HEATEXPO
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The highlights of the trade fair, exclusively compiled.
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Experience HEATEXPO – Program, stages & highlights
HEATEXPO stands for exchange, innovation and concrete solutions for the heating and cooling supply of the future. In the “Experience HEATEXPO” section, you will find everything that makes the trade fair special: specialist forums, stage programs, workshops and speaker formats that make the heating transition tangible.
Even though the detailed program for HEATEXPO 2026 is still being planned, the successful formats from 2025 are already providing a comprehensive insight into the topics, focal points of discussion and added value that you can also expect in Dortmund in 2026.
HEATEXPO Forum – A Platform for Innovation and Expertise
The HEATEXPO Stages – Guidance, Networking, and Practical Solutions.
With the Blue Stage and the Magenta Stage, HEATEXPO offers two main stage formats that cover the entire spectrum of heating and cooling solutions—from strategic key issues to concrete solutions and applications.
Blue Stage – Strategies, Perspectives, Debates
The Blue Stage is the platform for discussing the key framework conditions of the energy and heating transition. Here, leading representatives from politics, the energy sector, industry, and associations will discuss infrastructure, markets, and the future direction of energy supply.
Magenta Stage – Solutions, Practice, Innovations
The Magenta Stage focuses on specific applications and technologies. Here, companies, municipalities, and projects demonstrate how the heating transition is being implemented in practice—in a solution-oriented and practical manner.
Municipal campus – solutions for cities and municipalities
The Municipal Campus is aimed specifically at municipalities, municipal utilities, planners and public decision-makers. The focus is on the challenges and opportunities of municipal heating planning and the conversion of existing supply structures.
Thematic focuses include:
- Strategies for the municipal heating transition
- Neighborhood solutions and integrated energy concepts
- Legal and economic framework conditions
- Practical examples from cities and regions
The Municipal Campus creates space for knowledge transfer, exchange of experience and new collaborations.
Workshops & international impulses – practical and future-oriented
The stage program will be complemented by interactive workshops and international best practice examples. Practice-oriented formats in which concrete solutions are explored in depth and discussed together are particularly in demand.
International impetus – such as recently from Denmark – shows how other countries are successfully shaping the energy transition and which approaches can be transferred to the German market.
Speakers & experts – voices of the heat transition
HEATEXPO brings leading minds from the industry to the stage. Expert speakers from business, science, politics and associations provide insights into current projects, new technologies and future developments.
The variety of speakers ensures different perspectives and makes HEATEXPO a central meeting point for all those who want to actively shape the energy and heating transition.
Outlook: HEATEXPO 2026 – Make a note now
HEATEXPO 2026 in Dortmund builds on these successful formats and develops them further. You can look forward to a varied program with a clear trade fair concept, top-class content and numerous opportunities for networking and knowledge exchange.
The full program for 2026 will be published in good time. As a trade visitor, decision-maker or project manager who wants to play an active role in shaping the future of heating and cooling supply, it’s well worth a visit.
Experience HEATEXPO – the leading international trade fair for the heating and cooling supply of the future.
HEATEXPO Forum – stage for innovation and expertise
The HEATEXPO Forum is the heart of the trade fair in terms of content. This is where industry experts, companies, science and politics come together to discuss the latest developments, technologies and framework conditions for heating and cooling supply.
Among other things, the focus is on:
- Innovative heating and cooling systems
- Renewable energies and efficient supply solutions
- Decarbonization and achieving the heating targets
- Best practices from industry and municipalities
The forum offers practical presentations, discussion rounds and impulses that provide trade visitors with concrete orientation for their own projects.
