AYSAF, the International Footwear Auxiliary Industry Fair, the key meeting point for the footwear sector, opens at Istanbul Fair Center between 15-18 November 2023.
AYSAF brings together more than 30 business sectors, including footwear auxiliary industry materials, leather, synthetic leather, textiles, soles, heels, accessories, machinery, chemicals and mold manufacturers from around the world, through the collaboration of AYSAD (Footwear Auxiliary Manufacturers Association), the umbrella organization of the sector, and Artkim Fuarcılık.
With 350 companies participating, AYSAF is the 1st largest fair in Eurasia and the 2nd largest in Europe in its sector; the fair is expected to be visited by over 15,000 people from more than 80 countries, approximately 3,000 of whom are from abroad.
Program
- 100th Anniversary of the Republic Special Video Screening / Zeybek Performance
- Cengiz Yaman / Artkim Group Founder CEO
- Hakan Göryakın / Owner, Göryakınlar Deri San. ve Tic. A.Ş.
- Enrico Motta / Partner and Founder, Elit Ayakkabı Makina Parça ve Deri San. Tic. Ltd. Şti.
- Asil Duyar / Chairman of the Board, Sotaş Kimyevi Maddeler San. Tic. A.Ş.
- Sait Salıcı / Chairman of the Board, AYSAD
- Giyasettin Eyyüpkoca / Board Member, İTO
- Güven Karaca / Chairman of the Board, İDMİB
- Ersin Kaşka / Chairman of the Board, Gerede Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Ribbon Cutting
AYSAD
AYSAD, Footwear Auxiliary Manufacturers Association, established in 1988 to bring footwear auxiliary manufacturers together under one roof, operates as the first and only civil society organization in the sector that embraces producers, representatives, importers and exporters of all types of materials used in footwear production, as well as footwear designers, with an innovative and dynamic approach.
With its unique structure bringing together inputs from approximately 36 different business sectors, AYSAD operates as the sector's most important representative in the footwear auxiliary industry, implementing programs to enable its members to adapt to sectoral and global developments.
Artkim Fuarcılık
An Artkim Group establishment, Artkim Fuarcılık began operations in the fair organization sector with its first organization in 2002 and, over the years, has brought 13 different specialized international standard fairs to the chemicals, paints, cosmetics, food, pharmaceuticals, polyurethane, composites, adhesives, technical foams, textiles, surface treatment, industrial painting technologies and footwear sectors.
Through specialized fairs organized over the years, Artkim Fuarcılık plays an active role in promoting sector stakeholders' products and technologies, opening new international markets and increasing export values.
Organizations conducted for over 16 years provide an environment for both strengthening existing customer relationships and establishing new connections that can lay the groundwork for the future. The business connections established convert into business volume, providing significant input to the economy. Fairs with recognized brand value in the national and international arena have served as the unifying force of chemistry and its sub-sectors for years.
