Post

Show

Report

Agenda

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Content Page

About the show: Show Overview 3

Show Statistics 4

Visitors: Visitor Statistics 5 – 7

Exhibitors: Exhibitor Statistics 8 – 9

Event: THINKLIGHT: The Convergent Future 10 – 11

News: Media Coverage 12

Supporting

Associations: List of Supporting Associations 13

Show

Overview

The central theme of GILE 2017 is ‘THINKLIGHT: The convergent

future’. Shifts in the lighting industry have led the convergence of

distinct technologies, industries and devices. As show organiser, we

aim to provide fairgoers a professional industry platform to cultivate

new business opportunities from both within and outside the traditional

industry realms. In 2017, both the number of exhibitors and the product

scope have expanded in accordance to the evolving lighting industry.

Apart from the exhibition, our concurrent programme also encourages

participants to share and exchange market insight as well as technical

know-how. Through these initiatives, I hope we can help set the stage

for discovering new industry breakthroughs.

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Show statistics

No. of visitors:

156,898 visitors from 134countries and regions

Top 10 overseas countries and regions:

No. of exhibitors:

2,428 exhibitors from 21countries and regions

International pavilions:

Concurrent events:• The Convergent Future Forum • THINKLIGHT Forum

• Hong Kong • Korea

• Taiwan• U.S.• Hong Kong

• Korea• Singapore• Thailand• Malaysia

• India• Taiwan• U.S.• Russia• Australia

Show

Statistics

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Visitor

Statistics

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156,898 visitors

in 2017 8.1%

0

50000

100000

150000

200000

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

100,465 110,406116,983

129,885135,990 145,080 156,898

No. of visitors in 2017:

Overseas (18%)

China(82%)

Europe

Africa

Middle

East

Asia

Oceania

North

America

South

America

5%

3%

2%

19%

2%

66%

3%

South China East China

North China Central China

North East China South West China

North West China

(73.79%)

(3.08%)

(0.87%)

(0.78%)

(15.63%)

(2.69%)

(1.70%)

Global

Visitors

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Trade basedExporters, Importers, Wholesalers, Distributors,

Chain Stores, Commercial Agents, E-retailers

ManufacturersDisplays and signs, LED chips, LED components,

LED packaging, Lighting fixtures, Wafers

Project based

Architects, Building contractors,

Building technology service providers, Design studios, Energy suppliers, Planners and

engineers, Procurement authorities, Property developers, System integrators

Industry related Associations, Media, Organisations

We develop our products and buy most

of the components from China. Visit to

big fair like GILE gives us ideas of what

to produce next. This is my second time

to GILE and I mainly look for production

equipment, raw materials and

components. I have already concluded a

half million dollar deal of ceiling panel

light with a Chinese supplier. This year I

notice that smart lighting is becoming

more important. Three years ago it was

not there at all. The show is absolutely

relevant to my business and I will come

back again next year. I believe it is the

largest lighting fair.

Mr S.K. Malik, Director, Calcom Vision

Limited (India)

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Types of visitors:

Diversified

Visitors

We have 69 people coming from India in our

delegation, 26 – 27 of them come for the first

time. They are looking for raw material, SKD

material (semi knock down), etc. As the

quality and technology in China is better than

in India, we will buy the material in China and

assemble it in India. We could not find any

down light, spot light in India, and we are in

need of that. I have been to this show for over

10 years, for those that are doing LED

business, they must come to this exhibition.

You can find all the new technologies and

products in GILE. I think China is leading the

lighting industry, in terms of price and

technology.

Mr Deepak Doshi, Lighting Engineers, Luminaires

Accessories Components Manufacturers

Association (India)

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Lighting associations and their members visited our show.

• France Sundicat du luminaire (GIL)

• SingaporeSingapore Electrical Contractors & Licensed Electrical Workers Associations (SECA)

• India Luminaire I Accessories I Components I Manufacturers Association (LACMA)

• Korea China and South Korea Lighting Manufacturing Association

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Our

Exhibitors

No. of exhibitors:2,428 exhibitors from 21 countries and regions

Alanod has been in the GZ lighting fair from the

early beginning. For us, it’s a great chance to

meet our international customers. Alanod has

been very international and sell to bulk market

worldwide, and this show is very international;

therefore, it’s a good chance for us to meet our

friends and customers from all over the world. I

think we’ve achieved our objective so far because

the main objective for us to be here is to come

together and meet our partners to have good

conversation. We talk about some of the views

and good options for the future as well as

strategies. Therefore, for us, it has been going

really well.

Mr Oliver Storbeck, CEO, ALANOD GmbH & Co. KG,

Germany

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Our company have been attending GILE for

many editions and every year we return to

promote our company and products. What’s more,

we would like to expand our client base to

regions within the country we have yet

established connections with. Apart from that, this

is a very effective platform we networking with

overseas buyers. The products we have on

display this year primarily focus on commercial

lighting. Year after year we try to develop

products with higher efficiency and quality of light.

Mr Guowei Wan, General Manager, Shenzhen Refond

Optoelectronics Co Ltd

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Through GILE, we are able to connect to our customers and their customers. It is a great opportunity to see a lot of customers all in one place. The fair has been great. I can see more and more international visitors over the years. The organizer is doing a great job. Our objective is definitely met.

Mr Tom Jory, Vice President, Illumination Marketing, Luminus

We have been exhibiting in the Guangzhou lighting fair for the past six years and we found that GZ exhibition is very good if you want to understand the market and see where the lighting market in the whole Asia is going.

Mr JONI MAKI, Global Sales Director, LEDiL Oy, Finland

What our

Exhibitor

Have To

Say

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This is our sixth year participating at GILE and third year being a part of the US Pavilion. We recognise the fair as one of the major international lighting events for the industry.

Buyers to our booth come from different backgrounds from engineers to senior level managers, directors and CEO who attend the show to get an up close and a more hands on experience with the products.

Mr Blane Goettle, Vice President, McWong International Inc

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Participated

Brands

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Overseas

Pavilions

Edition: 7th editionOrganiser: The Hong Kong Electronic Industries

AssociationTheme: Hong Kong’s quality and innovative LEDs for

wide applications

Hong Kong The US

Korea Taiwan

Edition: 8th editionOrganiser: Taiwan Lighting Fixture Export

AssociationTheme: LED technology in lighting

Edition: 5th editionOrganiser: China and South Korea LightingManufacturing AssociationTheme: Korean R&D capabilities for a comprehensive

range of applications

Edition: 8th editionOrganiser: US Department of CommerceTheme: US SSL technologies for a sustainable future

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Lighting is

not for

illumination

ONLY

Light is a piece of artwork

Light creates opportunities

Light connects people Our main goal is to find new authorized dealers for our products and we are very satisfied with the

results. We have found many new potential customers who are importers and dealers. The quality

of visitors is high. Half of them are from domestic and half from overseas, including Europe and

Asia, such as India, Vietnam, Taiwan and Thailand. Generally the current lighting industry is not

easy. Competition is fierce. However, I believe that good quality can pay you back. Our company

will keep improving and developing our LED department in order to meet the market needs.

Dr Chiara Fumagalli, Developing Department Manager, Fumagalli

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The

Convergent

Future

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Two tracks of program featured by the lighting show have been specifically designed to provide

the latest in tech, updates in market as well as information sharing by industry peers which run

concurrently over 3 days featuring impressive A-list industry stakeholder from both multinational

and top China companies, collection of thoughts draw big crowds:

The convergence of IoTs and LED technology has changed the lighting

industry dramatically. The concept of smart lighting sounds great, but how

does it work?

“The idea of this convergence is a definite thing. It is only a matter of time that this will become a

reality.” said guest speaker, Mr Freddy Lim, Design Director, Lightcraft Ambience Architecture

Sdn Bhd.

Mr Tjaco Middel, Head of R&D (Asia Pacific), Tridonic China further elaborated, “The LED boom

is over, and where will the lighting industry move forward? In my perspective, I think the future

belongs to IoT and connectivity. Lighting fixtures that can connect to the internet directly willhave great demand. To make your devices connected is the key to success.”

How should China lighting industry respond to the changes?Mr Brad Koerner, Creative Director, Philips Lighting suggested, “China’s lighting industry needs

to apply some of the great creativity that’s there within the country to create new form factors

and ways to use architectural lighting. Some of the trends I see for the future of lighting industry

is “light dematerializing” from discrete decorative objects. Lights will be projected on surfaces to

surround us, like light animation and others. This development will ultimately benefits our daily

lives, also known as healthy lighting.”

What is the convergent future of lighting industry?Although smart lighting development is an inevitable trend in the industry, Mr Martin Klaasen,

Director, Klaasen Lighting Design reminded us, “lighting designers always design for people

and not for lux matters. Depending on the available technologies, we always have the best

interest of people using the illuminated space in mind. So, in a way, a lighting design is and has

always been human centric.”

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Media

Coverage

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Show

Supporters

This is only the beginning.

Special thanks to our supporters who contributed to making the

2017 Guangzhou international lighting exhibition a fabulous success.

Thank you.See you next year!

9 – 12 June 2018

China Import and Export Fair Complex

Guangzhou, China