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HUGE SUCCESS FOR IFA GLOBAL MARKETS
This year also saw a huge success for IFA Global Markets,
which brings together OEMs and ODMs at one location in the
heart of Berlin, in what is now Europe's largest sourcing and
supply chain event for the consumer electronics and home
appliances industry.
Dr. Göke described the event as "absolutely impressive". "This
year, IFA Global Markets truly made a quantum leap, both in terms
of size and quality," he said.
"Our exhibitors are thrilled," said Zhang Jing, director of the
Chinese Chamber of Commerce, who supports 150 IFA Global
Markets exhibitors. "Just an hour after the opening, my exhibitors
already had some of the biggest and most important customers at
their booths," she said.
Changwoo Yoon, senior researcher at the Korean Electronics
and Telecommunications Research Institute praised the high
quality of the event: "Last year, we gained a large company from
China as an important customer. IFA Global Markets is an
opportunity for us to meet global companies all in one space."
With IFA Global Markets, the growing B2B segment of OEM /
ODM manufacturers has an exclusive new home at STATION
Berlin. Compared to last year, the size of IFA Global Markets
doubled, and still the event was fully booked.
SENSATIONAL KICK-OFF FOR IFA NEXT
However, the biggest success was arguably delivered by a new
concept - IFA NEXT, which exceeded all expectations. From the
very first day, IFA's new innovation hub was hugely popular with
