Program and highlights

Practical expert lectures, inspiring keynotes, and networking with the industry make TECH.CON 2026 the meeting place for knowledge, connections, and new impulses. An official opening reception provides the perfect setting for conversations in a pleasant atmosphere. Complimentary food and drinks invite you to linger on site.

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Timetable

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Expert Lectures

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Keynotes

Move-and-Tec Area

Plan your visit

Expert Lectures
Practical knowledge for increased value creation

The joint expert program of TECH.CON and movatec demonstrates how automation and AI open up new value creation potentials for SMEs in production and logistics. Experts present current developments, practical applications, and concrete solution approaches. This way, you gain valuable insights that you can directly apply to the challenges and opportunities in your own company.

Keynotes
Inspiration for your future

Two keynotes focus on Artificial Intelligence and its concrete application in business. Renowned experts put the developments into context, separate hype from real benefits, and show the opportunities automation and AI create for production, logistics, and business models. Look forward to well-founded insights, practical examples, and valuable impulses for using these technologies in your own company.

A first taste of the keynote

Those who don't automate will be atomized – How automation and AI are transforming our economy and businesses

is already provided by Univ.-Prof. Dr. Sebastian Kummer in this video.

Move-and-tec Area
Experience automation live

In 2026, the Move-and-Tec Area of the trade fairs TECH.CON and movatec will be jointly designed by Heron CNC Technik, Robotunits, Servus Intralogistics, and Vertic Greens.

On display are

the fastest assembly in the world, a world first – assembly marking and connector pre-assembly with up to 80% time savings

a just-in-time conveyor technology from the Robotunits modular system

the humanoid robot F.R.E.D. for intralogistics

and how resource-efficient and sustainable plant cultivation is made possible through state-of-the-art technologies.

Opening
Shaping the future together

Messe Dornbirn, together with the Vorarlberg Chamber of Commerce and the Vorarlberg Industrial Association, invites you to the ceremonial opening of TECH.CON and movatec 2026. Experience the official start of the new trade fair duo and gain valuable insights into the impact of automation and artificial intelligence on companies, production, and logistics during the subsequent keynote by Univ.-Prof. Dr. Sebastian Kummer.

Wednesday, September 23, 2026, 9:30 AM