Deutsche Messe is creating a separate business division for Hannover Messe, the world's leading trade fair for the manufacturing industry
Hannover Messe is getting a new organizational structure within Deutsche Messe: since March 2026, a separate business division has been bundling all activities related to the world's leading industrial trade fair. With this organizational realignment, Deutsche Messe aims to drive forward the strategic development of Hannover Messe in a targeted manner and further strengthen its international positioning. At the same time, key technology topics such as automation, digitalization, energy, and...
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