31 MARCH - 2 APRIL 2027 | FIRA BARCELONA - GRAN VÍA

Advanced Factories is the leading event in automation, industrial robotics, and Industry 4.0, also hosting the largest European congress on advanced and digital industry
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Video On Demand
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Agenda 2026
Start planning your visit to AF26. With more than 5 simultaneous stages, the Industry 4.0 Congress awaits you!
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Exhibit now at AF 2026!
Showcase your solutions on automation and robotics at Advanced Factories. Read here all the relevant information for you
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Industry 4.0 Congress
The largest european congress on Industry 4.0 where +420 speakers share their industrial experience and success stories
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Call for Speakers!
Take the stage at the Industry 4.0 Congress and showcase your leadership to 33,000+ industrial professionals and executives. Share your vision at Europe’s largest advanced industry congress
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Call for Awards
Participate at the Factories of the Future Awards to get rewarded for your innovation and your leadership
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Call for Startups
We are looking for startups that revolutionize the industrial sector. Are you ready to seize the opportunity at the Industry Startup Forum?
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Exhibitors List 2026
See who’s coming to AF26
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Takeaways 2025
Download the AF25 report now and discover the key insights that have shaped the industry this year

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Advanced Factories 2026 brings together the latest advances and cutting-edge technology from +680 leading firms that will transform factories into digital and sustainable factories due to the use of advanced and greener technology.

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Some of the experts at AF26
Frank Maurer
Global Head of Automation Strategy & Technology
Boehringer Ingelheim
Emanuel Pupello
Head of International Product Management
Volkswagen
Alberto de los Ojos Moral
AI Director
HORSE
Jordi Hereu
Gobierno de España
Aloña Auzmendi Asurabarrena
Advanced Manufacturing Director
Gestamp
Emilio Anglés Isern
Industry 4.0 Development Lead
Mars
Belén Brunet Villanueva
Customer Service & Supply Chain Digital OT Director
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
Angel Matesanz Martin
Global Enterprise Architect – ICT Manufactures
Stellantis
Aleida Alcaide
Ministerio para la Transformación Digital y de la Función Pública
Fran Cardona
Director of the Valladolid factory
Michelin
Jordi García Brustenga
Secretario de estado de industria
Ministerio de Industria y Turismo
Pol Salvadó Cols
Facility Plant Director
Almirall
Alicia Asin
Vice President
AMETIC
Miquel Sàmper i Rodríguez
Consejero de empresa y trabajo
Generalitat de Catalunya
Jordi Valls
Tinent d’alcaldia d’Economia, Hisenda, Promoció Econòmica i Turisme
Ajuntament de Barcelona
Sergio Vega Lozano
Director of R+D+i, Sustainability and Subsidies
PROLONGO-FACCSA
Rafael Morgade Abeal
Industrial Digital Transformation Manager
NAVANTIA
Fermín Rodríguez Real
Head of IT Solutions & Services (CIO)
Eurofragance
Jerome Engel
Founding Executive Director Emeritus
Lester Center for Entrepreneurship (UC Berkeley Haas)
Ángel García Bombín
Industrial Digital Transformation Director
Sonae Arauco
Edu Blanco Corbato
CEO
Santana
Laura Barquín Herrero
Manufacturing Digital Programs Manager
Michelin
Daniel Panadero González
Global Head Data & AI
FCC Enviro
Edorta Echave García
Head of Industrial Cybersecurity
Grupo ARANIA
José María Montserrat Aguadé
Director of Advanced Processes
Repsol
Miguel Ruano Domingo
Director of the Innovation Center at the Michelin Aranda factory
Michelin España Portugal
Roland Fadrany
COO
GAIA-X
José M. Álvarez
Director, Research
NVIDIA
Adrián Manchado Viruel
OT Manager
DAMM
Mario Morales
Global Data & AI Lead for Manufacturing & Supply Chain
Pepsico
Óscar López Santín
CISO Global
GB Foods
Luis Miguel del Saz
Head of DDMS Digital, Design, Manufacturing Services
Airbus
Davide Barana
Technical Director
Ducati Motor Holding – Ducati Corse Division
Eduard Marfà De la Loma
Global Marketing Director, Digital Enterprise
Siemens
Álvaro Camiña Magro
Sales AI Lead
Mahou San Miguel
Jordi Casas Gomila
Chief Operations Officer
Ficosa International
Ignacio Pérez Garcia
Programs Director
Motherson
Rosario Cano Sánchez-Aparicio
Business Unit Manager / Dirección Comercial
Connect Group
Unai Martínez Diez
Senior Sales Engineer
ARITEX
Laura Rodríguez Palafox
Head of Transformation Office – Industrial Area, Repsol
Repsol
Javier Sueiras Gil
CIO
Cementos Molins
Diego Galar
Chairman
EFNMS European Federation of National Maintenance Societies

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