CeMAT visitors can visit an array of forums in Germany from 19-23 May.

CeMAT organisers have announced the five-day program of the materials handling industry's leading expo that will be held in Hannover, Germany from 19-23 May.

On Monday, the show will feature an array of forum events. The forum offerings in Hall 27 will feature individual nations and growth regions around the world. The main focus will be on prospects for transport and intralogistics in Central and Eastern Europe, as well as Russia and North America. US-based Material Handling Institute, Metroplan Eastern Europe and the German Logistics Association are partners for this forum.

On Tuesday, Hamburg-based LMS Logistik Management Service is staging the forums in Hall 13, with topics revolving around the retail/wholesale trade. In Hall 27, the spotlight will be on chemicals and pharmaceuticals. Organised by CHEManager magazine, the day's program consists of four forums, each rounded off by a panel discussion.

On Wednesday, the trade publication "f+h fördern und haben" is staging a forum on the topic of "The Demographic Shift - a Major Challenge for Intralogistics" in Hall 13. Taking the form of a panel discussion, the forum will focus not just on the impact of the demographic shift within the general population, but also on the employment of senior personnel.

On the same day, the all-day CeMAT Port Forum takes place in Hall 27, an event sponsored by "Schiffahrt Hafen Bahn und Technik" magazine. The focus is on "Eastern European Growth Markets - a Challenge for Green Logistics in Deepwater and Inner Ports".

On Thursday, DVZ will stage a forum in Hall 13 under the title of "Process Optimisation in the Fulfillment of Online Retailing - All Just a Matter of Technology?" The forum focuses on the general framework for logistics partners of online retailers, and on how intralogistics systems in the relevant warehouses need to be future-proof from the very start.

The forum in Hall 27 on Thursday will be kicked off with a sequence organised jointly by "Verkehrsrundschau" and "Gefahrgut" magazines, focusing on the storage of materials that are hazardous to water.

On Friday, in Hall 13, the VLB association for warehousing and factory equipment is sponsoring an all-day Warehousing Forum. In Hall 27, the AGV Conference will run concurrently, and is organised by professor of engineering Dr Lothar Schulze from the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz University of Hannover.

Attendance at all forums is free for CeMAT visitors.