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Maxim Kunevitch, Deputy Director for Commercial Affairs, Gomel Plant of Special Instrument and Technological Equipment
"Our company manufactures tools for the steelmaking industry. We regularly take part in Technoforum within a group stand of the Ministry of Industry of the Republic of Belarus. It helps us to resolve some financial issues and have talks with clients who come to see Belorussian manufacturers specifically. Here we pay more attention to our previous contacts. We discuss in detail our future deals with them. We believe Expocentre Fairgrounds is a main place to hold different events. Presence here is a prerequisite for success. We take part in other events of Expocentre, and we try to have our stand at the same place so that our partners and clients can easily find us."
Vladimir Labkovich, Director, Institute BELORGSTANKINPROM
"We are a part of a group stand of the Ministry of Industry of the Republic of Belarus. It is the most convenient way for us to participate in the trade show both in terms of interaction with regional enterprises and finances. Besides, it is more convenient for the visitors and organisers to work with us when they can find all Belorussian companies at one place. Our company takes part in other trade shows of Expocentre. But here our main goal is to start closer cooperation with the contacts we have made before. The fact that it is an international trade show is very helpful. We can network with leading foreign enterprises, exchange experience and learn their new approaches which can be useful to us. I would like to thank Expocentre for the perfect organization of the show. We are going to take active part in trade shows in the future. We plan to have a larger stand as it is very important for us to present the Republic of Belarus as an industrially developed country and show our innovative technologies."
Yakov Velts, Director, Ultrasound Systems
"Our company has been a Skolkovo resident since 2013. It is our first time at Technoforum but we have already taken part in other events of Expocentre before. We show the visitors our equipment so that they can examine it closer, see how it works, and evaluate and appreciate it. Our visitors are mostly head technologists and engineers of companies which are interested in our clean-up systems. I'd like to note that all visitors are industry professionals who come with well-defined requests. Technoforum gave us a lot of new contacts. We will definitely participate next year again."
Leonid Mitin, Business Development Director, Hision CIS
"Our company manufactures equipment for metalworking companies. It is the third year in a row that we have participated in Technoforum. Every year we try to make our showcase bigger and more diverse. Today we have more personnel who can consult the visitors on our machinery. Last year we had about 120 sales leads, and this year we are expecting to have about 180 of them.
I'd like to note that there are a lot of visitors from Moscow and the Moscow region. The show itself runs during the time when companies prepare procurement plans for the coming year. It means that potential clients come here with technical specifications to have real talks, which helps us to discuss future deals in detail.
For us it is first of all a chance to show our equipment to a wide range of visitors related to machine building because it is not always possible to show a machine-tool to a client. Here we can show it both from inside and outside. Our company has long cooperated with Expocentre. We participate in many trade shows held at this venue. Over all this time, we have never had any problems with event management. We are going to participate in these trade shows and demonstrate more equipment in the future."
Sergey Vasiliev, Head of Sales, Dukon
"Our company offers a wide range of services and has ties with many countries. We take part in Technoforum every year as it is a priority event for us. There are a lot of visitors and exhibitors here. It makes this event very beneficial for us. Starting from this year, the trade show will have a new trend. It is networking between suppliers, partners. It is face-to-face contacts. For instance, there is an interesting conference on the timber industry going on here for the last couple of days. This new format gives us new networking opportunities. It will be beneficial for both intermediate parties and end users. We are going to come back to increase our opportunities."