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Advisory committee & partners

Get to know the advisory board and honorary sponsors of IWA OutdoorClassics – an international network of experts of the industry.

Honorary Sponsors Advisory board Media partners

IWA OutdoorClassics is supported by:

Honorary Sponsors

In Conjunction with

Association Européenne de Commerce d'armes civiles (A.E.C.A.C.)
Institut Européen des Armes de Chasse et de Sport (IEACS)
Association des Fabricants Européens de Munition de Sport (AFEMS)

Advisory board of IWA

Andreas Schechinger

CEO

TATONKA GmbH
www.tatonka.com

Frank Satzinger

CEO

VDB Verband Deutscher Büchsenmacher und Waffenfachhändler e.V.
www.vdb-waffen.de

Giselheid Herder-Scholz

Managing Director

Windmühlenmesser Manufactur, Robert Herder GmbH & Co. KG
www.windmuehlenmesser.de

Klaus Gotzen

CEO

JSM Verband der Hersteller von Jagd-, Sportwaffen und Munition
www.jsm-waffen.de

Lisa Hofmann

Managing Director

Outdoor Marketing International GmbH
www.outdoor-mi.com

Michael Blendinger

President (CEO)

Verbandes Deutscher Büchsenmacher und Waffenfachhändler (VDB) e.V. and AimZone GmbH
www.vdb-waffen.de

Neel Schoof

Sales Manager Hunting & Sports Germany

RWS GmbH 
www.rws-technology.com

Olaf Sauer

President (CEO)

Verband der Hersteller von Jagd-, Sportwaffen und Munition (JSM) and Merkel Jagd- und Sportwaffen GmbH
www.jsm-waffen.de / www.merkel-die-jagd.de

Peter Beer

CEO

Waffen Beer
www.waffen-beer.de

Ralph Nebe

Executive Board Member, VP Marketing & Sales

GPO GmbH
www.gp-optics.com

Stefan Geißler

Authorized Signatory - Head of Marketing

Frankonia Handels GmbH & Co
www.frankonia.de

Media partners

The World Forum on Shooting Activities in Nürnberg

A regular feature of the supporting programme at IWA OutdoorClassics is the annual general meeting and plenary session of the World Forum for the promotion of shooting sports. More proof of the high reputation of IWA OutdoorClassics as world's leading exhibition for the hunting and target sports industry.