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BIXPO 2018 SETS THE HIGHEST March 2019 IFIA Mag azine

RECORD OF VISITORS

Bitgaram International Exposition of Electric Pow- the events ever hosted in KDJ Convention Center.
er Technology 2018 (BIXPO) took place at the KDJ More importantly, 600 experts in the field of electric
(Kimdaejung) Convention Center in Gwangju, Ko- power from 61 different countries paid a visit to this
rea during three days from October 31st to Novem- year’s event.
ber 2nd. BIXPO 2018 was hosted by Korea Electric
Power Corporation (KEPCO) under the support of BIXPO 2018 convened over 4,000 business lead-
the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and the ers and scholars from 61 different countries giving
International Federation of Inventors’ Associations them the opportunity to share and learn the latest
(IFIA). energy technologies and look for new business op-
portunities.
Over 680 companies and more than 4400 industry
personnel participated in this year’s event in four The statistics and numbers are a true testimony to
distinct categories including electric power compa- the magnitude of the event. 48 international con-
nies and buyers, professionals from industry, aca- ferences were held, 21 MOUs signed and 205 busi-
demia and research centers, CTOs from global utili- ness meetings held by domestic and overseas com-
ties, as well as the inventors and members of IFIA. panies.
BIXPO 2018 also helped the small and medium-
With 81,236 visitors, Bitgaram International Exposi- sized Korean companies find opportunities to enter
tion of Electric Power Technology 2018 sets a record foreign markets by networking with foreign coun-
for having the largest number of visitors among all terparts.

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