Visitors to the ^1st International Exhibition of the Circular Economy Forward Green are in contact with a different exhibition, which… breathes within Pavilions 15 and 14 of the Thessaloniki International Exhibition Centre, among “blooming” exhibition structures and a lot of colour, sending both symbolic and practical messages of sustainable development.

Bulgaria, the Country of Honour at Forward Green, with 32 companies and a strong presence in the panels of the Forum for the Circular Economy, as well as in other events, presenting its good practices, has left a strong imprint on Forward Green.

The business meetings (B2B) organized by TIF-HELEXPO in cooperation with the Association of Industries of Greece are in full swing, opening channels of cooperation between businesses.

The topics of the Forum on the Circular Economy, “The present and the future of the Circular Economy”, which touch on critical issues for the environment, business and development in the light of the circular economy, are of great interest. Tomorrow, the last day of the Forum and the exhibition, the thematic menu is also rich. The Forum is organized in cooperation with Improvetech and the Hellenic-German Chamber of Commerce, under the auspices of the Central Union of Municipalities of Greece (KEDE), with MOTOR OIL as sponsor and the support of the Chamber of Commerce and the Greek National Tourism Organization (EOT).

In the meantime, the 2nd Thessaloniki Municipality of Thessaloniki’s Clean-Thess Green Cycle Economy Festival, which has the organizational support of TIF-HELEXPO and is housed at stand 16, is also rich in activities.

But the circular economy is also making its presence felt in art at Forward Green. As part of CIRCULART, an art proposal of Forward Green at Pavilion 15, five very important artists of the younger generation present their works made of recycled materials. CIRCULART is organized in collaboration with Gallery Lola Nikolaou, while its curator is the Artistic Director of Art-Thessaloniki International Fair, Mr. Pantelis Tsatsis.

Visitors will also have the opportunity to see the 61 works selected from the Painting Competition held for the first time in the framework of the 86th Thessaloniki International Fair on the theme “Young people paint the future”, under the organizational responsibility of the Regulatory Authority for Energy in cooperation with the Dean’s Office of the Faculty of Fine Arts of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and the support of TIF-HELEXPO.

Forward Green will run until tomorrow, Saturday, June 10. It hosts a total of 138 exhibitors, 107 direct exhibitors from Greece, Germany, Bulgaria and Switzerland and 31 indirect exhibitors from Bulgaria, Belgium, France, Germany, Denmark, Switzerland, Ireland, Italy, China, Portugal and Finland. At the same time, it has welcomed 60 foreign trade visitors from Bulgaria, Germany, South Korea, Romania, Cyprus, Portugal and Poland.

Entrance is free for interested professionals and the public upon registration, while the exhibition opening hours are: Friday from 10:00 – 19:00 and Saturday from 10:00 – 18:00.