Trade Fairs

BIOFACH and VIVANESS 2023 Organic. Food sovereignty. True prices.

14-17 February 2023, Nuremberg

For the next edition of the World’s Leading Trade Fair for Organic Food, from 14 to 17 February 2023, the BIOFACH Congress will be focussing on “Organic. Food Sovereignty. True Prices.” Following the one-off Summer Edition of BIOFACH and VIVANESS in July 2022, in February 2023 the international organic foods and natural and organic cosmetics community will be gathering again in person to kick off the year at the Nuremberg Exhibition Centre. The BIOFACH Congress will be concentrating on two key questions: How do organic products contribute to food security and sovereignty, and how do “true prices” – prices that include ecological after-costs – pave the path for the necessary transformation of the food and grocery industry?

“To expand organics’ contribution to sustainability further, and thus for the transformation of the food industry as a whole to succeed, the market’s failure at using environmental resources must be put to an end at last. Only ‘true prices’ will make it possible to do business within the bounds our planet can support, leading to the success of a food and agriculture industry that is truly fit to serve our grandchildren. International organisations and government must make the most of organics’ potential”, said Tina Andres, Chairwoman of the Federation of the Organic Food Industry (BÖLW).

“Current food pricing takes the ‘polluter pays’ principle and turns it upside down, making environmentally harmful products look ‘cheaper’ than they really are. So organic foods that present more honest costing are at a disadvantage. Which means that thus far, you can make a profit by doing business conventionally – even though it undermines the foundations of life for coming generations. The great market failure in food must be remedied with new systems for accounting, taxation and support. At the congress we want to discuss just how that might be done”, Andres added.

Marco Schlüter, Executive Director, IFOAM –Organics International: “Organic practices have demonstrated a clear ability to provide solutions and ensure a secure, sovereign food supply, because this sustainable way of doing business reinforces farmers’ autonomy and generates added value on a regional basis. The organic system’s contributions towards strengthening a secure, sovereign food supply in every region of the world will also be discussed at the 2023 BIOFACH Congress in light of the current crises.”

For more details about BIOFACH, please contact Mr. Nupat Khusribanchong, official German-Thai Chamber of Commerce representative for NürnbergMesse GmbH in Thailand, by telephone at +66 2 055 0643 or by e-mail at nuernberg@gtcc.org

INHORGENTA MUNICH 2023: Europe's Leading Platform for Jewellery, Watches and Gemstones

24-27 February 2023, Munich

INHORGENTA MUNICH is an international trade fair for jewellery, watches, gemstones, timepieces and lifestyle. It comprises a unique combination of individuality, inspiration and innovation that offers a unique variety to its visitors: jewellery, watches, gemstones, technology, design, a top-notch conference programme and many points of contact with up-and-coming talent. The annual exhibition is open to trade visitors only. The next INHORGENTA MUNICH will take place from 24 to 27 February 2023 in Munich.

INHORGENTA MUNICH presents a whole world of jewellery and timepieces. It reveals trends, innovations and solutions for the future. The exhibitors show the latest jewellery and watch collections for the coming season. Exhibitors include watchmakers, goldsmiths and silversmiths, appraisers, gemologists, mineralogists, jewellery designers, engravers, opticians and electroplating companies. At the diverse stands of the exhibitors, a variety of insights into the latest trends, products, developments and technologies are provided.

INHORGENTA MUNICH is the international order and communication platform for jewellery and timepieces. Visitors can experience the entire value-added chain for their market in all its glory at one single venue. The event uses its atmosphere of emotional experience to communicate persuasively with the industry using enticing presentations of modern designer jewellery and innovative designs.

In addition, a comprehensive programme consisting of numerous seminars and panel discussions on the topics of the latest designs and innovations of watches and jewellery rounds off the event. It is a glamorous setting featuring elegant products from the topmost designers and specialists. The top designers and collectors attend this event to purchase the newest unique gems and jewels. This is a must-attend event for watch and gemstone collectors.

Become part of the inspiring world of INHORGENTA MUNICH. More details are available at https://inhorgenta.com/en/. For further information, please contact the German-Thai Chamber of Commerce’s official representative for Messe München GmbH in Thailand, Ms. Patamaporn Wasuwat, by telephone at +66 2 055 0641 or by e-mail at muenchen@gtcc.org

ITB Berlin 2023: World’s Leading Travel Trade Show to Take Place Live Again

7-9 March 2023, Berlin

Starting on Tuesday, 7 March 2023, ITB Berlin will once again bring together tourism professionals and key players from the global travel industry. Taking as its slogan ‘OPEN FOR CHANGE’, ITB Berlin is ready to host a live comeback next year. From 7 to 9 March 2023, after three years of pandemic-related trade fair restrictions, the world’s leading travel trade show will be opening its doors to the travel community with a new concept live on the exhibition grounds. Georgia, the official host country, will ceremoniously open the event on the evening of 6 March.

The demands placed on global trade fairs have changed considerably in recent years, which is why in future and in terms of customers, ITB Berlin will concentrate its efforts on exhibiting companies as well as on trade visitors, buyers and the media. With the future positioning of ITB Berlin as a pure B2B product, the focus will therefore be on three days of business, content and networking.

At the internationally renowned ITB Berlin Convention, which will take place in parallel with the exhibition, current trends and exciting personalities will be brought onto the global stage, with selected sessions live-streamed on itb.com. Next year’s Convention will focus on solutions surrounding digitalisation, sustainability and resilience; for visitors from around the world it will feature the latest best practices as well as keynote speeches, panel discussions, interviews with experts and awards. It will cover the entire range of topics under the headings Travel Technology, Marketing and Distribution, Future Travel, MICE, Sustainability and Social Responsibility.

Messe Berlin also has new things in store for the general public and companies interested in B2C business. The Berlin Travel Festival will in future represent the B2C element of the leisure exhibition, BOAT & FUN BERLIN. The Berlin Travel Festival was previously held at Arena Berlin, parallel with ITB Berlin’s open weekend for the public. With its new concept, Messe Berlin has established dates for the general public, who will be able to focus on a single time period and find the whole range of leisure services as well as boats, caravans, camping and fishing products practically under one roof.

More details on ITB Berlin are available at https://www.itb.com/en/. For further information, please contact the GermanThai Chamber of Commerce’s official representative for Messe Berlin GmbH in Thailand, Ms. Patamaporn Wasuwat, by telephone at +66 2 055 0641 or by e-mail at berlin@gtcc.org.

HANNOVER MESSE 2023 Showing the way to a climate-neutral industry

17-21 April 2023, Hannover

The big challenges facing the world today – such as climate change, energy shortages and disrupted supply chains – all have one thing in common – they demand innovative, high-tech solutions. At HANNOVER MESSE, the world's leading trade show for industrial technology, leading companies from the mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, energy, and software and IT sectors demonstrate an industrial ecosystem that enables changes in the way we manufacture, collaborate and do business.

"With the lead theme of 'Industrial Transformation – Making the Difference', HANNOVER MESSE 2023 shows the difference that exhibiting companies can make, what changes they can carry out and which innovations they develop on the road to a climate-neutral industry," according to Dr. Jochen Köckler, Chairman of the Managing Board, Deutsche Messe AG. "This is a call to action for corporations, SMEs and startups as well as science, politics and s ociety. They must work together to secure our industrial production, prosperity and future as well as to protect our environment – HANNOVER MESSE shows the way to a climate-neutral industry."

HANNOVER MESSE 2023 will host more than 4,000 exhibiting companies from all over the world, including (a) global enterprises – such as Autodesk, Bosch, Capgemini, Dassault Systemes, Microsoft, NOKIA, Salzgitter, ServiceNow, Schneider Electric, and Siemens, and (b) as well as leading SMEs – such as Aerzener Maschinenfabrik, Beckhoff, Block Transformatoren, Boge, GP Joule, Festo, Formlabs, gbo Datacomp, GFOS, Harting, ifm, Kaeser, LAPP, Pepperl+Fuchs, Phoenix Contact, Rittal, SEW, Wago, WIBU, and Ziehl-Abegg. Well-known research institutes such as Fraunhofer and Karlsruhe Institute for Technology (KIT) sketch industrial solutions for the future and more than 300 startups from various technology fields show innovations with disruptive potential.

HANNOVER MESSE 2023 features seven display sectors: Automation, Motion and Drives, Digital Ecosystems, Energy Solutions, Engineered Parts and Solutions, Future Hub, Compressed Air and Vacuum, and Global Business and Markets. Exhibitors show solutions in areas such as CO 2-neutral production, Industrie 4.0, artificial intelligence, IT security, Logistics 4.0, circular economy, and hydrogen and fuel cells.

Whether digitalizing complex production processes, using hydrogen to operate entire production facilities or employing software to analyse and reduce the CO 2 footprint, exhibitors at HANNOVER MESSE provide a complete picture of the technological possibilities for the industry of today and tomorrow.

For more details, please contact Mr. Nupat Khusribanchong, the official German-Thai Chamber of Commerce representative for Deutsche Messe AG Thailand, by telephone at +66 2 055 0643 or by e-mail at hannover@ gtcc.org.

LightCon 2023: Second edition, June 2023

13-14 June 2023, Hannover

Deutsche Messe will once again be staging the two-day congress trade fair on the future topic of lightweight construction on 13 and 14 June 2023, at the Hannover Exhibition Center. The conference motto will be ‘Lightweight construction: The answer in times of energy and material scarcity’.

Lightweight construction combines resource conservation with high economic potential. "After the successful premiere in 2022, LightCon will continue to grow next June. The trade fair will be the industry meeting point for the entire lightweight construction market. In addition to the high-quality congress programme, companies and networks will present their products and show how the industry can benefit from the use of lightweight technology," according to LightCon Project Manager Mr. Thomas Pinkowski of Deutsche Messe.

The cross-material and cross-technology properties of lightweight construction have the potential to contribute significantly to achieving solutions to the challenges of climate protection and energy scarcity. "Lightweight design has great potential to make a significant contribution to solutions for the important challenges of climate protection and energy and resource efficiency. The materials used in lightweight design are often combinations, since in addition to the properties to be fulfilled, the economic efficiency and sustainability of all processes involved must also be included. LightCon follows exactly this multi-material approach and offers a stage to present innovative solutions," says Dr. Gunnar Merz, Chief Executive Officer of founding partner Composites United, the world's largest network for fibre-based multi-material lightweight construction.

Additive manufacturing is also an important component of lightweight construction. Industrial 3D printing enables construction that needs significantly less material and is therefore enormously resource-efficient. "We are currently experiencing big price jumps in manufacturing materials," says Ms. Stefanie Brickwede, Managing Director of Mobility goes Additive. "All industries are currently facing the same challenges and will have to put a big focus on material efficiency in the future. LightCon provides precisely the impetus needed to make companies and products fit for the future," she emphasizes.

As visitors, LightCon primarily wants to reach developers, constructors, designers, buyers and the management of all industries for which the topic is relevant. In particular, the event offers innovative impulses for experts from the fields of mobility, aerospace, mechanical engineering, shipbuilding, construction, wind energy, and the sports and leisure industry.

For more details, please contact Mr. Nupat Khusribanchong, the official German-Thai Chamber of Commerce representative for Deutsche Messe AG Thailand, by telephone at +66 2 055 0643 or by e-mail at hannover@gtcc.org.