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IMTS 2026 drew 91,295 registrants from 114 countries and 1,788 exhibiting companies into 1.17 million square feet - 51 more companies in roughly 57,000 fewer square feet than 2024. Inside the AI verdict, the record floor density, and the IMTS 2028 dates.
Automechanika Frankfurt 2026 drew more than 112,000 trade visitors and 4,400 exhibitors, and its two separately judged award programs repeatedly rewarded repair and remanufacturing over replacement. The next edition runs 5-9 September 2028.
IFA 2026 drew 240,000 visitors from 155 countries and more than 2,000 exhibitors, while Samsung moved its main showcase downtown and the CityCube it had held alone since 2014 was split among dozens of exhibitors. IFA 2027 runs 3-7 September.
SMM 2026 was the best-attended edition in the fair's history, but the growth was marginal and the footprint barely moved. What changed was inside it: a dedicated Naval Hall, a new Energy Efficiency Hub, and security displacing decarbonization at the top of the agenda. SMM 2028 runs 5-8 September.
Gamescom 2026 sold out all 233,000 sqm of exhibition space for the first time in its history, drawing 368,000 visitors and a record 1,743 exhibitors. Gamescom week 2027 runs 23-29 August.
Conquest 2026, the 22nd edition of BITS Pilani's student-run accelerator, closed on 26 July in Bengaluru. Pamawel won the Pan India Track and CDISC Technologies the Greenovation Track, with EcoFurnish first runner-up - a result announced only on Conquest's own channel.
