STATEMENT BY GIOVANNI LAEZZA CHAIRMAN OF THE AEFI, THE ITALIAN EXHIBITION AND TRADE FAIR ASSOCIATION IMPACT OF CORONAVIRUS ON THE ITALIAN EXHIBITION SYSTEM

Italian exhibitions are a very important tool for our economy. Every year the Italian sector involves around 200,000 exhibitors and 20 million visitors, generating business worth 60 billion euro and giving rise to 50% of the exports of the companies participating in them. Significant numbers that grow if we also consider the peripherals such as […]

AEFI SIGNS A STRATEGIC AGREEMENT WITH POLAND: THE ITALIAN TRADE FAIR INTERNATIONALISATION PROJECT CONTINUES

An important new strategic partnership for the Italian trade fair system. AEFI- Associazione Esposizioni e Fiere Italiane has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with PCEI-Polish Chamber of Exhibition Industry, marking another successful result in AEFI’s internationalisation project for the benefit of Italian trade fairs. The agreement was signed by Giovanni Laezza, President of AEFI-Associazione Esposizioni […]

THE 2020 NATIONAL TRADE FAIR CALENDAR: ITALIAN EVENTS DRIVING THE COUNTRY’S DEVELOPMENT

The Conference of Regions and Autonomous Provinces has updated the 2020 National Trade Fair Calendar, which contains the main details of the fairs with an international character and of exhibitions at a national level. To confirm the importance of certification, a specific section of the Calendar is set aside for international events that have already […]

Christmas starts at the Trade Fair

AEFI exhibition districts offer a range of trade fairs for the upcoming holidays as well as business opportunities for participating companies Christmas will be here in a month, the lights are already illuminating the city centres and the air is full of excitement and the magic of the upcoming holidays. For everyone who wants to […]

AEFI’S MISSION TO AFRICA: TOGETHER WITH AGENZIA ICE IN SUPPORT OF ITALIAN EXHIBITIONS AND COMPANIES IN THE AGRIFOOD AND LIVESTOCK SUPPLY CHAINS

Angola and Ethiopia are the starting points for the AEFI-Associazione Esposizioni e Fiere Italiane Internationalisation Commission’s project, coordinated by Renzo Piraccini, to support the development and growth in emerging markets of Italian agrifood and livestock supply chain companies. AEFI and Agenzia ICE have organised a mission from 24 to 30 November to Africa, a continent […]

THE WORK OF THE AEFI TECHNICAL COMMISSION FOR EVER MORE EFFICIENT AND SUSTAINABLE EXHIBITION DISTRICTS CONTINUES

The AEFI Technical Commission, coordinated by Nazario Pedini, has met at the Rimini premises of IEG – the Italian Exhibition Group. The meeting covered a variety of topics, from a detailed report on layout software to procedures for connecting electrical equipment to stands, as well as stand waste management and updates to the AEFI-ASAL-INAIL agreement […]

Continuing collaboration between AEFI and FONDAZIONE TELETHON #AEFIperTelethon

AEFI – the Italian association of exhibition centres, with 36 affiliates whose events attract millions of visitors and exhibitors every year – has confirmed its attention to social issues by once more supporting the Fondazione Telethon campaign in favour of research into rare genetic illnesses. The work of Fondazione Telethon has led to great progress […]

AEFI presents THE 2018 TRENDS IN ITALIAN INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS

The AEFI – Italian Exhibition and Trade Fair Association – presents the trends, overall and for each sector, in the 2018 Italian international trade fairs, elaborated through analysis of the data gathered by the Interregional Trade Fair Coordination Body to produce Euro Fair Statistics. UFI, the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry, publishes Euro Fair […]

THE 2020 NATIONAL TRADE FAIR CALENDAR: ITALIAN EVENTS DRIVING THE COUNTRY’S DEVELOPMENT

The Conference of Regions and Autonomous Provinces has approved the 2020 National Trade Fair Calendar, which contains the main details of the fairs with an international character and of exhibitions at a national level. To confirm the importance of certification, a specific section of the Calendar is set aside for international events that have already […]

AEFI PRESENTS THE CODE OF CONDUCT FOR ITALIAN EXHIBITION CENTRES “THE EXHIBITION SYSTEM, THE DIGITAL ECONOMY AND THE GDPR”

The exhibition system, the digital economy and the GDPR” is the title of the conference organised by AEFI-Associazione Esposizioni e Fiere Italiane to present the Code of Conduct drawn up by the Association to facilitate Italian exhibition centres in implementing the privacy regulations set out in EU Regulation 2016/679. The conference, to be held tomorrow, […]