In the context of the FIBO from April 12 to 15, the FIBO INNOVATION & TREND Award, which honors the most innovative new products in the industry, will be presented again this year. The event is the opening event of the show and will already take place on April 11. But there are some innovations in 2018!
The FIBO INNOVATION & TREND Award is organized by FIBO as well as the DIFG (German Industry Association for Fitness and Health). Companies, start-ups and concept developers could apply with their products and concepts until January 31, 2018. The prizes in five categories will then be awarded during the 5th European Health and Fitness Forum in front of around 400 top industry representatives from all over Europe. The official media partner is FIT FOR FUN magazine.
Last year's winner was Transatlantic Fitness GmbH, which won two out of three categories with its FUNS C mobile training station.
What's new.
→ The categories
There will be five new categories at the 2018 FIBO INNOVATION & TREND Award. "Each category represents a key trend topic in the market," says FIBO CEO Silke Frank. "Because we want the European award of the fitness, wellness and health industry to initiate and promote the further development of the sector."
The categories will be:
- Digital Fitness
- Health/Prevention
- Lifestyle/Life Balance/Wellness
- Performance/Performance
- Start-up
→ The expert jury
Also new is the international expert jury, which selects the winners according to the new criteria of innovation, health, motivation, quality and design, and functionality.
It consists of:
- Nathalie Smeeman (Executive Director of the European industry association Europe Active).
- Prof. Dr. Niels Nagel (Executive Director of the DIFG e.V.)
- Prof. Dr. Ingo Froböse (University Professor for Prevention and Rehabilitation at the German Sport University Cologne)
- Heike Schönegge (Editor of the magazine FIT FOR FUN)
- Prof. Dr. Thomas Rieger (Founding Dean of the Department of Sport, Media & Event at the University of Applied Sciences Europe)
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Editorial fitnessmarkt.de (SIS)
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Published on: 19 February 2018