The global economy is entering a new industrial era. Manufacturing is returning as a strategic priority. Energy systems are being redesigned. Trade is becoming more conditional, more regulated and more dependent on demonstrable performance.

Europe is reindustrialising while pursuing high climate ambition and open markets. The United States is reshoring. China is upgrading at scale. India is expanding production rapidly. These models differ, yet remain deeply interconnected. In this environment, market access increasingly depends on proof: proof of safety, sustainability, compliance and reliability.

Trust is no longer assumed. It must be verified.

The TIC Summit 2026 will bring together senior policymakers, industry leaders and the global Quality Infrastructure community to examine how industrial strategies can remain competitive, interoperable and open in a more fragmented world.

The Summit will explore:

• How Europe can rebuild industrial capacity while maintaining global competitiveness

• What must align for trade to function across divergent regulatory systems

• How energy transition and digital technologies can scale safely and credibly

• Why testing, inspection and certification are strategic enablers of investment and market access

Dr. Bertrand Piccard will deliver the Opening Keynote. A globally recognised pioneer of clean technologies and sustainable innovation, he will present Climate Impulse, his latest flagship initiative demonstrating how pioneering climate solutions can be deployed at scale. His intervention will illustrate how breakthrough technologies move from ambition to industrial reality only when their safety, reliability and performance are independently verified. The keynote will set the strategic tone of the Summit by reinforcing a central message: innovation becomes transformative when it is trusted.

More speakers to be announced soon!