Sexpo founder visits South Africa

David Ross

Sexpo has transformed from 20 stands at its inaugural exhibition in a hotel conference room in 1996, to one which draws approximately 5,000 visitors globally.

Ross explains Sexpo’s origins. “I was doing a story with a freelance journalist for a client, a chain of adult shops, Club X,” he recalls, “and we went to an adult product trade-day lunch. There was a woman standing at a lectern giving a really professional presentation to industry representatives about products and equipment. I looked around at the wine, the white tablecloths, and audience – largely women – and the products, which were laid out on the table for people to pick up and play with, and I thought, 'You know, this is what we have to do, showcase our products in a relaxed environment'.”

“My intention has always been, and remains, to bring all things sex-related out of adult stores and present them in a welcoming, comfortable, educational, entirely entertaining, safe and fun way and including health information has always been a big part of the plan,” Ross reveals.

Read more about the upcoming event here.