The Latin America & Caribbean Market!

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1 Light up the path to The Latin America & Caribbean Market! 6-8 July, 2016 ATLAPA Convention Center, Panama

2 Interlumi Panama, organized by America Expo Group, as a new member of the global lighting trade shows, will make its debut at the fairground ATLAPA Convention Center in Panama from 6 8 July Serving the Latin America & the Caribbean countries, InterLumi Panama is positioned to be an effective tool to stimulate the development of the region s lighting industry as well as provide a gateway for exhibitors to tap into this emerging market. A Promising Market Boosts Huge Demands The 2014 poll of Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index already showed that six of the top 10 countries were in Latin America. Panama ranked 1st among the total 135 countries. According to the latest data from the World Bank, growth in the region is expected to be further strengthened to 2.6% on average over The Caribbean is projected to lead the regional growth, averaging 4., benefiting from the stronger external demand and rising development in tourism and hospitality. In addition, many favorable government policies or investments have been scheduled to support an abundance of infrastructure and livelihood projects. All these encouraging factors will be a basis for evolving the demands for lighting products into your new leads.the Latin American and Caribbean lighting market is expected to exceed 6.5 billion USD in 2020.

3 The Panama Canal Spotlight on the booming market According to the Regional Lighting Efficiency Strategy approved by the Ministers of Energy of Mesoamerica on December 6th, 2013 in Panama, technical regulations together with collection and recycling activities have been implementing to phase-out inefficient incandescent and halogen lamps by the end of As the fastest growing segment, LED lighting market will hit a new record with a rise of almost 50 percentage points in its market share by Panama In April 2015, the Congress had approved a budget of 111 million USD to the Ministry of Public Works (MOP) for road works and ancillary facilities. For the next 5 years, more than 19 billion will be invested to meet the domestic market s demands from workforce as well as other economic growth aspects. Costa Rica 465 public infrastructure projects in total. 420 of them are under construction while the other 45 projects are to be started. Colombia The government is going to spend more than 24 billion USD on the 28 highway projects for the nation s Carreteras 4G program in the coming years. Brazil 414 billion USD had been planned as investments into the fields like oil & gas, transportation and electricity supply during

4 Why Panama? The reliable political stability and economic growth As a rapidly-growing country in Latin America, Panama has been continuing to grow strongly buoyed by the Canal s expansion, large public infrastructure projects and its business-friendly regulations. Its GDP annual growth rate averaged 8.73% from 2010 until 2014, and is estimated to reach USD 49 billion in The sustainable development in various lighting trades Panama s lighting market has a rapid growth in the last decade. Growth of its lighting product import from 2005 to 2013 reached %, and its top 10 sourcing countries and regions are USA, China, Costa Rica, Columbia, Spain, Italy, Mexico, Taiwan Region, Hong Kong and Canada. On the other hand, Panama is also playing as a re-exporter serving many other countries with a wide radius. The convenient access and geo-advantages Located on the Central America isthmus with the great Canal connecting the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea to the North of the Pacific Ocean, Panama s geographical advantages appeals to not only those aggressive market explorers but also the foreseers who are stepping towards the future trend. Moreover, the Colon Free Zone plays the role as a hub of the Americas. It is the first center of distribution of the Western Hemisphere and the only multimodal logistic center in the region. Geographic Breakdown of Visitors 3% 4% 4% 5% The Top 10 Sources of Lighting Product Import (Panama, 2013) USA China Costa Rica Colombia Spain Italy Mexico Taiwan Hong Kong Canada 3% 6% 4% 7% 7% 3.90% 3.10% 2.60% 1.00% 0.98% 0.94% 23% 7.90% 7.40% 18% Venezuela Colombia Costa Rica USA Dominican Republic Guatemala Ecuador Honduras Nicaragua Cuba Mexico Haiti El Salvador Brazil Trinidad and Tobago Chile Jamaica Peru Paraguay Bahamas Rest of the world * Estimation based on the main importing countries for lighting products from Panama % 30.90% *provided by CopaAirlines.

5 ATLAPA Convention Center ATLAPA Convention Center, located in the center of the city, is the most important fairground and conference venue in Panama and Central America. Take a glance at its features: 60 + exhibitions and event every year 10,964 sqm for exhibition area 15 seminar rooms ranging from 20 to 600 pax for capacities Adjacent to the CORREDOR SUR highway and only a 30-minute drive to the Tocumen International Airport Concurrent Event: Efficient Lighting Forum- Central America 2016 The 1st ever "Efficient Lighting Forum" will be held concurrently alongside the show! Benefits for Exhibitors An opportunity to meet the Latin american visitors interested in efficient lighting products. It will help to know more about the actual demands. The opportunity to share the common practice of using the high efficiency lighting in different ways. The possibility to introduce / show the last products and technologies designed for the Latin American Market Benefits for Visitors It will make the visit to Interlumi Panama a more fruitful journey. Oportunnity to broaden their vision and Knowledge about the future trend and state-of-art lighting technologies. Visitors who attend the forum can also raise some practical issues to the relevant speakers for practicable advice. The forum WON T charge any admission to all the visitors who who complete the pre-registration online in advance. Date: July 6, 2016 Time: 13:00-17:00 Place: ATLAPA Convention Center (Onsite meeting room at InterLumi Panama) Exhibit Groups Commercial lights Decorative lights Electric lamps Emergency lights LED products & technologies Outdoor lights / Public area lights Professional lights Residential / Workplace lights Special application lights Control & Management devices Energy & power supplies Lighting accessories & components Production & measurement equipment An ideal platform to find new leads! Visitor Profile Lighting Manufacturers Wholesalers / Distributors / Retailers Importers / Exporters Application fields /End-users Real estate developers Building and property management Architects / Designers Energy management Hotels, restaurants, entertainment venues, chain stores Shopping malls, retail stores Public transportation, road and highway construction Factories and mines Governments/Associations

6 Date 6-8 July, 2016 Venue ATLAPA Convention Center Admission Open to trade or invited visitors only. Free of charge. Organizer America Expo Group For more information, please contact: Tel: Fax: America Expo Group (AEG), as the organizer of InterLumi Panama, is your new reliable partner to open up global markets. In our portfolio, we are aiming at emerging markets and growth regions by offering you professionallyorganized trade shows in dedicated industrial sectors, such as lighting & LED, automobile, metal-working, energy, electronics & IT solutions, healthcare, etc. Driven by the mission Turn on Opportunities, we facilitate our customers business by generating leads from a considerable number of selected visitors efficiently in long-term partnership with many associations & institutions, trade media agencies and other trade show & conference companies, worldwide. I want to exhibit at InterLumi Panama I want to visit InterLumi Panama Fax or to: info@america-expo.com Name ( Mr / Ms.): Position: Company: Tel: Fax: Website: