Post Show Report
Agenda Content Page About the show: Show Overview 3 Show Statistics 4 Visitors: Visitor Statistics 5 7 Exhibitors: Exhibitor Statistics 8 9 Event: THINKLIGHT: The Convergent Future 10 11 News: Media Coverage 12 Supporting Associations: List of Supporting Associations 13 2
Show Overview The central theme of GILE 2017 is THINKLIGHT: The convergent future. Shifts in the lighting industry have led the convergence of distinct technologies, industries and devices. As show organiser, we aim to provide fairgoers a professional industry platform to cultivate new business opportunities from both within and outside the traditional industry realms. In 2017, both the number of exhibitors and the product scope have expanded in accordance to the evolving lighting industry. Apart from the exhibition, our concurrent programme also encourages participants to share and exchange market insight as well as technical know-how. Through these initiatives, I hope we can help set the stage for discovering new industry breakthroughs. 3
Show Statistics Show statistics No. of visitors: 156,898 visitors from 134 countries and regions Top 10 overseas countries and regions: Hong Kong Korea Singapore Thailand Malaysia India Taiwan U.S. Russia Australia No. of exhibitors: 2,428 exhibitors from 21 countries and regions International pavilions: Hong Kong Korea Taiwan U.S. Concurrent events: The Convergent Future Forum THINKLIGHT Forum 4
Visitor Statistics 200000 150000 100000 50000 0 No. of visitors in 2017: 135,990 145,080 156,898 129,885 116,983 100,465 110,406 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Overseas (18%) China (82%) 156,898 visitors in 2017 8.1% Europe 5% North America 3% South America 19% 2% Africa 2% Middle East 66% Asia 3% Oceania South China (73.79%) North China (3.08%) North East China (0.87%) North West China (0.78%) East China (15.63%) Central China (2.69%) South West China (1.70%) 5
Global Visitors Types of visitors: Trade based Manufacturers Project based Industry related Exporters, Importers, Wholesalers, Distributors, Chain Stores, Commercial Agents, E-retailers Displays and signs, LED chips, LED components, LED packaging, Lighting fixtures, Wafers Architects, Building contractors, Building technology service providers, Design studios, Energy suppliers, Planners and engineers, Procurement authorities, Property developers, System integrators Associations, Media, Organisations We develop our products and buy most of the components from China. Visit to big fair like GILE gives us ideas of what to produce next. This is my second time to GILE and I mainly look for production equipment, raw materials and components. I have already concluded a half million dollar deal of ceiling panel light with a Chinese supplier. This year I notice that smart lighting is becoming more important. Three years ago it was not there at all. The show is absolutely relevant to my business and I will come back again next year. I believe it is the largest lighting fair. Mr S.K. Malik, Director, Calcom Vision Limited (India) 6
Diversified Visitors Lighting associations and their members visited our show. France Sundicat du luminaire (GIL) Singapore Singapore Electrical Contractors & Licensed Electrical Workers Associations (SECA) India Luminaire I Accessories I Components I Manufacturers Association (LACMA) Korea China and South Korea Lighting Manufacturing Association We have 69 people coming from India in our delegation, 26 27 of them come for the first time. They are looking for raw material, SKD material (semi knock down), etc. As the quality and technology in China is better than in India, we will buy the material in China and assemble it in India. We could not find any down light, spot light in India, and we are in need of that. I have been to this show for over 10 years, for those that are doing LED business, they must come to this exhibition. You can find all the new technologies and products in GILE. I think China is leading the lighting industry, in terms of price and technology. Mr Deepak Doshi, Lighting Engineers, Luminaires Accessories Components Manufacturers Association (India) 7
Our Exhibitors No. of exhibitors: 2,428 exhibitors from 21 countries and regions Alanod has been in the GZ lighting fair from the early beginning. For us, it s a great chance to meet our international customers. Alanod has been very international and sell to bulk market worldwide, and this show is very international; therefore, it s a good chance for us to meet our friends and customers from all over the world. I think we ve achieved our objective so far because the main objective for us to be here is to come together and meet our partners to have good conversation. We talk about some of the views and good options for the future as well as strategies. Therefore, for us, it has been going really well. Mr Oliver Storbeck, CEO, ALANOD GmbH & Co. KG, Germany Our company have been attending GILE for many editions and every year we return to promote our company and products. What s more, we would like to expand our client base to regions within the country we have yet established connections with. Apart from that, this is a very effective platform we networking with overseas buyers. The products we have on display this year primarily focus on commercial lighting. Year after year we try to develop products with higher efficiency and quality of light. Mr Guowei Wan, General Manager, Shenzhen Refond Optoelectronics Co Ltd 8
What our Exhibitor Have To Say Through GILE, we are able to connect to our customers and their customers. It is a great opportunity to see a lot of customers all in one place. The fair has been great. I can see more and more international visitors over the years. The organizer is doing a great job. Our objective is definitely met. Mr Tom Jory, Vice President, Illumination Marketing, Luminus We have been exhibiting in the Guangzhou lighting fair for the past six years and we found that GZ exhibition is very good if you want to understand the market and see where the lighting market in the whole Asia is going. Mr JONI MAKI, Global Sales Director, LEDiL Oy, Finland This is our sixth year participating at GILE and third year being a part of the US Pavilion. We recognise the fair as one of the major international lighting events for the industry. Buyers to our booth come from different backgrounds from engineers to senior level managers, directors and CEO who attend the show to get an up close and a more hands on experience with the products. Mr Blane Goettle, Vice President, McWong International Inc
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Overseas Pavilions Edition: 7th edition Organiser: The Hong Kong Electronic Industries Association Theme: Hong Kong s quality and innovative LEDs for wide applications Hong Kong Edition: 8th edition Organiser: US Department of Commerce Theme: US SSL technologies for a sustainable future The US Edition: 5 th edition Organiser: China and South Korea Lighting Manufacturing Association Theme: Korean R&D capabilities for a comprehensive range of applications Korea Edition: 8th edition Organiser: Taiwan Lighting Fixture Export Association Theme: LED technology in lighting Taiwan 11
Lighting is not for illumination ONLY Light is a piece of artwork Light creates opportunities Light connects people Our main goal is to find new authorized dealers for our products and we are very satisfied with the results. We have found many new potential customers who are importers and dealers. The quality of visitors is high. Half of them are from domestic and half from overseas, including Europe and Asia, such as India, Vietnam, Taiwan and Thailand. Generally the current lighting industry is not easy. Competition is fierce. However, I believe that good quality can pay you back. Our company will keep improving and developing our LED department in order to meet the market needs. Dr Chiara Fumagalli, Developing Department Manager, Fumagalli 12
The Convergent Future Two tracks of program featured by the lighting show have been specifically designed to provide the latest in tech, updates in market as well as information sharing by industry peers which run concurrently over 3 days featuring impressive A-list industry stakeholder from both multinational and top China companies, collection of thoughts draw big crowds: The convergence of IoTs and LED technology has changed the lighting industry dramatically. The concept of smart lighting sounds great, but how does it work? The idea of this convergence is a definite thing. It is only a matter of time that this will become a reality. said guest speaker, Mr Freddy Lim, Design Director, Lightcraft Ambience Architecture Sdn Bhd. Mr Tjaco Middel, Head of R&D (Asia Pacific), Tridonic China further elaborated, The LED boom is over, and where will the lighting industry move forward? In my perspective, I think the future belongs to IoT and connectivity. Lighting fixtures that can connect to the internet directly will have great demand. To make your devices connected is the key to success. How should China lighting industry respond to the changes? Mr Brad Koerner, Creative Director, Philips Lighting suggested, China s lighting industry needs to apply some of the great creativity that s there within the country to create new form factors and ways to use architectural lighting. Some of the trends I see for the future of lighting industry is light dematerializing from discrete decorative objects. Lights will be projected on surfaces to surround us, like light animation and others. This development will ultimately benefits our daily lives, also known as healthy lighting. What is the convergent future of lighting industry? Although smart lighting development is an inevitable trend in the industry, Mr Martin Klaasen, Director, Klaasen Lighting Design reminded us, lighting designers always design for people and not for lux matters. Depending on the available technologies, we always have the best interest of people using the illuminated space in mind. So, in a way, a lighting design is and has always beenhuman centric. 13
Media Coverage 14
Show Supporters This is only the beginning. Special thanks to our supporters who contributed to making the 2017 Guangzhou international lighting exhibition a fabulous success. 15
Thank you. See you next year! 9 12 June 2018 China Import and Export Fair Complex Guangzhou, China