The 16th Cosmoprof Asia, scheduled for November 9- 11, 2011 in Hong Kong, promises to be the largest ever, surpassing record of 1633 exhibitors and 45,104 visitors (which was a 10 percent increase over the previous year) in 2010.
Cosmoprof Asia, founded in 1996, was the first Cosmoprof event held outside of Europe, and a skillful blend of beauty, business, education and trends over the last 15 years has transformed it into the most important networking platform for leaders of the beauty industry in Asia. The presence of first-time exhibitors and some returning industry veterans underlined the importance of the show to their business development and the growing cosmetic market in Asia.
More than 80 percent of the exhibition space has already been booked for the 2011 Cosmoprof Asia, and pre-registration for visitors, which opened on April 1, has already exceeded the total number received up to July last year in a few short weeks.
Cosmoprof Asia 2011 will occupy all the halls of the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, and its international nature once again being the strong point. The organisers have confirmed country pavilions from Australia, Belgium, Mainland China, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Poland, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the Taiwan region, Thailand, UK and USA, with Pakistan and first-timers Turkey.
Entertainment and business will be the focus of the 2011 show.
On Hair will celebrate creativity, skill, internationality. A long-awaited appointment where a world-recognised hair stylist will perform in the parterre and where great emphasis will be given to all initiatives set up by exhibitors in the hair industry.
Business or Dinner (BOD) is an international formula created and signed by Cosmoprof. An exclusive event to connect the packaging leaders with end-product companies, meeting time will be devoted to the packaging industry to consecrate the relations between the operators in the specific sectors, such as spa, perfumery and cosmetics, and packaging. A private gathering to enable further business discussions between buyers and sellers after-hours will also be
Spa Soul is a project dedicated to spa branding. It will also provide lounge exhibitions, live presentations and networking opportunities. The highlight of the project will be the Spa Conference on November 11, which will feature esteemed spa and wellness Gurus. Hotel managers and directors of destination spas, owners and operators of day spas, spa trainers, producers and distributors are also invited to attend and discuss topical issues.
And, in response to the findings of a survey conducted among exhibitors and visitors from last year, the opening hours for the next show will be extended on the first two days of the event. It will open at 9:30am and close one hour later than usual at 7:30pm.
Contact: Cosmoprof Asia www.cosmoprof-asia.com