A NEW TRADE SHOW IN EUROPE

ORIENT EXPO PARIS
17, 18, 19 FEBRUARY, 2005
CNIT-PARIS LA DEFENSE FRANCE

ORIENT EXPO PARIS : A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP BUSINESS WITH ASIA

400 exhibitors meeting 10,000 European firms

The first edition of ORIENT EXPO PARIS – aimed at promoting business between Asia and Europe – will be a major show of trade and information exchanges between Asian market actors and experts and European firms.

Organized by Delling Expo* with different Asian and French official bodies, ORIENT EXPO PARIS – which will be held on 17th to 19th February, 2005 at CNIT-Paris La Défense, France – will gather nearly 400 exhibitors – Asian products suppliers and traders, European public and private firms – and 10, 000 targeted professional visitors – buyers, importers and companies wanting to develop their business with Asian countries.

Perceived as the first biggest initiative in Europe, ORIENT EXPO PARIS has two goals :
– To provide overwhelming administrative, consultancy and management answers to
European firms which want to develop business with Asian countries;
– To offer European buyers a wide range of Asian non-food related goods (35% of non-food related goods in Europe are manufactured in Asia and this share continues to increase)

“European firms are more and more attracted by the growth of Asian markets. They wish to create quickly productive networks to exploit these trade outlets. ORIENT EXPO PARIS exhibition has been created to answer them in a pragmatic way by catering Asian or European institutions and firms, able to help them to develop their trade with Asia”, explains Marc SZPERLING, General Commissioner.
“Moreover, by selecting Asian manufacturers which present directly their latest products, we provide to buyers a new trade rendez-vous with their potential suppliers. Our aim is to become the largest trade gateway with Asia”, affirms Marc SZPERLING.

– TWO TYPES OF EXHIBITORS
1/ Asian Products suppliers and traders

ORIENT EXPO PARIS covers three wide ranges of products:
– Gifts, Premiums and Toys (arts & craft items, ceramic gifts, festive and party decorations, advertising gifts & premium, paper and packaging, pictures and photo frames, toys and sporting goods)

– Household Goods (artificial flowers, bath and bedroom accessories, cleaning items, household products, wickerwork and wooden articles, tableware, kitchenware, small electrical appliances, home decoration, household textile)

– Fashion Accessories (travel goods, leather goods, bags, beauty and health-care products, umbrellas, fashion jewelleries and accessories)

12 countries and regions participate in ORIENT EXPO PARIS show: China, South Korea, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Macau, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam.

2/ Public or private service providers

Local government officials and trade promotion bodies, financial partners, traders and business companies, able to provide administrative, consultancy and management support (logistics, transportation, management, accounting, outsourcing) to European firms wanting to enter the asian market or simply develop their business.

– EUROPEAN PROFESSIONAL EXPECTED VISITORS

– Company managers who are keen on business with Asia;
– Non-food related goods purchasers (supermarket & hypermarket chains managers, department stores, mail order companies, wholesalers, buying groups, retailers, importers, specialized stores and brands).

– CONFERENCES, SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS

A series of conferences – e.g. – “Trade opportunities in Asia?”, “Setting up business in Asia”, “Profile of Asian consumers” and concrete workshops – e.g. – “Finding a financial partner”, “organizing one’s logistics”, Finding a law firm, translators and traders” will give the opportunity to exchange ideas during these three days.

About Orient EXPO PARIS (www. orientexpo.com) :

Orient EXPO PARIS is organized by Delling Expo* and run by Chinese and French associates with over 10 years of experience in the trade show industry. The team has sales and marketing offices in Hong Kong (Orient EXPO Limited) and in Paris (Delling Expo).

*Created in November 1997, Delling Expo is a professional event organizer and creator (“Salon des Taxis” –
The French Taxi Trade Fair – “S.I.C.E.P.” – The International Electronic and Postal Mail Trade Fair, “J.F.M.D” – The Direct Marketing Days in Paris-Ile-de- France – “Plein Emploi” – The Careers and skills exhibition – “S.I.M.I. – The Commercial Property exhibition in Paris and “Salon de l’Emploi Public” – Government and Public Employment exhibition.

For more information, please contact:

Stéphanie DIEGO / Frédéric COPIT
DIXIT (Press Relations)
Phone : (00 33) 1 55 28 88 40
E-mails : sdiego@dixit-tech.fr/fcopit@dixit tech.fr