The conferences shaping meeting room technology, enterprise AV, and hybrid collaboration
Hybrid work is now operational reality – so meeting rooms have become infrastructure. In 2026, the most useful events won’t just show shiny devices. They’ll reveal how room systems integrate with management platforms, security policies, AI features, and workplace workflows.
Below are the top workspace tech events to watch in 2026, plus what themes will dominate, which vendors you can expect to see, and what buyers should look out for—especially at InfoComm 2026 and ISE 2026.
Planner snapshot: Who This Guide Is For
If you are planning a 2026 event calendar, this article is designed for:
- IT leaders responsible for collaboration platforms, security, and management
- AV and workplace teams owning room standards, experience, and support
- Procurement and facilities stakeholders aligning budgets with long-term roadmaps
The goal is not to attend more events – but to attend the right ones together.
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Which workspace technology events should enterprise buyers prioritise in 2026?
1. Enterprise Connect 2026 (Las Vegas, 10–12 Mar)
Enterprise Connect is the most buyer-relevant “translation layer” between UC platforms, AI workflows, and real enterprise deployment decisions.
What should buyers expect to see at Enterprise Connect 2026?
- AI in collaboration and communications – what’s real vs. what’s hype
- Managing diverse AV ecosystems and optimising meeting room technology
- Interop and lifecycle management for UC + room systems
Keynotes Speakers At Enterprise Connect :
Enterprise Connect has announced keynote speakers including:
- Blair Pleasant, President, COMMfusion,
- Jon Arnold Principal, J Arnold & Associates
- Irwin Lazar President and Principal Analyst, Metrigy
Which vendors you can expect to see:
The sponsor/exhibitor ecosystem includes names enterprise buyers track closely, including Zoom, RingCentral, Cisco, and others.
→Learn more about Enterprise Connect
2. Cisco Live 2026 (Las Vegas, 31 May–4 Jun | Amsterdam, 9–13 Feb)
If your meeting room strategy depends on enterprise networking, security, and managed collaboration, Cisco Live is where the architectural decisions get debated, and where Cisco’s collaboration and Webex direction becomes clearer.
What should buyers look for at Cisco Live 2026?
- Secure networking for real-time collaboration
- Observability + management across endpoints and networks
- AI infrastructure and policy control (what IT can actually govern)
Speakers to watch:
Cisco’s published speaker highlights include senior product and regional leaders such as Jeetu Patel (President & Chief Product Officer), and Gordon Thomson, EMEA President
Which vendors you can expect to see:
Primarily Cisco’s ecosystem – partners and integrators aligned to networked collaboration environments.
3. InfoComm 2026 (Las Vegas, 13–19 Jun)
This is the heavyweight North American stage for enterprise AV events 2026, including room audio, video bars, control systems, digital signage, and installation-scale buying.
What should buyers look for at InfoComm 2026?
- “Managed AV” thinking: monitoring, telemetry, remote support
- Room control and orchestration becoming IT-native
- Audio intelligence (beamforming, multi-mic strategies, noise handling)
- Certified room ecosystems (Teams/Zoom/Webex) and interop realities
Speakers and signals (useful for vendor direction):
InfoComm’s speaker lists include leaders from collaboration and room ecosystems, with representation from Logitech, Cisco, Zoom, and Microsoft Teams roles.
Which vendors you can expect to see:
Exhibitors include: Cisco, HP Poly, Jabra, Lenovo and hundreds more.
4. Gartner Digital Workplace Summit 2026 (London + San Diego)
The Gartner Digital Workplace Summit is not about selecting meeting room hardware. It is about operating, governing, and optimising a mature digital workplace once platforms and room standards are already in place.
For organisations that have standardised on Teams, Zoom, or hybrid room environments, this is where long-term value is defended – or lost.
What should buyers look for at InfoComm 2026?
- Digital employee experience (DEX) metrics and accountability
- Collaboration platform governance and operating models
- GenAI policy, enablement, and risk management in productivity tools
- Adoption, change management, and lifecycle optimisation
What makes it different from ISE or InfoComm:
There is no expo floor. Instead, Gartner focuses on frameworks, maturity models, and peer benchmarking, helping leaders answer whether their collaboration and meeting room investments are actually delivering value.
Who should attend:
Digital workplace owners, collaboration platform leads, EUC and endpoint management teams, CIO/I&O leaders, and HR/IT stakeholders responsible for adoption and experience outcomes.
→ Learn more about Gartner Digital Workplace Summit
5. Microsoft Ignite 2026 (San Francisco, November 17–20, 2026)
If your organisation runs on Microsoft 365, Teams, and Teams Rooms, Ignite is the most strategically important collaboration event of the year.
This is where Microsoft sets the roadmap – for AI, governance, security, Teams Rooms certification, Copilot integration, and enterprise collaboration policy.
For buyers, Ignite isn’t about devices on stands. It’s about understanding what Microsoft will enable – and enforce – over the next 12–24 months.
What should buyers expect to see at Microsoft Ignite 2026?
- Microsoft Teams Rooms roadmap and certification direction
- Copilot and GenAI governance in collaboration workflows
- Security, compliance, and identity across hybrid work environments
- Teams Phone, meetings intelligence, and productivity automation
- Platform consolidation and ecosystem strategy
Why it matters
If you standardise on Teams, Microsoft effectively defines your collaboration future. Ignite gives IT leaders clarity on what they’ll need to support, secure, and optimise next.
→ Learn more about Microsoft Ignite
Mini Glossary
- Room systems: Integrated audio, video, and control technology for meeting spaces
- Managed AV: Centralised monitoring, support, and lifecycle management of AV systems
- Interop: The ability for rooms to work across Teams, Zoom, and Webex environments
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