An Exclusive Interview with Ms. Millie Arthur Contractor the General Manager of Messe Düsseldorf India Pvt. Ltd. (MD India), a subsidiary of the Messe Düsseldorf GmbH, Innovation Meets Preparation : Millie Contractor
1. How do you see as Dusseldorf India taking nearly 200 exhibitors to Germany some of them carrying machines what all preparation are going and what would you suggest?
K is undoubtedly a very influential and comprehensive platform for the entire value chain of the global plastic and rubber industry in India. For our team, it is one of the benchmarks in the industry. For Indian exhibitors, I think they have been looking forward to this for the last 3 years and the first thing would be to advise people when they go to K is to be prepared to do their homework well do know where to go. Please take the time to also visit other stands that are in the trade fairs and learn about the innovation that is taking place. Don’t just sit within your booth, but also visit the surrounding companies. Our visitors wear comfortable shoes. First of all, there is a lot of walking to do. Please do your homework and study where you want go because there is a lot to cover within 8 days. I think the latest innovation and trends are available at K utilize it well, plan well to make the most of the trip at K.
2. Trends what I see from the India, visitor’s plan their travel in short time, what you want to suggest visitor on visa part, normally it is struggle for many people?
Going to a trade fair now is all about planning. You need to plan well in advance, especially shows like K where there are lots of Indians going. You need to plan way ahead in advance. That means, when you plan for your stand, start planning how you are going to travel, where you are going to stay and plan all that in advance. Luckily, the situation in India is not that difficult now with regard to visas. Things are better now than they were in 2020 and 2021. Still, all I would say when planning for your stand please plan how you are going to travel, when you are going to travel, where you are going to stay and how you are going to get there. So, it’s all about planning. Do take time to attend these formalities as well, because while taking care of your stand you also have to make sure you are there to take care of your stand physically as well.
3. The travelers who are going are not familiar with it, and they have so many questions do we get vegetarian food, vegan food, Jain food. So how do you see that?
So, well, this is a question that’s frequently asked whenever its K the question about food arises. We cater. I think K has a maximum number of people from Gujarat coming. It’s a very special community. It’s a vegan vegetarian community. Messe Dusseldorf ensures that everybody’s tastes are taken into account. At the trade fair we have an Indian restaurant. Many travel partners and tour operators who are at the fair take special cooks with them for the Indians who are especially vegetarian. Dusseldorf is also a very, I would say, a very modern city because you do have a lot of Indian restaurants near Harbhanhof. Some are vegetarian, of course, some are a mix. So I think you can find food everywhere, but you should know the important points, so the venue will definitely have a vegetarian restaurant. We will have something with the tour operators. Everybody is coming with their cooks and the food from India to make sure it’s all very vegetarian in basis. Harbhanhof is a great place to find Indian restaurants. Please make the time to go there and find your local cuisine.
4. What message? You want to give like, you know, when people visit as a local. What kind of suggestions or a message do you want to give to the exhibitors and visitors?
I would say to everyone in the industry and, especially in India, you have to come to the K show because you cannot miss K because K is only every three years, and it’s a global hub for plastics and rubber every three years I mean we’re meeting in Dusseldorf, and it’s the most international plastics and rubber trade show worldwide So if you really want to see what’s in the future and if you want to be part of the future of plastics rubber You have to be part of it, and you have to come to Dusseldorf because at Dusseldorf You can really see that all our exhibitors. They have real world premieres at their doors. So if there’s something new every three years, they’re working towards it. They will present it at k, and they will present it to the world audience there, and if you want to see it firsthand, you have to be part of the show and that’s why I highly recommend everyone to join us in Düsseldorf in October this year.
Ms. Millie Contractor is the General Manager of Messe Düsseldorf India Pvt. Ltd. (MD India), a subsidiary of the world-famous Messe Düsseldorf GmbH. With her at the helm, MD India has grown considerably in terms of its presence and reach in the Indian trade fair and exhibition market. Focusing firmly on facilitating Indian industries’ access to international markets, she has been instrumental in staging world-class trade fairs in various sectors like plastics, rubber, packaging, healthcare, and more. Through events such as K 2022, MD India has facilitated critical platforms for innovation, business networking, and global interaction.
Ms. Millie Contractor’s vision for strategy focuses on building alliances with industry associations and being a supporter of India’s increasing focus on sustainability, circular economy, and manufacturing excellence. Her work makes MD India not only an organizer of trade fairs but a vehicle to effect industry change. Under her guidance, the company has emerged as an indispensable facilitator of knowledge exchange, driver of new technology, and source of meaningful business opportunities for Indian and international parties alike.
A firm believer in India’s growth through manufacturing, Millie Contractor is passionately devoted to promoting initiatives such as Make in India, Digital India, and Startup India. Her work has assisted global corporations in establishing themselves in India via Messe Düsseldorf events, as well as assisted Indian companies in increasing international outreach.
Ms. Millie Contractor remains a leading voice in the exhibitions sector, advocating the contribution of trade fairs to sustainable economic development, industry modernization, and global cooperation. Her impact is not limited to event management she is shaping the strategic worth of exhibitions as innovation and business development ecosystems in India and internationally.
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