FESPA Global Print Expo

All about FESPA Global Print Expo

FESPA Global Print Expo 2026 marked the first year of partnership with ExpoPlatform. One of the world’s leading exhibitions for specialty print, signage and visual communications, bringing thousands of professionals to explore printing innovations, textile production and new commercial opportunities.

ExpoPlatform supported the event with an integrated technology ecosystem built to improve discovery, streamline networking and enable connections.

Combined event results

One ecosystem, easy lead capture

FESPA needed flexible CRM integration, so data could move between systems without disrupting established processes. Lead scanning had to work unaided too – previous editions leaned heavily on onsite support.

FESPA required:

• Smart event app and event website
• Matchmaking technology
• Scheduled meetings
• Lead capture
• Floorplan
• Flexible integration with FESPA’s existing CRM

As first-time official tech provider, ExpoPlatform had to deliver both in one connected ecosystem, wired into the systems FESPA already used.

Everything connected, nothing disrupted

ExpoPlatform supplied a suite of digital products to support the full event journey.

Core components included:

• Smart event app for attendee engagement and onsite access
• Event website as the central digital hub
• AI-Powered matchmaking to recommend relevant connections
• Meeting scheduling to arrange targeted meetings
• Lead intelligence to support exhibitor ROI
• Interactive floorplan to improve navigation and exhibitor discovery
• Exhibitor manual to streamline exhibitor preparation
• Flexible CRM integration to keep registration and engagement data in sync

ExpoPlatform’s integration flexed around FESPA’s existing CRM, and hands-on developer support got a full two-way sync live in record time.

Lead capture was just as simple: scan, qualify, review, export – no training or onsite support needed.

The result

FESPA Global Print Expo 2026 delivered strong results with ExpoPlatform:

• 15,495 total unique visitors
• 577 exhibitors
• 37,543 badge scans
• 9,437 unique conversations
• Full CRM integration delivered in record time
• Less than half the usual volume of onsite support queries

The CRM integration was the clearest early win – it gave FESPA a single trusted view of registration and engagement data ahead of the show.

Key takeaways:

• Connected technology supported discovery, networking and lead generation
• Flexible CRM integration, delivered in record time
• AI-powered matchmaking and meeting scheduling drove relevant connections
• Lead intelligence supported exhibitor ROI, with scanning simple enough to use unaided
• Less than half the usual onsite support queries
• Floorplan and exhibitor manual improved navigation and preparation
• 37,000+ badge scans and 9,000+ unique conversations

ExpoPlatform’s first year as FESPA’s official technology provider set a strong foundation for a connected, data-driven partnership.