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Technology is infiltrating every aspect of our lives. From the moment we wake up to the moment we get ready for bed, most of us interact with some sort of technology. While I am in the business of face-to-face events, we can’t deny that the explosion in new technologies makes our lives easier while facilitating growth and connectivity. Much of today’s innovation, even in the most traditional industries, is coming from adopting digital technologies to improve existing products.
With that in mind, I have compiled a list of some of the most popular technology trade shows & events you may attend to expand your knowledge of what’s new in technology. If I missed any major event, please let me know in the comment section
CES 2026 showcased the latest innovations in technology, including AI, robotics, digital health, automotive technology, smart home solutions, and sustainability. The event brought together technology leaders, businesses, startups, and industry professionals from around the world.
What it offers: CES is the most widely known technology business event. People from all walks of lives come from all over the world to see what’s new in technology. Moreover, this show has broadened in the past few years to include other industries that feature innovations using technology. For instance, sports, automobiles, and even houseware companies now showcase their offerings at CES. Therefore, this show is a great place to see the largest selection of hands-on exhibits featuring emerging innovation.
When: Jan 6-9, 2026
Where: Las Vegas Convention Center
When: January 19–22, 2026
Where: Hilton Bayfront, San Diego
SANS 2026 is a leading cybersecurity training event featuring hands-on courses, practical labs, expert-led instruction, and networking opportunities. Attendees can build skills across areas such as incident response, threat detection, cloud security, digital forensics, and ethical hacking, with opportunities to pursue GIAC certifications.
What it offers: This event is a unique opportunity to unlock the full potential of your cybersecurity career. The 2026 edition features:
1. Practical Cyber Security Training
2. Real-time Support
3. Immersive Labs in a Virtual Environment
4. Thought Leadership Talks & Workshops
5. Comprehensive Courseware
6. GIAC Certification
7. CPE Credits
8. Extended Learning Access
When: March 29-April 3
Where: Hyatt Regency Orlando
When: January 19–22, 2026
Where: Hilton Bayfront, San Diego
ITEXPO 2026 brings together technology and communications professionals, MSPs, solution providers, and channel leaders. The event features expert-led sessions, workshops, networking, and the latest solutions across AI, cloud, cybersecurity, communications, networking, and managed services.
What it offers: This tech conference connects vendors and resellers in the office technology space. So, it offers workshops and specialized training in Cloud, software, hardware, mobility, and managed services. You can get a crash course in project management or attend an all-day seminar. Moreover, learn how to increase ROI as you share best practices with peers.
When: February 10 – 12, 2026
Where: Broward County Convention Center, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
When: January 19–22, 2026
Where: Hilton Bayfront, San Diego
HIMSS26 is a major global healthcare technology event bringing together healthcare leaders, innovators, and technology professionals. The event featured 600+ educational sessions, expert-led discussions, networking, and innovations across AI in healthcare, cybersecurity, digital health transformation, interoperability, and emerging healthcare technologies.
What it offers: This is one of the tops, if not the top, shows for Healthcare IT professionals. Moreover, it provides educational sessions, world-class speakers, products, networking, and more. In addition, the conference usually has keynotes, more than 300 education programs, more than 4,500 healthcare IT vendors exhibiting, and about 81,000 attendees.
When: March 9-12, 2026
Where: The Venetian Convention & Expo Center
When: January 19–22, 2026
Where: Hilton Bayfront, San Diego
OTC 2025 brought together energy professionals from around the world to explore innovations across offshore energy, oil and gas, renewable energy, hydrogen, and marine resources. The event featured technical sessions, exhibitions, networking, and discussions on emerging technologies shaping the future of the energy industry.
What it offers: OTC is the largest offshore oil and gas conference and exhibition in the world, featuring more than 2,000 exhibitors from more than 40 countries. In addition, OTC also hosts more than 70,000 delegates from more than 100 countries. It is an important opportunity to discover and explore the latest technologies in oil and gas exploration, drilling, and production. Moreover, offshore drilling and production features some of the most complex and advanced technologies.
When: March 9-12, 2026
Where: The Venetian Convention & Expo Center
When: January 19–22, 2026
Where: Hilton Bayfront, San Diego
NAB Show 2026 brought together broadcasters, media companies, content creators, and technology innovators to explore the future of AI, streaming, sports media, cloud workflows, and the creator economy. The event featured exhibitions, educational programs, networking, and demonstrations of emerging media technologies.
What it offers: This media and entertainment industry show features innovation and cutting-edge technologies and showcases content creation from new and established industry players. The goal of the event is to improve the quality and profitability of broadcasting and encourage content and tech innovation. Moreover, it provides a forum for the industry to showcase how they serve their communities. Attendees represent broadcasting, digital media, film, entertainment, telecom, post-production, academia, advertising, security, sports, events, online video, IT, augmented reality, and more.
When: April 18 – 22, 2026
Where: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, at the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC).
When: January 19–22, 2026
Where: Hilton Bayfront, San Diego
IMTS 2026 is a major manufacturing technology trade show showcasing the latest in machining, automation, robotics, additive manufacturing, AI, digital manufacturing, and industrial technology. The six-day event brings together manufacturers, technology providers, engineers, and industry professionals to discover new solutions and connect with global suppliers.
What it offers: This show happens every other year and serves the aerospace, automotive, machine shop, medical, and power generation industries. Co-located with the Industrial Automation North America show, IMTS features cutting-edge factory, process, and building automation. Hence, this event is the place to see the automation industry’s most innovative solutions and technologies.
When: September 14 – 19, 2026
Where: McCormick Place, Chicago, USA
When: January 19–22, 2026
Where: Hilton Bayfront, San Diego
CEDIA Expo/CIX 2025 brought together residential and commercial technology professionals to explore smart home systems, home automation, AV, security, lighting, networking, and emerging technologies. The event featured product demonstrations, expert-led education, training, and networking opportunities.
What it offers: CEDIA is an international trade association of companies that specialize in designing and installing electronic systems for the home. Hence, the CEDIA show is the international trade show for the Residential Custom Electronics Industry where they feature new home technology products, training, and certification programs.
When: September 3-6, 2025
Where: Colorado Convention Center, Denver, Colorado
When: January 19–22, 2026
Where: Hilton Bayfront, San Diego
FABTECH 2025 was North America’s largest event for metal forming, fabricating, welding, tube and pipe, and finishing. It brought together manufacturers, engineers, suppliers, and industry professionals to explore new equipment, automation, robotics, and manufacturing technologies, while offering opportunities for education, networking, and sourcing.
What it offers: FABTECH is the premier fabricating event series across North America. Every year, thousands of manufacturing decision-makers attend these major events. Hence, they source metal forming, fabricating, welding, and finishing equipment and products. Therefore, with more than 1,000 exhibiting companies and more than 40,000 attendees, this is a show worth attending to meet potential suppliers, see industry innovations, and network with peers.
When: September 8 – 11, 2025
Where: McCormick Place in Chicago
When: January 19–22, 2026
Where: Hilton Bayfront, San Diego
InfoComm 2025 was a major professional AV event showcasing the latest in audio, video, streaming, digital signage, conferencing, collaboration, and enterprise technology. It featured educational sessions, product demonstrations, manufacturer training, and networking for AV professionals.
What it offers: InfoComm International is the world’s largest annual professional audio/visual information communications systems conference and exposition. Hence, infoComm serves 1,000+ exhibitors and 40,000+ attendees from all 50 U.S. states and more than 110 countries.
When: June 7-13, 2025
Where: Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Florida
When: January 19–22, 2026
Where: Hilton Bayfront, San Diego
Enterprise Connect is a major enterprise communications and CX technology event, bringing together IT professionals, technology providers, and industry experts. The 2026 event focuses on AI, unified communications, collaboration, contact centers, customer experience, and digital workplace technology, with an expo floor showcasing the latest solutions and innovations.
What it offers: Enterprise Connect is the leading conference and exhibition for enterprise communications and collaboration in North America. Produced by UBM Tech, Enterprise Connect brings corporate IT decision-makers together with the industry’s vendors, analysts, and more. Hence, connect with more than 180 exhibitors in enterprise IP Telephony, Converged Networks, and unified communications.
When: March 10-12, 2026
Where: Caesars Forum, Las Vegas, Nevada
When: January 19–22, 2026
Where: Hilton Bayfront, San Diego
ISC West is the leading U.S. trade event for converged security, bringing together professionals and technology providers across video surveillance, access control, cybersecurity, IoT, biometrics, drones, and robotics. The event also features expert-led education, training, networking, and the latest security innovations
What it offers: ISC WEST is the largest security industry trade show in the U.S. At ISC West, you will have the chance to meet with technical reps from more than 1,000 companies in the security industry and network with more than 280,000 security professionals. In addition, there are multiple courses offered to learn about the security industry and a new event focusing on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Unmanned Robotics, and supporting applications.
When: March 23-27, 2026
Where: The Venetian Expo, Las Vegas
When: January 19–22, 2026
Where: Hilton Bayfront, San Diego
SXSW 2026 brought together technology, innovation, film, music, culture, and creativity through conferences, festivals, exhibitions, showcases, and networking opportunities. The Innovation Conference highlighted emerging technologies and forward-looking ideas, while the wider event connected creative and business communities from around the world.
What it offers: An incubator of cutting-edge technologies and digital creativity, the 2026 event will feature compelling presentations and panels from the brightest minds in emerging technology. Moreover, it will feature scores of exciting networking events hosted by industry leaders, and an unbeatable lineup of special programs showcasing the best new websites, video games, and startup ideas the community has to offer. Hence, from hands-on training to big-picture analysis of the future, SXSW Interactive has become the place to discover the technology of tomorrow.
When: March 12-18, 2026
Where: Austin, Texas
When: January 19–22, 2026
Where: Hilton Bayfront, San Diego
SC25 brought together the global high-performance computing (HPC) community, including scientists, engineers, researchers, developers, educators, and technology providers. The event featured technical presentations, papers, workshops, tutorials, posters, networking, and an exhibition showcasing innovations in AI, HPC, data analytics, storage, networking, and large-scale computing.
What it offers: Sponsored by the IEEE Computer Society, SC brings together the international supercomputing community, scientists, engineers, researchers, educators, programmers, system administrators, and developers. Moreover, the internationally recognized technical program will include presentations, papers, informative tutorials, research posters, and educational sessions. In addition, the show will feature the latest technologies and accomplishments from leading vendors, research organizations, and universities. Hence, SC25 will be the very first opportunity to learn about many of the technologies that will shape the future of large-scale technical computing and data-driven science.
When: NOV 16–21, 2025
Where: St. louis, MO
When: January 19–22, 2026
Where: Hilton Bayfront, San Diego
RSNA 2025, the 111th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, brought together nearly 38,000 registrants to explore the latest advances in radiology, medical imaging, and healthcare technology. The event featured scientific presentations, educational sessions, networking, and Technical Exhibits showcasing innovations in AI, CT, MRI, 3D technology, and other imaging solutions.
What it offers: RSNA is an international society of radiologists, medical physicists, and other medical professionals with more than 54,000 members from 136 countries across the globe. In addition, SNA hosts the world’s premier radiology forum, drawing approximately 55,000 attendees annually. Hence, it features an extensive exhibit hall with top medical equipment companies from around the world.
When: Nov. 30 – Dec. 4, 2025
Where: Chicago, Illinois, USA, at McCormick Place
When: January 19–22, 2026
Where: Hilton Bayfront, San Diego
SEMA Show is the premier automotive aftermarket trade event, bringing together manufacturers, buyers, distributors, media, and automotive professionals from around the world. The 2025 show featured new products, vehicle builds, demonstrations, educational sessions, networking, and the latest innovations across performance, customization, restoration, off-road, tools, accessories, and emerging automotive technology.
What it offers: SEMA Show is the premier automotive specialty products trade event in the world. It draws the industry’s brightest minds and hottest products to one place. In addition, the SEMA Show provides attendees with educational seminars, product demonstrations, special events, and networking opportunities. This is why the 2024 edition attracted 160,000 attendees, including domestic and international buyers, manufacturers, dealers, and media from over 140 countries. Over 2,400 exhibitors participated, including 580 first-time exhibitors, showcasing a vast array of automotive parts, accessories, tools, and services.
When: November 4-7, 2025
Where: Las Vegas Convention Center
When: January 19–22, 2026
Where: Hilton Bayfront, San Diego
RSA Conference 2025 brought together cybersecurity professionals, technology leaders, researchers, and innovators to explore the latest developments in cybersecurity, AI, threat management, identity, and security technologies. The event featured keynotes, 450+ sessions, hands-on experiences, networking opportunities, and an extensive expo showcasing cybersecurity solutions.
What it offers: Connect with technology, trends, and people working on protecting the digital world in our hyper-connected, data-driven world. This conference includes an expo, educational sessions, learning labs, and crowdsourced sessions. In addition to their U.S. show, they hold events in the EMEA and Asia-Pacific regions.
When: April 28 – May 1, 2025
Where: Moscone Center, San Francisco
When: January 19–22, 2026
Where: Hilton Bayfront, San Diego
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