GEBT 2026 opens today, highlighting low-carbon intelligent building and home automation

Ms Lucia Wong, General Manager of Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd, said: “As Asia’s leading trade fair for electrical engineering, intelligent building and home automation, GEBT brings suppliers, developers, systems integrators and other industry professionals into discussions on the future of buildings and homes. In China, ‘Quality Homes’ has become part of this wider conversation, with the industry looking more closely at how residential and building spaces can become more efficient, comfortable and sustainable. For our 2026 edition, we are collaborating with global stakeholders to provide a platform where participants can gain insights into emerging trends, exchange views and build a shared understanding of future priorities through the fair’s concurrent events.”

Themed exhibits and zones at GEBT 2026
GEBT’s exhibition area is arranged across Halls 12.2 and 13.2 in Area B, with exhibits covering both low-carbon intelligent building technologies and home automation. Leading brands are displaying their latest solutions across the two halls.

In low-carbon intelligent building technologies, exhibits cover energy optimisation, carbon monitoring and energy dispatch for projects ranging from individual homes to whole buildings, with building automation, equipment monitoring, energy management and new energy storage showing how operators can monitor consumption, adjust equipment and manage buildings more efficiently.

For home automation, visitors can explore digitally enabled living supported by collaborative sensing technologies, with applications in home theatres, smart healthcare, kitchens and bathrooms. Product categories include smart audio-visual systems, smart curtain systems, home security, home cabling, smart lighting and home appliances.

In addition, the fair features several dedicated zones: the KNX zone, the Matter zone, and the Low-carbon Intelligent Building & Energy Management zone. Highlighted exhibitors at the zones include:

·         KNX zone: Siemens, Schneider, ABB, Legrand, Hager, HDL, GVS, Bosch, Yimo, Star-net, Léwin, SeaWin, Kanontec, Belelight, Rishun, Meanwell, Elsner, Sation, Kegu, ChangXing, Tapko, Interra, Tantron, Deepsmart and Turing Think

·         Matter zone: Xizhen, Zhimei, Shushi, Junengliang, TNJAI, ReZ-Tech and Haojia

·         Low-carbon Intelligent Building and Energy Management zone: Schneider, Bele, Rogerwel, Jin Peng, EnOcean and Shike

Forums and events to support low-carbon intelligence
A concurrent programme of industry summits and professional forums runs throughout the fair, with participation from industry associations, academia and corporate representatives. Key themes include the use of AI technology in buildings, digitalisation, energy efficiency, industry standards and interoperability across automation systems. Featured events include:

Seminar Zone in Hall 13.2, Area B

·         GEBT 2026 Influencer Programme (9 June, 10:00 – 12:30)
GEBT’s 2026 Influencer Programme opens with a forum for content creators specialising in smart lighting, home automation, spatial design, consumer technology and lifestyle.

·         “KNX Home and Building Control Technology Workshop” 2026: Digital Intelligence Empowerment, Green Building Residence KNX New Ecosystem Builds a New Era of Smart Space and Quality Homes (9 June, 13:30 – 17:30)
This forum explores multi-protocol integration and KNX ecosystem development, showcasing KNX standard applications in smart lighting, energy efficiency in commercial buildings, and green building innovation. It will also consider how building solutions can support ESG-related goals.

·         The Inaugural Home Automation Industry OpenClaw & Smart Ecosystem Application Summit (10 June, 10:00 – 12:30)
Speakers will examine how OpenClaw uses AI-agent technology to address interaction and compatibility challenges in home automation systems, including the shift in smart lighting from passive control towards more responsive services.

·         The 2nd PLC Building Automation Forum Revolutionizing Low-Carbon Automation Systems Through Smart Interconnection (10 June, 12:50 – 13:50)
The forum introduces three PLC building automation interconnection standards for intelligent buildings: the H-PLC Branch and Trunk Interconnection Specification, the N-PLC Interconnection Specification and the FBLE Interconnection Specification.

·         2026 Guangzhou Low-Carbon Smart Building Conference — Low-Carbon Intelligence Drives the Future (10 June, 13:50 – 17:00)
Speakers from research, systems integration, architecture and building operations will discuss how carbon platforms, predictive maintenance and digital building tools are being used in low-carbon building management, as well as new service models for intelligent buildings in the AI era.

·         The China (Guangzhou) Integrators’ Conference 2026 (11 June, 09:45 – 12:30)
With AI and connected technologies advancing across intelligent integration, this conference will cover convergence trends, deployment experience and cross-sector applications, helping systems integrators develop service models and identify new business opportunities.

·         CSHIA Startup Camp · Home Automation Evolution Summit (11 June, 14:00 – 17:00)
User demand is shifting from standalone smart devices towards connected services across the home. The summit focuses on upgrade plans and implementation by leading enterprises across HVAC, doors and windows, environmental control, and scene design, supporting more integrated development across the sector.

Meeting Room 2, Area A

·         2026 Forum on AI Technology and Smart Building Power Supply and Distribution — Green Energy & Electrical Tech Driving the Future through Synergy (10 June, 09:40 – 12:30)
Topics range from next-generation electrical equipment and AI-driven power distribution to intelligent electrical design, covering how smart parks and buildings can transition from conventional intelligent systems towards AI-driven agents.

Connecting global industry professionals with high-profile delegations
GEBT 2026 welcomes professional buyers, government departments and visitor groups worldwide. These include overseas KNX User Club, the Malaysian Engineering Planning and Design Group, the Government Engineering Delegation from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the Cambodian Trade and Economic Exchange Delegation, the Thailand IoT Association and the Malaysia Entrepreneur Development Association, the Thailand Business Cooperation Delegation and the Influencer Media Touring Group. The fair also collaborates with industry associations, specialist media, designers and architects across 18 countries and regions to support professional exchange and cross-sector market insight during the exhibition.

Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition and Guangzhou Electrical Building Technology are part of Messe Frankfurt’s Light + Building Technology fairs headed by the biennial Light + Building event. The next edition will be held from 5 – 10 March 2028 in Frankfurt, Germany.

Messe Frankfurt organises several trade fairs for the light and building technology sectors in Asia, including smarteX Malaysia, International Smart Space Exhibition, Shanghai Intelligent Building Technology, Shanghai Smart Home Technology, Parking China and Shanghai Smart Office Technology. The company’s lighting and building technology trade fairs also cover the markets in Argentina, India, Türkiye, the UAE and the US.

For more information on Light + Building shows worldwide, please visit http://www.brand.light-building.com. For more information regarding the building shows in China, please visit www.building.cn.messefrankfurt.com or email building@china.messefrankfurt.com.

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Background information on Messe Frankfurt
The Messe Frankfurt Group is the world’s largest trade fair, congress and event organiser with its own exhibition grounds. With a workforce of some 2,700* people at its headquarters in Frankfurt am Main and in 29 subsidiaries, it organises events around the world. Group sales in financial year 2025 were around € 766* million. We serve our customers’ business interests efficiently within the framework of our Fairs & Events, Locations and Services business fields. One of Messe Frankfurt’s key strengths is its powerful and closely knit global sales network, which covers around 180 countries in all regions of the world. Our comprehensive range of services – both onsite and online – ensures that customers worldwide enjoy consistently high quality and flexibility when planning, organising and running their events. We are using our digital expertise to develop new business models. The wide range of services includes renting exhibition grounds, trade fair construction and marketing, personnel and food services.
Sustainability is a central pillar of our corporate strategy. Here, we strike a healthy balance between ecological and economic interests, social responsibility and diversity.
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With its headquarters in Frankfurt am Main, the company is owned by the City of Frankfurt (60 percent) and the State of Hesse (40 percent).
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*Preliminary figures 2025