Opening Ceremony
The Opening Ceremony of HANNOVER MESSE will take place on Sunday, 19 April 2026 at 6 p.m., at the Hannover Congress Centrum (HCC).
Speakers & Program of the Opening Ceremony
Belit Onay
Mayor and CEO of the City of Hannover
Dr. Gunther Kegel
President of ZVEI – Electro and Digital Industry Association
Prize-giving Hermes Award by Dorothee Bär
Federal Minister of Research, Technology and Space
Julie Sweet
Chair & CEO at Accenture
H.E. Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva
President of the Federative Republic of Brazil
Friedrich Merz
Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany
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