There was a 30% increase in comparison to 2023 in the number of visitors at the 38th KOSMIMA International Exhibition for Jewellery, Clocks and Watches, Precious Stones, Machinery and Equipment, held from 19 to 21 October at the Thessaloniki International Exhibition Centre. This increase, combined with the satisfaction expressed by exhibitors for this year’s improved exhibition image, indicates that there will be even greater interest in KOSMIMA 2025.

There was also a significant increase in international trade visitors in comparison to last year, and they came from Albania, Australia, Belgium, North Macedonia, Bulgaria, Spain, Cyprus, Malta, Serbia, France, Germany, Georgia, Switzerland, USA, India, Kosovo, Montenegro, Great Britain and Turkey.    

There were 69 exhibitors at this year’s event, a more than 35% increase in comparison to 2023, coming from Greece and abroad (specifically, Germany, Armenia, Turkey, Italy, Bulgaria, Cyprus, and Lebanon), while indirectly represented are houses from Italy, Switzerland, Turkey, Ireland, Belgium Switzerland, France, and Japan. Furthermore, KOSMIMA was visited by a delegation from Bulgaria with 20 trade visitors. The exhibition area occupied by the exhibition was also increased (+23%), reflecting the significant demand for and importance of KOSMIMA in the silver and gold industry.

In the context of this year’s KOSMIMA, the 35th Pan-Hellenic Jewellery Design Competition was held on ‘Pearls: A Journey from Yesterday’s Tradition to Tomorrow’s Innovation’, organised by the Pan-Hellenic Federation of Silver- and Goldsmiths, Jewellers and Watchmakers (POVAKO) and TIF-HELEXPO, with impressive work of competitors on display during the exhibition. 

There was also significant attendance at the side events of the expo, more specifically at the ‘Exploring pearls – a 15-year journey’ presentation by Ms Melanie Georgacopoulos, a successful internationally recognised jewellery designer, as well as at the speech titled ‘Silversmithing in Ioannina: A story’ by Ms Katerini Liampi, Professor Emeritus of Ancient Greek History and President of the Society for Epirotic Studies.

The next date for jewellery professionals is set to take place in Athens, at the Athens International Jewellery Show, from 21 to 24 February 2025.  

There is increased participation interest in the 13th ZOOTECHNIA International Trade Fair on Livestock and Poultry, reflected in the much larger exhibition coverage of the upcoming event. After a highly productive ZOOTECHNIA in 2023, the 2025 exhibition is expected to be even more dynamic.

More specifically, ZOOTECHNIA, which will be held from 30 January to 2 February, 2025, will use pavilions 3, 7, 8, 9,10,12,13,15, and 16. In additions, the PET Festival, where pet lovers will have the opportunity to learn about every aspect of this different world, will be hosted in pavilions 5 and 6, while the HORSE SALON, with impressive shows, will use pavilions 2 and 17. 

Specialised livestock and poultry companies, state and private sector bodies, as well as professionals from Greece and abroad are expected at the 13th ZOOTECHNIA, in order to be informed, expand their trade contacts, and seek new markets. In fact, the scheduled meeting programme is being prepared, with more than 500 international trade visitors and Hosted Buyers from more than 12 countries.

In the context of the trade fair’s side events, the Laboratory of life and the Laboratory of Nutrition and the Laboratory of Animal Husbandry of the School of Veterinary Medicine of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in partnership with 

TIF-HELEXPO and agri-food companies, will present innovative technologies and products that are made in Greece. Among other things, there will be a focus on pilot vertically integrated enterprises that have created infrastructure and production processes for innovative high-quality products through research partnerships, while visitors will have the opportunity to see indicative examples of holistic stable facility systems and livestock farms that use precision nutrition to highlight the genetic potential of the livestock being raised.

For more information, please visit https://www.zootechnia-expo.gr/.

With an enhanced international character and the participation of leading sector enterprises, the 2nd Renewable EnergyTech is being organised from March 13-15, 2025, and is the only exhibition in Greece and in the broader region of Southeast Europe targeted exclusively at green and smart energy.

The event is being organised at the Thessaloniki International Exhibition Centre by TIF-HELEXPO, in collaboration with the most visited Energy news portal, energypress.gr

Renewable EnergyTech 2025 will be significantly larger than the first event, attracting many enterprises and trade visitors from the Balkans and Southeast Europe, enabling them to present modern services and products in the energy sector of the future. Exhibitors include dozens of companies operating in Greece, Europe, and Asia, active in the sectors of Renewable Energy Sources, energy storage, hydrogen and green gases, electromobility, energy savings, and smart management applications. Particular emphasis is being placed on the investment arm of the two exhibitions in the presence of major renewable energy source project construction and management companies.

The exhibition is being organised with Forward Green, which highlights all the prospects and opportunities of the circular economy.

In the sector of international trade contacts and business meetings, Renewable EnergyTech is framed by the CIRCULAR-RENEWABLEB2B@FGEXPO RESTECH programme, which is being implemented by the Federation of Industries of Greece in partnership with TIF-HELEXPO. In the first edition of Renewable EnergyTech, there were 150 enterprises from 18 countries participating in the CIRCULAR-RENEWABLEB2B@FGEXPO RESTECH programme, while they held more than 500 appointments (B2B). 

Lastly, the large number of side events, with the International Forum on RES, storage, and green technologies as the highlight, make Renewable EnergyTech a reference point for the next day of the energy sector.

For more information, please visit the exhibition website: https://www.renewable-energytech-expo.gr

To see the exhibitors of the previous event, please click here.

Exhibitor numbers increased by 30%

With a 30% increase in exhibitor numbers compared to 2023, with an international feel, and significantly renewed, the 38th KOSMIMA is preparing to open its doors from 19 to 21 October at Pavilions 8, 9, and 10 of the Thessaloniki International Exhibition Centre. 

The International Exhibition for Jewellery, Watches, Precious Stones, Machinery & Equipment will cover an exhibition space of 3000 sq.m., welcoming Greek and international direct exhibitors from Italy, Turkey, Bulgaria, Germany, Sri Lanka, Lebanon, and Cyprus. 

Well-known companies as well as first-timers from the sector of jewellery and watches will present all the new trends in view of the festive season, in a glamorous event that is expected to attract the attention of the silver- and goldsmithing industry, as well as increased interest from commercial visitors. 

In the context of this year’s KOSMIMA, the 35th Pan-Hellenic Jewellery Design Competition 2024 is being held on ‘Pearls: A Journey from the Yesterday of Tradition to the Tomorrow of Innovation’, organised by the Pan-Hellenic Federation of Silver- and Goldsmiths, Jewellers and Watchmakers (POVAKO) and TIF-HELEXPO. This well-established institution provides both new and more experienced creators with the opportunity to be inspired and showcase the timeless dynamism of 6000 years of Greek jewellery through their creations.

The competition focuses on imagination, creativity, and art, with modern and traditional references. This year, pearls — a very interesting jewellery element — is imbuing the event with a different atmosphere.

KOSMIMA is a solid and indisputable value in silver- and goldsmithing, as it is the only exhibition in Northern Greece for industry professionals. It consistently highlights domestic creation and production, presents the latest trends in the jewellery, watch, and packaging market, while it enables its trade visitors to prepare in time for the needs of the Christmas market.

KOSMIMA is exclusively for trade visitors.

Didymoteicho is the Honoured Municipality

The tourism map of 2025, the most attractive and up-and-coming domestic destinations, the development of relations with the most important markets for Greek tourism, as well as the latest trends in accommodation equipment, will be included in the wealth of content of the 39th PHILOXENIA HOTELIA International Tourism and Hotel Equipment Exhibition.

PHILOXENIA HOTELIA will be held from 14-16 November 2024 at the Thessaloniki International Exhibition Centre.

On the occasion of today’s World Tourism Day, the central message of which is ‘Tourism and Peace’, this year’s PHILOXENIA HOTELIA is dedicated to cultural tourism, which is an educational lever that makes the peaceful coexistence of peoples more feasible.

The Organisation for Management and Development of Cultural Resources (ODAP) of the Ministry of Culture is participating in PHILOXENIA HOTELIA for the first time and will play a central role through the realisation of a series of events and actions.

Didymoteicho will be the Honoured Municipality at PHILOXENIA HOTELIA, a municipality that creates a high-quality tourism blend with its indelible multicultural character, that is appealing to all travellers.

PHILOXENIA HOTELIA 2024 will also present increased international participations, including, for the first time, countries of the Indian Ocean.

Another piece in the cultural mosaic of PHILOXENIA HOTELIA this year, will be the photography competition and exhibition on the subject of ‘Philoxenia & Culture’ by the Greek Instagrammers Events Social Media & Culture Community.

Lastly, this year’s event will see the continued successful partnership between TIF HELEXPO and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Thessaloniki, which is subsidising its member-enterprises that wish to participate in HOTELIA.

Among the exhibitors and supporters of PHILOXENIA HOTELIA is the Ministry of Tourism, the Greek Tourism Organisation (under the auspices of which the two exhibitions are being organised), the Ministry of Culture, SETE (Greek Tourism Confederation), XEE (Hellenic Chamber of Hotels), POX (Hellenic Hoteliers Federation) FEDHATTA (Federation of Hellenic Associations of Tourist & Travel Agencies), travel agencies from all Regions of Greece, as well as construction, technology, furniture, manufacturing, equipment, and renovation companies.

Through a new internationally oriented exhibition approach to gastronomy, which creates the best possible added value for exhibitors and trade visitors, Food & Drinks International Expo by Detrop will be held 1-3 November 2024 at the Thessaloniki International Exhibition Centre.

Food & Drinks International Expo by Detrop implements interactive and targeted innovations, bringing together producers, the industry, and trade from Greece and abroad, while at the same time highlighting all new nutritional trends and the present and future of the food and beverage sector.

With the Golden Olive, Fish, Herbs & Honey, Dairy, Drinks & Wine by Oenos, All about Café, Pack & Tech, and Global & Local thematic salons, Food & Drinks International Expo by Detrop provides its exhibitors with the opportunity to promote and attract commercial visitors from the international market. To this end, and in collaboration with the Federation of Industries of Greece (FING), as member of Enterprise Europe Network, Food & Drinks International Expo by Detrop operates a B2B contact platform, which is similar to that of the Sial international food and beverage expo. Buyers and trade visitors from all over Europe and the Middle East, as well as retail chain, distribution network, and productive and manufacturing enterprise executives of the sector will be attending Food & Drinks International Expo by Detrop and will meet its exhibitors.

Food & Drinks International Expo by Detrop’s side events are a point of reference, imbuing colour, flavour, and aromas to the exhibition. The largest coffee exhibition in Northern Greece, All about Café, The Pairing Bar with eight special events with top exhibitor products, the International Food Experts’ Awards (FEA), the Golden Olive Events, and ‘Gastronomy EXPerience – Taste the Stories’, which connects distinguished producers-processors of select Greek agricultural products with top restaurants of Thessaloniki, are a summary of the multi-faceted content of the side events.

Regions of the Greece will also be present at the expo, including the Region of Central Macedonia, which will present Macedonian Cuisine.

Taking advantage of TIF-HELEXPO’s extensive knowhow in food and beverage exhibitions, Food & Drinks International Expo by Detrop will offer a new holistic experience by serving domestic and global industry innovations.

For more information: https://www.foodanddrinks-expo.gr