About us

About us

The recent history of the Alicante’s region is marked by a spectacular growth in infrastructures and services. Also in the tourist sector, Alicante is profiled as one of the main tourist centers of Comunidad Valenciana and of Spain, attracting many visitors throughout the year.

“IFA organizes more than twenty Fairs and multiple congresses, seminars or symposiums that annually attract the interest of more than 300,000 people and around 2,000 companies”
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IFA is one of the examples of this evolution.

The Institution has been founded in 1959. But it is during the last seven years that IFA has experienced the greatest development. During this period of time it has been possible, not without efforts, to place the IFA as one of the biggest reference points in Spain. With the support of Alicante’s society as a whole, IFA has been able to establish, consolidate and promote events from a very diversified range of sectors: footwear, cars, aesthetics, commerce, home, food, and hospitality, leisure and free time or construction.
At present, IFA organizes more than twenty fairs and multiple congresses, seminars or symposiums that annually attract the interest of ALMOST 300,000 people and (more than) AROUND 2,000 companies. As a result, IFA has managed to position itself (in the top positions) AT THE TOP in terms of (the) number of contests organized and (the) net surface area of ​​(exposure)EXIBITION? available.

Advantages

IFA offers a series of advantages such as its large parking of 5,000 places and its two pavilions. Pavilion I was built in 1991, using architectural innovations such as the inverted wing roof. The whole main facade is glazed. It has a useable surface for acts of 960 m2 and its capacity of occupants is approximately 900 people. Pavilion II, built one year later than the first, has an attractive and functional design. In its interior there are six columns separated from each other, which allows to accommodate large areas completely diaphanous. IFA also counts on complementary halls for professional meetings, conferences, technical conferences, assemblies, training courses, presentations, in a comfortable atmosphere and of maximum tranquility.

A further advantage is the geographical location of IFA. Located just a few minutes from the cities of Elche and Alicante, IFA has a direct access to the A-7 motorway and is five minutes from Altet Airport, Alicante.

These are the conditions to gather a large number of exhibitors who bring their products to visitors, both from Alicante and from the regions: Valencia, Murcia, Almería and Albacete. In addition, with an average temperature of 18 degrees Celsius that makes a very pleasant stay in this area, IFA becomes the ideal place for tourists to take advantage of their stay to discover the proposals of the contest that this place at that time is IFA .

Governance

IFA´S PATRONAGE

Honorary President

Mr. D. Rubén Alfaro Bernabé

Mayor-President of Elda´s City Hall

President

Mr. D. Rafael Climent González

Conseller de Economía Sostenible, Sectores Productivos, Comercio y Trabajo

Vice-president 1

Mr. D. César Sánchez Pérez

President Excma. Diputación Provincial de Alicante

Vice-president 2

Mayor-President of Elche´s City Hall

Representative:

Mrs. Mireia Mollá Herrera

Concejal de Representación Institucional del

Excmo. Ayuntamiento de Elche

Vice-president 3

Mr. D. Juan Bautista Riera Sánchez

Presidente de la Cámara Oficial de Comercio, Industria y Navegación de Alicante

Vocales Natos

Ilmo. Mr. D. Natxo Costa Pina

Director General de Comercio y Consumo

 

Ilmo. Sr. D. Diego Maciá Antón

Director General de Industria y Energía

 

Ilmo. Sr. D. Francisco Álvarez Molina

Director General de Economía, Emprendimiento y Cooperativismo

 

Ilmo. Sr. D. Jorge Rodríguez Gramage

Presidente de la Excma. Diputación Provincial de Valencia

 

Ilmo. Sr. D. Javier Moliner Gargallo

Presidente de la Excma Diputación Provincial de Castellón

 

Sr. D. José Vicente Morata Estragues

Presidente del Consejo de Cámaras Oficiales de Comercio, Industria y Navegación de la Comunidad Valenciana

Presidente de la Cámara Oficial de Comercio, Industria y Navegación de Valencia

 

Sra. Dña. Mª Dolores Guillamón Fajardo

Presidenta de la Cámara Oficial de Comercio, Industria y Navegación de Castellón

 

Sr. D. Enrique Rico Ferrer

Presidente de la Cámara Oficial de Comercio e Industria de Alcoy

 

Sr. D. Félix Mª Cerdán Martínez

Presidente de la Cámara Oficial de Comercio e Industria de Orihuela

 

Sr. D. José Luis Gisbert Valls

Presidente del Comité de Dirección de la IFA

 

Sra. Dña. Esther Guilabert Bordonado

Directora General de la IFA

 

Excmo. Sr. D. Gabriel Echavarri Fernández

Alcalde-Presidente del Excmo. Ayuntamiento de Alicante

 

Sr. D. Rubén Alfaro Bernabé

Alcalde-Presidente del Excmo. Ayuntamiento de Elda

 

Sr. D. Francisco Gómez Grau

Presidente de la Confederación Empresarial de la Provincia de Alicante (COEPA)

 

Ilmo. Sr. D. José Vicente González Pérez

Presidente de la Feria Muestrario Internacional de Valencia

 

Sr. D. Manuel Martínez Ayela

Presidente Iltre. Colegio Oficial de Agentes Comerciales de Alicante

 

Ilma. Sra. Dña. Cristina Martínez Vayá

Directora Territorial de Comercio

 

Sr. D. José Monzonís Salvia

Presidente de la Federación de Industrias del Calzado Español

 

Sr. D. Antonio Porta Cantó

Presidente del Instituto Español del Calzado

 

Sr. D. Javier Llinares Miralles

Director Regional Este BBVA

 

Sr. D. Juan Merino Rey

Director Regional de Alicante de Banco Sabadell

 

Sr. D. Jaime Casas Poy

Director Territorial de Alicante, Murcia y Baleares de BANKIA

 

Sr. D. Francisco Javier Ruiz García

Director Territorial de CAJAMAR

 

Vocales

Vocales designados por la Conselleria de Economía, Industria y Comercio

Sr. D. Manuel Illueca Muñoz

Sra. Dña. Raquel Huete Nieves

Sr. D. Josep Ochoa Monzó

Sra. Dña. Sonia Tirado González

 

Vocales designados por la Cámara de Oficial de Comercio, Industria y Navegación de Alicante

Sr. D. Juan Manuel Zaragoza Más

Sr. D. Antonio Arias Paredes

Sr. D. Armando Sala Berendes

Sr. D. Juan Perán Ramos

 

Vocales designados por la Confederación Empresarial de la Provincia de Alicante

Sr. D. Francisco Gómez Andreu

Sra. Dña. Soledad Gutiérrez Bordallo

Sra. Dña. Cristina Rodes Sala

Sr. D. José Antonio Maseda Segura

 

Vocales designados por el Presidente del Patronato

Sr. D. Francisco Borja Miralles

Sr. D. Manuel Román Ibáñez

Sr. D. Antoni Arques Marcos

Sr. D. Enrique Masiá Buades

 

Treasurer

Sr. D. Juan Jesús Vicente Amorós

 

Accountant

Sra. Dña. María Serrano Antón

 

 

IFA ADMINISTRARION COMMITTEE

  

President

Sr. D. José Luis Gisbert Valls

 

Vice-president

Sr. D. Antonio Martínez Gómez

(Designado por el Excmo. Ayuntamiento de Elche)

 

Director General

Mrs. Esther Guilabert Bordonado

 

Representative

Ilmo. Mr. D. Natxo Costa Pina

Director General de Comercio y Consumo de la

Conselleria de Economía Sostenible, Sectores Productivos,

Comercio y Trabajo

 

Representative

Designados por la Conselleria de Economía Sostenible, Sectores Productivos, Comercio y Trabajo

Sr. D. José María Amat Mira

Sr. D. Antonio Arias Paredes

Sr. D. Juan Jesús Vicente Amorós

Sr. D. Francisco Candela Pina

 

Designados por la Cámara Oficial de Comercio, Industria y Navegación de Alicante

Sr. D. Rafael Espuch Llaneras

Sr. D. Federico Moncunill Gallo

 

 

Designados por el Presidente del Comité de Dirección

Sr. D. Manuel Fernández Martínez

Sr. D. Antoni Arques Campos

 

 

Designados por la Confederación Empresarial de la Provincia de Alicante

Sr. D. Francisco Aznar Payá

Sr. Dña. María Salud Torelló Brotons

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IFA is located between the cities of Elche and Alicante, next to the International Airport El Altet.

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The access to IFA is direct from the Autovia del Mediterraneo A-7, Alicante-Murcia, exit 22. It arrives with our indications.

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