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Michael Wiedekamp appointed Director Contract & Partnership Development

Michael Wiedekamp (44) will take over the management of the newly created Contract & Partnership Development department at Hamburg Messe und Congress with immediate effect. In this role he reports to Lars Kanbach, Chief Operating Officer Venues at Hamburg Messe und Congress.

Hamburg Messe und Congress marks two record years in sequence

A blocked road, a world record and an almost secret mega event at the CCH - Congress Center Hamburg were among the more unusual experiences the year 2023 held in stock. It was the strongest odd year in terms of sales revenues in the history of Hamburg Messe und Congress (HMC), with 80.7 million…

Hamburg Messe und Congress / Michael Zapf

Bernd Aufderheide says farewell to enter retirement

After a 20-year tenure at the top of Hamburg Messe und Congress GmbH (HMC), Bernd Aufderheide (64) will retire at year’s end. In an emotional celebration at the freshly-modernised CCH – Congress Center Hamburg, guests from the business world and politics, along with companions, customers and…

Realignment on the trade fair market for production engineering

New responsibility for NORTEC

Heiko M. Stutzinger

Heiko Stutzinger to be new Managing Director of Hamburg Messe und Congress

Following a job advertisement campaign, the Supervisory Board has chosen Heiko M. Stutzinger, a business administrator and trade fair expert, as new Managing Director of Hamburg Messe und Congress GmbH (HMC). The 49-year-old Stutzinger is currently Chief Operating Officer (COO) at the trade fair…

HMC Annual Report 2022

Annual Report 2022

“OPEN AS NEVER BEFORE” is the title of our Annual Report for 2022. Read here why we chose that title, and learn many other fascinating details about Hamburg Messe und Congress, our events and our plans for the future.

Successful return of the trade fair and congress business

Sales revenues at 108.7 million euros, nearly 12m above budget

Polaris presents a playable adventure park including Nintendo, Warner Bros., Canon, TikTok and many other participants

New grandstand system turns exhibition halls into an arena

A mobile grandstand system is available on Hamburg’s exhibition campus as of immediately, providing even greater flexibility for tailoring event formats to individual needs. Taken together the grandstands provide seats for an audience of 4,332. The system not only expands the range of options…

HMC Annual Report 2021

Encounters

Enjoying personal encounters was definitely one of the greatest desires people had in 2021. Making encounters possible is the core of our mission; it is what we do best. Read our 2021 Annual Report to learn what else we accomplished during the year!

Hamburg Messe und Congress Expects Significant Upturn In 2022

When more than a dozen physical trade fairs were able to take place in autumn 2021, everything seemed to indicate that the exhibition business was recovering. But by the end of the year, the rapid spread of the omicron variant ofCovid-19 put an abrupt end to these hopes. With…

Kirsten Harms new Director Human Resources at Hamburg Messe und Congress

Kirsten Harms (54) has been the new Head of Human Resources at Hamburg Messe und Congress GmbH since 1 August 2021. In her new position she will lead a team of five and report to CFO Uwe Fischer.

 

We Are Optimists!

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced the international event business, including the trade fair and congress segment, into an almost complete shutdown. Find out why we are still optimists – read our 2020 Annual Report!

The ideal connection: “Sales CCH” and “Sales Guest Events” are now a single team

Strong partners for the holiday exhibitions of the future

Messe Stuttgart and Hamburg Messe und Congress will jointly organise oohh! The LeisureWorlds in the Hanse city in future

Fassade mit Schriftzug, © Hamburg Messe und Congress / Michael Zapf

„People are yearning for face-to-face interaction“

The coronavirus year 2020, originally expected to produce the strongest business outcome in company history, turned out to be the weakest fiscal year Hamburg Messe und Congress GmbH had ever seen, with preliminary sales revenues of 20.1 m euros and a bottom line of minus 58.2 m euros. Beginning in…

New Photographic Exhibition At Fair Halls: “Sports And Integration”