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SILMO Next Charts the Future of Optics at SILMO Paris 2025
With innovation squarely in its sights, SILMO Paris 2025 is gearing up for another bold showing this September. The international optics and eyewear trade fair, set to run from 26 to 29 September at Paris Nord Villepinte, is expected to draw more than 32,000 industry professionals from over 40 countries. But it's not just the scale that has the B2B sector talking. It's the forward-thinking engine behind it: SILMO Next.
First launched in 2017, SILMO Next has grown into the fair's most dynamic feature, part think tank, part tech lab, part trend radar. As the eyewear industry faces fast-evolving technological, social, and environmental shifts, SILMO Next is doubling down on its mission to map out what's coming next.
A Living Innovation Lab
Anchored by a multidisciplinary Expert Committee that works year-round, SILMO Next functions as an incubator for ideas and a launchpad for future-facing content. Designers, researchers, opticians, and tech specialists collaborate to surface emerging trends and feed them into everything from workshops and publications to immersive on-site experiences.
Their output culminates in the Futurology space, an interactive zone in the heart of the SILMO Paris trade floor. Far more than an exhibition, it's a sandbox of smart materials, AI-driven visual health, augmented reality applications, and connected eyewear, brought to life through demos and collaborations with startups and global players alike.
Not Just Buzzwords - Business Impact
For B2B professionals, distributors, manufacturers, and retail buyers, SILMO Next isn't just about crystal-ball gazing. It's about competitive intelligence. From predictive health tools to sustainable design materials, the initiative gives decision-makers a front-row seat to what's viable, scalable, and commercially relevant.
More importantly, it fosters a conversation. Through curated talks, real-time experimentation, and targeted networking, SILMO Next helps businesses translate emerging trends into actionable strategy.
Looking Ahead
As the optics industry wrestles with everything from digital disruption to consumer expectations around sustainability and customisation, SILMO Next stands out as a serious vehicle for thought leadership, and business alignment.
SILMO Paris 2025 isn't just the place to be for those wanting to stay ahead of the curve. It’s the place to prepare.
