ABOUT GEIW 26
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Global Esports Industry Week is a series of events dedicated to everything esports and gaming.
Expect the best in curated networking and socialising; 1-on-1 meetings, workshops, panels, evening socials, dinners and active sporting activities too, we’re doing it all to ensure it’s an unmissable global esports business conference, and community event.
Hosted alongside the IEM Cologne Major 2026, a historic event in an iconic esports city, and this time around it’s a Major; this is where both industry and community will coalesce.
Whether you’re a brand new to esports, or a seasoned veteran, this event will have something for you.
Global Esports Industry Week - Competitive gaming unpacked.
What to expect
What you will experience in 2026
Cologne, Germany
There’s something for almost everyone at Global Esports Industry Week. Whether you’re a brand looking to learn more and understand your place to market in the esports space, a rights-holder looking for commercial and strategic partners, an educational institution wanting to understand the latest trends in esports and gaming and where opportunities for them reside, students looking for employment opportunities, destinations and venues eyeing up opportunities, or a game developer or publisher wanting to promote their game, and find partners, GEIW is for you. We’ve different events built for different groups and individuals, brought altogether under one roof in Cologne in June 2026!
