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Only a few days remain until the sixth edition of IVS - Industrial Valve Summit 2026, the leading international event for companies, buyers, decision-makers, and professionals across the industrial valves and flow control value chain.

The Summit will take place from May 19^th to 21^st, 2026, at the Fiera di Bergamo, in Italy, with the aim of providing the sector with a structured hub for discussion, knowledge-sharing, and networking-designed to meet the growing demand for specialized content and high-quality opportunities for dialogue among global operators.

IVS 2026 marks a further step forward in the event’s growth trajectory: Summit organizers anticipate record figures, starting with participating companies. A total of 416 exhibitors (+30% vs. 2024) from 20 countries will attend. The international component is expanding significantly, with around 100 companies (+56%), representing the highest foreign participation ever recorded.

The exhibition layout at the Bergamo Exhibition Centre will expand with two additional halls, bringing the total to four and reaching a surface area of 21,400 square meters - 40% larger than the previous edition. The program will extend to three full days open to the public, evolving from a two-day exhibition into a full-fledged “valve week.”

Visitors can still reserve their place at the exhibition via the official IVS website.

IVS 2026 will present a technical program designed to address the most pressing challenges facing the industry. Particular focus will be placed on emerging technologies and the opportunities offered by new application markets such as hydrogen, CCUS (carbon capture, utilisation and storage), and nuclear energy (with insights on both next-generation and conventional technologies) - key strategic drivers for industrial development.

The programme (the agenda includes 68 events, +30% compared to IVS 2024) will be structured around six main thematic areas: standardisation and standard development; digital technologies applied to valves, actuations and control; valve design and materials for severe services; advanced sealing solutions for industrial valves; AI applied to mechanical design, procurement and manufacturing; additive manufacturing.

These will be complemented by four high-level technical roundtables addressing complex topics, including: subsea valve actuation in deepwater environments, the use of choke valves in high-pressure systems, performance and safety of control valves in critical applications, and surface treatment technologies to enhance resistance to erosion and corrosion.