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New Perspectives at the Sustainable Industry Week 🌱 This time as guests, we experienced a wave of inspiration for a more sustainable future at the #SustainableIndustryWeek in Hall 10 at Koelnmesse! 💡 Throughout the week, this guest event brought together start-ups, high-tech companies, and research institutes working on solutions for a greener industry. One highlight: the sustainable transformation of the chemical industry – a crucial topic, not only here in North Rhine-Westphalia. As a key economic sector, new environmentally friendly processes are essential, like using fermentation instead of chemical production methods. The goal is to replace fossil resources with renewable ones! 🌍💚 We also saw innovative approaches in recycling and even the use of CO2 as a raw material! 🌬️ On the special area labelled "Plastic Waste Free World", exhibitors showcased innovative solutions such as compostable materials, CO2 tracking solutions, and much more. Highlights included single-use razors made from 99% bio-based materials, the world’s first fully circular school bags, and shoes that can be taken apart for washing and full recycling. 🛠♻ We enjoyed our well-deserved coffee break with recyclable cups while relaxing on furniture made of paper that can be recycled after use. Meanwhile acoustic panels made from hemp and flax shielded us from the trade fair bustle. 🤗 Learn more about the Sustainable Industry Week: https://lnkd.in/eYAbDSD6 📸: Koelnmesse GmbH / Hanne Engwald #koelnmesse #tradefairer #natureeventscommunity #sustainableevents #sustainabletradefair #nachhaltigemesse Plastic Waste Free World Conference & Expo

📣 Ina Karschöldgen appointed Director of the International Hardware Fair Saudi Arabia and the FSB Sports Show Riyadh! We are delighted to announce that Ina Karschöldgen will take on the role of Director for the newly developed International Hardware Fair Saudi Arabia and the FSB Sports Show Riyadh. Both trade fairs are organised in collaboration with Koelnmesse’s joint venture partner, dmg events and will be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from 16-18 June 2025. 📅 The 33-year-old has been with Koelnmesse since 2011, most recently working as Global Brand Manager. Previously, she has held various roles that supported Koelnmesse’s international expansion. 🌏 After completing her apprenticeship as an event manager at Koelnmesse, she began her journey in the International Department, where she gained valuable insights into different aspects of the trade fair and event industry across various countries, working as a project assistant and project specialist. As Global Brand Manager, she further pursued her passion for international trade fairs within exhibition management. 🚀 In her new role, Ina Karschöldgen will lead the development and strategic direction of our trade fairs in Saudi Arabia together with our joint venture partner, dmg events, and her team. 🤝 International Hardware Fair Saudi Arabia connects local and international suppliers, distributors and industry experts in a rapidly growing hardware and tools market. FSB Sports Show Riyadh will provide an essential platform for industry professionals in the areas of sports build, leisure facilities and public spaces as Saudi Arabia's sports market continues its extraordinary growth. 📈 Congratulations! 👏 #koelnmesse #koelnmesseyourway #career

On step closer to a CO₂-neutral future: Test drilling for our first fossil-free water-to-water heat pump is underway! 🏗️ These tests are critical, as the new heat pump installation requires optimal groundwater quantity and temperature – meticulous planning is therefore essential. Some technical facts about the project 👇 🟢 26 metres deep: The drilling reaches far into the earth, safeguarded by state-of-the-art filtration technology and strict environmental standards to protect groundwater (DVGW-certified). 🟢 Two high-temperature heat pumps: From 2028 onwards, two heat pumps will provide fossil-free heat at our site. One of these is custom-built – it will be 11 metres long, weigh 52 tonnes, and is designed specifically to meet the unique needs of our location. 🟢 Climate-friendly innovation: The heat pumps aim to heat the entire site without fossil fuels, saving approximately 5,800 tonnes of CO₂ annually!   Together with our energy partner E.ON Deutschland, we are committed to sustainable heating and setting new environmental standards. This project not only brings us closer to our vision but is crucial to achieving our major goal: climate neutrality by 2030. 💪🌱 📢 Stay tuned for updates and join us on this journey to the future! 📸: Koelnmesse GmbH / Alita Holzhauer #Koelnmesse #tradefairer #nachhaltigemesse #natureeventscommunity #sustainableevents #sustainabletradefair Sebastian Ehlen GmbH 

Studie belegt: Messebesuche sparen Geschäftsreisen 🌍 Effizienz trifft Klimaschutz – Eine kürzlich veröffentlichte Studie des deutschen Messeverbandes AUMA – Verband der deutschen Messewirtschaft bestätigt: Messen tragen entscheidend zu einem nachhaltigeren Wirtschaften bei, indem sie Termine bündeln. Durch die Möglichkeit, Geschäftskontakte gebündelt an einem Ort zu knüpfen, vermeiden Messebesuchende im Durchschnitt pro Messetag fünf zusätzliche Geschäftsreisen. 🚆🚘 Besonders beeindruckend: Internationale Besucher sparen pro Messetag im Schnitt sogar bis zu acht Reisen ein. ✈️ Die Ergebnisse beruhen auf knapp 3.000 Befragungen, die der AUMA gemeinsam mit dem Institut für nachhaltigen Tourismus der Hochschule Harz im ersten Halbjahr 2024 durchgeführt hat. Die Ergebnisse unterstreichen den Mehrwert persönlicher Begegnungen und den wichtigen Beitrag unserer Branche für eine nachhaltige Zukunft. 🌿 👉 Mehr zur Studie auf der Website des AUMA: https://lnkd.in/eeBim4Bg 📸: Koelnmesse GmbH / Thomas Klerx / Oliver Wachenfeld #koelnmesse #tradefairer #natureeventscommunity #sustainableevents #sustainabletradefair #nachhaltigemesse

Exclusive "ARTposure": A family-friendly peek behind Koelnmesse’s curtains 🙌 What’s the price of the most valuable painting at ART COLOGNE? What happens when a painting is sold? Why is Cologne such a renowned art destination? ART COLOGNE Director Benjamin Agert answered these and many other questions during an exclusive tour for the winners of our intranet raffle and their invited guests. 🎨 For the first time, Koelnmesse hosted a "Bring Your Family and Friends Day" giving ten employees the chance to bring a guest of their choice along for an exclusive behind-the-scenes experience at our Koelnmesse headquarters and the world’s oldest art fair, ART COLOGNE. Kathrin Al-Monajjed, Franziska Flügge, Christian Schaffeld and Amber-Louise Esser welcomed the guests over two days in the Koelnmesse headquarters with a small reception and introduced family members and friends to our New Work space in the sales area. Afterwards the attendees gained insights into the work at Koelnmesse and our 100th anniversary year. 💯 The highlight, however, was the shared tour of our ART COLOGNE. There the group encountered important works by masters such as Richter, Picasso and Warhol and was also able to admire works by numerous other modern and contemporary artists. They also got a glimpse into areas not open to the public – which, of course, will remain a secret here on LinkedIn as well. 😜 The guests were thrilled and deeply impressed by the exclusive insights and unique experience, with many expressing their excitement and gratitude for the opportunity to see a side of Koelnmesse and ART COLOGNE that few get to witness. Photos: Koelnmesse GmbH / Alita Holzhauer #koelnmesse100 #koelnmesse #family #friends #work #ARTCologne Petra TIlsner, David Thielen, Wulf Gaebele, Carina Carl, Anastasios Sakellariou, Anna Simic, Thomas Knepper, Birgit Roettgen, Aline Trikaliotis

It’s carnival time! 🎭🎉 We are wishing everyone a fantastic start to the 2024 carnival season! Koelnmesse is ready to embrace the “fifth season” with pride, celebrating the vibrant spirit and traditions of this wonderful city. Carnival in Cologne is filled with parades, costumes and music, bringing people of all ages and backgrounds together in joyful celebration! A special highlight this year: to mark our 100th anniversary, Koelnmesse had the honor of joining the iconic Cologne Rose Monday parade in February. 😍 Through an internal raffle, 30 colleagues won a coveted spot in the parade’s walking group, joining the festive procession through the city. Our CEO Gerald Böse and COO Oliver Frese had the honor of riding on a carnival float! 🎊 It was an unforgettable experience! Do you celebrate carnival? 👑 #koelnmesse #koelnmesse100 #fifthseason #carnival

Koelnmesse and BVDG - Bundesverband deutscher Galerien und Kunsthändler e.V. honored Christian Boros and Karen Boros with this year’s ART COLOGNE Prize at Cologne’s Historic City Hall today! 🎨 The couple is being celebrated for their outstanding contributions to the promotion of contemporary art, as well as their achievements as museum founders, exhibition organisers and publishers. 🙌 Koelnmesse CEO Gerald Böse and Henriette Reker, Mayor of the City of Cologne, were also among the congratulators. 🤝 Since 2008, Christian and Karen Boros have opened parts of their remarkable art collection to the public in a converted bunker in Berlin. Their exhibitions showcase the diversity of their collection over a 3,000-square-meter space, featuring more than 1,000 artworks by 183 international artists. 🖼️ The ART COLOGNE Prize, worth 10,000 euros, is awarded annually by Koelnmesse GmbH and the BVDG - Bundesverband deutscher Galerien und Kunsthändler e.V. Congratulations to Christian and Karen Boros! 🎉 📸: Koelnmesse GmbH / Uwe Weiser #koelnmesse #ARTCologne #art #kunst #prize #cologne

Von Sales zur IT: Wie Jasmin die digitale Transformation der Koelnmesse prägt 🤗   Jasmin Dannenberg ist seit Juli 2011 Teil des Koelnmesse-Teams. Bevor sie in die IT wechselte, war sie als Sales Managerin für die Messen DMEXCO - Digital Marketing Expo & Conference, Anuga und photokina tätig. Seit 2019 ist sie als IT-Projektleiterin für die digitale Transformation mitverantwortlich.    Ihre vielfältigen Erfahrungen mit Kundinnen und Kunden sowie Prozessen im Messealltag sind für ihre jetzige Tätigkeit sehr wertvoll. Sie bringt nicht nur Erfahrung in der Transformation von analogen zu digitalen Prozessen mit, sondern auch das Verständnis für die Anforderungen der verschiedenen Stakeholder. 🚀   Ihre Rolle bei der Koelnmesse erfordert ein starkes technisches Verständnis und Kenntnisse moderner Projektmanagementmethoden. Klar und effektiv mit Teammitgliedern, Stakeholdern und Kunden zu kommunizieren ist ebenso entscheidend wie die Fähigkeit, komplexe Probleme zu analysieren und strukturierte Lösungen zu entwickeln – besonders in stressigen oder herausfordernden Phasen eines Projekts. Durch ihre Arbeit trägt Jasmin maßgeblich zur kontinuierlichen Optimierung und Modernisierung der internen Prozesse bei, um den Messebetrieb effizienter und kundenfreundlicher zu gestalten. 🙌   Ob es um die Implementierung neuer Systeme zur Verbesserung der Datenflüsse zwischen Ausstellenden und Besuchenden oder um die Koordination interdisziplinärer Teams geht – Jasmin stellt sich jeder Herausforderung mit Tatkraft und einem klaren Fokus auf die Bedürfnisse der Kundinnen und Kunden. 🤝   „In meiner Rolle ist es besonders spannend, an der Schnittstelle zwischen Technologie und Messebetrieb zu arbeiten“, sagt Jasmin. „Mein Ziel ist es, digitale Innovationen zu entwickeln, die nicht nur den Messeerfolg steigern, sondern auch die Zufriedenheit unserer Aussteller und Besucher nachhaltig erhöhen.“ Teamgeist steht für Jasmin an erster Stelle. Sie arbeitet eng mit verschiedenen Abteilungen und internationalen Dienstleistern zusammen und sorgt dafür, dass alle Beteiligten an einem Strang ziehen. So entstehen maßgeschneiderte Lösungen, die die Koelnmesse fit für die Zukunft machen. 🔜   Die digitale Transformation ist ein kontinuierlicher Prozess. Deshalb ist es Jasmin wichtig, immer am Puls der Zeit zu bleiben und neue Technologien in die Projekte zu integrieren. Ihre Arbeit ist nicht nur technisch anspruchsvoll, sondern auch unglaublich abwechslungsreich und erfüllend. 😊 #Koelnmesse #KoelnmesseYourWay #career #work #it #tradefair

Welcome to Cologne: Delegation from Guangzhou explores our trade fair grounds 🌏 Yesterday, Koelnmesse welcomed a delegation from Guangzhou, China: Feiyue Wang, Xiaoning Deng, and Jiaying Ma from the China Foreign Trade Center Group (CFTC) made a stop at Koelnmesse Headquarters on their tour through Germany and the UK to learn more about our trade fair grounds and its marketing approach. 🙌 The CFTC manages the Canton Fair Complex in Guangzhou – the largest exhibition center in the world – where these three guests oversee the promotion of more than 500,000 square meters of hall space! The Canton Fair Complex is located on an island within the Pearl River, which flows through the 16-million-resident metropolis of Guangzhou. Koelnmesse's subsidiary in China has long-standing ties to CFTC, yet this was the guests' first visit to Cologne. Following a presentation about Koelnmesse, the group took a guided tour across our premises and through various halls. The guests were particularly impressed by our investments in sustainable energy and our seamless access to the highway, rail, and airport. 🚄 ✈️🌍 The conversations between the German and Chinese trade fair experts revealed many similarities in our day-to-day exhibition business but showed also some fascinating differences in technical details. 💬 📸: Koelnmesse GmbH / Uwe Weiser #Koelnmesse #guangzhou #sustainability #china #work #tradefair

It's always inspiring to see the diverse ways our subsidiaries celebrate traditions and festivals. Last week, Diwali, the Festival of Lights, lit up our offices in India. The celebrations started in Mumbai and continued the next day in New Delhi, filled with joy, vibrant colours and a festive atmosphere. 🎨 🕺💃 Diwali is one of the most significant celebrations in India, symbolizing the triumph of light over darkness and good over evil. During these festive days, homes, streets and temples are colourfully illuminated with lights and candles, accompanied by fireworks and intricate Rangoli designs. 🎆 It is a time for gathering, exchanging gifts and wishing for happiness and prosperity in the year ahead. 🤝 Our subsidiaries are crucial for facilitating international exchange and global connectivity, which are key to the success of our work. They enable us to share knowledge and enrich cultural perspectives around the world. 🌍 Here are some impressions from India! 🪔 #koelnmesse #cultural #celebrations #subsidiaries Koelnmesse India