Thailand Lighting Fair and Thailand Building Fair 2019 to Inspire Smart City Development
October 29, 2019
Under the new show theme “City + IoT – a sustainable and liveable future”, Thailand Lighting Fair (THLF) and Thailand Building Fair (THBF) will be returning to Bangkok International Trade & Exhibition Centre (BITEC) Oct. 28-31.
Held concurrently with Secutech Thailand, the three trade fairs will bring together more than 200 brands and companies to showcase the latest smart city solutions. The trade fairs will also consist of diversified event programme sessions to foster in-depth discussion on diverse topics surrounding the development of a sustainable and liveable future.
Hubert Duh, chairman and managing director of Messe Frankfurt New Era Business Media Ltd, discussed the highlight of the two trade fairs this year: “ASEAN cities are booming, and this gives rise to the need for building sustainable and liveable cities of tomorrow. In the upcoming four days, global exhibitors will congregate at the fairground to unveil advanced smart city solutions and technologies. Together with the diversified events programme, the fairs aim to deepen the connection within the smart city ecosystems, further spurring the progress of smart cities in the ASEAN region.”
THLF and THBF will present a vast array of products, including building IoT solutions, smart parking systems, IoT communication protocol technologies, energy-saving solutions in lighting and LED technologies, and power generation technologies.
In addition to diverse solutions brought by exhibitors, THLF and THBF will also bring together key stakeholders, academics, industry experts and solution providers at the thought-provoking event programme to share insights, experience and case studies on smart building solutions and technology, energy efficiency and other key issues. Conference programme topics include:
- The global communication protocol for smart homes and buildings, organised by KNX
- Digital utility of the future for a smart and sustainable city, organised by PEA
- Buildings and the energy disruption era, led by DEDE
- Smart cities and sustainable urban development conference
Different seminars and focus groups will invite renowned speakers to discuss diverse building and lighting applications, including smart factories, smart cities, sustainable development and energy usage.
Thailand Lighting Fair and Thailand Building Fair are part of Messe Frankfurt’s Light + Building Technology fairs headed by the biennial Light + Building event held in Frankfurt, Germany, every two years. The next edition of Light + Building will take place March 8-13, 2020.
Messe Frankfurt also offers a series of other light and building technology events worldwide, including the Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition, Shanghai International Lighting Fair, BIEL Light + Building in Argentina, Light Middle East in the United Arab Emirates, Interlight Moscow powered by Light + Building in Russia as well as Light India, the LED Expo New Delhi and the LED Expo Mumbai in India.
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