By John Starkey
U.S. Poultry & Egg Association
Special to Poultry Times
ATLANTA — While we are disappointed that we will not be hosting an in-person event for 2021, we are pleased to be able to offer the 2021 IPPE Marketplace, Jan. 25-29!
We aim to provide you with an IPPE Marketplace experience that is reminiscent of being at the actual trade show, arming you with the resources and knowledge needed to enhance the success of your business.
The IPPE Marketplace is an easy-to-use tool that matches your needs with industry suppliers. Through the IPPE Marketplace, around 1,100 exhibitors will be connected with IPPE’s worldwide audience of 30,000-plus invited participants. The participants will be able to search exhibitors using product categories and keywords, and through digital personal guides, select those matching their individual needs.
Whether you are interested in poultry and animal food and health, processing and packaging, genetics and incubation, or live production, you will find information about all of these and more within the IPPE Marketplace.
The IPPE Marketplace will have live and on-demand education programs. These programs will include the International Poultry Scientific Forum, Pet Food Conference, Latin American Poultry Summit, Market Intelligence Forum, International Rendering Symposium, Feed Education Program and more.
Led by industry experts from all over the world, these educational opportunities will focus on animal welfare, operations, food safety, sustainability, increasing efficiency and profitability, and many other topics addressing the latest insights, industry issues and best practices.
Young leadership engagement and student recruitment will also be offered through ‘IPPE’s Linked In With Tomorrow’s Leaders’ program, as well as through the USPOULTRY Foundation College Student Career Program. The USPOULTRY Foundation College Student Career Program will be provided online and will offer hundreds of students with the opportunity to interview for jobs and internships within the poultry and egg industries.
To round out the IPPE Marketplace, on-demand TECHTalks and the opportunity to view innovative products through the Innovation Station / New Product Showcase will be available. Participants will also have access to view the industry trade publications that are typically offered during the Expo through IPPE’s website and the IPPE Marketplace. To learn more, visit https://ippexpo.org/.
On behalf of our board, the exhibitors, program presenters, volunteers and thousands of attendees around the world, thank you for participating in the 2021 IPPE Marketplace and for supporting our industries.
And we look forward to the global poultry, egg, meat and animal food industries returning to Atlanta for what is expected to be a much anticipated 2022 IPPE, scheduled Jan. 25-27, 2022!
John Starkey is president of the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association with offices in Tucker, Ga.
