IT events (conferences and trade fairs) offer companies and IT experts a valuable opportunity to learn about the latest technological developments, network with industry leaders, and discover innovative solutions for future challenges.
From international conferences to specialized trade fairs – the events in 2026 provide important momentum for digital transformation.
Numerous high-profile IT industry events 2026 are on the agenda. Experts from the fields of IT security, cloud technology, artificial intelligence, and digital infrastructure will exchange ideas and present innovative solutions. Companies focusing on digital innovation particularly benefit from these events to better understand the market and set strategic courses for the future.
3rd Net-Zero Data Centre Summit
Date: January 14–15, 2026
Location: Berlin, Germany
Website: https://netzero-events.com/3rd-net-zero-data-centre-summit/
European Resilience Summit Davos
Date: January 21, 2026
Location: Davos, Switzerland
Website: https://www.europeanresiliencesummit.com/davos/
eco New Year’s Reception Berlin
Date: January 27, 2026
Location: Berlin, Germany
Website: https://www.eco.de/event/eco-neujahrempfang-berlin/
Political Kick-off and GDA New Year’s Reception
Date: January 28, 2026
Location: Berlin, Germany
Website: https://events.germandatacenters.com/events/neujahr2026/event.php
eco New Year’s Reception Cologne
Date: January 29, 2026
Location: Cologne, Germany
Website: https://www.eco.de/event/eco-neujahrsempfang-koeln-2026/
Power Supply for Data Centers 2026
AI x Energy Nexus
Date: February 16–17, 2026
Location: Berlin, Germany
Website: https://power-supply-datacenters.com/
E-Commerce Expo
Date: February 17–18, 2026
Location: Berlin, Germany
Website: https://ecommerceberlin.de/
Hamburg IT Strategy Days
Date: February 18–20, 2026
Location: Hamburg, Germany
Website: https://www.it-strategietage.de/hamburger-it-strategietage/
Digital State
Date: March 3–4, 2026
Location: Berlin, Germany
Website: https://www.digitaler-staat.org/
DC Summit 2026
Date: March 10, 2026
Location: Dübendorf, Switzerland
Website: https://dc-summit.com/
AI Infrastructure Summit Europe
Date: March 15–17, 2026
Location: Munich, Germany
Website: https://www.we-conect.com/events/ai-infrastructure-summit-europe-2026/
secIT by Heise
Date: March 17–19, 2026
Location: Hanover, Germany
Website: https://secit-heise.de/
TRANSFORM
Date: March 18–19, 2026
Location: Berlin, Germany
Website: https://transform.show/
Rethink! Cloud, Network & Infrastructure Security
Date: March 18–20, 2026
Location: Berlin, Germany
Website: https://www.we-conect.com/events/rethink-cloud-network-and-infrastructure-security-2026/
CloudFest
Date: March 23–26, 2026
Location: Europa Park, Rust, Germany
Website: https://www.cloudfest.com/event
fiberdays
Date: March 25–26, 2026
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Website: https://fiberdays.de
IT Management Strategy Summit
Date: April 14–15, 2026
Location: Berlin, Germany
Website: https://www.project-networks.com/events/it-management/
DSX Data Storage Conference
Date: April 16–17, 2026
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Website: https://www.dsxconference.de/
Hannover Messe
Date: April 20–24, 2026
Location: Hanover, Germany
Website: https://www.hannovermesse.de/
Rack & Stack 2026 – Conference for Sovereign IT Infrastructure
Date: 21. –April 22, 2026
Location: Nuremberg, Germany
Website: https://rackstack.de/
CSK-Summit 2026 – Cybersecurity, KRITIS & NIS2
Date: April 22–23, 2026
Location: Virtual/Online
Website: https://csk-summit.de/index.html
ITCS – IT & Career Summit
Date: April 23, 2026
Location: Darmstadt, Germany
Website: https://it-cs.io/events/darmstadt/
Bitkom Digital Sustainability Summit 2026
Date: April 23, 2026
Location: Berlin, Germany
Website: https://www.bitkom.org/Digital-Sustainability-Summit
Multichannel Day 2026
Date: April 23, 2026
Location: Cologne, Germany
Website: https://multichannelday.de/
Cybersecurity Summit – The Future of Cybersecurity
Date: April 28–29, 2026
Location: Hamburg, Germany
Website: https://cybersecuritysumm.it/
stackconf – cloud native & infrastructure solutions
Date: April 28–29, 2026
Location: Munich, Germany
Website: https://stackconf.eu/
Silicon Valley Europe – SOVEREIGN DATA Summit 2026
Date: April 29, 2026
Location: Online/Virtual
Website: https://silicon-valley-europe.com/events/
European AI and Cloud Summit
Date: May 5–6, 2026
Location: Cologne, Germany
Website: https://cloudsummit.eu/
LearnTec – Digital Learning meets AI
Date: May 5–7, 2026
Location: Karlsruhe, Germany
Website: https://www.learntec.de/de/
TechShow – Data Centre World, Big Data & AI World, Cloud & Cyber Security Expo, Cloud & AI Infrastructure
Date: May 6–7, 2026
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Website: https://www.techshowfrankfurt.de/
MSP Conference
Date: May 6–7, 2026
Location: Mainz, Germany
Website: https://msp-konferenz.de
German Testing Day – The independent conference on software quality
Date: May 6–7, 2026
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Website: https://www.germantestingday.info/de
Cloud </native> Conference
Date: May 13, 2026
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Website: https://www.cloudnativeconference.de/
Service Provider Summit
Date: May 20–23, 2026
Location: Berlin, Germany
Website: https://www.gitex-europe.com
Silicon Valley Europe –
Leadership Digital Summit 2026
Date: May 21, 2026
Location: Online/Virtual
Website: https://silicon-valley-europe.com/events/
TECH by Handelsblatt – Europe’s cluster of optimism
Date: May 31, 2026
Location: Heilbronn, Germany
Website: https://www.tech-europe.org/
4. INNOVATIVE LEADERS
Date: June 9–10, 2026
Location: Berlin, Germany
Website: https://www.innovative-leaders.de/innovative-leaders
INNO IT 2026
Date: June 10, 2026
Location: Kiel, Germany
Website: https://innoit-kiel.de/
PITS – Public-IT-Security 2026
Date: June 16–17, 2026
Location: Berlin, Germany
Website: https://www.public-it-security.de/
TechRiders Summit
Date: June 17–18, 2026
Location: Cologne, Germany
Website: https://tech-riders.de/
Rethink Cloud Security Switzerland
Date: June 21–23, 2026
Location: Zurich, Switzerland
Website: https://www.we-conect.com/events/rethink-it-security-schweiz-2026/
ISC HIGH PERFORMANCE
Date: June 22–26, 2026
Location: Hamburg, Germany
Website: https://isc-hpc.com/
Service Provider Summit
Date: June 25–26, 2026
Location: Petersberg, Germany
Website: https://www.sp-summit.de/
IT Infrastructure & Operations Summit
Date: June 28–30, 2026
Location: Berlin, Germany
Website: https://www.we-conect.com/events/it-infrastructure-operations-2026/
ITCS – IT & Career Summit
Date: June 26, 2026
Location: Hamburg, Germany
Website: https://it-cs.io/events/hamburg/
DWX 2026
The Conference for AI, Cloud, Web and .NET Development
Date: June 29 to July 2, 2026
Location: Mannheim, Germany
Website: https://www.developer-world.de/dwx
GITEX Europe 2026
Date: June 30 to July 1, 2026
Location: Berlin, Germany
Website: https://www.gitexeurope.com/
Cyber Security Strategy Summit
Date: July 1–2, 2026
Location: Berlin, Germany
Website: https://www.project-networks.com/events/strategiegipfel-cyber-security/
WeAreDevelopers World Congress
Date: July 8–10, 2026
Location: Berlin, Germany
Website: https://www.wearedevelopers.com/world-congress
Hessen Digital – Digital Hessen 2030 – Vision and Path
Date: August 20, 2026
Location: Bad Homburg, Germany
Website: https://www.hedigital.de/
Container Days
Date: September 2–4, 2026
Location: Hamburg, online, Germany
Website: https://www.containerdays.io/containerdays-hamburg-2026/
Handelsblatt Summit Future IT 2026
Date: September 7–9, 2026
Location: Düsseldorf, Germany
Website: https://live.handelsblatt.com/event/handelsblatt-summit-zukunft-it/
ChannelPartner
Date: September 15–16, 2026
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Website: https://event.foundryco.com/channelpartner-kongress/
German Datacenter Conference
Date: September 16–17, 2026
Location: Bad Vilbel, Germany
Website: https://www.gdc-conference.com/
big bang Festival – Europe’s leading AI event
Date: September 16–17, 2026
Location: Berlin, Germany
Website: https://bigbangfestival.de/
AI & Data Summit and Quantum Summit
Date: September 22–23, 2026
Location: Berlin, Germany
Website: https://aidaq.berlin/
Confare #CIO Summit
Date: September 23, 2026
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Website: https://confare.at/ciosummit-deutschland/
Rethink Cloud & Data Security Summit
Date: September 23–25, 2026
Location: Munich, Germany
Website: https://www.we-conect.com/events/rethink-cloud-data-security-summit-2026/
AI Infrastructure Summit
Date: September 27–29, 2026
Location: Berlin, Germany
Website: https://www.we-conect.com/events/ai-infrastructure-summit-2026/
bits and pretzels
Date: September 28–30, 2026
Location: Munich, Germany
Website: https://www.bitsandpretzels.com/
IT.CON 2026
Date: September 29, 2026
Location: Saarbrücken, Germany
Website: https://it-con-messe.de/
CCX Cloud Computing Conference
Date: September 29–30, 2026
Location: Heidelberg, Germany
Website: https://www.ccxconference.de/
Retail NXT
Date: September 30 to October 1, 2026
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Website: https://retail-nxt.com/
Datacenter Strategy Summit
Date: October 1, 2026
Location: Heidelberg, Germany
Website: https://www.dc-strategy-summit.de/
IT Entrepreneur Day
Date: October 5–6, 2026
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Website: https://it-unternehmertag.de/
ARRtist Summit
Date: October 8, 2026
Location: Berlin, Germany
Website: https://www.arrtist.net/
Responsible Leadership Conference
Date: October 12–13, 2026
Location: Düsseldorf, Germany
Website: https://www.responsibleleadership.de/
IT Management Strategy Summit
Date: October 13–14, 2026
Location: Berlin, Germany
Website: https://www.smartcountry.berlin/de
Smart Country Convention
Date: October 13–15, 2026
Location: Berlin, Germany
Website: https://www.smartcountry.berlin/de
automotiveIT Congress
Date: October 14, 2026
Location: Ingolstadt, Germany
Website: https://www.automotiveit-kongress.eu/
it-sa Expo & Congress
Date: October 27–29, 2026
Location: Nuremberg, Germany
Website: https://www.itsa365.de/de-de/it-sa-expo-congress
Open Data Center Day
Date: November 6, 2026
Location: Germany-wide
Website: https://www.tdorz.de/
DigiFin26 – A New Era of Finance
Date: November 10, 2026
Location: Berlin, Germany
Website: https://digifin.berlin/de
CLC – Continuous Lifecycle/ContainerConf
Date: November 11–12, 2026
Location: Mannheim, Germany
Website: https://www.continuouslifecycle.de/
Bitkom Data Centre Summit 2026
Date: November 12, 2026
Location: Berlin, Germany
Website: https://www.bitkom.org/Data-Centre-Summit
DENOG18
Date: November 15–17, 2026
Location: Essen, Germany
Website: https://www.denog.de/de/meetings/denog18/
Forum IT: Data Center Austria
Date: November 16–17, 2026
Location: Vienna, Austria
Website: https://www.imh.at/veranstaltungen/seminar/das-moderne-data-center
Handelsblatt Summit – Artificial Intelligence 2026
Date: November 16–17, 2026
Location: Munich, Germany
Website: https://live.handelsblatt.com/event/handelsblatt-summit-kuenstliche-intelligenz/
4th AI Innovation Summit 2026
Date: November 17–18, 2026
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Website: https://www.innovative-leaders.de/ki-innovation-summit
Impact Festival 2026
Date: November 25–26, 2026
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Website: https://impact-festival.earth/
Cyber Security Strategy Summit 2026
Date: November 25–26, 2026
Location: Berlin, Germany
Website: https://www.project-networks.com/events/strategiegipfel-cyber-security-preview/
ITCS – IT & Career Summit
Date: November 27, 2026
Location: Frankfurt, Germany
Website: https://it-cs.io/events/frankfurt/
OEB – Annual Global, Cross-Sector Conference and Exhibition on Digital Learning
Date: December 2–4, 2026
Location: Berlin, Germany
Website: https://oeb.global/
B2B Service Management Strategy Summit
Date: December 2–3, 2026
Location: Berlin, Germany
Website: https://www.project-networks.com/events/strategiegipfel-b2b-service-management/
IT Days 2026
Date: December 7–10, 2026
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Website: https://www.ittage.informatik-aktuell.de/index.html
