As one of the important exchange and cooperation platforms in the environmental protection industry, IE Expo China will continue to be held at the Shanghai New International Expo Center from April 18 to 20, 2024 with a display scale of 200,000 square meters. In order to allow environmental protection start-ups to get better market resources and promotion, this year's IE Expo will set up a special "Start-up Exhibition Area", focusing on future-oriented environmental solutions, technical services, scientific and technological achievements, the latest practices and innovative business models, etc., to provide a platform for start-ups to communicate and match, and help start-ups develop healthily.
The IE Expo Start-up Zone will showcase everything from solutions and technical services to future-oriented scientific and technological achievements and practices, from business model innovation to financing, docking, transformation and investment. It will help innovative technologies and new business models to be widely promoted and applied, effectively integrate ecological environmental governance projects with resources and industrial development, and solve bottlenecks such as the lack of capital channels, insufficient overall investment, and difficulty in transforming environmental benefits into economic benefits.
The organizer will set up a special exhibition area with a total area of 500 square meters in the exhibition area to provide start-ups with the most economical and beautifully designed booths, which is expected to attract 50 companies from all over the world to participate, and each company is limited to applying for one 8-square-meter booth.
In addition to the innovative technology display in the "start-up exhibition area", a roadshow exchange area will also be set up in the exhibition area, from nearly 50 exhibiting enterprises in the start-up exhibition area, the preferred enterprises will carry out environmental protection "innovation show", from innovative solutions, technical services to future-oriented scientific and technological achievements and practices, as well as innovative business models, investment and financing, etc., which will become a stage for environmental protection innovators.
Since it was first held in 2000, IE Expo China has grown into Asia's flagship professional expo in the field of ecological and environmental management, second only to the parent exhibition IFAT, and is the preferred platform for environmental protection enterprises at home and abroad to enhance brand value, expand domestic and foreign markets, promote technical exchanges, understand industry trends and explore business opportunities.
2024 will usher in the 25th anniversary of IE Expo China, at this unique node, the exhibition will also launch a new brand image in sync with IFAT Global, and at the same time, the platform goal will also change from the pursuit of "big" to "strong", and work together with global ecological and environmental protection enterprises to build momentum and improve efficiency, seek breakthroughs, upgrade and pass through the cycle.
Industry summits such as the 2024 China Environmental Technology Conference and the 2024 Carbon Neutrality and Green Development Conference will also be held at the same time to convey forward-looking trends, cutting-edge technologies and innovative thinking models for the industry, and continue to promote the high-quality development of China's ecological and environmental protection industry.