As an embedded hardware and software development company, we know how important technical exchanges are in an engineering environment. They are especially important from a business perspective. As WizzDev, having attended major global exhibitions like IoT Tech Expo, IFA 2025, and Medica 2025, we perfectly understand the time investment required to visit these events. But we also see that meeting with other similar companies in person may lead to valuable, long-lasting cooperation.
Planning event roadmaps takes time. To help you choose wisely, we gathered the relevant IoT-related trade shows across the UK and Ireland into a single reference guide. We avoided filtering events by subjective preference. Instead, this list covers the full spectrum of shows, conferences, and congresses. They range from silicon and component expos to domain-specific shows in healthcare, smart buildings, and industrial automation. This guide provides a full list of incoming events to choose the best-suited option for your company.
Key takeaways
The guide indexes 25 UK and Ireland IoT-related trade shows.
Events are divided across IoT and Hardware, Smart Buildings, MedTech, BioTech, Engineering and production, broad Tech Shows.
Listings range from large exhibition expos and academic conferences to executive summits with panel discussions and city-wide tech festivals.
IoT and Hardware UK trade shows
These events focus on core embedded systems and silicon availability. You can evaluate hardware development kits and discuss supply chain risks directly with component manufacturers. Finding the right module for your IoT device is much easier when you talk to the engineers who designed it.
The 16th International Conference on the IoT 2026
This conference brings together IoT business leaders and world-class researchers. It primarily brings together people who want to dive deep into visionary, ground-breaking research. In our comparison, it is surely the most academic IoT-related event.
- When: November 17-20, 2026
- Where: National Edge AI Hub, Newcastle upon Tyne
- Conference website
IoT Tech Expo Global 2027
Showcasing the latest commercial innovations, this expo focuses on applications of embedded systems, Edge AI, digital twins, and autonomous infrastructure. In just two days, the expo hosts over 8,000+ professionals and 150+ technology providers. The expo offers exhibition options for startups and large enterprises. During the event, you can freely network with fellow CIOs, CTOs, and other senior decision-makers.
- When: February 3-4, 2027
- Where: Olympia London
- Expo website
Hardware Pioneers Max
What makes this particular trade show special is its scale. Hardware Pioneers is recurrent, the UK’s largest exhibition and conference dedicated to practical technologies, solutions and tools for engineering teams. The main focus is on electronic components, Edge AI, and embedded systems. After the exhibitions organiser planned a VIP after-party designed to create a unique networking atmosphere.
- When: June 9-10, 2027
- Where: ExCel London
- Exhibition website
| Event | Where | When | Subject | Exhibitors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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The 16th International Conference on the IoT 2026 |
National Edge AI Hub, Newcastle upon Tyne |
November 17-20, 2026 |
Academic approach to IoT |
None |
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IoT Tech Expo Global 2027
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Olympia London
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February 3-4, 2027
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IoT, Edge AI, digital twins
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150+
|
|
Hardware Pioneers Max
|
ExCel London
|
June 9-10, 2027
|
Edge AI, embedded systems
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350+
|
Smart Buildings UK trade shows
More and more developers decide to make their buildings smart. According to the Smart Building Sensors Market Research Report 2034, the global smart building sensors market reached $12,4 billion. By the end of 2031, it is predicted to reach $22,4 billion. In such favourable circumstances, it is important to find a place to share your Smart Buildings ideas.
Smart Buildings Show
This is without a doubt the biggest show exclusively dedicated to smart buildings in the UK. If your business is oriented strictly towards that topic, Smart Buildings Show is a place for you. The event focuses on key aspects of creating and managing a smart building, but also on new important challenges like AI integration. Here you can find the full list of interesting visitors who attended this event in 2025.
- When: October 14-15, 2026
- Where: ExCel London
- Show website
EMEX
The expo directly targets over 4,500 senior sustainability leaders and estate directors. Organisers claim that 81% of attendees hold direct purchasing or decision-making authority within their organisations. The event is orientated more towards Energy Management and Smart Buildings rather than Smart Buildings exclusively. During the Expo, a conference will also be held. The full agenda can be found here.
- When: November 25-26, 2026
- Where: ExCel Halls N18 & N19, London
- Expo website
| Event | Where | When | Subject | Exhibitors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Smart Buildings Show
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ExCel London
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October 14-15, 2026
|
Smart Buildings only
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100+
|
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EMEX |
ExCel Halls N18 & N19, London
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November 25-26, 2026
|
Energy Management,
Smart Buildings
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100+
|
MedTech and BioTech UK trade shows
MedTech is a unique field of technology that accounts for devices used in healthcare systems and in personal medical devices. It is a strongly regulated branch that demands increased attention, especially in the face of the Cyber Resilience Act. Navigating strict regulatory compliance and complex embedded hardware design requires direct collaboration between engineering teams. The following events provide a dedicated platform to exchange experience and exhibit your company.
Medical Technology Ireland
Operating as the Irish counterpart to Medical Technology UK, this event shares an identical focus on the end-to-end design, development, and manufacturing of medical devices. It will be described later in the article.
- When: September 23-24, 2026
- Where: Galway Racecourse (Ireland)
- Exhibition website
Healthcare Technology Show
Primarily centered on medical technology, this event offers direct access to around 3,000 public sector health attendees and key decision-makers. Its extensive conference program features over 150 expert speakers exploring 22 industry topics, including AI & Innovation and Cyber Security. This creates a perfect environment for CEOs and CTOs to gather and exchange experience with real healthcare needs and public sector standards.
- When: September 29-30, 2026
- Where: ExCel London, E16 1XL
- Show website
London Biotechnology Show
This event centers on red biotech and healthcare innovation. It will include a standard exhibition for companies, a conference section, and a networking event. Here you can read more about the conference agenda. Beyond its multi-track conference program, the event features a dedicated Startup Showcase pitch competition alongside a Hosted Buyer Programme.
- When: November 18-19, 2026
- Where: ExCel London
- Show website
Digital Health World Congress
Unlike a traditional trade show, Digital Health World Congress fuses a hands-on tech expo with high-level conference sessions. Across two days of industry-focused discussion, the agenda covers everything from medical IoT hardware to AI diagnostics and healthcare cybersecurity. Main stress is put on the conference section rather than the exposition. The current page does not include a separate exhibitors section, apart from the booking exhibition stand form.
- When: November 23-24, 2026
- Where: The Great Hall Kensington Conference and Event Centre, London
- Congress website
Festival of Genomics & Biodata
Festival of Genomics & Biodata brings together clinical leaders, bioinformaticians, and tech innovators driving precision medicine forward. It is an open event; most attendees can access it for free. Organisers really took care of creating unique and useful attractions. What really sets it apart is its creative approach to networking and social mission. The event includes: interesting workshops & roundtables, Poster Zone, Speed Networking, and Meeting Villages.
- When: January 27-28, 2027
- Where: ExCel London
- Festival website
Medical Technology UK
Medical Technology UK centers specifically on the end-to-end design and manufacturing of medical devices. It connects medtech OEM specialists and system designers with over 100 expert suppliers to solve pressing supply chain and regulatory compliance issues. The event features a technical Learning Programme alongside the impactful UK Women in MedTech Forum.
- When: March 10-11, 2027
- Where: Newmarket Racecourse, Coventry
- Exhibition website
Digital Health Rewired
Digital Health Rewired serves as the UK’s central conference and exhibition dedicated to driving digital transformation and innovation across public healthcare. Organisers claim that the event is visited more willingly by CIOs and CCIOs than any other event. With over 95% of NHS trusts represented on-site, the expo provides a platform for direct public-sector engagement. Digital Health Rewired also offers a Pitchfest – entrepreneurs can pitch live to healthcare investors.
- When: March 16-17, 2027
- Where: Hall 2, NEC Birmingham
- Exhibition website
MedTech Innovation
Component suppliers and contract manufacturers should definitely exhibit here. MedTech Innovation focuses on medical device prototyping, micro-machining, automation, and polymer manufacturing. Exhibiting can give your firm direct access to healthcare leaders, procurement specialists, investors, and innovators.
- When: April 29, 2027
- Where: Dexcom Stadium, Galway (Ireland)
- Exhibition website
Med-Tech Expo
Design engineers and R&D directors visit this show. Live equipment demos cover prototyping, cleanroom assembly, and testing. Two conference tracks feature speakers from NHS England, Johnson & Johnson, and many others.
- When: September 15-16, 2027
- Where: Hall 3A, NEC Birmingham
- Expo website
| Event | Where | When | Main subject | Exhibitors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Medical Technology Ireland
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Galway Racecourse (Ireland)
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September 23-24, 2026
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Medical device design & manufacturing
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Healthcare Technology Show
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ExCel London, E16 1XL
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September 29-30, 2026
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Healthcare technology and
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Data not available
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London Biotechnology Show
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ExCel London, E16 1XL
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November 18-19, 2026
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Red biotech and healthcare innovation
|
|
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Digital Health World Congress
|
The Great Hall Kensington Conference and Event Centre, London
|
November 23-24, 2026
|
Digital health innovation and MedTech |
Data not available
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Festival of Genomics & Biodata
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ExCel London, E16 1XL
|
January 27-28, 2027
|
AI, genomics medicine, biodata
|
180+
|
|
Medical Technology UK
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Newmarket Racecourse, Coventry
|
March 10-11, 2027
|
Medical device design and manufacturing
|
|
|
Digital Health Rewired
|
Hall 2, NEC Birmingham
|
March 16-17, 2027
|
NHS IT and digital healthcare
|
180+
|
|
MedTech Innovation
|
Dexcom Stadium, Galway (Ireland)
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April 29, 2027
|
Medical manufacturing and engineering
|
150+
|
|
Med-Tech Expo
|
Hall 3A, NEC Birmingham
|
September 15-16, 2027
|
Medical Device Manufacturing
|
200+
|
Engineering and Production trade shows
Bridging the gap between a working prototype and mass production demands reliable contract manufacturers and manufacturing partners. Following trade shows may connect your team directly with both. But there are also some threats.
Is worth mentioning that those events are naturally larger compared to the others. The reason behind this is very simple. The subject area is much broader. On the one hand, it comes in handy because many more potential customers attend those. But on the other hand, it is far more difficult to stand out from the surrounding competition.
Engineering Designs Show
EDS is concentrated around embedded designs, electronic design, and mechanical design. More than 4500 visitors may take part in 50+ different conference sessions. The show is dedicated to engineering professionals involved in turning ideas into working products, as the organisers say. It is mainly directed to electronic design engineers, embedded systems engineers, and many more.
- When: October 7-8, 2026
- Where: Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry
- Show website
Advanced Engineering UK
Without a doubt, one of the biggest Engineering trade shows in the whole of the UK. What makes Advanced Engineering unique is its scale. It focuses on seven key topics, among which: R&D and Design Engineering; Clean Energy and Net Zero; and AI, Digitalisation and Automation. Attending the event on such a scale surely is worth considering for IoT-related companies.
- When: November 4-5, 2026
- Where: Halls 3 & 3a, NEC Birmingham
- Exhibition website
Southern Manufacturing & Electronics 2027
Another huge event on our list is Southern Manufacturing & Electronics 2027. Over 570 exhibitors demonstrate live production equipment and custom electronic assemblies. Managers from aerospace, defense, automotive, energy, metal processing, and many other sectors visit Farnborough to look for new supply possibilities.
- When: February 2-4, 2027
- Where: Hall 1, International Exhibition & Conference Centre, Farnborough
- Exhibition website
Smart Manufacturing Week
Nineteen Group partners with The Manufacturer to deliver the UK’s largest advanced engineering festival at NEC Birmingham. Supported by institutions like Make UK, the event integrates four distinct expos covering smart factory software and industrial automation.
According to the organisers, 80% of exhibitors claim the trade show gave good ROI.
- When: June 9-10, 2027
- Where: Hall 5, NEC Birmingham
- Exhibition website
| Event | Where | When | Main subject | Exhibitors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Engineering Designs Show
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Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry
|
October 7-8, 2026
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Electronic, embedded, and mechanical design
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200+
|
|
Advanced Engineering UK
|
Halls 3 & 3a, NEC Birmingham |
November 4-5, 2026
|
New technologies
|
400+
|
|
Southern Manufacturing & Electronics 2027
|
Hall 1, International Exhibition & Conference Centre, Farnborough
|
February 2-4, 2027
|
Industrial electronics and manufacturing
|
550+
|
|
Smart Manufacturing Week
|
Hall 5, NEC Birmingham
|
June 9-10, 2027
|
Manufacturing and engineering
|
450+
|
Tech trade shows
Hardware shows handle physical board design. But Tech trade shows focus more on the software ecosystem running on top of the physical device. The size of those events is also slightly larger, because it covers more than IoT exclusively.
Because scaling connected products requires aspects like dependable cloud infrastructure and fleet security, these events are strictly IoT-related. Company leaders and software architects attend to compare enterprise software, refine data pipelines, and manage remote device fleets.
Britain Connected
Backed by official UK government departments and telecom giants, Terrapinn hosts a digital infrastructure forum at ExCeL London. Unlike standard software expos, the agenda revolves entirely around the foundational connectivity layer and mapping out national 5G. If your IoT business deploys cellular fleets or smart city sensors, you will probably find valuable contacts here.
- When: September 9-10, 2026
- Where: Halls N1-N9, Excel London
- Event website
Cambridge Tech Week
Unlike other single-hall trade shows, it is a city-wide deep tech festival that bridges scientific research with commercial enterprise. It is definitely the longest event on our list. It begins on 14 September and lasts for 5 full days. For that time, you swap standard exhibition booths for university showcases and venture capital roundtables.
For an IoT business owner, the event offers direct access to networking with edge AI pioneers and investors funding hardware scaleups. It is surely an interesting event to attend and have a nice discussion. But if you are looking strictly for an exhibition, it is not for you.
- When: September 14-18, 2026
- Where: The Corn Exchange; The Guildhall; The Bradfield Centre; Cambridge University Collegiums; Cambridge
- Event website
AI World Congress
Designed as an executive summit rather than a sprawling expo hall, this London event centers heavily on keynote presentations and strategic panel discussions. Attendees navigate targeted track sessions alongside a compact networking village reserved for software demos and startup pitches. That is the place where you can exhibit and show your edge AI innovations.
- When: November 25-26, 2026
- Where: The Great Hall, Kensington Conference and Events Centre, London
- Congress website
Tech Show London
This is one of the biggest and most complex events. Cloud and AI Infrastructure, DevOps, Cloud and Cyber Security, Big Data and AI world- if anything mentioned seems interesting to you, Tech Show London is a place to be. The last event was attended by more than 19,000 professionals, making it the biggest event on that list.
- When: March 10-11, 2027
- Where: Excel London
- Show website
Retail Technology Show
Awarded AEO’s Best UK Tradeshow, Nineteen Group hosts their biggest show at ExCeL London. Over 15,000 store executives gather to upgrade inventory management and customer analytics.
Retail Technology Show also connects conference panels with the exhibition section. But here, the exhibition plays the key role. For your IoT company, the floor shows immediate commercial demand for connected hardware like digital shelf tags and smart in-store sensors.
- When: April 21-22, 2027
- Where: Excel London
- Show website
London Tech Week
Rather than a quiet industrial expo, the space is split between corporate strategy tracks and startup showcase areas. You can meet international buyers at dedicated nation pavilions or examine live robotics builds running inside The Sandbox demonstration zone. According to the London Tech Week page, it also features some great speakers like Mati Staniszewski (Co-founder of ElevelLabs), Aravind Srinivas (Co-founder of Perplexity), and many more.
- When: June 7-9, 2027
- Where: Olympia London
- Expo website
LDX3 by LeadDev
Formerly run as LeadDev London, this well-established summit is currently undergoing a rebranding to LDX3. Past editions focused heavily on engineering leadership, developer experience, and scaling tech teams, but the future program has not yet been revealed. It remains unconfirmed whether the new format will mirror previous years.
- When: June 28-29, 2027
- Where: London (specific information has not yet been provided)
- Conference website
| Event | Where | When | Main subject | Exhibitors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Britain Connected
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Halls N1-N9, Excel London
|
September 9-10, 2026
|
Telecom and 5G infrastructure
|
300+
|
|
Cambridge Tech Week
|
Across the city of Cambridge
|
September 14-18, 2026
|
Deep tech, innovation ecosystem
|
N/A
|
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AI World Congress
|
The Great Hall, Kensington Conference and Events Centre, London
|
November 25-26, 2026
|
AI, AI enterprise usage, edge AI
|
Data not available
|
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Tech Show London
|
Excel London
|
March 10-11, 2027
|
Cloud, AI infrastructure, DevOps, Cyber Security, Big Data
|
450+
|
|
Retail Technology Show
|
Excel London
|
April 21-22, 2027
|
Retail technology and automation
|
450+
|
|
London Tech Week
|
Olympia London
|
June 7-9, 2027
|
AI and cloud solutions, startup and deep tech innovation
|
500+
|
|
LDX3 by LeadDev
|
London |
June 28-29, 2027
|
Tech leadership, management
|
Data not available
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Canceled or withdrawn
It is worth mentioning that just because a trade show took place last year does not mean it will happen again this year. Event organizers regularly alter their calendars and quietly drop long-running shows without warning. Sometimes organisers try to rebrand and refresh the existing format, but in such cases they announce it on previous communications channels.
We gathered a few examples of such IoT-related events that are not running this year with zero details about potential rebranding on their official websites:
- WIRED Health (London) 2026-04-16
- SME XPO (London) 2026-04-22
- London Calling (London) 2026-05-19
- EI Live (Farnborough) 2026-09-23
Recomendations
So now: which trade shows should you attend? After reading this whole article, that is a very reasonable question. However, we do not have a quick, direct answer for that. It really depends on your core goals and expectations.
For example, large events pull in massive crowds and offer high foot traffic. Yet, big shows carry real risks. You can easily drown in the noise and risk not being noticed.
Start by narrowing your selection to your exact IoT niche. Do not waste budget on general tech fairs that don’t feature your IoT field exposition. Dig into the specifics. Read the exhibition details carefully. Evaluate booth prices, visitor demographics, and check past exhibitor lists.
Focus strictly on your company’s current needs. Use this guide as an initial launching pad for your own research.
