Trade show directory
One page per show, not per year: the next edition, where it happens, who you will meet, and what makes capturing contacts hard on that particular floor.
Lisbon, Portugal
Web Summit is a technology conference held every November in Lisbon, at the MEO Arena and the FIL exhibition halls in Parque das Nações. Startups, investors, corporate teams and press meet over four days, most of them in conversations that last a few minutes.
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Düsseldorf, Germany
MEDICA is the medical technology trade fair held every November at Messe Düsseldorf. Makers of medical devices, diagnostics, digital health and hospital equipment meet hospital buyers, clinicians and distributors from around the world.
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Las Vegas, United States
CES is the consumer technology show held every January in Las Vegas, spread over the Las Vegas Convention Center and several hotel venues. Manufacturers, retailers, distributors, startups, investors and press attend; it is a trade event, closed to the general public.
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Barcelona, Spain
ISE is the audiovisual and systems integration show held every February at Fira Barcelona Gran Via. Manufacturers of displays, audio, control and collaboration systems meet the integrators, consultants and end users who specify and install them.
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Barcelona, Spain
MWC Barcelona is the mobile and connectivity industry’s main event, held every year in late February or early March at Fira Barcelona Gran Via. Operators, device and network vendors, software companies and their customers meet across the halls and in private meeting rooms.
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Cannes, France
MIPIM is the international real estate market held every March in Cannes, at the Palais des Festivals. Investors, developers, cities and regions, architects and advisers meet there, largely through booked meetings and events spread across the Palais, the Croisette and the boats in the harbour.
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Hanover, Germany
Hannover Messe is the industrial technology fair held every spring, usually in April, on the Hannover Exhibition Grounds. Automation, energy, digital production and industrial supply companies meet engineers, plant managers and buyers from manufacturing.
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Paris, France
VivaTech is the technology and startup event held every June at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles. Large companies host startups on their own stands, which puts corporate buyers, founders and investors on the same floor for four days.
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Berlin, Germany
IFA Berlin is the consumer electronics and home appliances show held every September on the Messe Berlin grounds. It is open to the public as well as to the trade, so retail buyers and distributors share the halls with consumers.
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Munich, Germany
EXPO REAL is the trade fair for property and investment held every October at Messe München. Over three days, developers, investors, financiers, cities and regions meet on the stands, many of them shared by a region or a group of companies.
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Paris, France
SIAL Paris is the international food industry trade show, held every two years in October at Paris Nord Villepinte. Food and drink producers meet buyers from retail, food service, import and distribution, from all over the world.
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