Events

From September 22 to 24, 2026, Barbara will be exhibiting at the Ignition Community Conference (ICC) in Sacramento, California, the premier event for the global Ignition and industrial automation community that brings together more than 1,500 automation professionals, system integrators, manufacturers, and technology providers. During the event, Barbara will showcase at Booth 30 how Ignition can be deployed, managed, and updated across hundreds of distributed edge devices from Barbara's platform while ensuring high availability and operational resilience.

Joining the event from Barbara will be Tony Bryant, SVP Sales & Partnerships and Isidro Nistal, CTO. If you'd like to learn more about our solutions or explore collaboration opportunities, come and see us at Booth 30, contact them directly or schedule a meeting with our team during the conference.

From September 28 to October 2, 2026, Barbara will be present at the Feria Internacional Industrial de Bogotá (FIB) in Bogotá, Colombia, the largest industrial trade fair in the Andean region. Held at Corferias, this edition brings together more than 500 exhibitors from 16 countries across manufacturing, energy, metal-mechanical, logistics and infrastructure.

Barbara will be represented at the fair by Summan, our system integrator partner in Colombia, at Hall 3, Stand 349. Summan will run live demonstrations of digital twin projects in critical industries, running on Barbara across distributed edge nodes. Presenting Barbara at the stand will be Luis Fernando Maldonado Arango and Camilo Posada, from Summan. Come and see them at the stand.

From September 29 to October 1, 2026, Barbara will attend the UAO Global Summit 2026 in Milan, Italy, the annual gathering organized by UniversalAutomation.org around the theme “Open Software-Defined Automation: From Academia and Research to Real-World Deployment with IEC 61499”. The summit brings together industrial leaders, system integrators, and academics to explore how Open Software-Defined Automation and the IEC 61499 standard are decoupling industrial software from hardware, and includes a private visit to GR3N's industrial-scale recycling plant near Lake Como.

Representing Barbara at the event will be David Purón, CEO, joining the community that is advancing a more open, interoperable and software-defined future for industrial automation. If you'd like to connect with him during the summit, or learn how Barbara deploys, runs and orchestrates Software-Defined Automation at the edge, feel free to reach out. Registration is open here.

On September 30, 2026, Barbara will take part in the Edge Observatory Online Workshop, “Edge AI: Unlocking the potential of distributed intelligence in the EU”, organized by the European Commission (DG CNECT) from 10:00 to 12:00 CET. The interactive workshop will explore the evolving EU edge AI landscape, drawing on exclusive insights from the Edge Observatory study on developments and trends across Member States. Participants will have the opportunity to share their perspectives and discuss the opportunities, challenges, and conditions needed to build a secure, sustainable, and trusted edge AI infrastructure in the EU.

Juan Pérez-Bedmar, VP Marketing at Barbara, will deliver the presentation “Insights from the edge AI ecosystem” at 11:40 CET, sharing what Barbara sees in the field as industrial operators deploy, run and secure industrial applications and AI models across distributed edge infrastructure. Registration is open until September 25, save your spot here.

On October 7, 2026, Barbara will be attending IoT Sparks 2026 in Valencia, Spain, the conference and exhibition dedicated to the practical adoption of IoT technology. Now in its third edition and hosted at the Palau de les Arts, IoT Sparks connects telcos, hardware manufacturers and solution developers with the innovation, IT and operations leaders deploying connected solutions across industry and energy, smart city and utilities, mobility and logistics, and sustainability.

Joining the event from Barbara will be Jaime Vélez, Key Account Manager. If you'd like to connect with him during the conference, or learn how industrial operators deploy, run and secure applications and AI models across their distributed assets with Barbara, feel free to reach out.

On November 10–12, 2026, Barbara will be attending Enlit Europe in Vienna, Austria, the leading summit for energy transition and decarbonization. Bringing together more than 15,000 energy professionals, 750 exhibitors, and 600 speakers, Enlit Europe serves as a key meeting point for utilities, technology providers, grid operators, and industry leaders driving the future of smart grids, digitalization, and sustainable energy systems.

Joining the event from Barbara will be David Purón, CEO and Enrique Ramírez, Senior Solutions Architect. If you'd like to connect with them during the summit, feel free to reach out.

From November 24 to 26, 2026, Barbara will be at SPS – Smart Production Solutions in Nuremberg, Germany, one of Europe's leading trade fairs for smart and digital automation. The fair brings together more than 1,000 exhibitors and an international audience of automation professionals, system integrators, manufacturers and technology providers shaping the future of industrial automation.

Representing Barbara at the fair will be Javier Rodríguez, VP Sales. Barbara is also part of UniversalAutomation.org (UAO), the independent association advancing Open Software-Defined Automation and the IEC 61499 standard, and the UAO community will be present at the Schneider Electric booth. Go and visit our colleagues from UAO there, or reach out to Javier if you'd like to connect during the event.

From March 16 to 18, 2026, Barbara participated in Embedded World in Nuremberg, Germany, the leading international event for the embedded systems community, bringing together technology leaders, innovators, and solution providers to showcase the latest advances in embedded hardware, software, connectivity, cybersecurity, and edge computing. During the event, Barbara highlighted how secure-by-design Edge Computing platforms help organizations deploy, manage, and scale industrial applications while ensuring security, reliability, and operational efficiency.

Representing Barbara at the event was Tuccio Loria, who engaged with attendees to discuss the challenges and opportunities of industrial digitalization and edge deployments. The event provided an excellent opportunity to connect with industry professionals and explore how Edge Computing is accelerating innovation across industrial environments.

From March 2 to 6, 2026, Barbara participated in BIEMH 2026 at the Bilbao Exhibition Centre (BEC) in Bilbao, Spain, one of the leading manufacturing and industrial technology events in Southern Europe, bringing together innovators, technology providers, and industrial leaders to explore the future of production. During the event, Barbara showcased how secure-by-design Edge Computing, Edge AI, and Software-Defined Automation solutions help industrial organizations accelerate digital transformation while ensuring operational resilience and cybersecurity.

Representing Barbara at the event was Javier Rodríguez, who met with industry professionals to discuss the challenges and opportunities of modern industrial operations. The event provided a valuable platform to exchange insights on the future of manufacturing and demonstrate how edge technologies are enabling smarter, more secure, and more efficient production environments.