What comes next for your assets.

SMM Hamburg

Hamburg, Germany

The leading maritime trade fair in Hamburg. Shipbuilding, ship operations, digitalisation and maritime security across four days.

Held every two years.

Cyber Resilience Act

European Union

Products with digital elements need cybersecurity across their full lifecycle. Reporting duties for actively exploited vulnerabilities apply first.

Regulation (EU) 2024/2847. Full application from 11 December 2027.

Handelsblatt Wirtschaftsfaktor Rüstung

Düsseldorf · 400+ attendees, over 80 percent C level

Leaders from industry, government and the armed forces discuss procurement, production ramp up and the economics of defence.

Beschaffungskonferenz

Berlin · over 400 attendees

Public procurement across federal, state and municipal level. Tendering, procurement digitalisation and the buying authorities themselves.

dtec.bw Annual Conference

München, Munich

The research network of the Bundeswehr universities presents projects from defence research and dual use. The focus is on technology close to field deployment.

AFCEA TechNet Europe

Berlin, Germany

Command, intelligence and cyber in the NATO and EU context. For operators of distributed systems the theme is resilience and a dependable common picture.

IAA Transportation

Hannover, Hanover · 145,000+ visitors

The largest European show for commercial vehicles, fleets and freight. Exhibitors show how vehicles, load carriers and cargo connect digitally.

GSE Expo Europe

Lissabon, Lisbon · 3,700+ visitors

Ground support equipment for ground handling. Fleet management, autonomous units and charging infrastructure on the apron.

NRF Retail Big Show Europe

Paris

The European edition of the largest retail congress. Store technology, supply chain and inventory accuracy at its centre.

expopharm

München, Munich

The trade fair of the German pharmacy market, held alongside the German Pharmacists Day. Distribution, stock and assortment in the pharmacy.

EUDEX, Euro Defence Expo

Essen, Essen, Germany · 20,000+ visitors

A format that puts civil and military defence in one room. Topics are protection of critical sites, crisis logistics and cooperation between agencies and industry.

WindEnergy Hamburg

Hamburg, Germany · 43,000+ attendees

Onshore and offshore wind in Hamburg. Operations, maintenance, service equipment and the logistics behind every turbine.

Held every two years.

security essen

Essen, Germany · over 20,000 visitors

Trade fair for civil security. Access control, perimeter protection, video technology and the protection of critical facilities.

Held every two years.

OpenKRITIS Conference

Siegburg, Siegburg near Bonn

A conference for critical infrastructure operators. NIS2, physical security and practical implementation in day to day operations.

POWTECH TECHNOPHARM

Nuremberg, Germany

Process engineering for powder, bulk solids and pharmaceutical production. Handling, process analytics and GxP compliant manufacturing in one place.

CPHI Europe

Milan, Italy

The European lead event for the pharmaceutical supply chain. Ingredients, contract manufacturing, packaging and the systems that hold it together.

Air Force Tech Summit

Berlin

Multi domain operations, secure data processing and sovereign compute. The core question is where data is created and where it may be processed.

Bar Convent Berlin

Berlin · 12,100 visitors

The meeting point of the premium spirits trade. Brand building, distribution and new products for bars and retail.

Network X

Vienna, Austria

Network operations for telecommunications. Fibre, 5G and 6G, transport networks and the security of the infrastructure.

Smart Country Convention

Berlin · 23,000 visitors

Administrative digitalisation and smart city. Government IT and the procurement of digital solutions for the public sector.

Advance

München, Munich

A format in Munich.

Programme and exact dates still to be announced.

Defence Innovation Pitch Day

München, Munich

A short format for robotics, sensors and dual use hardware. Suppliers present to buyers and investors in a few minutes.

IoT Tech Expo Europe

Amsterdam

Industrial IoT, edge computing and digital twins. Close to the question of how sensor data from the field becomes usable records.

BVL Supply Chain CX

Berlin · around 2,500 attendees

The decision maker congress of German logistics. Warehouse processes, transparency and digitalisation in logistics networks.

The successor to the Deutscher Logistik Kongress.

MRO Europe

Amsterdam · 11,000+ visitors

The European meeting point for maintenance, rotables and predictive maintenance. Tools, parts and test equipment have to stay findable and traceable at all times.

it-sa Expo and Congress

Nürnberg, Nuremberg

The largest European trade fair for IT security. OT security, NIS2 implementation and the protection of plants and networks.

AFCEA Future and Technology Forum

Wachtberg

Drone swarms, distributed systems and autonomous operations. The subject is units that move and the evidence of where they are.

Intermodal Europe

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Container transport and intermodal logistics. Equipment, leasing and the handover points between ship, rail and road.

SEMICON Europa

Munich, Germany

Semiconductor manufacturing in Europe. Fab operations, advanced packaging and the microelectronics supply chain.

electronica

Munich, Germany

The global lead event for electronic components. Parts, manufacturing, embedded systems and the supply chains behind them.

Held every two years.

Enlit Europe

Wien, Vienna · 15,000 attendees

The European gathering of grid operators. Grid resilience, digitalisation of energy infrastructure and decarbonisation.

BrauBeviale

Nürnberg, Nuremberg

Beverage production from raw material to pallet. Filling, packaging and logistics for breweries and spirits producers.

protekt

Leipzig

The BSI congress on the protection of critical infrastructure. Operator duties, resilience and the implementation of the new rules.

Handelskongress Deutschland

Berlin · over 400 attendees

The leadership congress of German retail. Store strategy, processes and digitalisation, without an exhibition floor.

Pharma TRACKTS, serialization and track and trace

Frankfurt, Germany

Serialisation and track and trace in the pharmaceutical supply chain. A format where traceability is the subject rather than a side topic.

The venue is still to be confirmed.

SPS Smart Production Solutions

Nürnberg, Nuremberg · around 50,000 visitors

The leading trade fair for industrial automation. Control, edge and connected production meet the question of which equipment stands where in the plant.

PMRExpo

Köln, Cologne · around 6,000 visitors

The lead event for critical communications. Public safety organisations, campus networks and control room technology.

ERTC, European Refining Technology Conference

Madrid, Spain · 1,200 attendees

European refining technology. Plant operation, petrochemicals and digitalisation under the pressure of decarbonisation and margin.

Valve World Expo

Düsseldorf, Germany

Valves, actuators and plant components for oil, gas and petrochemicals. Parts that are tested individually and documented individually.

Held every two years.

GHI Annual Conference

London · 1,100 attendees

The annual conference of the ground handling industry. Equipment and IT procurement, aircraft turnaround and the people who run it.

DWT IT Conference, AI and Unmanned Systems

Bonn

Digital sovereignty, secure networking and defence IT architecture. A technical audience with an eye on operations and procurement.

GSIS Hamburg

Hamburg, Germany

Security in the port and its hinterland. AI, cyber, resilience and supply chains are on the programme, with strong ties to northern German industry.

Aviation Forum

München, Munich · 950+ attendees

The supply chain of the aviation industry. Procurement, resilience and digitalisation around the major aircraft builders.

EUDR, deforestation free products

European Union

First placers on the market record the geographic coordinates of the production plots and file a due diligence statement per shipment.

Regulation (EU) 2023/1115. For micro and small enterprises from 30 June 2027.

Ecodesign Regulation and digital product passport

European Union

The Ecodesign Regulation introduces the digital product passport. Products will carry their own data identity across their lifecycle.

The exact timetable follows from the delegated acts for each product group.

ADR 2027

Europe

New requirements for marking, packaging and documentation in the road transport of dangerous goods.

Perimeter Protection

Nürnberg, Nuremberg

Perimeter protection for plants and industrial sites. Surveillance technology, counter drone systems and the requirements of the German critical infrastructure act.

Held every two years.

EU Machinery Regulation

European Union

Cybersecurity requirements, digital instructions for use and third party certification for safety components that use AI.

Regulation (EU) 2023/1230. Replaces the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC.

Pharmapack Europe

Paris · 6,500 visitors

Pharmaceutical packaging, drug delivery and serialisation. Marking at single pack level is the norm here, not a special topic.

E-world energy and water

Essen, Germany

The leading German trade fair for the energy and water industry. Grid operations, smart metering and energy IT.

EuroCIS

Düsseldorf · 14,471 trade visitors

The lead event for retail technology. RFID, merchandise management, inventory control and the systems behind the sales floor.

fiberdays

Frankfurt am Main

Fibre rollout in Germany. Civil works, network documentation and the operation of the routes once they are built.

EU Battery Passport

European Union

A digital product passport becomes mandatory for industrial and traction batteries. Origin, composition and condition have to be retrievable per unit.

Regulation (EU) 2023/1542.

Anuga FoodTec

Köln, Cologne

Process, filling and packaging technology for food and beverages. Traceability is a production requirement here.

Held every three years.

Temperature Controlled Logistics in Biopharmaceuticals Europe

Barcelona

Cold chain for biopharmaceuticals. Telemetry, monitoring and validation for shipments that do not survive a temperature excursion.

maintenance Dortmund

Dortmund

Industrial maintenance and asset management. Digital servicing, plant availability and the question of where the test equipment currently sits.

LOGISTICS and AUTOMATION Dortmund

Dortmund

A regional intralogistics fair in the Ruhr area. Storage technology, order picking, load carriers and material flow.

Enforce Tac

Nürnberg, Nuremberg

Trade fair for police, agencies and security forces. Equipment, operational gear and its management across the full lifecycle.

MWC Barcelona

Barcelona

The largest gathering of the mobile industry. Connectivity, IoT and the digitalisation of the operators themselves.

JEC World

Paris

The global lead event for composite materials. Materials and manufacturing processes for aerospace, vehicles, construction and energy.

Digitaler Staat Congress

Berlin

Digitalisation of government and administration. Specialist systems, procurement and the modernisation of public sector operations.

ProWein

Düsseldorf

The global lead event for wines and spirits. Trade, distribution, brand management and proof of product origin.

DSEI Germany

Hannover, Hanover

The German edition of one of the largest defence exhibitions. Land, sea, air and cyber in one place, with a European procurement audience.

LogiMAT

Stuttgart

The largest intralogistics trade fair in Europe. From racking and forklifts to the software that knows where each load carrier currently stands.

SITL

Paris · 27,000 visitors

The leading French trade fair for supply chain and warehousing. Handling, load carrier management and tracking technology.

Hannover Messe

Hannover, Hanover

Industry 4.0 across its full breadth. Automation, energy and digitalisation, with an audience from plant management and IT.

PTE World, Passenger Terminal Expo

Amsterdam

Terminal operations and baggage handling. Passenger processes and the technology that carries them in the background.

Aircraft Interiors Expo

Hamburg · 12,000+ visitors

Cabin equipment and retrofit. Components, materials and suppliers for the inside of the aircraft.

TAUSENDWASSER

Berlin

Water and waste water. Digitalisation, infrastructure resilience and circular economy in the water industry.

Held every two years.

GMP PharmaCongress and PharmaTechnica

Wiesbaden · 1,400 attendees

GMP compliance in pharmaceutical production. Plant engineering, qualification and cleanroom operation from an operational point of view.

LOG.NET

Erfurt

Conference on Bundeswehr military logistics. Material flow, repair and resupply from the perspective of the people who organise it.

Retail Technology Show

London

Store and merchandise systems in UK retail. RFID, inventory accuracy and omnichannel logistics.

transport logistic

München, Munich

The global leading trade fair for logistics and freight transport. Forwarders, shippers and system suppliers in one place.

Held every two years.

European Coatings Show

Nürnberg, Nuremberg

Coatings, paints, adhesives and construction chemicals. Raw materials, testing technology and the production processes behind them.

Held every two years.

Breakbulk Europe

Rotterdam, Netherlands · 12,800+ visitors

Project cargo and heavy lift. Pieces that are planned individually, loaded individually and tracked individually.

RETTmobil International

Fulda

Emergency services, fire brigades and civil protection. Vehicles, equipment and the management of gear in the field.

Chemspec Europe

Basel · 4,235 visitors

Fine and speciality chemicals. Sourcing, custom synthesis and process solutions for small batches of high value.

PRC Europe, Petrochemical and Refining Congress

Europe

Petrochemicals and refining in Europe. Plant conversion, biofuels and the financing behind those projects.

The venue has not been published yet.

AFCEA Fachausstellung

Bonn

The largest German exhibition for armed forces and government IT. Communications, cyber and operations, with short routes to the people in charge.

TOC Europe

Hamburg, Germany · 4,800+ visitors

Terminal operations and handling technology in the container port. Automation, equipment and the visibility of load carriers across the chain.

UDI marking deadlines 2027

European Union

Reusable class I medical devices need the UDI marked directly on the product. The UDI duty for class A in vitro diagnostics starts on the same date.

MDR Article 27(4) and IVDR Article 24(4).

ANGA COM

Köln, Cologne · 20,000 attendees

Broadband networks and infrastructure technology. Rollout and operation of networks, with a German operator audience.

Nor-Shipping

Lillestrøm, Lillestrøm near Oslo

Shipping, technology and ports. A northern European format with a strong focus on operations and new business models.

Held every two years.

DWT Unmanned Systems

Bonn

Unmanned systems for the armed forces, with an accompanying exhibition. Operational concepts, technology and procurement.

Zukunftskongress Staat und Verwaltung

Berlin

Administrative modernisation and digital sovereignty. A congress with decision makers from federal, state and municipal level.

ACHEMA

Frankfurt am Main

The world forum of the process industries. Plant engineering, process technology and digitalisation for chemicals, pharmaceuticals and refineries.

Held every three years.

MRO BEER

Sofia · 1,355 attendees

Maintenance in central and eastern Europe. Predictive maintenance, spare part supply chains and fleet development.

CSDDD, European supply chain directive

European Union

Supply chain due diligence becomes binding across Europe. Companies have to know their risks, not only declare them.

Introduction phased by company size.

eFTI, electronic freight transport information

European Union

Authorities have to accept electronic freight information and companies can present it digitally. Paper accompanying documents lose their special status.

Regulation (EU) 2020/1056.

DSEI London

London

One of the largest defence exhibitions worldwide. Land, sea, air and joint capability.

Held every two years.

FACHPACK

Nürnberg, Nuremberg

Packaging, marking and labelling. The point where a product receives its machine readable identity.

NUFAM

Karlsruhe

The commercial vehicle fair in Karlsruhe. Vehicles, bodies and fleet technology for transport and site logistics.

Held every two years.

inter airport Global

Mailand, Milan

Apron technology, baggage handling and terminal equipment. Units that run around the clock and rarely stand still.

Held every two years.

Europort

Rotterdam, Netherlands · 23,113 visitors

Special purpose shipbuilding and marine technology. Suppliers, digitalisation and the energy transition for working vessels rather than bulk tonnage.

Held every two years.

HTG Congress

Rostock

Port infrastructure, waterways and coastal protection. A conference about facilities that count as critical infrastructure.

Held every two years.

productronica

München, Munich, Germany

The full value chain of electronics manufacturing. Production equipment, software and services in one place.

Held every two years.

DWT Cyber Defence Conference

Bonn

Cyber defence for the Bundeswehr, with an exhibition. Protection of networks, systems and the IT behind military logistics.

EU Forced Labour Regulation

European Union

Products made with forced labour may no longer be placed on the market. Authorities require proof of origin and batch.

Regulation (EU) 2024/3015.

MDR transition periods for legacy devices

European Union

Legacy certificates for high risk devices expire at the end of 2027. The remaining classes follow at the end of 2028.

MDR Article 120, extended transition period.

GS1 Sunrise 2027

International

Point of sale systems in retail should be able to read two dimensional codes carrying a GTIN by the end of 2027. One label then carries identity, batch and date at once.

A GS1 industry initiative, not a law. Dual marking until the target date, after which 2D only marking becomes possible.

6G research programme

Germany

The federal government funds 6G research with around 700 million euro. The expectation is networks that combine positioning and communication in one infrastructure.