Events

London, UK, February 25, 2026 – IBC today announced a new strategic partnership with EIT Culture & Creativity – the institutional partnership for culture and creativity, supported by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) – appointing it as its European Innovation Partner for 2026. Announced at the IBC Accelerator Media Innovation Programme’s Kickstart Day 2026, the partnership reflects the two organisations shared commitment to advancing the broadcast and audiovisual industry and has the potential to meaningfully accelerate collaborative progress. Together, the two organisations aim to create clearer pathways from proof-of-concept to deployment across the global media and entertainment (M&E) ecosystem – starting with the Accelerator Programme.

Singapore, January 7, 2026—Space Summit 2026 in Singapore (2–3 February) will serve as the primary staging ground for international industry leaders and space chiefs to define the next era of orbital commerce as the commercialisation of space technology gathers pace.

Paris, France, December 19, 2025 — The Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology of the Sultanate of Oman (MTCIT) and Novaspace announce the second Edition of the Middle East Space Conference (MESC), taking place from January 26 to 28, 2026, in Muscat, Oman, under the patronage of His Highness The Deputy Prime Minister for Relations and International Affairs and the Special Representative of His Majesty the Sultan, HRH A’Sayyed Asa’d Bin Tariq Al Said. 

Geneva, Switzerland December 1, 2025 - ​​​​​​The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is p announced that the next Radiocommunication Assembly (RA-27) and World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-27) will take place in Shanghai, China, from 11 October to 12 November 2027.​

TOKYO, Japan, November 1, 2025 --The Northeast Asia Video Summit 2025, hosted by the Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA), brought together leading media executives, content creators, and technology innovators to explore the future of video in Japan and Korea. Held in Tokyo, the summit showcased transformative strategies in global content production, streaming monetization, and cross-border collaboration.

Jakarta, Indonesia,, October 14, 2025 – The Archipelago Video Summit, held on 9 October in Jakarta, brought together over 150 senior executives from across Asia to explore the future of video in some of the world’s most dynamic markets of Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines.

Amsterdam, The Netherlands, October 6, 2025 -- The 8th Annual The Things Conference took place recently in Amsterdam. The event, always the place to be to discover the latest developments in the LoRaWAN world, this year broadened its scope to incorporate a wider range of IoT technologies. Perhaps representing the maturity of the market and pervasiveness of IoT devices and deployments, there were fewer splashy technology announcements; however, the message was clear about the opportunities still available for innovators, even in this busy space.

Paris, France,September 19, 2025 – Novaspace recognized the 2025 winners of its Annual Excellence Awards and the WSBW Startup Challenge during the 28th edition of the World Space Business Week (WSBW). This year’s event broke all records, bringing together over 1,600 participants from 600+ organizations and 57 countries, alongside close to 300 high-level speakers, reaffirming WSBW as the premier gathering for global space and satellite decision-makers. 

Paris, France, September 17, 2025 – Novaspace, with the support of the Occitanie Region, will host the inaugural Space Summit for a Resilient Future on May 12–13, 2026 in Toulouse, France. This international gathering will convene more than 500 leaders, policymakers, industry executives, and end users from across the global space value chain to explore how space can drive a more resilient, sustainable, and innovative future. 

Paris, France, August 1, 2025 – The International Astronautical Federation (IAF)  announced the recipients of its most prestigious award: the IAF World Space Award 2025. As the IAF’s highest honor, traditionally described as the “Oscar in Space”, this award is presented to individuals and teams whose outstanding contributions have made a lasting global impact on space science, technology, law, medicine, or management.