FESPA announces expanded 2023 global events calendar

FESPA has confirmed the dates of all its global events in 2023, including the FESPA Global Print Expo and European Sign Expo, the all-new WrapFest and Personalisation Experience, and regional events in Africa, Brazil, Dubai, Mexico and Eurasia.

FESPA Leadership Exchange (FLEX). Taking place in Dubai from 1 – 2 March 2023, FLEX will welcome senior figures from leading print businesses in the Middle East to connect with their peers to facilitate business growth and inter-regional knowledge exchange.

FESPA Brasil returns to Expo Center Norte in São Paulo from 20 – 23 March 2023. Jointly organised with APS Feiras & Eventos Corporativos, FESPA Brasil will offer a range of educational and inspirational features, including the FESPA Digital Textile Conference; the Inteligência Gráfica conference; ‘the Maker’, a new initiative exploring the creativity and durability of acrylics and plastics in visual communications; the Sublimation Island lecture space; and CAMBEA, the Brazilian Automotive Wrapping Championship. The winner of CAMBEA will compete in the World Wrap Masters Series Final in Munich.

WrapFest, FESPA’s new event experience for the vehicle wrapping, vinyl installation and detailing community, will take place from 26 – 27 April 2023 at Silverstone racing circuit in Northamptonshire, UK. WrapFest will feature an exhibition space, educational conference and hands-on demonstrations, welcoming automotive professionals in wrapping, fleet graphics and car detailing,  printers and sign-makers. On-site, visitors can watch the first-ever UK and Ireland regional World Wrap Masters competition.

The industry-leading FESPA Global Print Expo and co-located European Sign Expo will be back at Messe Munich, Germany, from 23 – 26 May 2023. To date over 390 exhibitors are already contracted for the exhibition and the popular FESPA Awards, World Wrap Masters (European competition from 23 – 24 May and Series Final from 25 – 26 May) and Sustainability Spotlight features will be returning. Also in Munich, Personalisation Experience, FESPA’s brand-new conference and experiential showcase of personalisation in action, will open its doors.

Supported by FESPA’s Mexican association, Canagraf, FESPA Mexico will be hosted at Centro Citibanamex in Mexico City from 17 – 19 August. Celebrating its 15-year anniversary, the event invites professionals from Mexico and Central America to see the latest developments in digital, textile, 3D and screen printing, sublimation and signage. At the event, wrapping professionals will compete in the World Wrap Masters Mexico competition for the chance to qualify for the World Wrap Masters Series Final 2024 in Amsterdam.

For the first time since 2019, FESPA Africa will return to Johannesburg alongside its co-located events, Sign Africa and the Modern Marketing Expo. Hosted in conjunction with FESPA Partner, Practical Publishing, the exhibition will open from 13 – 15 September 2023 at the Gallagher Convention Centre, connecting visitors with over 150 exhibitors.

The final event of 2023 is FESPA Eurasia, which will run from 23 – 26 November at IFM - Istanbul Expo Center, Turkey.

“We’re delighted to have concrete plans for all our global events in 2023, including the long-awaited return of FESPA Africa, and we’re excited to be innovating again, with the launch of three new focused events to ignite new possibilities for businesses,” comments Neil Felton, FESPA CEO.

“After the disruption of 2020 and 2021, the market’s enthusiastic response to the return of our events has reaffirmed the value of making real, in-person connections, and the need to see, touch and try when making technology investments. We’re confident that 2023 will continue this momentum and we look forward to sharing new perspectives on speciality print and visual communications with our community throughout the year.”

In Australia, FESPA members are invited to the annual Gourmet BBQ in Melbourne 15 February 2023, and the new Sydney Social, at the Sydney Rowing Club in Abbotsford on 15 March 2023.  

Forthcoming FESPA events include:  

• FESPA Australia Gourmet BBQ, 15 February 2023, Richmond Rowing Club, Melbourne, VIC
• FLEX Middle East 2023, 1 – 2 March 2023, Al Habtoor Polo Resort & Club, Dubai
• FESPA Australia Sydney Social, 15 March 2023, Sydney Rowing Club, Abbostford, NSW
• FESPA Brasil 2023, 20 – 23 March 2023, Expo Center Norte, São Paulo, Brasil 
• WrapFest 2023, 26 – 27 April 2023 at Silverstone racecourse, Northamptonshire, UK 
• FESPA Global Print Expo 2023, 23 – 26 May 2023, Messe Munich, Munich, Germany 
• European Sign Expo 2023, 23 – 26 May 2023, Messe Munich, Munich, Germany
• Personalisation Experience, 23 – 26 May 2023, Messe Munich, Munich, Germany
• FESPA Mexico 2023, 17 – 19 August 2023, Centro Citibanamex, Mexico City
• FESPA Africa 2023, 13 – 15 September 2023, Gallagher Convention Centre, Johannesburg
• FESPA Eurasia 2023, 23 – 26 November 2023, IFM - Istanbul Expo Center, Istanbul, Turkey