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80 events catalogued in Manufacturing & Industrial, 80 forthcoming across 2026 and 2027. Click any entry for the full editorial profile: speakers, sponsors, sessions, cross-event company graph.

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The best Manufacturing & Industrial conferences in 2026 and 2027

Data as of October 11, 2026

10 picks from 80 upcoming Manufacturing & Industrial conferences, ranked by verified program depth: the speakers and sponsors each event publishes on its own site. How we verify.

At a glance
#ConferenceDatesWhereSpeakersSponsorsBest for
1IWCS 2026November 1, 2026Orlando, US10340A broad program of sessions
2Best Defence Conference 2026October 20, 2026London, CA6833Meeting senior decision-makers
3ManuSec USA 2026October 21, 2026Chicago, US5432A small room with senior speakers
4CIPS MENA Procurement and Supply Chain Futures conference and awardsOctober 28, 2026Riyadh, SA659Meeting senior decision-makers
5Retail Supply Chain & Logistics Expo 2026November 11, 2026London, GB5233Seeing the vendor landscape
6BVL Supply Chain CX 2026October 21, 2026Berlin, DE3173Seeing the vendor landscape
7Aerospace & Defense Manufacturing & R&D Summit 2026November 16, 2026San Diego, US3461Seeing the vendor landscape
8OTsec Canada Summit 2026November 3, 2026Montréal, CA5018A deep speaker lineup
9ISPO 2026November 3, 2026Amsterdam, NL2072Meeting senior decision-makers
10CPHI & PMEC India 2026November 23, 2026Delhi, IN3246A deep speaker lineup
  1. 1
    IWCS 2026November 1, 2026

    Orlando, US·103 voices, 40 sponsors

    Best forA broad program of sessions

    103 speakers. Sponsors include Lightera, Lloyd & Bouvier Inc. and Sterlite.

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  2. 2

    London, CA·68 voices, 33 sponsors

    Best forMeeting senior decision-makers

    68 speakers, 48% at VP level or above. Sponsors include BDC, Federal Fleet Services and ARA Robotics Inc.. About 1,806 attendees expected.

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  3. 3
    ManuSec USA 2026October 21, 2026

    Chicago, US·54 voices, 32 sponsors

    Best forA small room with senior speakers

    54 speakers, 51% at VP level or above. Sponsors include ThreatLocker, Fortinet and ServiceNow. About 150 attendees expected.

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  4. 4

    Riyadh, SA·65 voices, 9 sponsors

    Best forMeeting senior decision-makers

    65 speakers, 36% at VP level or above. Sponsors include Microsoft, Emaar and ROSHN.

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  5. 5

    London, GB·52 voices, 33 sponsors

    Best forSeeing the vendor landscape

    52 speakers, 38% at VP level or above. Sponsors include Technology Record, International Business Magazine and Forkliftaction. 36 exhibitors.

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  6. 6
    BVL Supply Chain CX 2026October 21, 2026

    Berlin, DE·31 voices, 73 sponsors

    Best forSeeing the vendor landscape

    31 speakers, 44% at VP level or above. Sponsors include Geis Gruppe, PwC and Siemens.

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  7. 7

    San Diego, US·34 voices, 61 sponsors

    Best forSeeing the vendor landscape

    34 speakers, 44% at VP level or above. Sponsors include Honeywell, Lockheed Martin and Leidos.

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  8. 8
    OTsec Canada Summit 2026November 3, 2026

    Montréal, CA·50 voices, 18 sponsors

    Best forA deep speaker lineup

    50 speakers, 30% at VP level or above. Sponsors include Google Cloud, Fortinet and Palo Alto Networks.

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  9. 9
    ISPO 2026November 3, 2026

    Amsterdam, NL·20 voices, 72 sponsors

    Best forMeeting senior decision-makers

    20 speakers, 71% at VP level or above. Sponsors include Centric Software, Fashion United and BSI.

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  10. 10
    CPHI & PMEC India 2026November 23, 2026

    Delhi, IN·32 voices, 46 sponsors

    Best forA deep speaker lineup

    32 speakers, 50% at VP level or above. Sponsors include Informa, China and Japan.

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What are the best Manufacturing & Industrial conferences in 2026?
Ranked by how many speakers and sponsors each event lists on its own site, the top three are IWCS 2026 (November 1, 2026, Orlando, US), Best Defence Conference 2026 (October 20, 2026, London, CA) and ManuSec USA 2026 (October 21, 2026, Chicago, US). The ranking above covers 10 events out of 80 upcoming Manufacturing & Industrial conferences we track.
Which Manufacturing & Industrial conference has the most sponsors?
bauma SHANGHAI 2026 lists 101 sponsors, the most of any upcoming Manufacturing & Industrial conference we track. It runs November 24, 2026 in Shanghai, CN.
When is the next Manufacturing & Industrial conference?
The Battery Show North America is next, on October 12, 2026 in Detroit, US.
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.