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asgoodasnew
asgoodasnew is a Frankfurt-based re-commerce platform specializing in professionally refurbished consumer electronics including smartphones, laptops, tablets, and wearables. Founded in 2012, the company offers devices graded by condition with up to 30-month warranties, providing a trusted alternative to buying new. asgoodasnew handles its own refurbishment and quality assurance processes in-house, differentiating it from pure marketplace models. The company has grown steadily in the German and European market and is part of the broader circular-economy movement alongside Back Market and refurbed, helping reduce electronic waste across Europe.
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Christian Eggers
Christian Eggers serves as President for the Central European region at Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing and AI infrastructure division of Alibaba Group, one of the world's largest technology conglomerates. In this executive role he oversees business development, enterprise partnerships, and cloud adoption strategy across Central Europe, making him a key decision-maker in the regional enterprise technology ecosystem. He is a confirmed speaker at AI Summit Budapest 2026, where he represents Alibaba Cloud's cloud and AI portfolio for European markets.
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Light + Building 2026
Biennial lighting and building services technology fair. Price: about EUR 30-50 day ticket. Key for proptech, smart home, and building automation startups.
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Light + Building 2028
Light + Building 2028 runs 5-10 March in Frankfurt, the biennial world's leading trade fair for lighting and building services technology. The event covers electrical installation and network technology, home and building automation, and lighting technology, with the Design Plaza and other side events accompanying the exhibition.
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Passenger Terminal Expo 2026
Global airport design and operations conference. Exhibition is free; conference about EUR 2000+. Ideal for biometrics, baggage tracking, and airport AI startups.
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QuoIntelligence
Frankfurt-based cyber threat intelligence company that delivers AI-analysed, contextualised threat reports ready to act on without a dedicated in-house team. Its platform Mercury and conversational AI analyst KARLA monitor digital threats, geopolitical risk, and supply-chain exposure for European mid-market organisations. Raised €7.3M Series A in April 2026.
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Techtextil 2026
International trade fair for technical textiles and nonwovens in Frankfurt, bringing together 1,500+ exhibitors and 30,000+ visitors from across the advanced materials sector. Day tickets cost about EUR 30-60. Particularly valuable for smart fabrics, wearable tech, and advanced materials startups seeking industrial partnerships.
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Techtextil 2028
Techtextil, the biennial trade fair for technical and high-tech textiles, returns to Messe Frankfurt 4-7 April 2028 alongside co-located event Texprocess. The fair showcases national and international exhibitors across twelve application areas of technical textiles. It is part of Messe Frankfurt's global Texpertise textile business network.
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Texprocess 2026
International trade fair for textile and flexible material processing, co-located with Techtextil in Frankfurt and drawing 40,000+ combined visitors. Tickets EUR 30-60. Covers automated sewing, 3D body scanning, digital printing, and on-demand manufacturing. Prime venue for fashion-tech and textile startups demoing to global brand buyers.
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Texprocess 2028
Texprocess returns to Frankfurt 4-7 April 2028, again co-located with Techtextil. The international trade fair for textile and flexible material processing covers automated sewing, 3D body scanning, digital printing, and on-demand manufacturing for fashion-tech and textile startups.
