Opti Munich: Looking to the future

Munich’s Messestadt played host to Opti Munich 2020 in early January, welcoming more than 28,000 visitors and 667 exhibitors from 40 countries. Delegates flock to the southern German city for what is widely regarded as one of Europe’s best optical shows seeking the very latest in technology, fashion and frames. Dynamic new ideas are a big draw to the show and the Opti educational programme for 2020 did not disappoint on this front.

Nestled in Hall 4 of Opti Munich’s 60,000 square feet of space was the Opti Forum, the show’s one-stop shop for education and innovative ideas. Previous iterations of the Forum have covered such zeitgeist topics as artificial intelligence and online dispensing, with this year’s schedule building on these areas. Tradition versus innovation, optical start-ups and disruption, teleoptometry and social media were all covered in depth, with talks attracting large, interested crowds.