The Community of Madrid has reported more than 50,000 visitors following the conclusion of the second Madrid Tech Week . The series of events ran from 28 October to 5 November 2026 and brought together several specialist conferences and trade fairs in the capital. The regional government estimates the economic impact in the Madrid region at more than €120 million. This is an estimate by the authorities, typically combining spending on travel, accommodation, food and drink, exhibition stands and wider economic effects.
The largest individual event was Tech Show Madrid, held on 4 and 5 November at the exhibition centre IFEMA. According to the organiser, more than 29,000 people attended; industry reports also cite over 500 exhibiting companies. Advanced Manufacturing and other specialist events were also held as part of the week.
Key items on the programme included XFutures 2026 (23 and 24 October), CYSAT (28 October at Centro Digitaliza Madrid), Merge Madrid 2026 (27 to 29 October at the Palacio de Cibeles), Bold Talks’26, Singularity Summit Spain and Tech Show Madrid. On 3 November, the inaugural Real Casa de Correos ceremony for the Global Tech Leaders Awards was held. The awards went to the Junta de Extremadura, Revolut, Francisco Salcedo, Mistral and the Fundación ProFuturo.
The regional minister for digitalisation, Miguel López-Valverde, described the response as confirmation of Madrid’s technology and innovation profile. The region has “talent, the capacity to transform and a growing business ecosystem”, he said at the end of the week. Predictions that Madrid will become an established international benchmark are assessments by the regional government and participating organisers.
By bringing several industry gatherings together under a regional umbrella, Madrid is strengthening its position in the international conference market. In the short term, hotels, restaurants, transport and the exhibition industry stand to benefit. In the medium to long term, the benefits will depend on whether contacts lead to concrete investment, businesses setting up in the region or research partnerships. The visitor and exhibitor figures reported come from the Comunidad de Madrid and the individual organisers; no independent final assessments were available at the time of publication.
Editor: Mira Cadena (Article created with AI assistance).