Edition 73 (January-March, 2024)

Event
START-UP ZONE at glasstec 2024
Start-up Zone at
glasstec 2024
Stepping Stone For Innovators In Glass Industry
Leading international trade fair for the glass industry will
open its doors to innovative start-ups at the Düsseldorf
Exhibition Centre from Oct 22-25, 2024.
The year 2022 saw 928 exhibitors
from 47 countries and 29,278
visitors from 121 countries
getting together at glasstec. This
means glasstec also provides young
international companies with a unique
platform to showcase their ideas to a
high-calibre trade audience from the
world of glass.
The ‘Start-up Zone’ at glasstec is a
specifically designed area that targets
up-and-coming and innovative firms.
This platform offers a one-of-a-kind
opportunity to network with leading
figures from the glass sector as well as
experts from business, research and
politics.
The hallmarks of glasstec include
its participants’ high propensity to
invest and the high percentage of
decision-makers. This is the chance
for start-ups to present themselves
internationally, make valuable
contacts and leverage networking and
investment opportunities.
Jürgen Huber, Managing Director
of start-up BISS.ID GmbH, an
innovative, digital platform for the
construction industry, looks to the
forthcoming glasstec with high
expectations: “We look forward to
participating in glasstec in Düsseldorf
Mr. Jürgen Huber, CEO of BISS.ID GmbH
again to be able to present our digital
solutions built for glass supplies from
producers to customers and back.”
“For us as a young company
the ‘Start-up Zone’ provides an
outstanding platform for making
contacts and having quality
conversations. As early as 2022 we
already used the opportunity and
were more than thrilled with the
high-potential visitors as well as the
international flair of the trade fair,”
Huber said
For EUR 4,500, the ‘Startup
Zone’ offers its exhibitors an
extensive service package in addition
to the exhibition space. It includes
integration in the communication and
marketing activities for the ‘Start-up
Zone’, which means communication
with the trade press as well as
promotion of the ‘Start-up Zone’ on
the glasstec website and in dedicated
visitor mailings, for example.
In addition, the service package
includes an area for showcasing the
exhibits, admission ticket vouchers,
power supply and web access.
About the company
World’s leading trade fair glasstec
presents a wide range of products and
solutions for the entire glass value
chain, including glass machinery
production, glass manufacturing and
the glazier trade.
It stands out with an extensive lineup
of side events with international
participation that connect science
and practice. In addition, the trade
fair raises current and relevant topics
in the industry such as the circular
economy, digital technologies and
decarbonisation.
These themes will be addressed in
conferences, forums and meetings,
with leading industry representatives
presenting new approaches from
research, science and industry.
Interested start-ups are now called
upon to apply for one of the few spaces
in the ‘Start-up Zone’.
–Angela Meier-Buntenbroich
Email: MeierA@messe-duesseldorf.de
Website: www.glasstec.de
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