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Industrial Engineering conferences 2026 and 2027

32 events catalogued in Industrial Engineering, 17 forthcoming, 15 prior. Below, the strongest of each month for the next year. Click any entry for the full editorial profile: speakers, sponsors, sessions, cross-event company graph.

Updated November 5, 2026 from each event's own site

Key takeaways

  • 17 upcoming Industrial Engineering conferences. The next is WITEX 2026 (World Intelligent Technology Exhibition), November 23, 2026 in Düsseldorf, DE.
  • Largest program: S4x27, with 66 speakers.
  • Most sponsors: automatica Shanghai 2027, with 84.

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The best Industrial Engineering conferences in 2026 and 2027

Data as of November 5, 2026

10 picks from 17 upcoming Industrial Engineering conferences.

How we ranked them Full methodology

1Speakers

Counted from the event's own site. Weighted twice as heavily as sponsors.

2Sponsors

Counted from the event's own sponsor page.

3Upcoming only

Events that have not started yet. Past editions are listed further down.

4No paid placement

No event pays to appear or to move up.

At a glance
#ConferenceDatesWhereSpeakersSponsorsBest for
1S4x27February 8, 2027Tampa, US6643Seeing the vendor landscape
2ManuSec Europe Summit 2027February 9, 2027Munich, DE5333Seeing the vendor landscape
3Carbon Capture Technology Expo North America 2027February 10, 2027Houston, US2578Seeing the vendor landscape
4Test Automation Days 2027March 3, 2027Hilversum, NL4217A deep speaker lineup
5automatica Shanghai 2027March 8, 2027Shanghai, CN084A focused, smaller program
6parts2clean 2027October 5, 2027Stuttgart, DE1927A focused, smaller program
7SPE/IADC International Drilling Conference and Exhibition (27DC)March 9, 2027online911Attending without travel
8SPS 2026 - Smart Product SolutionsNovember 24, 2026Nürnberg, DE018A focused, smaller program
917th International Modelica & FMI ConferenceSeptember 20, 2027Prague, CZ80A focused, smaller program
10OTsec USA Summit 2027May 18, 2027San Diego, US110A focused, smaller program
  1. 1
    S4x27February 8, 2027

    Tampa, US·66 voices, 43 sponsors

    Best forSeeing the vendor landscape

    66 speakers. Sponsors include Accenture, PwC and Cisco. About 1,000 attendees expected.

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  2. 2

    Munich, DE·53 voices, 33 sponsors

    Best forSeeing the vendor landscape

    53 speakers, 27% at VP level or above. Sponsors include Deloitte, ThreatLocker and EY.

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  3. 3

    Houston, US·25 voices, 78 sponsors

    Best forSeeing the vendor landscape

    25 speakers, 30% at VP level or above. Sponsors include Siemens Energy, Accelera By Cummins and Parker Hannifin. 10 exhibitors.

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  4. 4

    Hilversum, NL·42 voices, 17 sponsors

    Best forA deep speaker lineup

    42 speakers. Sponsors include UiPath, Vihat Technologies and The Tech Data.

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  5. 5

    Shanghai, CN·84 sponsors

    Best forA focused, smaller program

    Sponsors include ExpoTobi, Clocate and TimesTech.

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  6. 6
    parts2clean 2027October 5, 2027

    Stuttgart, DE·19 voices, 27 sponsors

    Best forA focused, smaller program

    19 speakers. Sponsors include Manufacturing Technology Insights, PLUS and FiT. 10 exhibitors.

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  7. 7

    Virtual·9 voices, 11 sponsors

    Best forAttending without travel

    9 speakers. Sponsors include Baker Hughes, bp and NOV.

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  8. 8

    Nürnberg, DE·18 sponsors

    Best forA focused, smaller program

    Sponsors include OPC Foundation, Factory-X and Campus Schwarzwald.

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  9. 9

    Prague, CZ·8 voices

    Best forA focused, smaller program

    8 speakers. About 400 attendees expected.

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  10. 10

    San Diego, US·1 voices, 10 sponsors

    Best forA focused, smaller program

    1 speakers. Sponsors include Fortinet, Zscaler and Ping Identity.

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Forthcoming

On the horizon, by month

November 20262 events

February 20273 events

March 20275 events

May 20271 event

August 20271 event

September 20271 event

October 20272 events

Prior editions

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Questions

About Industrial Engineering conferences

What are the best Industrial Engineering conferences in 2026?
Ranked by how many speakers and sponsors each event lists on its own site, the top three are S4x27 (February 8, 2027, Tampa, US), ManuSec Europe Summit 2027 (February 9, 2027, Munich, DE) and Carbon Capture Technology Expo North America 2027 (February 10, 2027, Houston, US). The ranking above covers 10 events out of 17 upcoming Industrial Engineering conferences we track.
Which Industrial Engineering conference has the most sponsors?
automatica Shanghai 2027 lists 84 sponsors, the most of any upcoming Industrial Engineering conference we track. It runs March 8, 2027 in Shanghai, CN.
When is the next Industrial Engineering conference?
WITEX 2026 (World Intelligent Technology Exhibition) is next, on November 23, 2026 in Düsseldorf, DE.
How is this list ranked?
By verified program depth: the number of speakers and sponsors each conference publishes on its own website, which we re-check against the source. No event pays to appear in this ranking.