Overview
- Organizers created a joint foundation with Barcelona City Hall and the Generalitat to extend the event’s impact beyond the trade week, centered on talent, innovation and social responsibility.
- Attendance rose 8% from 2025 to 92,170 as the show expanded to 101,000 square meters with 1,700 exhibitors and nearly 90 Catalan companies taking part.
- Each evening featured an open-to-the-public aerial show of about 600 synchronized drones accompanied by music and large-scale facade projections.
- The second ISE hackathon brought roughly 60 students from 17 universities to tackle challenges in cybersecurity, innovation and sustainability with winners selected on the final day.
- Student projects using camera and movement data for personalized visitor tours underscored data-protection needs, while exhibits showcased advances such as Samsung’s depth-perception system, LG’s three-sided LED tower and e-paper displays.