Extreme weather events, water shortages, and rising temperatures demand global adaptation strategies. At the nationwide first Resilience Expo, innovative solutions and business models that mitigate the effects of climate change will be showcased for the first time on Monday, June 23, 2025, at the Zeughaus Neuss. Companies and investors will have the opportunity to present forward-looking developments, open up new markets, and network.
The Resilience Expo brings together companies, science, interest groups, specialist authorities, and politics — from the Rhenish mining area, North Rhine-Westphalia, across Germany, and internationally. The goal is to jointly establish a long-term cross-border networking platform for the climate adaptation economy.
Environment Minister Oliver Krischer emphasizes the importance of the new Resilience Expo:
“With the Resilience Expo, we are sending a strong signal in North Rhine-Westphalia for climate-just transformation. The Expo unites business, science, and politics in a versatile format and clearly demonstrates the opportunities inherent in resilient technologies and sustainable business models. We are creating a platform that pools forces, presents the growing range of effective solutions, and makes North Rhine-Westphalia internationally visible as a model region for resilient transformation.”
The Resilience Expo links regional innovations from North Rhine-Westphalia with international developments. Existing initiatives are to be bundled, synergies utilized, and international exchange strengthened.
In addition to the classic exhibition, the Resilience Expo offers a variety of opportunities for networking through workshops and discussion formats. The aim is not only to present concepts and products but also to actively discuss and further develop them in the long term.
The Expo will be funded by the federal government and the state of North Rhine-Westphalia over the next three years. As an international exhibition, it strengthens the location of North Rhine-Westphalia and contributes to the economic and structural transformation of the Rhenish mining area.
To make participation as attractive as possible, the event is free of charge for companies and other interested parties from research, interest groups, administration, or politics. This is especially intended to facilitate access for small and medium-sized enterprises to present their ideas and establish contacts.
Companies interested in participating in this or future Resilience Expos can continuously register their interest at exhibit@resilience-expo.com. Further information about the Resilience Expo as well as registration and newsletter sign-up can be found at www.resilience-expo.com.
Background
The Resilience Expo is a flagship project of the state government within the framework of structural change in the Rhenish mining area. The federal government and the state are supporting the sustainable transformation of the Rhenish mining area in the course of the coal phase-out with more than 14.8 billion euros. The state complements the federal funding with its own budget funds. So far, 317 projects with a funding volume of around 2.2 billion euros have been approved.