FIAA 2024 to host packed agenda of activities
From 22 to 25 October 2024
The FIAA Gala, to be held on the Malinche stage, with the award of the Minibus of the Year and Sustainable Bus Awards, Press Day and a day dedicated to the buses of the future are just some of the highlights.
In the context of a recovery in the road passenger transport sector the fifteenth edition of the International Bus and Coach Trade Fair, FIAA 2024, comes to Madrid with the latest developments in vehicles and technology and an agenda packed with activities, cementing this event’s status once again as the biggest in the sector in southern Europe. The event, organised by IFEMA MADRID, will take place at IFEMA from 22 to 25 October and will be inaugurated by the Minister of Transport and Sustainable Mobility, Oscar Puente, on Tuesday 22 at 11:00.
On this occasion, the FIAA GALA will be held on Monday 21 at 19:00 on the stage of the Malinche musical. The gala will see the presentation of the fair's traditional awards for innovation in manufacturing: the Minibus of the Year 2025, presented together with Autobuses & Autocares magazine, and which is now in its fourth year, and the eight-category Sustainable Bus Awards for innovation in buses. The awards enjoy a high profile and recognition all around the world. After the presentation of the awards, attendees will enjoy some of the best performances from the musical Malinche, followed by a cocktail reception where professionals will have the chance to exchange their impressions and celebrate the thriving moment this important sector of the economy finds itself in.
Once inaugurated on Tuesday 22 October, Press Day will be held, which this year has been extended to the morning of Wednesday 23 October in light of the great demand for participation among exhibitor companies. Over the course of these two days, the press is invited to follow a tour of the stands of the leading companies, where they can learn first-hand from those companies’ managers about the latest innovations to be launched on the market.
That same day, 23 October, at 12:00, the Madrid Regional Transport Consortium, the Municipal Transport Company (EMT) and CONFEBUS will analyse public transport in Madrid as part of a round-table discussion titled “¿Cómo serán los autobuses del futuro en Madrid?” (What Will the Buses of the Future Look Like in Madrid?).
On Thursday 24 October, at 12:00, the Association of Bus Companies, DIREBUS, will host a tribute to the Director of the FIAA, David Moneo, for his dedication to the bus and coach sector over the years. This will take place in the Auditorium in Hall 8.
The fair will also see the recreation of a bus emergency rescue by the company E-RESCUE, (stand 8-B10), a practical demonstration of a rescue using “Lifesaver Seats” designed for the evacuation of victims of accidents and with the participation of the Madrid Fire Brigade and healthcare workers from the Region of Madrid and Madrid City Council. The rescue simulations will be performed on Tuesday 22 at 11:00 and Wednesday 23 at 13:00 at stand 8-B10.
Over all four days of the Fair, from 22 to 25 October 2024, exhibiting companies will have access to the Auditorium of Hall 8 for product launches and updates.
List of FIAA exhibitors – CLICK HERE
Visitor registration (online promotion now live): CLICK HERE
Register early, up to 22 October, for a pass valid for all four days of the Fair for just 3 euros. Tickets will be available for purchase at the box office on arrival at the event at 15 euros.
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More information at: www.fiaa.ifema.es