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The networking event "women4ew" was a complete success at its premiere in 2023 as part of the embedded world Exhibition&Conference trade fair at the Exhibition Centre Nuremberg. The exchange platform is now set to grow. The aim is to make women more visible and the industry more diverse.

Green hydrogen is a key element of the energy transition. With Brazil, a major player now wants to position itself as a leading producer of green hydrogen on the global market. German-Brazilian synergies are of crucial importance here - also in the double passport with the Nuremberg metropolitan region.

It is the first trade fair in the Nuremberg trade fair calendar in even-numbered years and the place where an entire industry gets ready for the future. EUROGUSS, the largest and most important trade fair for die casting, brings people on board who want to drive forward the sustainable transformation of an important, energy-intensive sector of the economy.

NürnbergMesse India 2023 kicked off its second decade of existence with a flagship project. The new "Sustainable Supply Chains India" (SSCI) conference in New Delhi is focussing on the supply chains of the future - they should become more sustainable and at the same time promote environmentally and socially responsible business practices.

With eight successful exhibitions in the hotel, catering, food and tourism sectors, Forum S.A., a subsidiary of the NürnbergMesse Group since 2019, is the exhibition market leader in Greece. It is also at the forefront with its sustainability strategy - the green transformation is taking place on several levels.

The City of Nuremberg won the "Digital Award" with the housing benefit robot, a prize that was presented for the first time at Kommunale. Every two years, mayors and procurement decision-makers from cities and municipalities come together at the Nuremberg exhibition centre for Germany's largest trade fair for public administration and municipal needs.

Since 1 December, solar power has been flowing from Bavaria's most powerful photovoltaic system on the hall roofs of NürnbergMesse. In the final expansion stage, the peak output will be around 20 megawatt peak (MWp), which corresponds to the electricity consumption of a small town with 20,000 inhabitants. For the time being, this is also a high point for the city of Nuremberg, which has long since become the solar leader among major German cities.

The ConSozial congress trade fair is the leading event for the social economy in Germany. The Social Innovation Award focuses on the innovative strength of the sector. At the anniversary event, the start-up JUHI emerged as the winner - with a newly developed app that organises everyday help for people in need of care.

In time for the next BrauBeviale in Nürnberg (28-30 November 2023), NürnbergMesse and Messe München have sent a strong signal to the industry: By founding the joint venture "Yontex", they are combining the forces of BrauBeviale and drinctec and creating synergies for the customers of both exhibitions.

Trade fair photographers capture the trade fair experience in their pictures. They put exhibitors and visitors in the spotlight and see what's special in innovations and products.

Exchange experiences, gain knowledge, make friends. In an Office Exchange within the NürnbergMesse Group, the employees of both international subsidiaries benefit from each other. Colleagues from Brazil learn from colleagues in Greece and vice versa.

The German Protestant Kirchentag with around 50,000 visitors per day was the largest guest event of 2023 in the Nuremberg Exhibition Center and an example of the successful cooperation between the organizer and NürnbergMesse.

Sonia Prashar is Managing Director of NürnbergMesse India. Since its foundation, she has been at the helm of the company, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary these days. Like no other, she understands it for the ties between India and Germany.

NürnbergMesse India, wholly owned subsidiary of the NürnbergMesse Group, is celebrating its tenth anniversary. It is a success story in a booming market.

100,000 people at 2,000 individual events: For the first time since 1979, Nuremberg will again host the "Deutscher Evangelischer Kirchentag" (DEKT) from June 7-11, 2023.

Almost 100 submissions, a new record! The jury for the "embedded award 2023" had plenty to do when selecting the nominees for the award ceremony. The embedded systems industry, which meets at the leading embedded world trade fair in Nuremberg, once again proved its innovative strength.

Artificial intelligence (AI) has become an integral part of our lives, and the AI ChatGPT is currently making headlines and dividing opinion. The security aspect is hardly discussed in public.

At the Xenia trade show in Athens, organizer Forum S.A. tracks down the industry's digital trends at the "Digi Hotel".

It gets the adrenalin pumping and makes the hearts of car fans beat faster: Sim Racing - virtual car racing. Parallel to the classic car show RETRO CLASSICS BAVARIA, the ADAC SimRacing Expo will take place for the first time - motorsport fever is making its way into the exhibition halls in Nuremberg.

"Organic farming must become a priority, only then can the entire organic sector and people benefit," says Mathew John, president of IFOAM Organics Asia.

The third edition of the HYDROGEN DIALOGUE in September in Nuremberg was more international than ever before. With the step to South America and the premiere of the Brazil Edition of the HYDROGEN DIALOGUE in November, the international hydrogen community gets additional strong tailwind.

As the united voice of organic agriculture, IFOAM Organics Europe represents the interests of organic farms at the EU level. With nearly 200 members in 34 European countries, IFOAM Organics Europe's work covers the entire organic food chain.

"We only have a short time left on the major crises of climate and biodiversity - and this is where organic is the solution," says Tina Andres, CEO of the German Federation of the Organic Food Industry (BÖWL). The German organic umbrella organization represents the interests of the organic food industry and celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2022.

Economic pressure on organic companies and uncertainty among buyers - the AöL association is going on the offensive.

Making organic food the norm has been Naturland's goal for 40 years.