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For the ninth time, ISPO honors outstanding products and services of the sports industry with the renowned ISPO Award.

ISPO Brandnew, the world’s largest and oldest platform for start-ups in the sports industry has been recognizing young entrepreneurs and products since 2000.

Dr. Jeanette Loos has assumed the newly created position of Global Head of ISPO Group at Messe München.

The second ISPO Digitize Summit, which ended last week, presented top speakers such as Moritz Hagenmüller from Accenture Strategy, Steffen Hack and Tim Janaway from adidas, Sebastián Lancestremère from Microsoft and Carsten Keller from Zalando SE. More than 500 participants attended the event to find out about the opportunities of digital change in the sports industry. After the Summit, the Electronic Sports Competition (ES_COM), the first eSports and Gaming Festival in Munich, was held for the first time. It showed how great the interest in eSports and thus the potential for the sports business is.

The enthusiasm for sport in China continues undiminished. This could be felt at ISPO Shanghai, which took place from 5 to 7 July at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC). 15,579 trade visitors and key opinion leaders (KOL) informed themselves about the latest trends and products of the approximately 550 brands from the fields of running, outdoor, health & fitness and water sports. The highlights of the supporting programme included the International Football Forum with a visit by Chinese football legend Fan Zhiyi and the keynote speech by Chinese mountaineer Xia Boyu.

With 1.018 exhibitors and more than 22.000 trade visitors, OutDoor by ISPO launched a new era for the outdoor industry from June 30 to July 3. Under the motto “There’s a perfect outdoor for everyone,” Europe’s largest outdoor trade fair was held for the first time in Munich. A spirit of new beginnings was perceptible at the premiere. A new, open hall concept, 18 focus areas inside and outside the halls as well as a far-reaching supporting program for trade visitors turned the fair into an experience platform for the modern outdoor world. The industry concentrated on one theme in particular: sustainability.

With a premier event at the Munich exhibition grounds (June 30 – July 3), OutDoor by ISPO will place sustainability in the spotlight: A code of conduct provides organisers, exhibitors and visitors with concrete recommendations on how to act in a climate-neutral, resource-saving and sustainable manner.

From climbing, hiking and trail running to water sports, adventure travel and urban outdoor: more than 1,000 exhibitors from 35 countries will be showcasing their latest products from June 30 to July 3, 2019 at the first ever OutDoor by ISPO trade fair in Munich. What does the future hold for “outdoor”? How can the sector continue to grow? What does it mean for the individual members of this sector? The innovative products being showcased by the brands taking part as well as the extensive supporting program focusing on specific topics will provide answers to these questions.