Three big shows closed in the past week and sent out their final numbers. Here’s what they reported and where they go next.
EICMA 2026, November 3 to 8, Fiera Milano Rho, Milan
The 83rd EICMA was the largest in its history. More than 600,000 visitors came through, up 6% on last year. Trade attendance grew faster, up 30% to over 51,000 professionals from 168 countries. The show filled ten pavilions and 300,000 square meters for the first time, with 764 exhibitors from 52 countries showing 2,150 brands, 74% of them from outside Italy. About 8,700 journalists and creators were accredited.
The Speed Legends MotoGP exhibition in Pavilion 22 logged more than 150,000 visits, the Your Urban Mobility area ran over 4,000 free test rides, and the Dakar Rally 2027 route was presented on site. The industry’s Motonomics conference put the European and UK motorcycle economy at €35.1 billion of GDP and 481,600 jobs. Our preview is at EICMA 2026, November 3–8, Fiera Milano Rho, Milan. The 2027 dates haven’t been announced.
AfroTech Conference 2026, November 2 to 6, Houston
AfroTech marked its tenth year with 35,000 attendees across Houston, more than 300 speakers, 15 tracks and 11 stages. AI, healthcare, policy, cybersecurity and the creator economy led the program. Speakers included Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley on AI governance, Timnit Gebru and Andrew Yang on AI and jobs, and Blavity’s Morgan DeBaun on Black business. A first HealthStack Conference, presented by Sanofi, drew 650 people. About 160 companies exhibited or sponsored.
AfroTech 2027 returns to Houston on November 1 to 5, 2027.
MWC26 Doha, November 8 to 10, Doha
GSMA’s Doha show, hosted with Qatar’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, drew more than 10,000 participants from 100 countries and territories. It ran alongside the opening days of the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference, which brought 36 ministers and 34 heads of telecom regulators into the same halls as operators and vendors. Forty-two partnerships and announcements were signed at the show.
MWC Doha returns on November 15 to 17, 2027. Before that, MWC Barcelona runs March 1 to 4, 2027.