BVV Trade Fairs Brno is one of the most prominent organizers of trade fairs in Central and Eastern Europe. Its core business is organization of trade fairs and exhibitions in Brno and around the world. Brno Exhibition Centre first opened in 1928 commemorating the first decennium of independent Czechoslovakia founded in 1918. At the moment, the Brno Exhibition Centre offers more than 130,000 sq m of net exhibition area thus ranking among the world largest exhibition centres. Every year approximately 50 trade fairs or other exhibition events are held at the Brno Exhibition Centre and over 1 million visitors come to see them.