care:xpo (Care Fair) — 20–22 April 2027, Nuremberg, Germany

care:xpo is presented as the leading trade fair for professional care and a dedicated knowledge platform for the entire care sector. The next edition is scheduled for 20–22 April 2027 in Nuremberg, Germany.

1) Who attends (buyers / attendees)

care:xpo is positioned for the care industry’s professional decision-makers and practitioners across the full nursing journey. Based on the event’s positioning, the strongest attendee and buyer-fit groups typically include:

• Care professionals and managers focused on operational improvements, service quality, and modernisation of care delivery.
• Stakeholders managing care settings across multiple formats, because the show explicitly connects long-term care with other care settings such as outpatient, inpatient, home-based care, rehabilitation, post-acute care, and specialist care.
• Innovation and digitalisation decision-makers interested in solutions that support connected, modern, and sustainable care practice.
• Organizations involved in workforce and structural development, since the event highlights staff and structural development as key themes alongside digitalisation and AI.
• Exhibiting companies and innovators showcased through dedicated formats such as AVENEO (including start-ups and young companies) and the event’s awards and newcomer presentations.

In short, care:xpo is designed to attract a blend of practitioners, care leadership, and industry decision-makers who are actively looking for practical innovations and knowledge-driven solutions across the care ecosystem.

2) Where the show is happening + attendee geographic origin

Venue / City / Country: The official information provided states that the next edition takes place from 20–22 April 2027 in Nuremberg, Germany.

Attendee geographic origin: The provided official text confirms the location (Nuremberg, Germany) but does not include a quantified breakdown of international vs. domestic attendee origin for care:xpo 2027. As a result, we can only state reliably that it is anchored in Germany and draws from the broader care industry community that participates in national and regional professional exchange.

For research planning purposes, we recommend positioning the event as Germany-centered, with potential interest from organisations connected to care delivery models, digital health, and care operations that extend beyond local boundaries.

3) Audience reach (Local / National / Global)

The official description frames care:xpo as the “leading trade fair” for the professional care sector and as a trade fair and knowledge platform for the entire care industry. While the text confirms the show is in Nuremberg, it does not explicitly label the audience reach as “local,” “national,” or “global.”

Given the “entire care sector” positioning and the event format that combines trade fair + forums + awards + innovation showcases, the event should be treated as having national reach within Germany and broader international relevance through participation by care innovation providers and solution companies that operate across care settings.

4) Sample buyer company names (buyers only) + websites

The content provided focuses on the show concept, themes, and programming structure, but it does not list exhibitor or buyer names for care:xpo 2027. Because the official website text shared here does not include a company list, we cannot responsibly provide specific “buyer company names + websites” without inventing data.

Next step we can take: Please share either:

• a link to the care:xpo “Exhibitors & Products” listing page, or
• your target client website (your product/solution site), or
• any partial exhibitor list you already have

Then we can generate a buyer-only sample table aligned to your requirements.

5) Job profiles, industries & event type

Event type

care:xpo is clearly described as the leading trade fair for professional care and a trade fair and knowledge platform. The event also integrates knowledge and education elements through content and program formats (forums, workshops & meetings, congress/programme elements).

Primary industries represented

The official positioning strongly indicates that the event spans the full care ecosystem, including:

• Long-term care (core focus)
• Outpatient care
• Inpatient care
• Home-based care
• Rehabilitation and post-acute care
• Specialist care
• Digitalisation and AI in care
• New care models
• Staff and structural development
• Robotics and practical innovation in both inpatient and outpatient settings

Job profiles to target

Based on the event’s stated themes (connected modern care, sustainability, digitalisation, AI, new care models, staff/structural development, robotics), the most relevant buyer/job profiles typically include:

• Care management and operational leadership (care directors, operational managers, facility leadership)
• Professional care administrators responsible for care delivery quality, processes, and service models
• Innovation and digital transformation leaders (digital care transformation, IT/innovation in care delivery)
• Clinical governance and quality leaders focused on implementing new practices and improving care outcomes
• Workforce planning and structural development leaders responsible for staffing models and organisational development
• Robotics & solution adoption stakeholders in inpatient and outpatient operations
• Managers and decision-makers in care settings spanning multiple care formats (outpatient, inpatient, home-based, rehabilitation, specialist care)

6) Estimated attendance (expected total footfall)

The official text you provided includes attendance figures for the prior edition ALTENPFLEGE 2026 (for example: 18,000 trade visitors and 500 exhibitors). However, it does not provide an attendance estimate specific to care:xpo (20–22 April 2027).

Since the 2027 edition’s exact attendance estimate is not stated in the supplied official content, we should not guess a precise number. For planning, we can treat care:xpo as a likely continuation of the previous event’s scale, but the only fully reliable figure in the provided text remains the ALTENPFLEGE 2026 reference.

7) Key focus areas & buyer engagement

care:xpo’s programming and messaging concentrate on “everything that matters in care,” with a clear theme of transformation. The official content highlights several specific focus areas where buyer engagement is likely to be highest:

• Connected, modern and sustainable care practice (overall value proposition)
• Digitalisation and AI (explicitly mentioned as a core theme)
• New care models and how care interacts across sectors
• Staff and structural development (workforce and organisational change)
• Robotics in care, including a dedicated “Robotics & AI” joint exhibition area in cooperation with VDMA HealthTech
• Practical relevance and guidance (positioned as “grounded” and actionable)
• Innovation pipeline visibility via AVENEO, the Newcomer Challenge, and awards such as:
  • care4-a-better-Life² Award
  • Korian Foundation Award
• Special Show AVENEO featuring innovation from around 50 start-ups and young companies (as stated in the provided text excerpt).

How buyers are likely to engage: through exploration of vendor solutions that can be implemented across different care settings, participation in knowledge-led formats (forums, workshops/meetings, and congress/programme elements), and direct evaluation of innovations showcased by start-ups, newcomers, and technology providers.

8) Client product fit note + “who is buying” and what we need from your side

To identify the best buyers for care:xpo based on your client requirements, we must first review your client’s product/solution website. The official text confirms the event’s theme areas (care transformation, digitalisation/AI, robotics, connected sustainable care, staff/structural development), but it does not tell us which buyer types are the strongest match for your specific offering.

Please share your client website (the URL). Once we review it, we will:

• map your product category to the event’s focus areas (e.g., digital care, AI-enabled workflows, robotics support, care operations, workforce/structural development, quality and innovation adoption);
• derive the most relevant buyer decision-maker titles (job profiles);
• select the strongest buyer segments aligned to your offer; and
• recommend the best buyer companies to target for attendee-style research purposes from the care:xpo ecosystem.

When you share the website, we can also align the recommendation to your required taxonomy (including the industry filter list you provided).

9) Industry suggestions using the provided Apollo industry list

Based on the official care:xpo themes (professional care across care settings, digitalisation, AI, robotics, innovation, sustainability, and operational care transformation), the most relevant industries from your provided Apollo list are typically:

• Health, Wellness & Fitness (core alignment with professional care and healthcare-related services)
• Hospital & Health Care (very direct fit for inpatient, outpatient, and rehabilitation care settings)
• Medical Devices (if your client product is hardware/clinical enabling tech, assistive technology, or care technology)
• Information Technology & Services (if your client is a software platform, care workflow system, or digital solution)
• Computer Software (if your client provides care digital tools, data platforms, or AI-enabled software)
• Internet (if your client’s solution is a web-based platform)
• Industrial Automation (if your client’s robotics/automation capabilities apply to care environments)
• Mechanical or Industrial Engineering (if robotics and engineering-led technologies are involved in care solutions)
• Events Services (only if your company is an event/knowledge platform contributor—otherwise this is a weaker match)
• Renewables & Environment (only if sustainability is a core product driver for your client)
• Professional Training & Coaching (if your offering includes training, education, or staff enablement for care transformation)
• Facilities Services (if your client delivers building/facility operations solutions for care settings)

The exact best-fit industries depend on your client product category, so once we review your client website we will finalize the most accurate industry mapping.

What we need to complete the buyer targeting (next action)

Please send:

• Your client website URL (required to recommend the best buyers by your client’s needs)
• Optional: your preferred deal type (software, services, devices, recruitment, training, etc.)
• Optional: target countries beyond Germany (if you have priorities)

After we review the client website, we will produce: buyer-only company targeting aligned to care:xpo’s themes, with job profile titles, the recommended Apollo industries, and a structured buyer table.