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This is your reminder to apply for the IFA Pitch Battle 2026! Bigger than ever, the competition is now open to exhibitors and non-exhibitors alike. In partnership with the German startup association (Startup-Verband) , this is your chance to pitch your ideas on one of Europe’s biggest consumer tech stages. Innovative startups shape the future not only with their products, their vision and innovation advances everyday technology into new frontiers. The IFA Pitch Battle winner 2026 will receive official recognition leading to prestigious exposure, as well as a free IFA booth for 2027. Applications are open until 3 August. Face the spotlight, pitch to global investors and let your startup do the talking. Are you ready to stand out? Link for application in comments.

Retail moves faster when the right people are in the room. At the IFA Retail Leaders Summit, 100+ of the world’s most relevant retail decision-makers come together for one curated, invite-only day of peer exchange, strategic dialogue and high-value meetings. The IFA Retail Leaders Summit takes place one day before IFA on 3 September, away from the noise of the show floor. Visionary keynotes, presentations and panel discussions offer valuable insights from C-level and senior executives. Confirmed voices include Remko Rijnders (CEO, MediaMarktSaturn/CECONOMY), John Olsen (CEO, Euronics International) and Tana-Maria Schächtele (Head of Marketing, TikTok Shop Europe). For retailers: this is where you meet your international C-level peers, exchange perspectives and join the conversations shaping the future of retail. For brands: nowhere else will you get this level of structured access to 100+ leading retail buyers in one place. Opportunities include keynotes, panel discussions, roundtables, 1:1 meetings and executive-level networking, giving you the chance to position your organisation as a solution category specialist in front of a highly relevant audience. Attendance is by invitation, or by application and confirmation. Retailers can apply here: https://lnkd.in/guJAB-TU Brands interested in sponsorship can apply here: https://lnkd.in/g_cJRWuy Applications close on 3rd of August. #IFABerlin #RetailLeadersSummit #RetailLeadership #RetailInnovation #Omnichannel #CLevel #Leadership

The IFA 2026 stage just got a whole lot bigger. 🎤⁣ This speaker batch spans AI and future tech, sustainable living, and the culture and creativity crowd - proof that the room in Berlin holds every kind of thinker.! Meet the next names on the list:⁣ 🎤 Arkin Kol, Vice President Commercial Partnerships Europe, Dolby Laboratories 🎤 Rebecca Steinhage, Executive Director Human Resources & Corporate Affairs, Miele & Cie. KG 🎤 Dr. Lennart Osthoff, CEO & Founder, Repartly GmbH 🎤 Ben Harris, CEO & Co-Founder, Fresco 🎤 Verena Singmann, Head of Global Public Relations, Womanizer 🎤 Patrik Wilkens Patrik Wilkens, Founder & Director, Mournival Consulting 🎤 Dr. Jörn Krieger, Journalist & Moderator 🎤 Anna Heim, Freelance Journalist & Moderator, TechCrunch And this is far from the full picture. Keep watching this space for who joins next. Complete Speaker line-up can also be found here: https://bit.ly/4vvQuXf #IFA2026 #IFABerlin #TechTalks #InnovationStage #Speakers

Can a tech trade show be more than booths and keynotes? In the new episode of Innovation For All – the IFA Podcast, Tobias Vertgewall, Partnerships Manager at IFA, talks about how IFA is evolving into a platform for diversity, participation, and community. In this episode: 🏳️🌈 IFA's involvement at Berlin CSD 🎨 Collaborations with art & culture 🚶 Guided tours for different audiences 📅 IFA Moments – IFA, experienced all year round Listen now: https://bit.ly/4yEe1I8 #IFA2026 #IFABerlin #Podcast #Innovation

Show the world what you’ve built and get your entry ready! The IFA Innovation Awards 2026 recognise ideas, products and technologies that shape the future of consumer tech and home appliances. Entries can be submitted across 13 award categories, ranging from Smart Home, Audio and Home Entertainment to Sustainability, Design, Content Creation and Tech for Good & Accessibility. On top of that, 3 Master Awards honour extraordinary achievements across the entire competition. Every submission is reviewed by an independent international jury and evaluated across four core criteria: 🚀 Innovation & Originality ✅ Technical Sophistication & Quality 🎨 User Experience & Design 🌍 Real-world Impact & Viability. You may enter each product in up to 3 categories. Submission deadline: 15 August 2026 The award ceremony will take place on September 2nd. Swipe through to explore all award categories, the Master Awards and our judging criteria. Visit the IFA website for more information and entry submission: https://bit.ly/4hsnjkm #IFA #IFA2026 #InnovationAwards #Innovation #ConsumerTech #HomeAppliances #ProductDesign

🚀 Applications for the IFA Pitch Battle 2026 are officially open! One stage. Europe's biggest tech audience. Your shot to pitch in front of the people who can actually make things happen: investors, media, and industry leaders who show up to IFA to find what's next. This year, it's bigger than ever: 🤝 New partnership with the German Startup Association Startup-Verband 🌍 Open to exhibitors AND non-exhibitors for the first time: more startups, more competition, more visibility 🏆 The winner walks away with a free IFA 2027 booth, official recognition, and an exclusive feature If you've got a product, technology, or idea shaping the future of tech - this is your stage. 📅 Applications close August 3 📢 Semi-finals: Friday & Saturday 🏁 Grand final: Sunday 📍Dream Stage Ready to pitch? Apply now: https://bit.ly/4wIUqVn #IFA2026 #Pitch #StartupCompetition #IFABerlin #Innovation

They're back! This year, we're once again offering Guided Tours to help you get the most out of the show: a compact walkthrough of the areas that matter most to you. Whatever brings you to IFA, there's a tour for you: 🎓 School Group Tours 💼 B2B Tours 🎥 Creator Tours 💸 Investor Tours ♿ Accessible Tours – simple-language tours in partnership with Lebenshilfe & DBSV - Deutscher Blinden- und Sehbehindertenverband tours for the visually impaired. 🎟️ B2B, Creator & Investor tour tickets can already be booked in your account. 🔒 Or do you prefer something more exclusive? Book a private B2B tour for your own fixed group here: ifa@factory-c.com More information & tickets: https://bit.ly/4vTgT25 #IFA2026 #IFABerlin #GuidedTours #Innovation #Accessibility #B2B

Innovation for All isn't just our vision, it's a promise. 💛 We're proud to team up with Tickets for Good Deutschland to make IFA 2026 more accessible to the people who show up for others every single day. Through a new pilot, verified healthcare professionals across Germany can now get free or discounted tickets to IFA 2026 - plus access to selected events at the IFA Summer Garden. A small thank you to the people who spend their days looking after the rest of us.   👉 Work in healthcare in Germany? Register now at ticketsforgood.com/de and secure your tickets. 📅 IFA 2026 | 4–8 September | Messe Berlin

Round two. 👀 More names confirmed for IFA 2026 in Berlin, and this batch shows just how wide the room gets. Automotive design sitting next to AI. Retail data next to consumer research nobody else is doing. These are the people who decide what the next few years actually look like, and they'll be on stage in September. Here's who's joining: 🎤 Christine Wolburg, Chief Brand Officer, Volkswagen 🎤 Kai Grünitz, Member of the Board of Management, Technical Development, Volkswagen 🎤 Samuel Huber, CEO MENA, Napster Corp. 🎤 Louisa Ioannidou, CEO of TheSoul Media, TheSoul Group 🎤 Sebastian Klumpp, Solution Business Director at Similarweb & CEO at XPLN, Similarweb 🎤 Elisabeth Neumann, Head of User Research, Womanizer 🎤 Natascha Priemel, Director of Sales, North Data GmbH 🎤 AbdulRahman Hadi, UX Trend Strategist, Consumer Tech, WGSN Still more to come. The lineup isn't done yet. Find out more here: https://lnkd.in/e5TQ4UHQ

Don't miss one of the key conversations at IFA 2026. IFA is where the conversations shaping the future of technology happen. On the IFA Innovation Stage, we're bringing together voices from the intersection of politics, business and technology to explore the future of Germany's digital transformation.   🎤 Dr. Karsten Wildberger, Federal Minister for Digital Transformation and Government Modernisation 🎤 Dr. Reinhard Christian Zinkann, Executive Director and Co-Proprietor, Miele 🎙️ Moderated by Pinar Atalay   Friday, September 4, IFA Innovation Stage   The kind of conversation you'll be glad you caught.   #IFA2026 #IFABerlin #DigitalTransformation #InnovationStage