Circular Economy, aimed at promoting
recycling and the reuse of products and
waste, encouraging the so-called “cir-
cular economy” and benefitting both the
economy and society as a whole. These
two events will coincide with the celebra-
tion of the forthcoming Smart City Expo
World Congress.
Another outstanding event in the field
of fairs related to emerging activities is
In(3D)ustry, an international show organ-
ised to discuss the present and future of
advanced additive manufacture, popularly
known as “three dimensions” (3D).
Fira also announced the return of
Motoh!, a show devoted to motorbikes, a
sector that has enormous importance in
both Barcelona and Catalonia as a whole.
The last edition of this show took place in
2008.
The travelling international fairs that
will take place here in 2016 include CPhI,
the most important international profes-
sional event for pharmaceutical industry
products, scheduled to take place at Fira
for the first time.
The institution also announced the
celebration of the congresses of the Eu-
ropean Society for the Study of the Liver
and the Spanish Society for Rheumatol-
ogy. The venue will also host corporate
meetings of technology companies
VMware and SAP, among others.
Leadership renewal
Changes were also announced to the
Fira de Barcelona management struc-
ture towards the end of 2015. Constantí
Serrallonga took over the post of general
The Fira de Barcelona 2016
calendar features several
new congresses and
events.
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2015 summary
