The IWA Forum and Retail 4.0 will be running a series of events and seminars to boost business acumen. GTN have a comprehensive list for you to check out.
Friday 8 March – IWA Forum
Hall 3-127
11:30 – 12:00: Hazardous goods in the retail segment – your obligations as per GGVSEB
Speaker: Jose Reyes Schmitt (German only)
12:00 – 12:30: Packaging legislation from 2019
Speaker: Sibylle Stobbe
12:30 – 1:00: Looking ahead to the 3rd Firearms Act Amendment Law – Implementation of the EU Firearms Directive
Speaker: Dr Peter Staubach
1:00 – 1:45: Bow hunting today – a developing trend?
Speaker: Jan Riedel
2:00 – 2:45: Use of drones in hunting
Speaker: Joseph Metz
2:45 – 3:15: National Firearms Register II
Speaker: Arndt Sartorius (German only)
3:15 – 3:45: Heating up and heating options for outdoor use
Speaker: Bastian Clum
4:00 – 4:30: Exporting weapons and ammunition (export controls)
Speaker: Willy Jeanrond
4:30 – 5:00: Prohibited weapons and objects under Germany’s weapons legislation
Speaker: Martina Wahl
Friday 8 March – Retail 4.0
10:30 – 11:15: Trends and developments that will change retail in the long term
Speaker: Dr Jörg Burkhardt
11:30 – 12:15: Experimenting in the trade of the future – Shaping digital change in small steps
Speaker: Stefan Wolpert
12:30 – 1:15: Influencer marketing to unlock untapped potential
Speaker: Phillip Kriegsmann
1:30 – 3:00: Seamless Commerce – Marketing tips and tools that lead to sustainable higher sales
Speaker: Jan Hüffmeier
3:15 – 3:45: Scoring on the Digital Retail playing field
Speaker: Bernd Albl
4:00 – 4:45: “Let us desire you” – why customers don’t believe in advertising anymore
Speaker: Janek Swida (English only)
5:00 – 7:00: Frauepower Stammich
Hardy’s Cafe in Hall 3 (Next to IWA Forum)
A networking event for women in the shooting and hunting industry. All women in the industry are cordially invited to attend.
5:00 – 6:15: The Monocular Video Awards 2018
Hall Brüssel, NCC Mitte
These awards celebrate the best hunting films amongst hundreds from the past year.
Saturday 9 March – IWA Forum
Hall 3-127
10:00 – 10:30: Hazardous goods in the retail segment – your obligations as per GGVSEB
Speaker: Jose Reyes Schmitt (German only)
10:30 – 11:00: Night vision, thermal imaging technology and silencers. A conflict between loden apparel and camouflage gear?
Speaker: Michael Waldbrenner
11:00 – 11:30: National Firearms Register II
Speaker: Arndt Sartorius (German only)
11:30 – 12:45: Bow hunting today – a developing trend?
Speaker: Jan Riedel
12:15 – 1:00pm: Use of drones in hunting
Speaker: Joseph Metz
1:00 – 1:30: Looking ahead to the 3rd Firearms Act Amendment Law – Implementation of the EU Firearms Directive
Speaker: Dr Peter Staubach
1:30 – 2:00pm: Outdoor water supply: filtration options and sterilisation processes
Speaker: Marcus Kulins
2:00 – 3:00: VDB Raffle
The Association of German Gunsmiths and Gun Traders invites all attendees to take part in the raffle. You can only participate at the VDB stand in Hall 3 and only electronically. (German only)
3:00 – 4:00: The future of shooting sports (Panel discussion)
Panelists: Ulrich Eichstädt, Jacqueline Krüger, Jochen Anschütz, Stefan Perey, Dr Markus Bartram, Friedrich Gepperth. Ingo Meinhard (German only)
4:15 – 4:45: Prohibited weapons and objects under Germany’s weapons legislation
Speaker: Martina Wahl
4:45 – 5:15: Heating up and heating options for outdoor use
Speaker: Bastian Clum
Saturday 9 March – Retail 4.0
9:30 – 10:15: Internet – curse or blessing for local trade?
Speaker: Katja Triebel (German only)
10:30 – 12:00: Seamless Commerce – Marketing tips and tools that lead to sustainable higher sales
Speaker: Jan Hüffmeier
12:15 – 1:00: Influencer marketing to unlock untapped potential
Philipp Kriegsmann
1:15 – 2:15: Hunting Marketing: Trends and Topics of 2019
Speaker: Jacob Boll
2:30 – 3:15: Haix IPP – Inventory Push Programme
Speaker: Oliver Nader Sabbah
3:30 – 4:15: Processing of Customer Journey Touchpoints at Swarovski Optik
Speaker: Florian Haggag
4:30 – 5:00: Who is not found can nothing sell – Digital marketing simply explained
Speaker: Tim Zychacek
5:00: Get-together in the Bloggerlounge
Bloggerlounge (Walkway
of Hall 2,3 & 4)
Make important contacts in the sector and share specific ideas and information with other influencers and exhibitors
6:00: Die IWA Messeparty: Aloha Hawaii
Frankenhalle
Leave the stressful exhibition day behind you, as the Frankenhalle will be transformed into a colourful floral party for exhibitors.
Visit iwa.info to purchase your tickets
Sunday 10 March – IWA Forum
Hall 3-127
10:30 – 11:00: Exporting weapons and ammunition (export controls)
Speaker: Willy Jeanrond
11:00 – 11:30: Outdoor water supply: filtration options and sterilisation processes
Speaker: Marcus Kulins
11:30 – 12:00: Packaging legislation from 2019
Speaker: Sibylle Stobbe
12:00 – 12:30: First aid outdoors – the best tips for first aid outdoors
Speaker: Sebastian Peters
12:30 – 1:00: Heating up and heating options for outdoor use
Speaker: Bastian Clum
1:00 – 1:30: Knives in your carry-on luggage: legal principle, expert opinions and experience and useful tips drawn from practice
Speaker: Chris Daim
1:30 – 2:00: Prohibited weapons and objects under Germany’s weapons legislation
Speaker: Martina Wahl
2:00 – 3:00: VDB Raffle
The Association of German Gunsmiths and Gun Traders invites all visitors to take part in the raffle. You can participate at the VDB stand in Hall 3 and enter electronically. (German only)
3:15pm – 3:45pm: National Firearms Register
– reporting obligation and the conflicting
demands of security, digital administration and user-friendliness
Speaker: Ralf Lorenz (German only)
3:45pm – 4:15pm: Night vision, thermal imaging technology and silencers. A conflict between loden apparel and camouflage gear?
Speaker: Michael Waldbrenner
4:15pm – 4:45pm: Presentation to follow
Sunday 10 March – Retail 4.0
10:00 – 10:45: Retail 4.0 – Trends and developments that will change retail in the long term
Speaker: Dr Jörg Burkhardt
11:00 – 11:30: Reinventing Retail – Omnichannel made easy
Speaker: Udo Latino
11:45 – 12:30: Who is not found can nothing sell – Digital marketing simply explained
Speaker: Tim Zychacek
12:45 – 1:30: Retailing of the future – Not only thinking about digitisation
Speaker: Dr George Wittmann (German only)
1:45 – 2:30: Mastering the digital challenge in all channels
Speaker: Ralf Mager (German only)
Monday 11 March – IWA Forum
Hall 3-127
10:30 – 11:00: Presentation to follow
11:00 – 11:30: National Firearms Register – reporting obligation and the conflicting demands of security, digital administration and user-friendliness
Speaker: Ralf Lorenz (German only)
11:30 – 12:00 – Knives in your carry-on luggage: legal principle, expert opinions and experience and useful tips drawn from practice?
Speaker: Chris Daim (German only)
Monday 11 March – Retail 4.0
10:00 – 10:45 – Experimenting in the trade of the future – Shaping digital change in small steps
Speaker: Stefan Wolpert
11:00 – 11:45: HAIX IPP – Inventory Push Programme
Speaker: Oliver Nader Sabbah
12:00 – 12:45: Reinventing Retail – Omnichannel made easy
Speaker: Udo Latino
Here are just a few International Exhibitors that you should also look out for
3HGR
Hall 3 Stand 3-518
Beretta
Hall 4A Stand 4A-110
Bergara
Hall 1 Stand 1-324
Bettinsoli
Hall 7 Stand 7-527
Blaser
Hall 3A Stand 3A-216
Browning
Hall 1 Stand 1-101
Casström
Hall 5 Stand 5-449
Caesar Guerini
Hall 4A Stand 4A-202
Cometa Airguns
Hall 7A Stand 7A-423
Deerhunter
Hall 4 Stand 4-212
Fiocchi
Hall 7 Stand 7-124
Fausti
Hall 1 Stand 1-344
Gamo
Hall 7 Stand 7-316
Gerber
Hall 5 Stand 5-316
Parker Hale
Hall 6 Stand 6-424
Kreighoff
Hall 4A Stand 4A-106
Laporte
Hall 3 Stand 3-125
Lapua
Hall 7 Stand 7-507
Leica
Hall 3A Stand 3A-104
Lowa
Hall 4 Stand 4-330
Nightforce / Lightforce
Hall 4A Stand 4A-506
Nikon
Hall 4A Stand 4A-104
Norma Precision
Hall 7 Stand 7-122
Perazzi
Hall 1 Stand 1-304
Pulsar (Yukon)
Hall 4A Stand 4A-100
Remington Arms
Hall 3 Stand 3-303
RUAG
Hall 7 Stand 7-119
Sig Sauer
Hall 3A Stand 3A-217
Sauer
Hall 3A Stand 3A-218
Schmidt and Bender
Hall 3A Stand 3A-502
Seeland / Härkila
Hall 4 Stand 4-444
Steyr Sport
Hall 7A Stand 7A-108
Swarovski Optik
Hall 4A Stand 4A-302
Umarex
Hall 7A Stand 7A-111
Vortex Optics
Hall 5 Stand 5-145
Weihrauch
Hall 7A Stand 7A-222
www.hermann-weihrauch-revolver.de
Zeiss
Hall 3A Stand 3A-114
Zoli
Hall 1 Stand 1-308
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