Events Tracker

Top-tier ACM networking research conference hosted in Europe. Covers emerging networking experiments and technologies directly aligned with DIA’s research mandate.

Relevance to DIA community

Ideal for academic member acquisition and for positioning DIA as the European association connecting ICT academia with industry verticals.

The Thinknet 6G Summit is a key meeting point for future technologies, intelligent networks, and digital innovation. Building on the success of previous years, the summit once again brings together leading experts from industry, research, and start-ups to help shape the next generation of communication technologies. Topics such as AI-native networks, sustainable connectivity, non-terrestrial networks, security & trust, and new applications for industry, healthcare, and mobility will take centre stage, alongside inspiring keynotes, engaging discussions, international perspectives, and excellent networking opportunities in Munich.

Relevance to DIA community

Deep dive into emerging cross-domain Datacom technologies with relevance to activities in the SET WG and forum for engagement with national-level innovators in these areas.

The Wireless Personal Multimedia Communications (WPMC) Conference is a premier global forum for researchers, scientists, and industry professionals to disseminate and discuss state-of-the-art advances in wireless communications and multimedia technologies. Established in 1998, WPMC has consistently fostered international collaboration in Information and Communications Technologies (ICT), with a strong emphasis on next-generation wireless systems, 6G and IMT-2030, artificial intelligence integration, and multimedia convergence.

Relevance to DIA community

Engagement with largely academic member candidates to bring them as possible associate and full members to the DIA community.

The COmmunication, NAvigation, SENsing and SErvices (CONASENSE) platform and the Horizon Europe Cooperation and Support Action INSTAR are complementary initiatives that aim to advance both research excellence and pre-normative standardisation impact for 6G and beyond. This joint full-day workshop, co-organised at IEEE WPMC 2026, reflects their shared ambition to bridge exploratory research and global standardisation, ensuring that future 6G systems are innovative, interoperable, and societally relevant. This is a full-day joint workshop between CONASENSE and the (now-closed) Horizon Europe INSTAR project, bridging 6G research with pre-normative standardisation; covers AI-native networking, Edge-Cloud-IoT continuum, quantum-safe security, and non-terrestrial networks. Abstract deadline 30 July 2026, full paper 30 August 2026.

Relevance to DIA community

Bridging CONASENSE and DIA communities to identify synergies in possible standardisation engagements.

ICCFI 2026 invites researchers, engineers, and industry practitioners worldwide to submit original contributions. The conference is dedicated to bridging theoretical research with practical implementation, promoting cross-disciplinary collaboration to address the most pressing challenges in our hyper-connected future. Key themes such as 6G vision, AI-native networks, the integrated sensing-communication-computing paradigm, and the Metaverse have moved from concept to critical research focus. Concurrently, the field of mobile applications is being revolutionized by on-device generative AI, federated learning, and digital health solutions.

Relevance to DIA community

TBA

Europe’s core internet operations community — ISPs, telcos, and network operators.

Relevance to DIA community

Excellent for visibility with practitioners who implement the technologies DIA champions. Strong potential for operator-side membership outreach and promoting DIA’s advocacy on routing, addressing, and network infrastructure.

Brokerage event for anybody interested in HE Cluster calls for 2027.

Relevance to DIA community

Interesting for DIA members to find suitable partners and proposal ideas for 2027 calls in HE Cluster 4.

Join edge leaders, innovators, and global technology partners as they turn distributed systems from pilot deployments into scalable operational reality. Covering edge computing, AI integration, connectivity & infrastructure, digital twins, embedded systems, physical AI, and IoT security & analytics.

Relevance to DIA community

Connect to innovators in emerging technologies around edge computing for bringing them into the DIA community.

Network X is where the telecom industry’s most influential leaders take the stage to share their vision for the future of connectivity. Hear directly from C-suite executives and senior decision-makers from leading operators as they explore the strategies, investments and innovations driving industry transformation. From AI-native networks and infrastructure modernisation to new monetisation opportunities, convergence and digital growth, Network X speakers deliver the insights shaping tomorrow’s telecom landscape.

Relevance to DIA community

Bridging the horizontal technology activities in SET WG to real-life problems identified through industry leaders.

Network X is where the telecom industry’s most influential leaders take the stage to share their vision for the future of connectivity. Hear directly from C-suite executives and senior decision-makers from leading operators as they explore the strategies, investments and innovations driving industry transformation. From AI-native networks and infrastructure modernisation to new monetisation opportunities, convergence and digital growth, Network X speakers deliver the insights shaping tomorrow’s telecom landscape.

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TBA

Free CONASENSE webinar on energy efficiency across 6G radio access, network architectures, and edge deployments, from strategy to implementation.

Relevance to DIA community

Excellent opportunity to engage in discussions around sustainability and energy efficiency as a key thrust for emerging DIA activities.

Meeting point for the world’s leading broadcasters, content owners, rightsholders and solution providers. IBC sits at the global crossroads of the media, entertainment and technology industries providing an informative, innovative and engaging experience.

Relevance to DIA community

Excellent forum for DIA members to understand the latest media industry developments for possible vertical use cases of technologies of relevance to the DIA community.

IEEE Conference on Standards for Communications and Networking (CSCN) brings together industry and academic experts to discuss the future of mobile communications systems. The program features distinguished keynotes, panels, and technical sessions on topics such as communications standards, networking, cloud computing, and related disciplines.

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TBA

The Internet Engineering Task Force is the premier body for internet protocol standards — directly relevant to DIA’s work on transport, routing and datacom protocols.

Relevance to DIA community

Side meetings and Birds-of-a-Feather sessions are ideal for promoting DIA working groups and recruiting technically-oriented members from across Europe and globally.

EU Digital Summit 2026, 9 June 2026

Located in Brussels, this summit focuses on the “implementation phase” of the EU’s digital rulebook. High-level policymakers and tech leaders debate the enforcement of the AI Act, the Data Act, and the Digital Markets Act. The 2026 theme is turning regulation into competitive productivity, addressing barriers like energy constraints for compute capacity and legal certainty for cross-border data flows.

Relevance to DIA community

Policy drives procurement. Datacom members need to understand the EU’s sovereignty requirements and sustainability mandates (such as the Energy Efficiency Directive for data centres), which will dictate the technical specifications of networking equipment sold within the Eurozone.

EuCNC & 6G Summit, 2-5 June 2026, Malaga (Spain)

The conference, sponsored by the IEEE Communications Society (ComSoc), the European Association for Signal Processing (EURASIP) and the European Association on Antennas and Propagation (EurAAP), focuses on all aspects of telecommunications ranging from 5G deployment and mobile IoT to 6G exploration and future communications systems and networks, including experimentation and testbeds, and applications and services. It brings together cutting-edge research and world-renown industries and businesses, globally attracting in the last years more than 1000 delegates from more than 40 countries all over the world and more than 50 exhibitors for demonstrating the technology developed in the area, namely within research projects from EU R&I programmes.

Relevance to DIA community

The event is highly relevant to the DIA, both topic-wise as well as for social networking within the European datacom community.

Stockholm Tech Show 2026, 26-27 May 2026

Co-located with several niche expos (including the Datacentre Expo and Cloud Expo), this event (May 26–27, 2026) is the Nordic region’s hub for digital transformation. It attracts over 5,000 decision-makers and focuses on the “hands-on” side of technology: cybersecurity, DevOps, and mobile connectivity (5G/6G).

Relevance to DIA community

The Datacentre Expo within this show is the primary draw. Association members can network with facility operators, hardware vendors, and cooling experts, focusing on the specialized cabling, switching, and power infrastructure required to support the next generation of cloud services in Europe.

ENISA Telecom & Digital Infrastructure Security Forum 2026, 7 May 2026

Taking place on May 7, 2026, in Nicosia, Cyprus, this is a specialised, high-security forum (often no-streaming/no-recording) organized by the EU Agency for Cybersecurity. It brings together national authorities and industry specialists to discuss the resilience of subsea cables, security in 6G development, and protecting telecom networks against sophisticated state-sponsored cyberattacks.

Relevance to DIA community

This is critical for members involved in critical infrastructure security. The discussions on NIS2 implementation and the “trusted ICT supply chain framework” directly impact which vendors and technologies are permitted in European telecom backbones and digital infrastructure.

Data Innovation Summit, 6-8 May 2026, Stockholm (Sweden)

Held in Stockholm (May 6–8, 2026), this is the largest applied AI and data event in the Nordics. The summit is structured around “stages” dedicated to Data Engineering, Cloud-Native Architecture, and Generative AI. It bridges the gap between technical data science and business strategy, focusing on making organisations “AI-ready” through robust data pipelines and governance.

Relevance to DIA community

For those in the datacom space, the “Data Platform & Architecture” stage is vital. It covers the infrastructure requirements needed to move and store the massive datasets required for Generative AI, providing insights into future demands for high-bandwidth data centre interconnects and low-latency storage networking.

Hannover Messe 2026, 20-24 April 2026

As the world’s leading trade fair for industrial technology, Hannover Messe 2026 focuses on “Industrial Transformation” and “Think Tech Forward.” The event showcases the latest in smart manufacturing, carbon-neutral production, and energy management. In 2026, the spotlight is heavily on Industrial AI, autonomous robots, and the integration of hydrogen fuel cells into industrial grids.

Relevance to DIA community

Members will find immense value in seeing how high-performance networking and connectivity protocols (like TSN and Industrial Ethernet) are being deployed to support real-time AI and massive IoT sensor networks in factories.