GEBT 2023 Concludes with Great Success, Creating New Business Opportunities
The 20th edition of Guangzhou Electrical Building Technology (GEBT) closed on 12 June 2023 at the China Import and Export Fair Complex. Alongside the concurrent Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition (GILE), the fairs hosted 3,318 exhibitors from 18 countries and regions, while visitors rose by 62% to 207,681. GEBT continues to provide a comprehensive platform for all participants to explore and promote the green development of the building industry.
Ms Lucia Wong, General Manager of Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd said: “During the four-day fair, we saw exhibitors and visitors engaging passionately in communication regarding the development of the industry, reducing carbon emissions and more of the latest trends. Many have high hopes for the building sector’s prospects. GEBT will continue to support all industry players towards a greener future.”
Industry leaders showcase cutting-edge products
This year’s GEBT embraced green and low-carbon development, covering products, technologies and solutions from four key sectors, namely home automation, intelligent building, smart audio & visual and smart energy-saving technologies. Participants gave high praise towards the scale and organisation of the fair and expressed a keen desire to return to Guangzhou next summer.
“GEBT has always been an important platform for us to promote our company’s vision and products. This is our fourth time exhibiting, and this year has had the best visitor flow so far. Many overseas buyers returned to China, and we were able to connect with some potential clients from India, Hungary, Thailand and more. They were all very interested in our home automation solutions. I believe the entire intelligent building industry will continue to develop, and I am confident that we can promote our products to the world through GEBT,” said Robert Yang, Manager of Business Development, ZF Electronics (Zhuhai) Co Ltd.
“I’m travelling to China to see new products for the Chinese lighting and building market as well as to see how these industries have changed over the last few years. My company has attended GEBT for many years, but for me personally, it is my first time visiting and my first time attending an exhibition. I’m very impressed by the amount of participants here, and it has set a high bar for other trade events I am attending in the future,” shared Andrea Falsarella, Lighting Production Manager, Teleco Automation S.r.l. (Italy).
50 presentations to promote cross-industry cooperation
Meanwhile, GEBT in collaboration with domestic and international partner organisations, invited a number of experts and scholars to deliver around 50 speeches on trending topics. Highlights included: “Heading to 2060 Carbon Neutrality Goal, A Future Empowered by Green Building Innovation in GBA”, “China (Guangzhou) Intelligent Integrators’ Conference 2023”, “Forum of 2023 KNX Home and Building Control Technology – The Development and Future of KNX Energy Efficiency and Management”, “Matter Makes Things Shine”, “Application of Digital Intelligence in GBA Hotel Industry Seminar 2023” and “The Future of Carbon Conversion in Smart Space”.
“I shared KNX’s progress in standardising home and building automation over the past 30 years. It is amazing that the conference room was filled by attentive audiences. GEBT is an important platform for KNX to promote our standards in the Chinese market. That’s why we have been cooperating with the fair for the last ten years, and we are committed to attending in future,” said Casto Canavate, Marketing Manager, KNX Association (Belgium).
“The speakers at China (Guangzhou) Intelligent Integrators’ Conference 2023 are all industry leaders, bringing an analysis of the current state of the industry, but also introducing us to hope that future market trends will produce more detailed and interconnected products. For example, products in fields such as lighting, curtains, audio and others will interact with each other. I think this forum is worth joining, and I hope the fair will organise more training sessions on related integration technologies in the future. If I have the time next year, I will definitely return to attend the forum,” said Zhaohui Wang, Sales Manager, Vantson Productions & Solutions (Tianjin, China).
The next editions of the Guangzhou Electrical Building Technology and Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition will be held from 9 – 12 June 2024. Both shows are part of Messe Frankfurt’s Light + Building Technology fairs headed by the biennial Light + Building event. The next edition will be held from 3 – 8 March 2024 in Frankfurt, Germany.
