Where glass becomes the future: glasstec 2026 opens Ticketshop and reveals first programme highlights

From the glasstec conference to “glass technology live” to new formats such as Women in Glass: the world-leading trade fair will provide a market overview, address future issues and enable practice-oriented knowledge transfer related to the Hot Topics Decarbonisation, Circular Economy and AI & Digital Technologies.

glasstec 2026 continues to pick up speed as ticket sales start: from 20 to 23 October 2026 Düsseldorf will again become the meeting point for the international glass sector. Centrestage will be solutions for the industry’s key questions of the future – from decarbonisation, circular economy, AI and digital technologies to resilient and security-critical glass solutions.

The glasstec conference 2026 will form the centrepiece of the lecture programme pooling the know-how of the international glass sector from industry, science and research. 

The proven formats of the glasstec conference include the glass trends sessions, CircuClarity Two, the glass melting pot as well as the Start-Up Sessions. These will be complemented by the integrated architecture forum where renowned architects’ offices will introduce projects for building skins and structural glass applications. Launching Women in Glass glasstec 2026 will extend its offering to include a new format that creates visibility for female expertise and promotes exchange within the industry.

For the first time, the special show “secure – innovative – sustainable” will be staged in cooperation with ift Rosenheim. It will focus on resilient and security-critical glass solutions especially for critical infrastructure.

Playing a key role again will be glass technology live, considered the platform for forward-looking glass applications that presents innovations on the verge of market-readiness.

Hands-on insights will also be provided by the Handwerk Live activities of the Federal Association of Glazier Trades (BIV).

This offering is complemented by the special show glass art, which showcases the creative diversity of this material.

Daniel Feische, Director of glasstec, emphasises: “glasstec 2026 not only shows what is feasible in technical terms but above all where the glass sector is headed. Our programme of accompanying events stages the decisive questions of the future – from decarbonisation and circular economy to AI and secure and resilient glass solutions. With this we provide guidance, exchange and concrete impulses for investment decisions.”

Visit glasstec 2026 in Düsseldorf from 20 to 23 October and experience how the glass industry masters tomorrow’s tasks.  

Tickets for glasstec 2026 are now available from https://www.glasstec.de

About glasstec

glasstec is the world-leading trade fair for glass production, finishing and products. Every two years it maps the entire value chain of the glass sector – from glass machinery construction and glass production to the glazier trade. From 20 to 23 October 2026, it will bring together decision-makers, market leaders and experts from the entire glass industry at Düsseldorf Exhibition Centre.

A programme of side events with an international focus links science with practice and addresses the industry’s key issues. The focus here is on the Hot Topics: Circularity, AI & Digital Technologies and Decarbonisation. These topics of tomorrow are discussed in conferences, forums and expert events where leading research, science and industry representatives share their approaches.