INTARG® 2026 – 19th International Invention and Innovation Show

Event Overview

The 19th International Invention and Innovation Show INTARG® 2026 will be held in Katowice, Poland, on June 1–3, 2026 at the International Congress Centre (MCK) – the location of the most renowned and important business events in Poland. INTARG® is supported by the highest Polish and international authorities and organizations. Once again, the main international honorary patron of INTARG® is the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), one of the 16 UN specialized agencies. This support testifies to the quality and importance of this international event.

As announced by the Mayor of Katowice, Mr Krupa, INTARG® 2026 will have a special dimension: it will be included as one of the leading events in the programme of “Katowice European City of Science 2026”. Katowice is the first city in Central and Eastern Europe to be honoured with this title, and INTARG® 2026 will become part of this prestigious European programme presenting a future based on scientific research and innovation.

INTARG® is an international innovation marketplace and a tool for promoting innovative products, technologies and services, as well as innovations that have already entered the market and whose commercialization has begun. Organizations are invited to participate in the prestigious INTARG® Innovation Awards Competition.

Program

• 19th INTARG® Invention Contest with awards and medals
• 23rd LEADER OF INNOVATION® Contest
• Opening and Award Gala Ceremony with VIP guests, media, concerts and other attractions
• Conferences and discussion panels with representatives of science and business
• International B2B meetings “International Matchmaking Event INTARG®”, organized by Enterprise Europe Network, INTARG®’s partner, with a business support network in 60 countries – free for INTARG® participants
• INTARG® EKO exhibition zone (green technologies in energy, industry, transport and everyday life)
• Mobile planetarium and other attractions
• Cultural trip to a medieval castle and Kraków

Practical Information

Patronage and Organizers

• Main honorary patronage: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
• Honorary patronage: International Federation of Inventors’ Associations (IFIA)
• International support: World Invention Intellectual Property Associations (WIIPA)
• Organizing committee: Eurobusiness (contractor); Eurobusiness–Haller and Haller Pro Inventio Foundation (collaboration)