About ITA

What is ITA?

The ITA International Trade Fair Academy is an independent private institution, headquartered in Berlin, Germany, specialising on professional training for the exhibition industry.
It provides on-site Academy Courses in International Trade Fair Management, in-house Staff & Exhibitor Training, Management Coaching and Lectures, aimed at exhibition and conference professionals.

What do we offer?

To enhance the field-oriented and strategic skills of exhibition & conference managers, the International Trade Fair Academy focusses on four main areas of expertise:


ITA 4-cornerstone philosophy

With an emphasis on sensible interlinking of theory and practice the ITA activities have four core values. Our courses:

about ITA

ITA Background

KEA Korean Exhibition Academy

The impetus to build up the International Trade Fair Academy goes back to the year 2006, when a 3-day educational program ‘KEA Korean Exhibition Academy’ was conceptualized. The first 3 courses were organized in 2007 and 2008 in Seoul, South Korea, in partnership with the Association of Korean Exhibition Industries (AKEI) and the Korean Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) under the patronage of MOCIE Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy.

ITA International Trade Fair Academy

In 2008 the course structure was further developed. The ITA International Trade Fair Academy as KME Consulting Group its training & coaching division was set up at the beginning of 2009. In May 2009 the first 3-day ITA International Trade Fair Management course was successfully held in Mumbai, India.