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 December 2015 and January 2016.

India

Plast show India 2015

December 04-07, 2015, Vapi, Gujarat

www.plastshowindia.com

Plast Show dedicates itself in offering a comprehensive range of plastic products and processing equipment. The 6th edition of the trade show strives to offer complete information about the recent inventions made in the plastic manufacturing sector. The exhibition provides visitors an opportunity to learn, network and grow in the plastics industry. Whether you want to showcase your products and services or want to connect with leading suppliers and buyers, Plast Show India is the place to be.

  Rubber world expo 2015

December 16-18, 2015, Mumbai

www.rubberworldexpo.com

The Rubber World Expo is known to be a comprehensive exhibition on finished rubber products, automotive tyres and tubes, chemicals, rubber machinery, rubber recycle and much more. The who’s who of the industry will be present to facilitate the best of the business opportunities, globally. This exposition will provide a common forum for international companies to work together, and develop their ‘Asia Strategy’, where the growth rates for the rubber markets are expected to be higher than their international counterparts.

  INDIA INTERNATIONAL MEGA TRADE FAIR

December 17-27, 2015, Kolkata, West Bengal

www.gsmktg.com/iimtf/kolkata

India International Mega Trade Fair (IIMTF) is one of the biggest exhibitions in Eastern India. In fact, over the last several years this fair has become a much-awaited event in the annual fair calendar of India. The 14th edition of the exhibition is expected to witness participation of over 800 companies from about 15 countries across the globe.

World Book Fair

January 09-17, 2016, New Delhi

www.newdelhiworldbookfair.gov.in

The New Delhi World Book Fair (NDWBF), held for the past 42 years, is now a major calendar event in the publishing world. NDWBF offers the participants a unique opportunity of doing business with growing book industry. It is also an ideal venue for promoting titles, co-publication arrangements and trade. Besides the many literary and publishing conferences and programmes to be organised during the fair, it also opens up a gateway to the publishing and intellectual world of Asia. It attracts participation from almost all major publishing houses across the globe.

ELECTRONICS FOR YOU EXPO

January 11-13, 2016, Bengaluru

www.efy.in/efy-expo

The Electronics For You (EFY) Expo is a platform where large buyers of electronics can meet leading suppliers of electronics products, services components and manufacturing equipment. Exhibitors from leading electronics nations such as Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, US, UK, Singapore and China will be exhibiting at EFY Expo 2016 and its co-located shows. Besides regular business, we expect strategic business deals such as joint-ventures, distributorship, etc are likely to be signed.

Global

Automechanika Shanghai

December 02-05, 2015, Shanghai, China

www.messefrankfurt.com

After more than a decade of development and dedication to the industry, Automechanika Shanghai has built its reputation as the world-renowned ‘must-attend’ industry event for information exchange, marketing, trading and education, serving the whole spectrum of the automotive industry. It’s already the world’s second largest comprehensive brand trade fair for the automotive service industry and a platform to find out new technologies in the trade. Over 1,00,000 visitors are expected to attend this year’s edition of the event.

  AGRIBEX 2015

December 08-13, 2015, Brussels, Belgium

www.agribex.be/en

AGRIBEX is an international trade show for livestock breeding, modern agricultural machinery, landscaping and green zones. Over the years it has grown into a unique event, where farmers, contract employees, suppliers, government officials, academia, and general public come together to meet one another. This year several interactive themed ‘islands’ will be set up dedicated to various themes such as sensor technology and the use of drones in agriculture, careers as agricultural mechanic, emissions-reducing technologies in animal husbandry, and municipal landscaping and gardening. A must attend for those in the agiculture and animal husbandry industry.

Smart Living 2015

December 16-18, 2015, Dubai

www.dubaiautumnfair.com

Into its 30th edition, Smart Living is one of the most successful events on the consumer goods segment in the MENA region. Known to be a focal point for leading B2B meetings, Smart Living will once again showcase innovative trends, and brands in fashion, beauty, home, sports goods and travel from the world over.

NAIAS 2016

January 11-24, 2016, Detroit, Michigan

www.naias.com

North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) is an event where the global automotive community comes together to catch up on the latest news and events. Participants can meet their peers from around the world at the industry’s most substantive annual event. In addition to some of the automotive world’s most eagerly anticipated new vehicle premieres, participants will gain unprecedented access to more of the industry’s top leaders and thinkers than anywhere else in the hemisphere. Over 35,000 automotive professionals and analysts representing over 2,000 companies from around the world are expected to attend the 2016 edition of NAIAS.

WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM

January 20-23, 2016, Davos-Klosters, Switzerland

www.weforum.org

The Annual Meeting in Davos-Klosters remains the foremost creative force for engaging the world’s top leaders in collaborative activities focused on shaping the global, regional and industry agendas. For over four decades, the World Economic Forum’s mission – improving the state of the world – has driven the design and development of the Annual Meeting programme. Over 2,500 leaders from business, government, international organisations, civil society, academia, media and the arts will be participating in the 46th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum. The theme of the Meeting is “Mastering the Fourth Industrial Revolution”.

MILLESIME BIO 2016

January 25-27, 2016, Montpellier, France

www.millesime-bio.com

Established 21 years back by a group of organic winemakers in Languedoc-Roussillon, belonging to the inter-professional association Sudvinbio, the trade show takes place every year in January and is devoted exclusively to organic wines in accordance with European regulations in force. Hence, only certified organic wines (AB – Agriculture Biologique) are admitted to the exhibition. The unique aspect of this exhibition is that each exhibitor has exactly the same equipment to present their wines – a table, two chairs, a white tablecloth, a spittoon, tasting glasses, ice and a display since the organisers believe it is a competition to judge and compare wines, not a competition on the exhibition techniques of wines.

] A file photo of the last edition of the World Economic Forum held in Davos.