TRADE FAIRS

ISPO MUNICH 2021 to be held online 1-5 February 2021, Munich

In 2021, ISPO Munich will take place from 1 to 5 February, completely online. In close co-operation with the branch and with consideration for the current development of Covid-19, Messe München has decided to conduct the event completely digitally. By doing so, the world’s leading sports business platform will be beneficial for all participants, regardless of international travel restrictions.

The event format will build upon the positive results of the virtual ISPO Re.Start Days in summer 2020 that showed digital formats offer an added value and are important for the industry. It will offer opportunities for brand and product presentation, for discussions and networking as well as maintenance of international business relationships. Online conference programme will offer numerous opportunities for discussions and interaction. In particular, the importance of sports and outdoor activities, and their connection to health, has been on the rise since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. In turn, this has increased the need for a platform where the core brands, key players and top athletes can connect and garner inspiration.

ISPO Munich Online will offer the wellestablished benefits as well as additional ones, i.e., finding new products, brands and business contacts, networking with exhibitors, visitors, media and influencers, and participation in forums and discussions via live streaming and chat rooms.

The key topics of creativity and digitization, health and sustainability will be at the centre of the five-day digital event. The ISPO Munich For the first time, end-consumers will have an opportunity to experience something that was formerly reserved for industry members – the opportunity to participate digitally and conduct a direct dialogue with the industry. In brand rooms for product presentations, workshops and master classes, brands and companies will have the opportunity to present themselves and engage with sport and outdoor fans throughout the world. ISPO Open Innovation has already shown this integration works. The approximately 80,000 end-consumers from around 70 countries bring their know-how to the crowdsourcing and market research campaigns – delivering valuable insights and inspiration for new products and ideas to companies all year.

More details on ISPO MUNICH are available at https://www.ispo.com/en. For further information, please contact 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.

EuroTier and EnergyDecentral 2021 will take place digitally

9-12 February 2021

In view of the continuing uncertain international situation in conjunction with the Covid-19 pandemic, EuroTier, the world’s leading trade fair for animal production, and EnergyDecentral, the international trade fair for innovative energy supply, will be held from 9 to 12 February 2021 as a digital version. The trade fair will not take place physically in Hanover, Germany. This decision was reached by the Deutsche Landwirtschafts-Gesellschaft - German Agricultural Society (DLG) as the organiser of these two leading trade fairs, ollowing extensive meetings with industry representatives, the advisory board and partners.

The “EuroTier/EnergyDecentral digital” events will offer exhibitors maximum flexibility with digital business packages, while providing visitors with an extensive technical programme and attractive networking opportunities. For 2021, DLG will also offer additional events and trade fairs on all aspects of the topics of animal husbandry and decentralized energy supply.

With digital company profiles, live events including chat and meeting functions, “EuroTier/EnergyDecentral digital” will offer a broad range of communication and interaction opportunities for exhibitors and visitors. The digital technical programme with DLG spotlights the key trade fair topics of dairy, pig, poultry, energy, emission control and direct farm sales as well as live discussions from the DLG Studio, which provide the perfect setting for planning investments. can obtain information on the products and services of the exhibitors, contact them directly, and actively participate in numerous events and discussions on the technical programme.

For more details please contact Mr. Nupat Khusribanchong, German-Thai Chamber of Commerce by telephone at +66 2 055 0643 or by e-mail at hannover@gtcc.org.

BIOFACH and VIVANESS Joint trade fair goes digital in 2021

17-19 February 2021

In 2021, BIOFACH and VIVANESS will take place in a purely digital format. The World’s Leading Trade Fair for Organic Food and the International Trade Fair for Natural and Organic Personal Care will be held as a BIOFACH/VIVANESS eSpecial. In making this decision, organiser NürnbergMesse is responding to the altered circumstances created by the dynamically evolving Covid-19 pandemic and its effects on the global organic food and natural and organic cosmetics community. At the same time, this move will allow secure planning for the entire globallyconnected sector. The dates for the BIOFACH/ VIVANESS 2021 eSpecial are 17 to 19 February.

This event will provide a comprehensive range of innovative options, such as corporate and product presentations, discussions and dialogue formats like round tables, and other formats for networking with industry experts. Sophisticated matchmaking functions that help interested parties to find the right exhibitors, and vice versa, are another integral part of the eSpecial format.

BIOFACH and VIVANESS 2021 also offers the organic food, and natural and organic cosmetics community extensive access to knowledge transfer at the BIOFACH and VIVANESS Congress, which has a global reach. The main congress theme in 2021 will be “Shaping Transformation. Stronger. Together”.

Petra Wolf, a member of the NürnbergMesse management board, recently had this to say: “The numerous conversations and in-depth dialogue we have had in recent weeks and months have made one thing clear to us. Within the organic food, and natural and organic cosmetics sector, the desire for interaction, networking and knowledge transfer with experts, and to discover trends and innovations, remains huge and unabated, especially in these exceptional times. Even in this era of the coronavirus, the entire sector is absolutely determined to come together to discuss the latest issues, even if only in the digital sphere.”

However, she said, “in the light of the pandemic and based on our ongoing dialogue with the community and a comprehensive survey of exhibitors and visitors, we trust that our decision to host a digital event will now enable all players from the sector to plan ahead in good time. I very much regret that the physical trade fair cannot take place, and stress that this decision was an extremely difficult one for all of us. However, before we all meet again on-site in Nuremberg in 2022, the BIOFACH/ VIVANESS eSpecial will offer an ideal platform for professional dialogue in 2021.”

For more details 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.

ITB Berlin NOW The Digital Meet-up for the Travel Industry

9-12 March 2021, Berlin

The Covid-19 pandemic situation remains very difficult, especially for the travel industry. As a result of this problem, ITB Berlin will hold the world’s leading travel trade show as an entirely virtual event in 2021, with the name ITB Berlin NOW – ‘The Digital Meet-up for the Travel Industry’. ITB Berlin NOW will take place as a purely digital B2B event over four days, on 9-12 March 2021, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. This global virtual event format is aimed at the B2B community, i.e., exhibitors, trade visitors and buyers from every segment of the global tourism value chain as well as journalists and travel bloggers.

The concept of ITB Berlin NOW includes intelligent matching, a digital exhibition area and a top-class conference programme. Many of the offerings can be used 24/7 during the event days, so that participants can attend regardless of their location and time zone.

ITB Berlin NOW will open its virtual doors to registered participants in early February 2021. Travel professionals will then be able to set up their profiles, prepare for the live event and get accustomed to the functionalities of ITB Berlin NOW. From 9 to 12 March 2021, the entire industry will then meet live at ITB Berlin NOW. During the live event phase, all participants will then be able to use the many available services, including contact matching, exhibitor profiles, conference content and industry news. After the event, registered participants can continue to visit the platform until 31 May 2021. During that period, the entire range of content will remain available on demand.

More information about ITB Berlin NOW can be found at https://www.itb.com/now or by contacting German-Thai 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.

As in previous years, the ITB Berlin Convention will take place as a parallel virtual event and bring invited high-profile experts on stage to discuss the latest tourism industry topics.

Spielwarenmesse 2021 Changed to first-time summer event

20-24 July 2021

Spielwarenmesse at Nuremberg’s exhibition centre traditionally opens its doors at the beginning of the year. Scheduled to run from 27 to 31 January 2021, the event has been called off in good time as a direct result of the persisting Covid-19 pandemic. For the first time in its long history, the world’s leading toy fair has been postponed until 20-24 July 2021 by organiser Spielwarenmesse eG. The decision was made by the supervisory board on 24 September and comes in the face of rising infection rates and further restrictions on travel.

A short-term solution to the global challenge posed by Covid-19 is not yet in sight. The change in circumstances as well as concern over the health of the participants make it almost impossible to stage Spielwarenmesse and guarantee the customary level of quality at the end of January. Many countries around the world are currently experiencing a dramatic increase in the number of Covid-19 infections, leading to new travel restrictions in major European cities. These developments have cast doubt among exhibitors and visitors over whether they should be taking part in an international trade fair. This uncertainty has been voiced in intensive discussions with the Spielwarenmesse team.

Mr. Ernst Kick, CEO of Spielwarenmesse eG, stated: “We very much regret the decision to postpone Spielwarenmesse 2021.” Preparations for the 72nd event in January were already well under way. Based on the guidelines of the Bavarian State Government, the Health and Hygiene Concept drawn up in collaboration with the local health authorities and venue operator NürnbergMesse, was well received by all participants. “I’d like to thank everyone who joined us on this path, and I feel sure that the improvements we have made will benefit all future events and appearances,” concluded Mr. Kick.

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