Interpack 2021: new Project Director and the “PROTaction” plan

The role of Project Director goes to Thomas Dohse, who illustrates the hygienic / sanitary measures implemented by Messe Düsseldorf to protect exhibitors and visitors, to return to business safely.

The upcoming interpack in Düsseldorf was postponed from its original date in May 2020 to the following year, due to the Corona pandemic. It will now take place from 25 February to 3 March 2021 and continues to be fully booked. 

Thomas Dohse (50, in the photo) has been the new leader of interpack in his capacity as Project Director since the start of September.

He follows Bernd Jablonowski, who rose to the Managing Board of Messe Düsseldorf as an Executive Director.

Dohse has woven an excellent web of connections within the global packaging industry and the related process industry. He has been part of the interpack team at Messe Düsseldorf since 2005 and led interpack 2017 on an operative level as Deputy Director.
During this period, the father of three supported many formative themes for interpack, such as SAVE FOOD and the special shows under the innovationparc label. These are now also successful at the international events within the scope of the interpack alliance, which will also be led by Dohse in the future. 

PROTaction - Back to Business. Messe Düsseldorf relies on a comprehensive hygiene concept in order to protect exhibitors and visitors.
As Thomas Dohse underlines: «interpack is the most important event in the international packaging industry and, especially in times of crisis, provides crucial stimuli in order to build a successful future for the companies involved. Therefore, we give our all in order to do justice to this responsibility and simultaneously guarantee the best possible protection of the health of the people coming to our trade fair centre».

The hygiene plan has already proved that it lives up to its motto: “PROTaction - Back to Business” with Caravan Salon, the first trade fair at the Düsseldorf trade fair centre after the Corona break.
Dohse explains: «Admission tickets are exclusively sold online for each day. For the visitors this means no ticket counters, no cash payments. In this way the organizers will have a constant eye on the number of visitors present day by day. But the package also includes numerous measures implemented on site: larger spaces to ensure necessary spacing, disinfection devices, powerful ventilation systems in the pavilions, the doors of the halls will be wide open (easy for every visitor to enter - and leave by separate entrances and exits…».

Those interested can find details on  www.interpack.com.