Have a product to showcase? Want to learn what your rivals are up to? Here’s a list of trade fairs you shouldn’t miss in April and May 2015

India

Technotex

April 09-11, Mumbai

www.technotexindia.in

It is a leading event that serves the textile industry with the latest collection of products and services. Technotex 2015 will pool in participants, visitors and other key decision makers from a diverse cross section of the technical textile industry with a view to provide more innovative solutions, identify new business opportunities and create an environment congenial for growth.

Global Exhibition on Services

April 23-25, New Delhi

www.cii.in

The objective and mission of the the first global exhibition on services is to position India as a world leader in the services sector. The event will be a meeting place for countries to forge new business relationships in the services sector. Both national and international governments, major national and international industry stakeholders will deliberate on major issues and devise ways to enhance global trade in services. It will also serve as a platform for tradematching.

International Animal Industry Expo

May 03-05, New Delhi

www.pixie.co.in

The event will focus on poultry, dairy, goat and meat, aquaculture, swine, animal feed and pharma, biomass energy, and refrigeration. It will bring together eminent breeders, bureaucrats, investment bankers, financial institutions, consultants, decision makers and key players in the sector, academia and stakeholders from all over the world.

India Knit Fair (IKF)

May 06-08, Tirupur

www.indiaknitfair.com

The event is the biggest of its kind in India. The 40th edition of IKF will host some interesting theme based displays to showcase the fine creations something new for every on looker. World renowned designers, manufacturers, buyers, buying houses / agents and celebrities from the fashion world will be present a the event. The event is a unique coming together of product and production facilities at one place, which makes IKF an ideal platform to build contact, develop business prospects, work on major tie-ups and partnerships.

South Asia Economic Conclave

May 07-09, New Delhi

www.saec.in

The theme of the 6th South Asia Economic Conclave would be ‘Achieving Inclusive Growth through Deeper Economic Integration’. The objective of this conclave is to stimulate informed dialogue between the private sector and government to promote regional trade and investment, which would in turn help catalyse higher growth and new job opportunities for all countries in South Asia. Hundreds of leading business leaders and policy experts, academia from across the region will deliberate on various pertinent issues of regional economic integration.

Smart Cities India

May 20-22, New Delhi

www.smartcitiesindia.com

The exhibition and conference will connect Indian and foreign exhibitors, with various ministries, state governments, municipal bodies, industry leaders, decision makers, and stakeholders, who are developing smart cities. The event will also serve as an ideal platform to discuss and exchange ideas on the opportunities and future requirements for developing smart cities in India.

Packaging & Labeling Expo

May 21-23, Baddi, Himachal Pradesh

www.packaginglabelingexpo.com

The event would be a perfect meeting place for manufacturers of machines and end industry user of packaging & labeling machines and equipment. The expo aims to strengthen the industry’s innovative potential and boost the process of technical renovation.

Global

Hannover Messe

April 13-17, Germany

www.hannovermesse.de

The Hannover Messe is one of the most important annual global exhibitions and provides an ideal platform to gain entry into international markets with focus on global technological and industry innovation. The exhibitors will showcase new products along the entire industrial value chain. The world’s leading show for industrial technology highlights innovations and ground-breaking solutions in all the core sectors – i.e. industrial automation and IT, energy and environmental technology, industrial supply, production engineering and services, as well as research and development.

Canton Fair

April 15-May 5, Guangzhou, China

www.cantonfair.org.cn

Organised by China Foreign Trade Centre (CFTC), the 117th China Import and Export Fair 2015 will be held during April 15, 2015 to May 5, 2015 at China Import and Export Fair Pazhou Complex, Guangzhou in three phases. It’s one of the biggest trade fairs in the world and the biggest biannual China trade fairs held in Guangzhou with over 150,000 kinds of quality Chinese products and overseas commodities with distinctive features on display. The renew rate of Chinese products is over 40% each session. It’s a must attend for every importer.

Zimbabwe International Trade Fair

April 21-25, Zimbabwe

www.zitf.net

It’s the largest intra-regional trade fair South of the Sahara. The annual exhibition offers exposure to both trade and public visitors, the multi-sectoral, multi-national expo provides the largest, most convenient trade hub in the region. It’s an ideal venue to meet the deal-makers and the new industrialists first-hand. A must-attend for those who want to benefit from the African growth story.

InterPack

May 04-10, Düsseldorf, Germany

www.interpack.com

It’s the world’s leading trade fair for the packaging industry and all related process technologies. Over 2,700 exhibitors from 60 countries will present their latest ideas, innovate concepts and technological visions – not only in equipment and machinery for packaging and processing, but also in production tools for packaging materials, materials themselves, and services for the entire industry. Experts in the field at all management levels will visit the event. About 66% of the 175,000 visitors at the last staging of interpack in 2014 came from abroad. It’s an absolute must for decision makers.

Ligna

May 11-15, Hannover, Germany

www.ligna.de

It’s an exclusive trade event that displays forest products, forestry technologies, sawmill technology, solid wood working services, energy services from wood, veneer production, furniture products and services, and all things related to wood. It also displays the latest collections of products and technologies associated with the timber industry, apart from hosting live demonstrations to give an insight to the visitors.

Intralogistic Italy

May 19-23, Milan, Italy

www.intralogistica-italia.com

The first edition of the exhibition is dedicated to the most innovative solutions and integrated systems for handling logistics and warehouse management. Throughout the event there will be numerous panel discussions and workshops in collaboration with industry experts and international industry associations on trends in material handling, intralogistics and logistics. The meetings have been planned with a view to the industry’s future and are aimed at a wide audience of entrepreneurs, managers, technicians and consultants.

Metaltech

May 20-23, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

www.tradelink.com.my/metaltech

Into its 21st edition, METALTECH is the event for machine tools, metalworking and manufacturing industry, hosting more than 1,800 providers of metalworking and machine tools technologies from over 37 countries. The event will provide both suppliers and buyers with abundant business opportunities. It is truly an event that has everything under one roof.