Professional Visitor Congress powered by AVANT

06. - 11. March 2025

Exhibition Centre Essen

Equestrian sport is in a state of upheaval and many businesses are facing new opportunities and possibilities to take their business, club or facility into the future. During our new specialist congress from 10-11 March 2025 we will address the important topics of new laws and political challenges, opportunities in energy management and digitalization in the riding stable and take a look at innovative facilities and riding schools that have already taken the first steps into the future with new concepts and approaches in modern horse keeping. Together with our moderator and horse person Christoph Hess, expert speakers and you, our professional audience, we would like to discuss the future of equestrian sport. This congress is aimed specifically at stable operators, clubs, breeders and trainers. The focus will be on innovations and solutions from practice for practice and new knowledge will be imparted in exchange with high-quality speakers.

This is what you can expect if you secure a ticket now

Congress powered by Avant, 10/11.03.2025

Monday, 10.03.25

09.00 -09.15 a.m. Welcome S. Walter, Exhibition Director Equitana, Avant company

Energy management/sustainability

09.15 -09.45 a.m. We energize your facility, Avant company

10.00 -10.45 a.m. Renewable energies in the equestrian sector, Marie Hoffmann

11.00 -11.30 a.m. How can specialist energy planning be subsidized? /Energy consulting/energy saving systems, Dipl.-Ing. Heidrun Weitz

11.30 -12.00 a.m. Discussion round - the challenge of sustainability, experts from Avant, Dipl.-Ing. H. Weitz, Christiane Muhr *, FN

12.15 - 15.00 a.m. Lunch/free time at the trade fair

Stable management

15.15 - 15.45 a.m. Straw processing and manure utilization, Agrarhandel Bösing

16.00 - 16.30 a.m. Efficient stable construction concepts, Röwer & Rüb company

16.45 - 17.15 a.m. Discussion round - stall housing, open stables, suitable concepts for every requirement and feeding need, Dr. Vivian Gabor*, Röwer & Rüb, Beatrice Mary and Prof. Dr. D. Winter

18.30 - open end Networking event

Tuesday, 11.03.25

Politics/Economics

09.30 - 10.00 a.m. Increasing profitability and competitiveness in the horse business, Werner Schade

10.15 - 10.45 a.m. Risk and crisis management in the equine business, Laura Tröger

11.00 - 11.45 a.m. Discussion round - Generation change on the farm, Harms

12.00 - 13.00 a.m. Lunch

AI/digitalization, networking

13.00 - 13.30 a.m. How can AI support me in the modern horse business, Acaris company

13.45 - 14.15 a.m. Discussion round - Does digitalization make work easier in the stable, Prof. Dr. D. Winter, Acaris company, Werner Schade

Riding school of tomorrow

14.30 - 15.00 a.m. Presentation of riding schools/ concept advice/challenges, Sönke Völker, Josephine Holz