Members of the international real estate sector turned out in force for 2019's Expo Real, with 2,190 exhibitors and over 46,000 participants from 76 countries attending the event in Munich at the beginning of October, an increase of 3.8% over 2018.
“The strong participation reflects the upbeat expectations of the real estate sector for this year,” said Klaus Dittrich, chairman and CEO of Messe München.
Solutions aimed at simplifying processes and on presenting new ideas were key themes of the three-day event, with the newly opened hall NOVA3, Expo Real providing a focal point for technology and innovation
“Digitalization strategies are no longer something for the future. They are now a clear component in company budgets,” said Christian Schulz-Wulkow of EY, which presented a report on the topic at the show.
“We need even more courage to push ahead with digitalization. Top priorities right now are standardization of data, collaboration and data exchange, so that the data can be analysed intelligently and the findings put to profitable use,” he added.
Claudia Boymanns, Exhibition Director of Expo Real said, “More than 60 start-ups and lots of other young technology companies with solutions all along the value chain provided presentations. We are confident that this innovations platform will again be a big attraction at Expo Real in the years to come.”
Expo Real 2019 in figures
46,747 participants from 76 countries including 22,065 trade visitors and 24,682 company representatives.
The top ten countries of origin among the visitors were (after Germany): United Kingdom, Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Switzerland, France, Czech Republic, Luxembourg, the US and Spain.