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Trade fairs: Hypermotion, IT-Trans & Mobility Expo take place purely digitally

After the cancellation of InnoTrans 2021 a few weeks ago, three major transport trade fairs planned for this autumn had to be moved to the digital world due to the current pandemic situation: Hypermotion (Frankfurt/ Main), IT-Trans (Karlsruhe) and European Mobilty (Paris Expo) will take place as “virtual” events only. Find our more here:

Hypermotion takes place digitally from 10 – 12 November

The community can look forward to numerous online sessions and talks in multiple conferences, and they will be able to follow it all from their laptop, tablet or smartphone at home or at work. In addition, some 50 companies, sponsors, start-ups and universities from the fields of smart logistics, supply chains and future mobility will be presenting their products and solutions – including live in the form of pitches and presentations.

Hypermotion takes place this year as an online event I © UTM

Live streams, video chats, speed networking and AI-supported matchmaking will stimulate dialogue amongst participants. Furthermore, participating companies will be presenting additional content in their company profiles. Detlef Braun, Member of the Executive Board of Messe Frankfurt: “We did everything possible to ensure that a hybrid event featuring a conference programme and exhibition could take place, developing an extensive protection and hygiene concept.” The trade fair remained in talks with the Frankfurt health authority until today about the possibility of conducting rapid tests for all participants.

“In the end, the authorities and Messe Frankfurt came up against organisational limits. Coupled with rising infection rates exceeding 11,000 cases a day and new measures announced by Germany’s federal and state governments, there was simply no way to avoid cancelling the event – or at least the onsite part of the event,” said Braun.

Messe Frankfurt is inviting people to visit the digital event free of charge. All the presentations, sessions and start-up pitches will be available as videos on demand until 10 December, as will the opportunity to use the intelligent matchmaking tool to make new business contacts.

Special Guest: Edward Snowden gives a lecture at the Hypermotion 2020 I © Hypermotion/ Poitras/ ACLU

One highlight on the first day: An interview by journalist and author Mirko Drotschmann with Edward Snowden on the topic of ‘Data protection in mobility and logistics after the coronavirus – what comes next for infrastructure in terms of data protection?’

Drotschmann has taken a close look at the content of the upcoming Hypermotion. Using animations and examples from everyday life, he explains in his own way the core themes of digitisation, decarbonisation and disruption.

Further information on the hypermotion can be found here:

https://hypermotion-frankfurt.messefrankfurt.com/frankfurt/en.html

IT-Trans also goes digital this year

The rapidly increasing number of corona infections, the expansion of risk areas worldwide and the fact that also the Karlsruhe region has recently been declared a risk area, have led the organisers of IT-TRANS, International Association of Public Transport (UITP) and Messe Karlsruhe, to refrain from holding IT-TRANS from 1 to 3 December 2020 as an on-site live event. The organisers on their shared decision: “We have been following the developments very closely in recent weeks and have been in constant communication with the relevant authorities. Their latest assessment made it clear to us that a cancellation of the on-site event is unfortunately inevitable”, state Mohamed Mezghani, Secretary General of UITP, and Britta Wirtz, Managing Director of Messe Karlsruhe.

The IT-Trans was originally planned for Karlsruhe from 3 – 5 March 2020 I © Messe Karlsruhe/ Behrendt-Rausch

“We have repeatedly adapted our sophisticated hygiene and safety concept, which has already been commended by the authorities for its high quality. It complies with all currently applicable regulations. We have done everything to ensure that IT-TRANS can take place successfully under corona conditions”, said Mohamed Mezghani and Britta Wirtz. “Nevertheless, containing the pandemic has top priority. Our decision takes into account the overall protection of the population and everyone involved in IT-TRANS. We acknowledge this with the transformation of IT-TRANS into a purely digital exhibition and conference.”

Interactive platform with live streams, product presentations and direct calls

An interactive event-community platform will enable the exchange of information and knowledge between all IT-TRANS players: Exhibitors, delegates, and speakers will be able to create a detailed profile and enter information about their respective companies or their personal interests. Thus, each participant will be able to find partners with the same interests via matchmaking and meet with them virtually. Product counselling interviews, document exchange, speed dating and group discussions are also virtually possible to the full extent: via chat or video. The exhibitor presentations as part of the Market Update Forums will also be available via live stream. Moreover, conference delegates can follow the conference lecture programme and take part in discussion panels. It is always possible to hand in questions through the platform. This way, the exchange of knowledge among the global public transport community will continue to be guaranteed.

Ridesharing and new digital offers such as Movel (picture) are among the innovations exhibited at IT-Trans I © Messe Karlsruhe

Strong need for digitalisation of urban mobility

“The relevance of digitalisation in the public transport sector has become even clearer in recent months. For this reason, IT-TRANS is a much-needed network hub and economic driver for the global mobility community, but above all it is an important exchange platform for discussing and developing digital tools for future urban mobility,” explain Mohamed Mezghani and Britta Wirtz. “We are therefore pleased that IT-TRANS will be able to fulfill its function as an innovation hub, albeit purely digitally, and that we can support the industry in these challenging times.”

“UITP and Messe Karlsruhe regret the circumstances that have arisen from the confusing situation in the wake of the pandemic that has affected all our exhibitors, exhibition visitors and conference participants. We appreciate their loyalty in these difficult times.”

The IT-Trans event website can be found here:

https://www.it-trans.org/en/

You can get a first taste of this year’s IT-Trans here:

The Mobility Expo in Paris also takes place digitally

Due to the deterioration of the health situation in France and Europe, the Board of Directors of GIE Objectif transport public – organiser of the European Mobility Expo – unanimously decided to cancel the physical event, which was to take place from 15 to 17 December 2020, and replace it with a 100% digital version. Further information will be published on the event website in the coming weeks.

Source: Hypermotion, IT-Trans, European Mobility Expo

09.11.2020
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