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2026 Event Calendar

The most important technology events for CIOs, CDOs and CTOs in the DACH region and Europe. From industry summits to trade fairs: These dates belong in every IT leader’s calendar.

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January 15–17, 2026 | Munich

DLD Munich 2026

Europe’s leading conference on Digital Life Design. Over 250 speakers from business, AI and investment.

February 26–27, 2026 | Wiesbaden

fiberdays 26

Leading trade fair for digitalization, digital infrastructure and fiber-optic expansion.

March 18–19, 2026 | Hanover

secIT by Heise 2026

Security conference with 4,000 attendees. Workshops on cyberattacks and compliance.

July 2, 2026 | Germany

CIOFEST 2026

Exclusive CIO/CDO peer event by the CIONET community. Topic: Leadership in the Agentic Era.

June 23–25, 2026 | Munich

TDWI Munich 2026

Conference for data, analytics and AI. Deep dives into data engineering and AI governance.

May 5–6, 2026 | Hamburg

OMR Festival 2026

Europe’s largest digital festival. 70,000+ attendees. Marketing tech, data, AI.

May 5–6, 2026 | Berlin

Rise of AI Conference

10th anniversary. Europe’s top event for AI executives. Agentic AI, EU regulation.

April 20–24, 2026 | Hanover

HANNOVER MESSE 2026

World’s largest industrial trade fair. Industry 4.0, AI in production, energy.

September 22–23, 2026 | Berlin

AIDAQ Summit 2026

Bitkom event for AI, data and quantum computing. 2,500 attendees, 200 speakers.

Upcoming Events 2026

October 1-2, 2026 | Berlin

ECSO CISO Meetup 2026 Berlin

ECSO’s CISO forum under the Chatham House Rule, with BSI, ENISA and CERT-EU. Free, curated.

October 27–29, 2026 | Nuremberg

it-sa Expo&Congress 2026

Europe’s largest IT security trade fair. 16,000+ visitors, 800+ exhibitors. NIS2, DORA, Zero Trust.

November 9–12, 2026 | Barcelona

Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo

Mandatory event for CIOs. Top strategic technology trends, IT budget benchmarks, leadership.

November 9–12, 2026 | Lisbon

Web Summit 2026

Europe’s largest tech event. 70,000+ attendees. Keynotes, AI demos, C-level networking.

November 24, 2026

IDC CIO Summit Germany 2026

IDC executive summit for CIOs on agentic AI, the EU AI Act, NIS2 and digital sovereignty.

December 7–10, 2026 | Frankfurt

IT-Tage 2026

16 sub-conferences, 270+ sessions. Cloud, AI, security, DevOps. 48% C-level attendees.

Fall 2026 | Frankfurt

CyberSecurity Summit

Trade fair and conference for IT security. Ransomware defense, DORA compliance, resilience.

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As of September 2026. All dates subject to change.

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