FESPA 2025 announces theme “Where Visionaries Meet”

FESPA will return to Berlin for the first time in three years, from 6 to 9 May 2025, at the Messe Berlin. The organiser of the FESPA Global Print Expo and its co-located events, the European Sign Expo and Personalisation Experience, say the events will become meeting places for Visionaries.

FESPA Global Print Expo 2025 and its co-located events will welcome more than 500 exhibitors. Eighteen percent (18%) are returning exhibitors who were not able to exhibit in Amsterdam in 2024, and seventeen percent (17%) are first-time FESPA exhibitors.

Michael Ryan, Head of FESPA Global Print Expo, says, “We’re thrilled to be back in Berlin this year with our new strapline: ‘Where Visionaries Meet’. This year’s message shines the spotlight on our futuristic and forward-thinking FESPA community, including our visitors, exhibitors, award winners, Association Heads and more. It also highlights that our events serve as a meeting point for these Visionaries, empowering them to discover new opportunities and make impactful decisions for the future of their business.”

“In an ever-evolving industry like ours, it is vital that we are consistently looking forward. How can we guarantee a sustainable future? How is AI impacting the sector? The possibilities for our community are endless, and we look forward to highlighting them at our 2025 events,” adds Ryan.

“FESPA, as an organisation, is delighted to welcome Visionaries from our community to the Messe Berlin in May to not only discover the range of solutions being displayed but to share their thoughts on what the future holds too.”

Visitors to FESPA Global Print Expo 2025 and its co-located events, European Sign Expo and Personalisation Experience, will be able to explore an array of technologies, media, services and consumables from confirmed exhibitors, including 3M, Brother, Caldera, Canon, Durst, EFI, EFKA, Epson, Fujifilm, Kit Builder, Kongsberg, Optimus Group Limited, Roland, Ricoh, and swissQprint.
Callus Software, Design Huddle, Luxe Lightwrap, and Printess are among the new exhibitors, showcasing solutions in interior films, finishing, new media for automotive wrapping, and design software for personalised printing.

The World Wrap Masters competition will also be held in Berlin. Following a series of regional competitions over the event's first two days, vehicle wrappers from across Europe will go head-to-head to wrap various special objects and vehicles. This will be followed by the final, where regional champions will battle it out to be crowned the World Wrap Masters 2025 champion. Additionally, visitors can attend a series of live wrapping demonstrations with industry experts.

The FESPA Awards will also return and celebrate innovation and creativity across 18 categories, including print, sign and display, vehicle wrapping, garment and textiles, and special effects. Visitors will be able to see entries to the FESPA Awards 2025 first-hand throughout the exhibition. Winners will be announced on Wednesday, 7 May 2025, following an expert assessment by the panel judges Debbie McKeegan, Graeme Richardson-Locke, Jacek Stencel, and Simon Pless.

Ryan continues,  “As our exhibitors unveil their plans in the coming months, we’re eagerly anticipating the innovative opportunities they will create at the show, as well as the new avenues for sustained growth that they will inspire for our visitors. Our Berlin events are set to be truly ground-breaking.”

Dedicated websites for FESPA Global Print Expo, European Sign Expo and Personalisation Experience are now live at www.fespaglobalprintexpo.com, www.europeansignexpo.com and www.personalisationexperience.com and each provides practical information for exhibitors and visitors. Registration for the events will open at the end of January.