All ISPO Group articles
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ArticleISPO Munich 2025 unveils new concept and structure
The trade show presents several changes with new arenas, digital matchmaking and a global influencer summit. Read all the latest news and a short interview.
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ArticleEOG releases 2024 Annual Report, confirms 2025 initiatives
The European Outdoor Group unveiled its 2024 Annual Report, confirmed 2025 plans, and announced the new Outdoor Impact Summit set for May 2025 in Munich.
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ArticleISPO Munich reschedules date and reorganizes structure
ISPO moves the fall 2025 dates and restructures its hall layout to enhance retailer engagement.
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Article‘Back to the drawing board’: OutDoor 2025 is paused
OutDoor 2025, scheduled for May 19-21, 2025, will be paused. We spoke with Exhibition Director Lena Haushofer and Christian Schneidermeier, Director of EOG.
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ArticleTobias Gröber to leave Messe München after 28 years
After almost three decades of shaping international trade shows at MMG, Tobias Gröber steps down to bring his expertise to another trade show company as CEO.
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ArticleEOG and MMG present the new OutDoor concept
According to the organizers, industry leaders back the revamped OutDoor 2025 model, promising 20% growth in exhibitors and visitors while reducing costs.
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ArticleHaushofer appointed project director for ISPO shows, Gröber back as head of ISPO
While the pandemic is responsible for the fact that we have not been able to meet in person at any ISPO trade show for almost two years, the situation is certainly particularly challenging for the trade show organizers. In the wake of the many cancellations and digital substitutes, the ISPO ...
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News briefsISPO presents online “trend festival” in January and February
ISPO has announced the ISPO.com Trend Festival 2022, scheduled from Jan. 17 until Feb. 18, 2022, celebrating the most innovative products, newcomers and important trends in the sporting goods and outdoor industry. After the strategic move of ISPO Munich from late January to its permanent new date in November, the ...
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ArticleRevised ISPO Awards with four judging dates per year
ISPO Group has announced that it will now honor the highlight products and services of the sports industry four times a year with the latest, conceptually revised version of the ISPO Award. As usual, a jury of experts will evaluate all submissions individually according to criteria such as design, function, ...
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ArticleOutDoor by ISPO Global Summit Edition: First “real” industry meeting in a year and a half - Interview
The Outdoor Industry Compass spoke with Dr. Jeanette Friedrich, head of ISPO Group, three weeks before the event to find out more details about the program of the OutDoor by ISPO Global Summit Edition in October and the group’s plans for future ISPO events.
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News briefsMarkus Dirr heads new marketing and sales unit at Messe München
Source: Messe München Markus Dirr Just in time for the restart of the trade show season, ISPO organizer Messe München has established a new central division, “Product Marketing and Sales.” The newly structured unit is to bring together the marketing and sales competencies of the two disciplines ...
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Article“Stronger than ever“ – ISPO Munich to open up to end consumers and tourism
During a webinar by “Dein Winter. Dein Sport”, a German initiative to support winter sports, Jeanette Friedrich, global ISPO Group director, gave a short presentation on the new ISPO Munich concept, which will already be implemented at the next event from Jan. 23-26, 2022. Following the motto “Sport. Stronger ...
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News briefsISPO launches new network, the Collaborators Club
As a derivative of the ISPO Open Innovation platform for community activation, the ISPO Group has now launched the ISPO Collaborators Club as a new network for both industry members and consumers. As a member, you can keep your finger on the pulse of the consumer and thus improve your ...
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News briefsMarkus Hefter to join Polygiene
Source: Polygiene Markus Hefter Markus Hefter, former exhibition group director of the ISPO Munich and OutDoor by ISPO trade shows, who left ISPO Group earlier this month, will join ingredient brand Polygiene as commercial director for EMEA in September, the Swedish company announced today. In this newly ...
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ArticleBoardriders without Peter Knoll
Peter Knoll has left Boardriders, Inc. at the end of March 2021, where he was most recently general manager for Germany, Austria and Switzerland. According to Knoll, his departure was mutually agreed upon, following differing views on organizational and strategic changes within the company. Knoll’s position has not been refilled ...
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ArticleISPO Group without Markus Hefter
After working for Messe München for 18 years, Markus Hefter, exhibition director for the ISPO Munich and OutDoor by ISPO trade shows, has left the company, apparently to pursue a new opportunity with a yet unnamed company later in September. Source: © Messe München Hefter was in ...
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News briefsISPO Basecamp of Inspiration 2021 canceled
The ISPO Group has announced that this year’s Basecamp of Inspiration – OutDoor by ISPO’s version of the ISPO Brandnew startup competition – has been canceled. With the postponement of OutDoor by ISPO to the beginning of October, the time between the two annual startup events with their specific processes ...
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ArticleMesse München sees first ISPO Munich Online as a success
Messe München has hailed its first fully digital ISPO Munich Online, which took place Feb. 1-5, as a success shared with the industry, thanks to its commitment to the world’s leading sporting goods event. According to the organizer, the virtual Expo Area, with 545 exhibitors, and the complementary congress with ...
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News briefsWomen in the sports business: Cross-gender teamwork is key
A look into the future of the sports industry was offered by Connecting Women’s Women Empowerment panel at ISPO Munich Online on Tuesday. Dr. Jeanette Friedrich, head of ISPO, suggested that the pursuit of equality should be seen as cross-gender teamwork and thus achieved together. Anna Kopp, IT director for ...
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ArticleISPO Open Innovation becomes ISPO Collaborators Club
The ISPO Group announced at the ISPO Munich Online trade show event that it is expanding its ISPO Open Innovation platform and turning it into the ”ISPO Collaborators Club.” So far, the crowdsourcing platform has brought brands and consumers together to test sports products, develop new ideas and share them. ...
