Press information of ORGATEC

With its new central theme, ORGATEC 2026 shifts the spotlight to humans, their relationships within work and contract spaces, and ways to navigate continual change. The leading international trade fair for the modern working world offers an opportunity to experience how purely functional settings can be transformed into spaces that foster genuine connection, creativity, collaboration and a sense of belonging, and how adaptive solutions can help to sustain these in an environment of constant change. From 27 to 30 October 2026, Cologne will once again become a showcase for innovation and dialogue surrounding the future of workspace and contract solutions.

ORGATEC, the leading international trade fair for the modern working world and contemporary workspaces, will take place in Cologne from 27 to 30 October 2026 and is already recording high registration figures. This year’s early bird discount phase ended on 15 June – four months earlier than for ORGATEC 2024. Nevertheless, around 8 per cent more space has been booked and the number of registered exhibitors is approximately 25 per cent above the equivalent figures for the previous edition. The positive figures illustrate the relevance of the trade fair and the considerable anticipation felt by the industry for next year’s event.

Koelnmesse has repositioned itself for a successful future with a new management structure: Maik Fischer, currently the director of interzum, will now also take over as director of ORGATEC and the newly created idd cologne. Thomas Postert, who recently oversaw the successful reorientation of ORGATEC in Cologne, will now be in charge of ORGATEC WORKSPACE Saudi Arabia.

From 22 to 25 October 2024, ORGATEC will join forces with Haute Innovation to present the #CircularBiomaterials Focus Area in Hall 4.2 of the Koelnmesse exhibition grounds. Designed to accelerate the industry’s transition to a circular economy, this special event area will provide extensive insights into the future of circular material technologies from the biological cycle.