The flagship annual conclave of the Indian Exhibition Industry Association (IEIA) enters its 8th edition, with IEIA Open Seminar 2018 which is scheduled to be held from May 09 to 11, 2018 at HITEX, Hyderabad, INDIA.

Being the premier event of the Indian Exhibition Industry, the IEIA Open Seminar is attended by the captains of the Global Exhibition Industry and is a power packed 2 day event featuring panel discussions and presentations by the global thought leaders address ing the most important concerns related to the Exhibition Industry while Case studies about some innovative and successful projects of the exhibition industry also remain an attraction of this event. The event also presents number of opportunities for delegates to network on various formal and informal platforms including a Business Match Making Session hosted as part of the Open Seminar 2018 along with the IEIA Exhibition Services Expo. The last edition of the IEIA Open Seminar witnessed over 500 delegates from various countries with participation and support from the global industry forums including UFI, IAEE, SISO, AFECA, SACEOS, AEFI, AFIDA, UBRAFE, CII and ICPB to name a few.

With the theme of the 8th edition being ‘CONVERGE & CONNECT’ which reflects the power of Networking to forge successful business alliances amongst the participants from various regions, the event shall witness over 100 international participants with the total attendees crossing the mark of 500 including the leading players of the exhibition industry from India and abroad. The 2 days’ event acts as a platform for discussions related to collaborations, knowledge sharing, business partnerships, joint ventures and M&A.

The Venue City- HYDERABAD – the host city of the next edition of IEIA Open Seminar 2018, is known as city of smiles, of lights, of a thousand faces, endearingly called the Pearl City, Hyderabad offers a variety of tourist attractions ranging from Heritage monuments, Lakes and Parks, Gardens and Resorts, Museums to delectable cuisine and a delightful shopping experience. To the traveller, Hyderabad offers a fascinating panorama of the past, with a richly mixed cultural and historical tradition spanning 400 colourful years. “Hyderabad is 2nd best place to see in the world in 2015” – National Geographic; “Hyderabad is the best Indian city to live” – Mercer.

Mr. Kai Hattendorf, MD & CEO, UFI stated about the participation of UFI in next IEIA Open Seminar, ‘We will make sure to be present prominently, and also want to take up this invitation to use the IEIA Open Seminar to hold a meeting for UFI members’.

‘’This year, we are targeting to host 100+ international delegates at our event. Delegations from all Reciprocity Partners of IEIA including IAEE, SISO, SACEOS, UBRAFE, AFIDA and AEFI are expected in good numbers besides delegates from other countries. IEIA’s recently confirmed membership of AFECA is another feather in the cap of IEIA which will help us build closer connect with our counterparts in the region as we heartily welcome delegations from fellow member associations and would be happy to host them in India ’’ said Mr. KV Nagendra Prasad, President, IEIA.

About Indian Exhibition Industry Association (IEIA): IEIA is the National apex body of the Indian Exhibition Industry including Organisers, Service Providers and Venue Owners with over 140 leading international players as its members. For more details, contact Ms. Nidhi Sharma, Executive Director, IEIA at ed@ieia.in visit: ieia.in