exhibition Center

50.000

2

Yongcheng International Exhibition Center

50.000

Qinghai International Exhibition Center

47.635

Zhumadian CEC

ltcec.com

10.080

7

47.600

zicec.com.cn

7

Chongqing International Convention

and Exhibition Center

3

45.000

cqcec.com

11

Guangrao International Expo Center

15

44.000

6

44.000

Wuhu Yiju International Expo Center

whyjiec.com

Changzhou West Taihu International Expo Center

42.000

Pingxiang North International Exhibition Center

42.000

Wenzhou International Conference and

Exhibition Center

7

41.000

35.000

wzicec.com

Xinyang Flower Exhibition Center

7

40.000

112.000

xybhhz.com hnicec.com

3

Hunan International Exhibition Center

Tianjin Binhai International Convention and Exhibition Center

20.000

2

40.000

20.000

8

40.000

20.000

Jinjiang International Convention and

Exhibition Center

4

40.000

5.000

18

Beijing Etrong International Convention

and Exhibition Center

2

40.000

4

Changyuan International Convention

and Exhibition Center

2

40.000

Pingdingshan Agricultural Exhibition Center

40.000

Suzhou Nanya International Convention

and Exhibition Center

40.000

jjcec.com bjeiecc.com

89

Australia, Indonesia,

MEMBERS AUSTR ALIA

Malaysia, Myanmar,

Euro Displays Pty. Ltd. 1 www.euro displays.com.au

Philippines, ­S ingapore, Vietnam & Thailand

Exponet 1 www.exponet.com.au

Expocentric 1 www.expo centric.com.au

VENUE MARKET ­S EGMENTATION

MYANMAR

V I E T N A M

­LARGE more than 100.000 sqm

4 ­ MEDIUM 20.000 – 100.000 sqm

12

ȏ

Bangkok

ȴ ȏ ȶ

M A L A Y S I A Ȱ

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Ho-Chi-Minh

T H A I L A N D

Singapore

ȶ SMALL less than 20.000 sqm

Ȧ

Manila ȴ

ȍ

I N D

O N

E S

I A

Bumi Serpong Damai

Singapore I N D I A N O C E A N

0.8 %

OF GLOBAL VENUE SPACE AVAILABLE

A U S T R A L I A

î

21 %

OF ASIA PACIFIC VENUE SPACE ­AVAILABLE

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MEMBERS MYANMAR

MEMBERS PHILLIPPINES

MEMBERS SING APORE

ES Signature Co., Ltd. 4 www.es-corp.co

Centrex Corporation 3 www.centrex.ph

Concept Coummuni- cations 2 www.conceptcoms.com Kingsmen Creatives Ltd 2 www.kingsmen-int.com Studio Mojo Pte Ltd 2 www.studio-mojo.com

MAIN TRADE SHOW VENUES > 40.000 M² Hall

Inside m2

Outside m2

70.000

3.400

Website

Phillipines 1

Philippine International Convention Center

2

picc.gov.ph

Thailand 2 3

4

Queen Sirikit National Convention Center

Bangkok International Trade &

Exhibition Centre (BITEC) IMPACT Arena, Exhibition and

Convention Center

8

78.500

850

qsncc.com/en

10

70.000

N/A

bitec.co.th

18

137.000

121.680

impact.co.th

10

50.000

35.000

ice-indonesia.com

15

135.000

9000

Indonesia 5

Indonesia Convention Exhibition

Malaysia 6

Pusat Konvensyen Antarabangsa Putrajaya

picc.com.my

Singapore 7

Changi Exhibition Centre 3 40.000 100.000 changiexhibition

centre.com

7

Singapore Expo Convention and

Exhibition Centre

10

100.000

23.000

singaporeexpo.com.sg

Australia 8

Sydney Showground 9 120.000 sydneyshow

ground.com.au

91

VENUE MARKET ­S EGMENTATION

Japan Japan & Korea

1.1 %

­LARGE more than 100.000 sqm

OF GLOBAL VENUE SPACE AVAILABLE

MEMBERS JAPAN AMC Tokyo Ltd www.amctokyo japan.com

1

IDEA Inter- national Inc. 2 www.idea-intl.com

OF ASIA PACIFIC VENUE SPACE ­AVAILABLE

3.4 %

welkam Ltd. 1 www.welkam.co.jp

­ MEDIUM 20.000 – 100.000 sqm

8 SMALL less than 20.000 sqm

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NOMURA Co., Ltd. 1 www.nomura kougei.co.jp/english

2

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C H I N A N O R T H K O R E A

MEMBERS SOUTH KORE A

Goyang Seoul ȴ

Podo Inter- national Corp. 3 www.podoint.com

J A P A N

S O U T H K O R E A

Ȧ

ȶ

Busan

Ċ

ă

Ƒ

Chiba

Ȧ

ȶ

Tokyo Osaka

IYAGIRISH 3 www.iyagirish.com

P A C I F I C O C E A N

MAIN TRADE SHOW VENUES > 40.000 M² Hall

Inside m2

Outside m2

10

108.011

2.849

kintex.com

11

46.380

N/A

bexco.co.kr/eng

Website

South Korea 1 2

Kintex

Busan Exhibition & Convention

Center (BEXCO)

Japan 3

Makuhari Messe

(Nippon Convention Center)

11

75.000

N/A

m-messe.co.jp/en

4

Tokyo Big Sight (Tokyo International

Exhibition Center)

16

115.420

N/A

bigsight.jp/english

5

Intex Osaka

6

70.000

N/A

intex-osaka.com/en

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G U I A N A ȏ

VENEZUELA

S U R I N A M E

ȴ

COLOMBIA

F R E N C H

G U I A N A

Bogota

U S A A T L A N T I C O C E A N

M E X I C O

Guadalajara

ȴ

Ȧ ȏ

ȶ

Puebla

ȍ

B R A Z I L

Havana P E R U

K U B A B O L I V I A

ŏŏ Ɓ ŏƗ ŏlj î ŏƑ ȶ

P

P A C I F I C O C E A N

A R

C H I L E

A G U A

A R G E N T I N

A

Y

P A C I F I C O C E A N

Rio de Janeiro

São Paulo ŀ

Ȱ

Porto Alegre ȍ Ȧ

Buenos Aires

U R U G U A Y

A T L A N T I C O C E A N

MAIN TRADE SHOW VENUES > 40.000 M² Hall

Inside m2

Outside m2

Website

5

82.000

1.183

5

40.000

convencionespuebla.mx

11

60.000

20.000

eventospalco.coma

22

55.000

N/A

12

45.000

10.000

larural.com.ar

Expointer – Parque Estadual de

Exposições Assis Brasil

13

45.300

70.000

expointer.rs.gov.br

7

Expoara Centro de Eventos

Centro de Exposições Riocentro

9 Fundaparque Parque de Eventos

de Bento Gonçalves

2

45.000

N/A

expoara.com

8

4

98.000

N/A

riocentro.com.br

6

58.000

fundaparque.com.br

10

7

40.000

N/A

transamericaexpo.com.br

11

5

75.744

N/A

expocenternorte.com.br

3

76.319

80.000

distritoanhembi.com.br

8

100.000

67.000

saopauloexpo.com.br

Mexico 1 2

Expo Guadalajara

Centro Expositor Puebla

expoguadalajara.mx

Cuba 3

Palacio de Convenciones de la Habana

Colombia 4

Corferias Bogota

https://corferias.com

Argentina 5

La Rural, Predio Ferial de Buenos Aires

Brazil 6

Transamérica Expo Center

Expo Center Norte

12 Centro de Exposições de Anhembi

13 São Paulo Expo

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Argentina, Brazil, Colombia & Mexico Brazil

Mexico OF GLOBAL VENUE SPACE AVAILABLE

2.9 %

1.5 %

OF GLOBAL VENUE SPACE AVAILABLE

59.4 %

7.5 %

OF AMERICAS VENUE SPACE AVAILABLE

OF AMERICAS VENUE SPACE AVAILABLE

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MEMBERS ARGENTINA Dodecaedro Group www.dodecaedro group.com

1

ATMOS Design 3 www.atmos.com.co DIPER DISENA- DORES LTD 3 www.diper.com

MEMBERS BRAZIL Alfa Cenografia www.alfaceno grafia.com.br

MEMBERS COLOMBIA

2

MEMBERS MEXICO

Hotmacon – Projetos e Eventos 2 www.hotmacon.com.br NOE BRAZIL (NOE GROUP) 2 www.noebrasil.com We2 Design Ltda www.we2.com.br

Grupo Omega (LatinoAmerica LAGO) 5 www.lagonetwork.com SISTEXPO 4 www.sistexpo.com.mx

VENUE MARKET ­S EGMENTATION

­LARGE more than 100.000 sqm

30 SMALL less than 20.000 sqm

1 ­ MEDIUM 20.000 – 100.000 sqm

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Canada & USA

C A N A D A

ȶ

Ɔ

Calgary

Vancouver P A C I F I C O C E A N

San Francisco

Ȧȴ

ȟ Ȧȏ

Chicago

ȶ

ȴ

ȁ

ȍ Ȧȏ

Las Vegas

ȁ

Dallas Ȧȶ

M

E

Houston Ȧȴ

Ȯ

ȦȦ

Detroit Ȧȉ

Boston

Philadelphia

Louisville

Ȧȶ

Laguna Beach

ȴ

ŏ

Minneapolis Denver

Ȯ

Toronto

Ȱ

U S A

ȟ

Montreal

ȏ Ȧ ȍ

Atlanta A T L A N T I C O C E A N

ȦȰ New Orleans Ȧȉ

X

IC

ȏ

O

Orlando

MAIN TRADE SHOW VENUES > 40.000 M² Hall

Inside m2

Outside m2

Website

1

6

46.451

N/A

2

9

41.802

64.750

calgarystampede.com

7

47.265

4.899

congresmtl.com/en

Canada International Centre Toronto

Calgary Stampede Park

3 Palais des Congres de Montreal

(Convention Centre)

internationalcentre.com

4

Metro Toronto Convention Centre 7 41.063 N/A mtccc.com

Enercare Centre at Exhibition Place 8 92.903 N/A explace.on.ca

6 Vancouver Convention Centre 7 43.340 5385 vancouverconvention

centre.com/ 5

7

Olympic Stadium

5

46.447

parcolympique.qc.ca

United States 8

McCormick Place 15 241.548 mccormickplace.com

Las Vegas Convention Center 17 236.214 N/A www.lvcva.com

9 Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino 11 195.096 N/A mandalaybay.

mgmresorts.com 9

9 10

10

The Venetian Resort Las Vegas

Broward County Convention Center

(under construction)

5

185.806

4

111.483

ftlauderdalecc.com

Orange County Convention Centre

24

190.935

occc.net

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venetianlasvegas.com

MAIN TRADE SHOW VENUES > 40.000 M²

12

Georgia World Congress Center

NRG Arena

14 Kentucky Exposition Center

16 New Orleans Morial Convention Center

Indiana State Fairgrounds 13

Hall

Inside m2

Outside m2

Website

12

139.355

93.000

gwcca.org

7

130.065

167.000

nrgpark.com

28

111.483

356 (Acre)

kyexpo.org

10

102.193

mccno.com

7

92.903

indianastatefair.com

16.188

Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention 6 92.903 N/A

Center Dallas

dallasconvention center.com

Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex &

Expo Center

11

92.903

farmshow.pa.gov

Jacob K. Javits Convention

Center of New York

11

78.968

javitscenter.com

International Exposition Center (I-X Center)

Donald E. Stephens Convention Center

Anaheim Convention Center

Indiana Convention Center

Huntington Place (formerly TCF/

Cobo Center), an ASM Managed Facility

5

78.503

ixcenter.com

6

78.038

N/A

rosemont.com

5

75.587

18.580

anaheim.net

11

69.232

icclos.com

7

67.169

4.180

huntingtonplacedetroit.com

4

66.890

N/A

lacclink.com

5

65.311

N/A

eventsdc.com

5

63.082

N/A

paconvention.com

10

63.000

N/A

visitsaltlake.com

Los Angeles Convention Center

Walter E. Washington Convention Center

Pennsylvania Convention Center

Calvin L. Rampton Salt Palace

Convention Center

161.874

San Diego Convention Center 7 57.200 17.140 visitsandiego.com

Phoenix Convention Center 3 54.301 7.432 phoenixconvention

center.com Colorado Convention Center

George R. Brown Convention Center

Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center

Portland Expo Center

America’s Center

Atlantic City Convention Center

The Atlanta Convention Center

at AmericasMart

6

54.255

7.432

denverconvention.com

5

50.886

N/A

grbhouston.com

5

47.752

sahbgcc.com

5

47.650

N/A

expocenter.org

5

46.637

N/A

explorestlouis.com

5

46.451

N/A

boardwalkhall.com

7

46.451

N/A

atlconventioncenter.com

Miami Beach Convention Center 4 45.676 N/A miamibeach

convention.com Minneapolis Convention Center 9 44.129 3.493 minneapolis.org

Greater Columbus Convention Center 4 41.528 10.000 columbus

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MEMBERS CANADA Accordex 1 www.accordex.com

stevensE3 3 2101 Oxford Street East N5V2Z7 London, Ontario Mr. Cam Stevens cams@stevensE3.com www.stevense3.com

EWI Worldwide www.ewiworld wide.com

5

EXHIBITOR Media Group 6 www.exhibitor online.com

Occurrent Marketing Inc 4 www.occurrent marketing.com Sparks 10 www.wearesparks.com

Exhibitus Inc 7 www.exhibitus.com

Star Exhibits & Environments 6 www.engagestar.com

Happy Projects US 7 www.happyprojects.us

SWX Global Design & Production 12 www.swx.global

Access TCA 11 www.accesstca.com

ION Exhibits 2 www.ionexhibits.com

Team One Exhibits www.teamone exhibits.com

Duo Display www.duo display.com

LagunaDisplays

Willwork Exhibit & Event Services 11 www.willworkinc.com

MEMBERS USA

2

Coastal Inter- national Inc 13 www.coastalintl.com CORT Trade Show & Event Furnishings 14 www.cortevents.com

Czarnowski Exhibit Services – Corp. 2 2287 South Blue Island Avenue 60608 Chicago, IL www.czarnowski.com Mr. Bob DeFacci bdefacci@czarnowski.com Deckel & Moneypenny Exhibits 8 www.deckel moneypenny.com DERSE 2 www.derse.com DIPER DESIGNERS, LLC 4 www.diper.com 98

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Laguna Displays 8 303 Broadway Street, Unit 104-90 Laguna Beach, California 92651 Mr. Steve Riches sriches@lagunadisplays.com www.lagunadisplays.com Larry Kulchawik Consulting 9 www.larrykulchawik.com

Moss Inc 2 10501 Seymour Ave Suite #200 Franclin Parc 60131 Chicago www.mossinc.com Mr. Jason Popp jpopp@mossinc.com Mueller International Exhibit Services Inc. 4 www.mies-inc.com/en/ Nth Degree, Inc. 7 www.nthdegree.com

7

XS Worldwide Exhibits Inc. 10 www.xs-worldwide.com

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