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Mir Detstva 2021

26^th International Exhibition for the Children’s Industry

Mir Detstva 2021 is the main trade show and series of conferences in the industry of goods and services for children and teenagers in Russia and the CIS. The show brings together leading Russian and foreign manufacturers and distributors of goods and services for children and promotes safe and affordable products of high quality for Russian children. It is an annual meeting place for leading market experts in the production, promotion, sales and development of the children's industry, including e-commerce, logistics, and SMM. 

For the convenience of exhibitors and B2B visitors (distributors, retail chains, wholesalers), Mir Detstva is held in parallel with the autumn edition of CJF – Child and Junior Fashion. It is a great opportunity to see all new products and trends of children’s goods and clothing under one roof at EXPOCENTRE Fairgrounds. 

Official opening ceremony: 11.00 a.m., 21 September, Gallery between Pavilions No.2 and No.8

Dates:  21–24 September 2022

Opening hours: 21–23 September: 10.00–18.00; 24 September: 10.00–16.00

Venue: Pavilions No.2, 8, and Forum, EXPOCENTRE Fairgrounds, Moscow, Russia  

Organised by EXPOCENTRE AO

Supported by the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade

Under auspices of the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Floor space: 12,000+ sq m

Represented brands: 1,000+     

Exhibitors: Grat West, the ROSMAN Publishing House, Konik, Nasha Igrushka, Nordplast, RIKKI, Red Carpet Studio, Rumb, Russkiy Still, Sima Land, Simbat, CTC Media, Step puzzle, Simba Toys Rus, Gamma, TNG, EDM, Phoenix+, Unitoys, etc.

Countries: Belarus, China, Kazakhstan, South Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, the USA, etc.

Product sectors: Goods for newborns and infants. Games, toys, hobby supplies, models. Creativity and design, stationery. Licensed goods for children. Licensors/right holders, trade mark and brand owners. School supplies. Supplementary education for children. Children’s furniture, furniture and equipment for preschools. Sports equipment and facilities, multifunctional equipment for playgrounds. Everything for Christmas and New Year celebrations

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Thanks to the active participation of Russian regional organisations supporting small and medium sized businesses, the participants will include companies from the Udmurt Republic, the Perm and Stavropol krais, and the Arkhangelsk, Belgorod, Chelyabinsk, Ivanovo, Kirov, Lipetsk, Moscow, Omsk, Orel, Ryazan, Smolensk, Tambov, Tomsk, Ulyanovsk, and Yaroslavl oblasts.

For the first time, the ambassador of the Mir Detstva exhibition is the Space Doctor Cat animated series from Red Carpet Studio. Space Doctor Cat and his friends invite everyone to visit the Mir Detstva planet and guarantee positive emotions and safety. A large team of animation professionals took part in the production of the video.

The show will be complemented by a busy conference programme of Mir Detstva 2021 and CJF – Child and Junior Fashion 2021. Autumn with more than 40 major events. In order to involve as many professionals as possible, the events will take place in both offline and hybrid formats. Attendees will get answers to the most relevant questions about technical regulation, introduction of new tools, promotion and entry into Russian and foreign markets. It will no doubt help them to repair the damage caused by the pandemic and to reach a new level of quality.

The events’ expected participants are representatives of Russian federal and regional legislative and executive authorities, leading experts in the children's goods and clothing industry, heads of industry unions, associations and funds, such as the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Expert Council on Culture of the Youth Parliament under the State Duma of the Russian Federal Assembly, the Russian Quality System (Roskachestvo), ROSTEST AO, the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, the Ivanovo State Polytechnic University, the National Project Support Fund for Educational and Upbringing Initiatives, the First International Digital University, the Innovation Centre of the Textile and Garment Industry, Soyuzexpertiza ANO of the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Association of Children’s Goods Industry Enterprises, the National Association of Toy Makers of Russia, the Council of Mothers Russian Public Organisation, the Parents’ Choice Expert and Educational Support Center for Parents, the National Parent Association for the Social Support of Families and the Protection of Family Values, KVK Imperia, KK Simposium, the VVERKH Business School, Fashion Consulting Group, PROfashion, Practical Fashion Solution, Kids Fashion Retail, XWAY, VM Guru, Olympx Digital Agency, Red Carpet Studio, Europa Uno Trade ZAO, etc.

Educational programmes will traditionally occupy a special place in the conference programme. They were developed by EXPOCENTRE AO in partnership with Russia’s leading colleges. There will also be a unique project called The ROSTEST Academy: Declaration and Certification: Redefining Familiar Concepts, prepared by ROSTST AO, which is Russia’s largest certification body.

The conference programme will include

• EXPO-Forum on Children's Goods Industry 2021. Revival 

• Forum on the Successful Launch of Children's Shops on Marketplaces: Real Cases, Statistics and Forecasts   

• 3^rd International Conference on the Culture of Play of Today’s Children

• Russian Conference on the Safe Childhood and the Moms in Action 2020-2021 Competition

• 4^th Russian Conference ‘A Winning Formula for a Store for Children’. Goods for Newborns and Multiformat

• 4th Russian Business Forum on the Market of Licensed Goods for Children

• Blogger Day Forum and a Battle of Bloggers vs Marketing Professionals

• Business Marathon: An Effective Team: How to Build a Result-Oriented Team

• Pitching: An Animation Brand as a Means of Communication

• 14^th Russian Forum of Model Makers   

• Seminar on How to Develop a Child's Speech Using the Learning Resources Aids 

• Workshop on a New Approach to Shaping a Product Grid in the Age of Online

• Master Class: Five Life Hacks from the Pros for Promoting Your Products on Wildberries

• Presentation of New Trends in Merchandising. Development of licensed products via examples of FUNKO, PYRAMID, PALADONE, BANDAI, etc.

• Presentation of Programming Without Displays: an Advance in Kindergarten and School Equipment

• Master Class on How Single-Handedly Launch a Unique Brand, to Engage in Foreign Trade, Create a Franchise, and Change the World Around You

In partnership with KVK Imperia, EXPOCENTRE AO organises important events for buyers, retail chains and suppliers:

• 22^nd Russian Trade Forum for Children’s Goods Suppliers  

• 32^nd Russian Trade Forum for Retail Suppliers    

• Retail Chains Centre™

• Purchasing Centre for Retail Chains™: Children’s Goods

• Purchasing Centre for Retail Chains™: FMCG

The Expo-Academy project will include  

• Three day marathon on Community Management & Social Media in Promotion of Children’s Goods and Clothes

• Workshop on How to Sell Successfully.  Marketplace Analytics

• Workshop on a New Approach to Shaping a Product Grid in the Age of Online

• Workshop on the Digital World Retail. What people expect from retail, and how to change it

• Business Marathon with the First International Digital University  

• Workshop on How to Turn a Children's Fashion Shop into a Brand and Increase Sales by 20%+

• Presentation of Ecommerce: the ESSAONE Platform is Your New Experience in Buying from China 

The EXPO-Forum on Children's Goods Industry 2021. Revival will open at 11.00 on the first day of the Mir Detstva and CJF shows on 21 September. It will include the Conference on the Impact of Games, Toys, and Visual Content on the Patriotic Upbringing of Children organised by the Expert Council on Culture of the Youth Parliament under the State Duma of the Russian Federal Assembly, and the National Project Support Fund for Educational and Upbringing Initiatives, with support of EXPOCENTRE AO. There will also be five thematic sessions organised by ROSTEST AO, the Russian Quality System (Roskachestvo), and Innovative Center of the Textile and Garment Industry OAO:

• Session on the Development of the Children's Industry in the Eurasian Economic Union (watch online on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWSedxoZ3hM)

• Session on What You Have to Know about Certification of Children's Goods to Manage Your Business More Effectively in the Conditions When Certificates are Invalid

• Section on Measures to Support Small and Medium-Sized Businesses: Talking to Businessmen

• Session on School Uniforms: Quality from Raw Materials to Products

• Session on Labelling of Children’s Goods

The Conference on the Impact of Games, Toys, and Visual Content on the Patriotic Upbringing of Children is held to promote patriotic upbringing of the younger generation, form a culture of play for children and young people, stimulate interest in studying the history of Russia, and develop the creative industry and the children's goods and clothing industry.

The conference will be moderated by Elena Kalgina, member of the Council on Culture of the Youth Parliament under the State Duma of the Russian Federal Assembly, member of the Expert Council on Upbringing of the Russian State Duma Committee on Education and Science, and member of the Board of Trustees of the Victory TV Channel (Channel One Russia). The programme features three sections: the Role of Creative Industries in the Patriotic Upbringing; Educating a Patriot Through Studying History; and Experience of Manufacturers. Products Exhibited at Mir Detstva. Reports will be made by manufacturers and distributors.

The Forum on the Successful Launch of Children's Shops on Marketplaces: Real Cases, Statistics and Forecasts will be organised for the first time by XWAY, which is a major partner of marketplaces, with support of EXPOCENTRE AO. The event will be held from 12.00 to 15.00 on 21 September. The forum’s leading speaker, XWAY CEO Anton Larin, and his colleagues will answer questions about why one product sells while another one does not, how much profit each platform helps to make, how to launch sales on a marketplace quickly and effectively and attract maximum customers. The forum will be concluded with a discussion about Omnichannel Sales of Children's Goods: the Potential of your Business on Marketplaces.

September 21 will be a real SMM and Bloggers Day, during which web marketing experts, market leaders and bloggers with a total audience of more than three million subscribers will talk about all ins and outs of promotion in social media and analyse the accounts of exhibitors (the Developments with Bloggers project).

The three day marathon on Community Management & Social Media in Promotion of Children’s Goods and Clothes will be launched in the CJF Presentation Area (Pavilion No.7, Hall 3) on 21 September. Over three days from 11.00 to 12.00, the participants will cover three relevant topics: Community Management. The Basics of Community Building; Design of Social Media; and Social Media in the Service of Business. A Sales Funnel.  

The marathon’s speakers are Anna Kilimnichenko, managing partner, director of the Internet Advertising Department of OLYMPX, consultant for strategic marketing and web marketing special projects, lecturer at the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, Svetlana Kostenko, Director at the Fashion Retail and Fashion Industry Competence Development Center at the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, and Sergey Derkachev, a well-known brand designer. 

The most active participants in the marathon will be awarded certificates for discounted training in the Community Management & Social Media in the Promotion of Children's and Fashion Industries professional development programme at the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics.

The Blogger Day Forum will start at 11.00 on 21 September in the Presentation Area of Forum Pavilion. It is organised by EXPOCENTRE AO in partnership with the OLYMPX Digital Agency. Its key sessions are Promotion of children's shop. Channels. Tools. Efficiency analysis, and Secrets of doing a shoot with children for TikTok. Three stories you can repeat yourself.

As always, valuable prizes await the most active participants of Blogger Day who have interesting questions: development of a social media promotion strategy by experts from the OLYMPX Digital Agency, and strategic sessions on a quick start in TikTok.

The Battle of Bloggers vs Marketing Professionals will be announced at 15.00 and will bring together renowned bloggers and representatives of exhibiting companies.

On 22 September, the First International Digital University will arrange a two-day Business Marathon: An Effective Team: How to Build a Result-Oriented Team for CEOs, business owners and HR managers. Two charismatic and successful speakers will moderate the event: Vladimir Marinovich, strategic business development expert, business angel, business philosopher, shareholder and ex-CEO of GetTaxi, and Sergey Gromov, partner and product director at YavTochke, С24, Lets Course. The programme includes two crash courses: the Team and Business Processes, and Marketing and Sales.

The Association of Children’s Goods Industry Enterprises will organise the 3^rd International Conference on the Culture of Play of Today’s Children. It is supported by the Federation Council of the Russian Federal Assembly, the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Russian Ministry of Education, the Russian Ministry of Culture, the Russian Academy of Education, and EXPOCENTRE AO. The event will take place in the Conference Hall of Pavilion No.8 on 23 September.

The conference programme features the Practical Session on the Design of the Play Environment and its Impact on Children, the Practical Session on the Legislative Regulation and Expertise on Games for Children, and the Plenary Session on a Child and Play in an Era of Global Transformation.

The stand of the National Association of Russian Toy Makers/the Association of Children’s Goods Industry Enterprises (Pavilion No.2, Hall 1, Stand 21А50) will have an interactive showcase “Toys of Russia” and an advisory centre for the participants of the children’s industry.

Results of the International Competition of Goods for Children and Teenagers of Soyuzexpertiza ANO will be announced on 24 September.

The most fascinating event of the show is the 21^st edition of the Moscow International Festival of Balloons organised by Europa Uno Trade. It is supported by Expocentre AO and the world’s leading manufacturers of balloons, accessories and equipment. It will take place in Hall 1 of Pavilion No.8 from 20 through 24 September. The festival will include the Russia Open Professional Balloon Design Championship, a conference, various workshops and presentations. 

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