International Smart Space Exhibition (ISSE) 2025
Global Digital Trade Expo (GDTE) is China's only national-level expo for digital trade stakeholders from worldwide. In compliance with what President Xi's congratulatory letter said for the 2nd GDTE, this is a strategic event to fulfil the action plan proposed at the 3rd Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee concerning "new ways to develop digital trade and making GDTE a platform for multilateral cooperation, common development, and shared benefits.
Market research indicates that the global smart space market is valued at USD 15.1 billion in 2024 and is projected to reach USD 37.2 billion by 2032[1], growing at a CAGR of 11.8%, highlighting considerable growth potential. In light of the swift progress in AI, the Internet of Things (IoT), and other technologies, Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd and Hangzhou Expo Group will team up to host the International Smart Space Exhibition (ISSE), a dedicated trade fair held as part of the GDTE. ISSE will showcase products and solutions across four focus areas: “Intelligent Buildings and Smart Parks”, “Urban Public Spaces”, “Smart Commercial Spaces” and “Smart Living”.
The Hangzhou Expo Group is a wholly state-owned enterprise established by the municipal party committee and government to promote the high quality development of Hangzhou's exhibition industry and accelerate the creation of an international event city. It serves as the development platform for the city's exhibition industry. The group will uphold the mission of inheritance, innovation, and dreams, aiming to build a first-class domestic and internationally renowned new exhibition group. It will implement strategies focused on internationalization, marketization, branding, and digitization. The group aims to drive industry development through industrial exhibitions, enhance urban capabilities via city exhibitions, lead innovation through digital exhibitions, and improve the exhibition service ecosystem through open operations, contributing to Hangzhou's development as a world-class international metropolis.
