The Theatres

A NEW-LOOK INDY EXPO FOR 2026

Built with the independent exhibition community

The EN Indy Expo 2026 has been redesigned following consultation with the Indy Advisory Board, the event format has evolved to create a more valuable and engaging experience for attendees.

The result is a more focused experience built around practical insight, meaningful networking, and commercially valuable conversations for organisers looking to launch, scale, and grow their event portfolios.

Designed specifically for the independent exhibition sector, the event will bring together senior organisers, event leaders, suppliers, venues, and partners for a day centred around collaboration, innovation, and business growth.

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THE 2026 THEATRES

THE SCALE STAGE

Exploring the critical decisions that determine whether independent organisers successfully scale or plateau.

A focus on growth strategy, commercial discipline, investment readiness and avoiding the traps that limit expansion.

THE CONTROL CENTRE

A practical leadership stream focused on how independent organisers run, manage and optimise their businesses.

From team structure to communication and performance, this stream is about maintaining clarity, control and consistency as complexity increases.

THE INDY LAB

Where leaders step out of the main programme to pressure-test ideas, solve real business challenges, and access direct advice from peers and specialists.

FIERYSIDE CHATS

Informal, unscripted and unfiltered, these sessions bring bold voices together for panel-style forums that dive deep, and will likely spark debate.

Following a standout debut at International Confex, Fieryside Chats arrive at Indy Expo 2026 to tackle the conversations the independent events sector is really having behind closed doors.