When and where?

• February 16, 2023
• Room "New York", Hall 19, Hanover Exhibition Grounds
• Start of press conference: 11 a.m.

Look forward to interesting presentations and exclusive information from our speakers:

• Dr. Jochen Köckler, Chairman of the Board of Deutsche Messe AG
• Markus Hüllmann, Chairman of the VDMA Woodworking Machinery Association
• Bernd Oswald, Co-Founder GROPYUS
• Prof. Achim Menges, University of Stuttgart

On site you will be able to talk to LIGNA exhibitors, our partners, speakers and us and find out about new products, innovations and new technologies.

In the evening we would like to round off the day with a joint evening event and celebrate the Woodworking Community with you. Juan Schmid and his band will accompany us musically through the evening.

Let's start together into the finish line of LIGNA 2023.

We are looking forward to seeing you in Hannover and to get back into personal exchange after four years. We will also be happy to cover the cost of your travel (economy flight, 2nd class train) and one nights' hotel accommodation including breakfast for you. If you would like to be present at LIGNA.Preview, please accredit by February 1, 2023 using the reply form.

We will send you detailed information on the program, keynote speakers and exhibiting companies in the run-up to LIGNA.Preview.

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Your interview partners at LIGNA.Preview

- Dr. Bernhard Dirr, Managing Director VDMA Woodworking Machinery
- Dr. Jochen Köckler, Chairman of the Board of Deutsche Messe AG
- Markus Hüllmann, Chairman of the VDMA Woodworking Machinery Association
- Bernd Oswald, Co-Founder GROPYUS
- Prof. Achim Menges, University of Stuttgart
- Stephanie Wagner, Project Management LIGNA

Wood construction in focus at our keynotes

The focus topic "Prefab Building Processes" is in the spotlight at our keynotes. Mechanical engineer and lawyer Bernd Oswald, Co-Founder of GROPYUS, is shaking up the timber construction industry with his innovative solutions and realizing buildings as fully integrated end-to-end processes. Professor Achim Menges is a winner of the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize and founding director of the Institute for "Computational Design and Construction" at the University of Stuttgart. His research focuses on the development of integral design processes at the interface of morphogenetic design computation, biomimetic engineering and computer-aided manufacturing.

Note on compliance

We are aware that invitations such as the one we are issuing here must always be evaluated against the background of compliance rules, especially those relating to the prevention of corruption. In this regard, we refer to our corporate statement on compliance, which you can view on our corporate website www.messe.de.

It is therefore also our concern to ensure the associated requirements for transparency and in this regard we inform you that we intend to assume the benefits associated with this invitation (these may be, for example - depending on the event - admission, hospitality, shuttle transfers or benefits as described in the invitation) as well as the lump-sum taxation of these benefits for you in accordance with Section 37b EStG.

We assume that you are responsible for obtaining permission to accept the above-mentioned benefits from your management, legal and/or compliance department or your supervisor and that you can accept our invitation.

Finally, a note on data protection: Deutsche Messe AG processes your personal data for the purpose of sending invitations to trade fair-related events and celebrations. The data protection regulations of Deutsche Messe AG can be viewed at http://www.messe.de/de/datenschutz/datenschutz.xhtml.