NEWS | Industry Events
AVA Futures set to meet in April After a successful meeting in January, AVA Futures has decided that its next meeting, scheduled to be held on Monday April 20, will be open to all – irrespective of age, gender or experience. The group will be chaired by Elyas Coutts, Connect Vending and a committee, currently consisting of five
individuals from different AVA member companies, who will help run and organise events including the continuing work carried out by AVA Futures. AVA Futures has gathered information together from supplier members and the knowledge of experts from
within the vending industry to bring to AVA members its first Educational Networking Day. Kennedy Procter from the AVA and founder of AVA Futures said: “Through the hard work
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and dedication of its members, AVA Futures has been able to get a much better understanding of cashless payments including legislation, protocols and data found in the industry currently. It became apparent from our first meeting that as a group, we all had varying levels of knowledge and information. A steering group volunteered its time and
after plenty of research, AVA Futures believes the best way to tackle the future impact of cashless payments in the vending industry, is to share this knowledge with all AVA members.” AVA Futures has created an event, sponsored by 365 Retail Markets, which will help guests understand the role
of alternative payment solutions. The event will consist of workshops and seminar style talks on topics surrounding payment legislation and the future effects this may have on vending as an industry. It will bring together leading payment suppliers to share their knowledge and answer any questions attendees may have. Each supplier will run a different workshop on various topics. The topics you can expect to see will include:
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More details on each of these topics can be found on the AVA website. Elyas Coutts, managing director at Connect Vending and AVA Futures Chair said: “The AVA Futures is a vibrant group that aims to
explore, educate and engage its participants and all AVA members across a variety of topics that concern both the challenges and opportunities of our ever-changing industry. Critically the AVA Futures wants to achieve this through providing numerous networking and engagement platforms that ultimately
encourage participation and debate across the industry. The AVA Futures welcomes organisations and individuals from across the industry to get involved in debate and discussion over the
coming year. Let’s think today about a more prosperous tomorrow!” The event is free to AVA members, and £65 for non-members.
Venditalia 2020 has been rescheduled
Venditalia, the international vending fair, initially scheduled for May, has been postponed due to concerns over the coronavirus. A statement from the organisers said the next edition of Venditalia will now be held at Fieramilano Rho Exhibition Centre from
November 18 to 21, 2020. The decision to postpone the event is in line with the latest ordinances issued by Italy’s Lombardy region, with the Decrees of the Italian
Presidency of the Council of Ministers and with the guidelines of the Italian Ministry of Health, and aims primarily to protect the health of all the people working on the event. The new date was identified after listening to market needs and open discussions with exhibitors, buyers and stakeholders, and also
considering the international calendar: the month of November proved to be the best for the event. Ongoing work on the new edition will aim to create an event in line with the needs of the market. This year, Venditalia hopes to bring many logistic advantages to participants in the
new venue including wider space on a single floor, leading-edge services, more efficient transport connections, more car parks and better access to facilities. With regards to the trade show plan, there will be more debates and workshops than
previously including debates about the two main themes – technological innovation and environmental sustainability. Sustainability has been the key subject of the ‘RiVending’ tour – developed by
CONFIDA, the Italian Vending Association, COREPLA, the European Association of Plastics Recycling and Recovery Organisations and UNIONPLAST, the Italian Union of Plastic Processing Firms – with the aim of making the coffee break more sustainable by recycling coffee machines’ small glasses and stirrers. The project will be one of the main highlights of Venditalia 2020 through debates about any aspects of sustainability linked to the vending sector.
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