Expo Estádio opens the door to Brazil’s fast growing sports infrastructure industry

The 4th edition of Expo Estádio takes place from the 21^st until the 23^rd of November in Sao Paulo (Brazil) and promises to be a milestone for the sports infrastructure and equipment industry. The event focuses on the design, construction, equipment and management of sports venues and playing fields. With strong industry players addressing the sector’s central themes; the conference program is packed with content relevant to the sector.

Increasingly, Brazil has proven to be a safe bet for investment. The development is not only noticeable in the building and upgrading of sports venues like arenas and stadiums, but also in public and private sport courts and outdoor gyms, among others.

Some highlights of the upcoming event are:

FIFA Quality Concept
For the last 10 years FIFA has worked on the “FIFA Quality Concept for Synthetic Turf”, to establish a minimum standard to ensure durability, safety and performance of synthetic turf for professional and public playing fields. FIFA participates to inform all those interested in synthetic turf. This can be the buyer (municipalities, sports clubs, schools), technical specifiers or end user (players, sport federations, the government).

” ‘Gramados Sintéticos’ participates at Expo Estádio for a few years now and our participation already provided us with several customer and supplier contacts that have generated big business. The sports engineering market is growing quickly in Brazil and the tendency is to grow even faster in coming years.” Ricardo Sefton Aquino, Commercial Supervisor

Sports Business conference
“The conference opens the possibility to discuss the opportunities and best management practices for organizing the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympic Games. The goal is to help the local industry and service providers to take advantage of the ample opportunities that exist in the sport industry this decade. This year we will be introducing matchmaking and procurement sessions with members of the following three sectors: Sports Clubs, the Olympic Movement and Institutions of Education. The conference will also touch the subject on ‘How to Benefit from the Sports Incentive Law’,” says Mauricio Fernandez, Sports Business Organizer.

International Association for Sports and Leisure Facilities is the world leader for professionals in the area of ​​sports, leisure and recreation
“We expect 2012 to be the year in which Expo Estádio, the most relevant event for sports facilities and stadiums in the South American market, takes a leap forward,” says Klaus Meinel, Director of IAKS. Felipe Mujica, Vice-President of the IAKS LAC division, praised the organization of the 2011 event, “I think it is a high-potential event due to the high number of exhibitors. This year, we will announce the II IAKS Award for Latin America during the event.” The IAKS-LAC Award is the biggest prize in the sports architecture and engineering branch.

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