The management team of Koelnmesse has decided not to organise any own events on the part of Koelnmesse until the end of June 2020 – including the insureNXT|CGN. This decision is supported by the crisis management team of the City of Cologne, which also recommended in its meeting on 18.03.2020 to cancel the trade fairs during this period of time.

This also happens against the background of the agreement reached on 16.03.2020 between the German federal government and the governments of the German states – laying down common guidelines for dealing with the coronavirus epidemic and explicitly including the general closure of trade fairs and exhibitions. This impairs the planning security for Koelnmesse and the participants of the trade fairs in Cologne far beyond the scope of the current scenarios.

This decision includes the cancelation of insureNXT|CGN, which is scheduled for 21 to 22 April 2020. The next date is 21 to 22 April 2021 in Cologne.