{"id":3193,"date":"2026-06-17T09:42:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T09:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gfu.de\/?page_id=3193"},"modified":"2026-06-29T13:59:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T13:59:55","slug":"events-and-dates","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gfu.de\/en\/events-and-dates\/","title":{"rendered":"Events and Dates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section  class=\"block block--content-hero block--bg-beige block--pad-normal\" style=\"--ch-image-overflow: 100px\" data-line=\"polyline\" data-line-threshold=\"0.25\">\n\n            <svg\n            class=\"block__line-svg\"\n            viewBox=\"0 0 100 100\"\n            preserveAspectRatio=\"none\"\n            aria-hidden=\"true\"\n            focusable=\"false\"\n            data-polyline-config=\"{}\"\n        >\n            <polyline\n                class=\"block__line-path\"\n                points=\"0,0 100,0\"\n            \/>\n        <\/svg>\n    \n    <div class=\"container content-hero__inner\">\n\n        <div class=\"content-hero__content\">\n                            <p class=\"content-hero__eyebrow\">Events &amp; Dates<\/p>\n            \n            <h2 class=\"content-hero__heading\">Presence with substance.<\/h2>\n                            <div class=\"content-hero__body\"><p>GFU is where the home and consumer tech industry comes together: at conferences, panels, fireside chats, and in direct dialogue with industry, media, and politics. As industry insiders, Carine Chardon and her team bring market knowledge and context to the debates that move the industry. GFU is active as an organizer and brand owner where it is at home: at IFA in Berlin.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"content-hero__media\">\n                            <figure class=\"content-hero__image-wrap\">\n                    <video class=\"content-hero__image\" autoplay=\"autoplay\" muted=\"muted\" loop=\"loop\" playsinline=\"playsinline\" preload=\"auto\" poster=\"https:\/\/gfu.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/events-01-1024x576.webp\"><source src=\"https:\/\/gfu.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/event.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\" \/><\/video>                <\/figure>\n                    <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section  class=\"block block--feature-teaser block--bg-violett block--pad-lg\" style=\"--ft-graphic-top-w: 35%; --ft-graphic-top-y: 0px; --ft-graphic-top-ratio: 1 \/ 1; --ft-graphic-bottom-w: 30%; --ft-graphic-bottom-ratio: 1 \/ 1; --ft-text-color: var(--color-white); --link-color: var(--color-link-on-dark); --link-color-hover: var(--color-link-on-dark-hover)\">\n\n    <div class=\"container block__inner feature-teaser__inner\">\n\n        <div class=\"feature-teaser__content\">\n                            <p class=\"feature-teaser__eyebrow\">In Dialogue<\/p>\n            \n            <h2 class=\"feature-teaser__heading\" style=\"color: var(--color-white)\">Where exchange happens.<\/h2>\n                            <div class=\"feature-teaser__body\" style=\"color: var(--color-white)\"><p>Whether at a specialist conference or a fireside chat: GFU is regularly on site to bring people, perspectives, and topics together \u2013 without being an exhibitor itself. That role is reserved for the industry.<\/p>\n<p>What connects everything, however, runs through all areas of GFU, from press relations to dialogue with the industry: it is about creating interfaces and enabling conversations. As an industry insider, Carine Chardon moderated the Media Innovation Platform MIP#7 on June 25, 2026, in Berlin: The English-language panel <em>\u201cAI Along the Value Chain: Who Stands to Gain, Who Will Be Left Behind?&#8221;<\/em> discussed with representatives of leading media companies how artificial intelligence is being integrated along the entire audiovisual value chain.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n            \n                            <div class=\"feature-teaser__button-wrap\">\n                    <a class=\"btn btn--ghost-white feature-teaser__cta\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tv-plattform.de\/media-innovation-platform-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">More about MIP#7<\/a>                <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n    \n            <div class=\"feature-teaser__graphic feature-teaser__graphic--bottom feature-teaser__graphic--fit-contain\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            <div class=\"container feature-teaser__graphic-inner\">\n                <img\n                    class=\"feature-teaser__graphic-img\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/gfu.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/infografik-carine-chardon_messen.webp\"\n                    alt=\"\"\n                    loading=\"lazy\"\n                    decoding=\"async\"\n                >\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    \n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section  class=\"block block--section block--section-bg-color block--pad-normal block--section--width-1440 block--section--align-left block--bg-violett\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    <div class=\"block--section__content\">\n        <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<section  class=\"block block--feature-teaser block--bg-electric-blue block--pad-normal block--inset block--rounded\" style=\"--ft-graphic-top-w: 35%; --ft-graphic-top-y: 0px; --ft-graphic-top-ratio: 1 \/ 1; --ft-graphic-bottom-w: 35%; --ft-graphic-bottom-ratio: 1 \/ 1; --ft-text-color: var(--color-white); --link-color: var(--color-link-on-dark); --link-color-hover: var(--color-link-on-dark-hover)\">\n\n    <div class=\"container block__inner feature-teaser__inner\">\n\n        <div class=\"feature-teaser__content\">\n                            <p class=\"feature-teaser__eyebrow\">Active at IFA<\/p>\n            \n            <h2 class=\"feature-teaser__heading\" style=\"color: var(--color-white)\">At the heart of it as brand owner.<\/h2>\n                            <div class=\"feature-teaser__body\" style=\"color: var(--color-white)\"><p>At IFA Berlin, GFU plays an active role as brand owner and with what defines it: up-to-date figures on the market, trends, and developments. From the IFA Kick-Off with GFU Insights &#038; Trends to the opening press conference and the Opening Press Conference, GFU contributes the data foundation to the key moments of the trade show.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n            \n                            <div class=\"feature-teaser__button-wrap\">\n                    <a class=\"btn btn--ghost-white feature-teaser__cta\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ifa-berlin.com\/de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Go to IFA<\/a>                <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n    \n            <div class=\"feature-teaser__graphic feature-teaser__graphic--bottom feature-teaser__graphic--fit-contain\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            <div class=\"container feature-teaser__graphic-inner\">\n                <img\n                    class=\"feature-teaser__graphic-img\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/gfu.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Ifa-berlin-funkotto_1-1.svg\"\n                    alt=\"\"\n                    loading=\"lazy\"\n                    decoding=\"async\"\n                >\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    \n<\/section>\n\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<div  class=\"block block--divider block--divider--width-30 block--divider--align-center block--divider--pad-normal block--bg-violett\" style=\"--divider-color: var(--color-white); --divider-thickness: 2px; background-color: var(--color-violett)\" role=\"separator\" aria-orientation=\"horizontal\">\n    <div class=\"container block--divider__inner\">\n        <div class=\"block--divider__line\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<section  class=\"block block--section block--section-bg-color block--pad-normal block--section--width-1440 block--section--align-left block--bg-violett\" id=\"events\" style=\"--section-pattern-url: url(https:\/\/gfu.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/linien-dunkelblau.svg); --section-pattern-opacity: 0.1; --section-pattern-size: cover; --section-pattern-repeat: no-repeat\">\n\n    \n    \n            <div class=\"block--section__pattern\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n    \n    \n    <div class=\"block--section__content\">\n        <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<section  class=\"block block--text block--bg-transparent block--pad-none block--text--layout-split block--text--text-white block--text--no-button\">\n    <div class=\"container block__inner\">\n\n        <div class=\"text__content\">\n                            <p class=\"text__eyebrow\">Meeting Point<\/p>\n            \n            <h2 class=\"text__heading\">You can meet us at these IFA events<\/h2>\n                    <\/div>\n\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section  class=\"block block--flex-grid block--flex-grid--cols-4 block--flex-grid--gap-normal block--pad-normal block--bg-transparent block--rounded\" style=\"--fg-cols: 1fr 1fr 1fr 1fr; --fg-text: var(--color-white); --link-color: var(--color-link-on-dark); --link-color-hover: var(--color-link-on-dark-hover)\">\n    <div class=\"container block__inner\">\n        <div class=\"flex-grid__grid\">\n                            <div class=\"flex-grid__cell flex-grid__cell--media_text flex-grid__cell--valign-top\">\n                    <div class=\"flex-grid__media-text flex-grid__media-text--top\"><div class=\"flex-grid__media flex-grid__media--fit-cover\"><img class=\"flex-grid__media-el\" src=\"https:\/\/gfu.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/gfu-ifa-kickoff-2026.webp\" alt=\"B\u00fchne im Futurium anl\u00e4sslich des IFA Kickoffs im Jahr 2025\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"947\" \/><\/div><h3 class=\"flex-grid__heading\">IFA Kick-Off with GFU Insights &amp; Trends<\/h3><div class=\"flex-grid__content\"><p><strong>June 30, 2026 \u00b7 Futurium Berlin<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ifa-berlin.com\/de\/kick-off\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>IFA Kick-Off<\/strong><\/a> is the official start of IFA, and GFU opens it in terms of content: Immediately after the welcome, it will present Insights &#038; Trends 2026 together with Oliver Wyman, an international consumer study on health tech, wellbeing, and longevity. After that, the day becomes an experience: keynotes from leading brands, hands-on experiences, and a networking evening that kicks off the IFA season.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gfu.de\/en\/insights-trends\/\"><strong>Go to the Insights &#038; Trends page<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"flex-grid__cell flex-grid__cell--media_text flex-grid__cell--valign-top\">\n                    <div class=\"flex-grid__media-text flex-grid__media-text--top\"><div class=\"flex-grid__media flex-grid__media--fit-cover\"><img class=\"flex-grid__media-el\" src=\"https:\/\/gfu.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/gfu-ifa-auftakt-pk-2025.webp\" alt=\"B\u00fchne der Auftaktpressekonferenz der IFA 2025\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"947\" \/><\/div><h3 class=\"flex-grid__heading\">IFA Pre-Press Conference<\/h3><div class=\"flex-grid__content\"><p><strong>August 20, 2026 \u00b7 Berlin (location tba)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Carine Chardon, Managing Director of GFU, will appear on stage at the IFA Pre-Press Conference together with Leif Lindner, Managing Director of IFA Management. The event is the final update before the trade show, with first sneak previews of the highlights of IFA 2026 and an outlook on the topics that will shape the industry in September.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"flex-grid__cell flex-grid__cell--media_text flex-grid__cell--valign-top\">\n                    <div class=\"flex-grid__media-text flex-grid__media-text--top\"><div class=\"flex-grid__media flex-grid__media--fit-cover\"><img class=\"flex-grid__media-el\" src=\"https:\/\/gfu.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/gfu-ifa-opening-pk-2025.webp\" alt=\"IFA Stage w\u00e4hrend der Opening-PK der GFU\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"947\" \/><\/div><h3 class=\"flex-grid__heading\">IFA Opening Press Conference<\/h3><div class=\"flex-grid__content\"><p><strong>September 2, 2026 \u00b7 Berlin Exhibition Grounds<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The official press launch of IFA, as part of the IFA Media Days. Leif Lindner, Managing Director of IFA Management, presents IFA 2026: the program, highlights, and what visitors can expect on site. Carine Chardon adds current market data for GFU and provides context on how the markets are developing and which trends are shaping the industry.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"flex-grid__cell flex-grid__cell--media_text flex-grid__cell--valign-top\">\n                    <div class=\"flex-grid__media-text flex-grid__media-text--top\"><div class=\"flex-grid__media flex-grid__media--fit-cover\"><img class=\"flex-grid__media-el\" src=\"https:\/\/gfu.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/gfu-ifa-media-days-2025.webp\" alt=\"Auditorium w\u00e4hrend der IFA Media Days\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"947\" \/><\/div><h3 class=\"flex-grid__heading\">IFA Media Days<\/h3><div class=\"flex-grid__content\"><p><strong>September 2\u20133, 2026 \u00b7 Berlin Exhibition Grounds<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Two days during which the major CE and HA brands show their innovations to the press first. On the Innovation Stage, Dream Stage, and Creator Stage, the topics that will later shape IFA coverage are set across the five content tracks. The official press launch is the IFA Opening Press Conference.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>                <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section  class=\"block block--flex-grid block--flex-grid--cols-4 block--flex-grid--gap-normal block--pad-normal block--bg-transparent block--rounded\" style=\"--fg-cols: 1fr 1fr 1fr 1fr; --fg-text: var(--color-white); --link-color: var(--color-link-on-dark); --link-color-hover: var(--color-link-on-dark-hover)\">\n    <div class=\"container block__inner\">\n        <div class=\"flex-grid__grid\">\n                            <div class=\"flex-grid__cell flex-grid__cell--media_text flex-grid__cell--valign-top\">\n                    <div class=\"flex-grid__media-text flex-grid__media-text--top\"><div class=\"flex-grid__media flex-grid__media--fit-cover\"><img class=\"flex-grid__media-el\" src=\"https:\/\/gfu.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/gfu-ifa-retail-summit-2025.webp\" alt=\"IFA Retail Summit\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"947\" \/><\/div><h3 class=\"flex-grid__heading\">IFA Retail Leaders Summit<\/h3><div class=\"flex-grid__content\"><p><strong>September 3, 2026 \u00b7 Palais, Berlin Exhibition Grounds<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Top-level networking for decision-makers in international retail. More than 100 C-level managers and senior decision-makers will come together under the theme \u201cThe Next Retail Advantage \u2013 Omnichannel, AI and the Future of Fulfilment&#8221; for keynotes, roundtables, and curated 1:1 meetings. The exclusive invitation-only format will be held in English.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"flex-grid__cell flex-grid__cell--media_text flex-grid__cell--valign-top\">\n                    <div class=\"flex-grid__media-text flex-grid__media-text--top\"><div class=\"flex-grid__media flex-grid__media--fit-cover\"><img class=\"flex-grid__media-el\" src=\"https:\/\/gfu.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/gfu-ifa-gala-2025.webp\" alt=\"Redepult zur IFA Opening Night\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"947\" \/><\/div><h3 class=\"flex-grid__heading\">IFA Opening Night<\/h3><div class=\"flex-grid__content\"><p><strong>September 3, 2026 \u00b7 ICC Berlin<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The official opening gala of IFA 2026 on the eve of the trade show\u2019s opening. Representatives from top-level politics and leading industry partners will come together at Berlin\u2019s ICC to jointly recognize the importance of the trade show and the industry, a festive start before the official opening day.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"flex-grid__cell flex-grid__cell--media_text flex-grid__cell--valign-top\">\n                    <div class=\"flex-grid__media-text flex-grid__media-text--top\"><div class=\"flex-grid__media flex-grid__media--fit-cover\"><img class=\"flex-grid__media-el\" src=\"https:\/\/gfu.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/gfu-ifa-opening-2026.webp\" alt=\"Politiker auf dem IFA-Opening Rundgang\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"947\" \/><\/div><h3 class=\"flex-grid__heading\">Official IFA Opening Tour<\/h3><div class=\"flex-grid__content\"><p><strong>September 4, 2026 \u00b7 Berlin Exhibition Grounds<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The official opening tour of IFA 2026, together with leading figures from federal and Berlin politics: Federal Minister for Digital Affairs and Government Modernization Dr. Karsten Wildberger, Governing Mayor of Berlin Kai Wegner, and Senator for Economics, Energy and Public Enterprises Franziska Giffey will open the trade show. A signal of the economic and social importance of the industry, right on the first day of the trade show.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>                <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":3581,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3193","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gfu.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3193","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gfu.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gfu.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gfu.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gfu.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3193"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/gfu.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3193\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3829,"href":"https:\/\/gfu.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3193\/revisions\/3829"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gfu.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3581"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gfu.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3193"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}