Koelnmesse GmbH

Welcome to the team, Claudia Maurer, CEM! 🙌 We are excited to announce that Claudia Maurer will take over as of Director for spoga+gafa starting in November 2024. She succeeds Stefan Lohrberg in this position. With more than 15 years of experience in global trade fairs, project management, and event organisation, Claudia Maurer brings a wealth of expertise to the table. She holds the prestigious title of Certified Exhibition Management Professional and has extensive knowledge in exhibitions, conferences, and corporate events. 🌍 Her career began at GE Healthcare, followed by various roles at the Frankfurt Exhibition Centre. For the past 15 years, she has lived in the USA, gaining valuable experience in project management both on the organiser side and at the agency and partner levels. Most recently, she worked as a Marketing Communications Event Consultant at Ecolab, where she managed over 75 events annually. 🚀 “We are delighted to welcome Claudia Maurer, an experienced expert, to our team. With her 360-degree overview of the sections Trade Fairs, Events, Communications, and Internationality, she brings valuable perspectives and experience with her. This will assist us in continuing to further develop spoga+gafa successfully in the future too," says Sebastian Rosito, Vice President Trade Fair Management. #koelnmesse #spogagafa #koelnmesseyourway

Growing Together – 100 years of Koelnmesse, 100 trees for Cologne! 🌳 As part of our anniversary celebration, we made a long-lasting contribution to the environment today: We are sponsoring 100 trees for the "A Forest for Cologne" project! Together with Stadt Köln and the German Forest Protection Association, we are creating a sustainable space for future generations and helping to preserve the city’s green lung. 💚 On behalf of Koelnmesse, our Sustainability Manager Karen Brune symbolically planted the first trees today and then went to visit a flourishing grove that Koelnmesse helped plant ten years ago for its 90. anniversary. 🌿 Did you know? By carefully selecting a mix of tree species such as beech, oak, field maple, sycamore, linden, hornbeam, and wild cherry these forests provide especially valuable habitats and support biodiversity. 🌱 How are you contributing to a greener future? 🤗 📸: Koelnmesse GmbH / Hanne Engwald #koelnmesse #tradefairer #natureeventscommunity #sustainableevents #sustainabletradefair #nachhaltigemesse SDW Bundesverband Schutzgemeinschaft Deutscher Wald Köln

Koelnmesse’s Confex hosts Rheinland Business Night – A hub for business, politics and innovation 📍 🏛️ Koelnmesse’s Confex became a hotspot for regional decision-makers on Tuesday evening, as around 350 invited guests from the fields of business, politics, culture, media, and academia gathered for the third "Rhineland Business Night". The event at our newly opened Conference and Exhibition Centre Confex was hosted by the Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger Medien alongside its partners, including Koelnmesse. 🙌 The guest of honour and keynote speaker for the evening was the German Federal Minister of Finance and FDP party leader Christian Lindner. He was welcomed by Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger publishers Isabella Neven DuMont and Christian DuMont Schuette, along with DuMont Group CEO Christoph Bauer, KSTA Media CEO Thomas Schultz-Homberg, and Koelnmesse CEO Gerald Böse. 🚀 In his opening speech, Christian Lindner lamented the decline of the German economy, which has dropped from 6th to 24th place in global competitiveness over the past decade. He emphasized that a shift in innovation and corporate culture is essential to reclaiming a leading international position. 🌍💪 Another highlight of the evening was the presentation of awards to outstanding companies in five categories: Technology, Sustainability, Digitalisation, Start-ups, and Inclusion. 🏆 An inspiring evening at Confex, strengthening exchange and collaboration. We are proud to have been part of this event, actively shaping the future of the Rhineland as an economic hub. 💻🌱📲♿ 📸: Koelnmesse GmbH / Uwe Weiser #Koelnmesse Koelncongress GmbH #politics #economy #confex

The year is drawing to a close, but our trade fair calendar still has some gems in store! 🤩 📅 07.11. - 10.11.2024 📍: Cologne As every autumn, a highlight for art lovers is our #ARTCOLOGNE - the world's oldest art fair for contemporary art. Now in its 57th editions, it will feature 175 galleries and dealers from 24 countries. This year especially, there’s a focus on the growing number of young galleries, promising fresh perspectives and exciting discoveries. 🎨 📅 26.11. - 28.11.2024 📍: Cologne PMRExpo is the leading European trade fair for secure communication and therefore a unique meeting place for anyone interested in secure, mobile communication - especially for authorities, security organisations, critical infrastructures and various economic sectors. For three days, exhibitors from around the world will be showcasing innovations, products, solutions and applications. These include application solutions, control centre and security technology, infrastructure and device accessories. 📲 📅 28.11. - 29.11.2024 📍: Cologne The #Absolventenkongress is Germany's largest career event for students, graduates and young professionals with up to three years of professional experience. Here you will find over 150 top companies from various industries who are looking forward to talking to you and answering your questions. Perhaps your next professional adventure awaits you here! 👩🎓 💡 In addition, the EUROBAUSTOFF FORUM (3 - 4 November), European Taxi Fair (8 - 9 November), FILTECH Exhibition (12 - 14 November) and the Sustainable Industry Week (13 - 14 November) will also be taking place in Cologne this month. As always, there is something for everyone! 👏 #koelnmesse Koelncongress GmbH #tradefairs #business Staufenbiel Institut GmbH

Autumn vibes on our grounds – nature’s buzz continues. 🍂 Our strategically placed deadwood piles are true oases for nature, even in an urban setting. Mosses and lichens settle in, while beetles and ants make themselves at home. Lizards, toads, and newts find safe shelter, and birds stop by, always in search of a tasty treat. Here on the trade fair grounds, deadwood creates essential refuges for animals that can hardly find space in overly tidy parks and gardens. 🐸🌿 And as it gets colder? The deadwood piles become winter shelters for hedgehogs, butterflies, and ladybugs. Wildlife flourishes here – in the heart of autumn, right in the middle of our bustling event season! ❄️🍁 Do you already have a deadwood pile in your garden? With minimal effort, you can create a valuable sanctuary for animals and contribute to preserving biodiversity. Give it a try and share your deadwood projects with us! 🌱🦔 For more information and practical tips, visit NABU e.V.'s guide on creating deadwood habitats: https://lnkd.in/eFytBAUz 📸 Koelnmesse GmbH / Ludolf Dahmen #tradefairer #sustainabletradefair #natureeventscommunity #nachhaltigemesse #koelnmesse #totholz #StadtUndNatur

"Cologne is always worth the flight!" – Aerial photographer Hans BLOSSEY talks about his stunning shots of the Koelnmesse trade fair grounds 📸✈️ Hans Blossey is one of Germany's most renowned aerial photographers. Over the course of 40 years, he has documented landscapes and cities in around 350,000 photos, accumulating over 5,000 flight hours – including his work capturing our trade fair grounds for the new Koelnmesse image film. We are grateful to Blossey for beautifully photographing and showcasing our trade fair grounds in this special anniversary year. Our central location and world-class infrastructure draw international visitors from all over the globe. 🌍 We asked Hans Blossey what it was like to capture our workplace from dizzying heights: What makes Cologne a special subject for you? 💯 Blossey: "Cologne is always worth the flight! The city, with its crane houses, cathedral, old town, and of course the trade fair grounds, is so rich in detail. That makes it a very exciting project." How did you capture the shots over the trade fair grounds? 🚀 "When flying, it’s a routine process. Before each flight, I check both the oil level and the technical condition of the aircraft with a quick walk-around. At about 300 meters up, it's all about finding the right position for the perfect shot. Flying over the trade fair grounds at speeds of 100 to 120 km/h means I have to be quick – there’s no time to hesitate." How does the unique location of Koelnmesse help you capture it optimally from the air? 🌥️ "Around the exhibition grounds, we are in the security zone of Köln Bonn Airport. The air traffic control team there provides us with an all-around support package, ensuring everything goes smoothly." Blossey's breathtaking shots of Koelnmesse are featured in our new image film. Didn’t get the chance to see it yet? Then it’s showtime now 🎥: https://lnkd.in/e6JgZmcd 📸: Koelnmesse GmbH / Hans Blossey / Peter von Felbert #Koelnmesse #Koelnmesse100 #AerialPhotography #HansBlossey #ImageFilm

Today we celebrate the International Day of Climate Action! We’re proud to share the key measures we’ve taken to reduce our carbon footprint and contribute to a sustainable future! 🌱   1️⃣ Green Electricity: We’ve been running on 100 percent green electricity for years and have just completed the largest innercity photovoltaic system in Cologne atop Hall 11. By the end of this year, we’ll have a solar power capacity of three million kilowatt hours annually — enough to power over 1,000 homes. This will save 1,850 tons of CO2 every year, and we’ve got more projects lined up!   2️⃣ Fossil-Free Heating: Together with E.ON and RheinEnergie AG, we’re shifting our entire heating system to fossil-free energy by 2028. Our new heat pumps draw energy from groundwater and any excess heat will be fed back into the local grid. This move will cut our CO2 emissions by 5,800 tons per year.   3️⃣ Energy Efficiency: We’ve updated our ventilation and lighting systems across our halls. Our new systems consume up to 50 percent less power and the switch to LED lights alone is saving 65,000 kilowatt hours annually — enough for 30 households.   4️⃣ Smart Traffic Management: With 50,000 trucks visiting our site annually, our digital logistics system, eSlot, optimizes traffic flow, cutting CO2 emissions, pollution, and noise. Our NUNAV app also helps visitors find the quickest, most efficient routes, including one of our soon-to-be 170 electric vehicle charging stations.   5️⃣ Waste Reduction: We’re optimising our waste management, aiming for 80 percent reusable materials in system stand construction by 2030. Additionally, all flooring at our events will be recycled. Our partners are already collecting and fully recycling the carpets used at our events.   We’re committed to leading the way toward a greener future! 🌍 #koelnmesse #tradefairer #natureeventscommunity #nachhaltigemesse #sustainableevents #sustainabletradefair

We look forward to welcoming our guests and being the proud host of the 91st UFI Global Congress. 🎉 It’s an honor to bring the global exhibition community together in our home city, especially as we celebrate our 100th anniversary. This momentous occasion makes this year's congress even more meaningful. We can't wait to share it with all of you! 🤗 #Koelnmesse #Koelnmesse100 #UFI #exhibition #tradefair UFI, The Global Association of the Exhibition Industry

Discover innovative workspaces – ORGATEC Cologne 2024 sets new standards 🚀 ORGATEC 2024 is reinventing itself! 💡 As the leading international trade fair for the "Future of Work", the event stands for innovation and modern concepts, addressing the dynamic demands of today's working environments. With a shorter exhibition duration, a new hall layout, and targeted focus areas, ORGATEC is more focused than ever on current trends and forward-thinking solutions. ✅ Under the theme "Shaping Spaces – Designing New Work Environments", the fair delivers inspiring insights into workspaces, digital transformation, and New Work. Visitors will discover exciting innovations in flexibility and sustainability – key topics at the heart of Koelnmesse, one of the world’s leading trade fair organizers. 🌍 Ready for fresh inspiration? Then don’t miss the "Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival"! 🎉 Developed by the Industrieverband Büro und Arbeitswelt e. V. (IBA) (Association for Office and Working Environments), the conceptual sponsor of ORGATEC, this festival captures the latest trends and transformations in the working world. Spread across six stages with over 100 top-notch speakers and more than 75 program highlights, keynote speakers like Sascha Lobo, Ralf Rangnick, Jette Cathrin Hopp, Sabine Marcelis, and many more will bring fresh perspectives to the table. Step into the future of work environments with us! 💼 📅 From October 22 to 25, 2024, in Cologne. #Koelnmesse #ORGATEC #NewWork #sustainability #tradefair

Koelnmesse is excited to host the 91st UFI Global Congress from November 20 to 23, 2024, in Cologne! 🌍 Under the theme “Changes to Chances,” global experts from the exhibition industry will gather to discuss the future and emerging opportunities in the sector. Programme highlights: 🎤 Keynotes by visionary speakers such as Anna Rosling Rönnlund, co-founder of Gapminder, an independent educational non-profit fighting global misconceptions 🌐 Insightful discussions on global trends shaping the exhibition industry, featuring experts from the British business magazine The Economist and the London daily newspaper The Guardian 🏅 UFI Medal of Honour: Introducing a new award recognising outstanding contributions to the exhibition industry 🤝 Exclusive networking opportunities, including AI-powered matchmaking and cultural highlights like a special event at Cologne Cathedral 💬 Inspiring discussions, networking and a unique chance to experience Cologne’s vibrant culture Register now: https://lnkd.in/ekg-T_kg UFI, The Global Association of the Exhibition Industry Gerald Böse #Koelnmesse #UFI2024 #networking #tradefair #exhibitionindustry