- GITEX Europe 2026 ran 30 June to 1 July at Messe Berlin, organised by KAOUN International.
- It is a two-day show covering enterprise technology, consumer electronics and telecoms.
- Aikon's team attended, with an interest in where wholesale and refurbishment companies fit into the wider technology conversation.
- Refurbishers, ITAD operators and B2B platforms can meet enterprise IT buyers and device makers in the same halls.
- Aikon was in Berlin again in September for IFA and the Circular Tech Awards dinner.
What GITEX Europe is
GITEX Europe is the European edition of the GITEX series, which has run for more than four decades. The 2026 edition took place at Messe Berlin from 30 June to 1 July and brought together enterprise technology, consumer electronics, telecoms and the wider device-lifecycle industry. Full details are on the official site, gitexeurope.com.
What makes GITEX useful to the secondary device market is the mix of people. Refurbishers can meet enterprise IT buyers and device makers in the same halls, ITAD operators can meet the procurement teams that generate their supply, and B2B platforms can meet the wider infrastructure ecosystem. Conversations that would not happen at a purely secondary event come up naturally here.
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Aikon at GITEX Europe
Aikon's team attended GITEX Europe 2026 in Berlin. The conversations of most interest were with European refurbishers expanding their sourcing, with ITAD operators handling cross-border enterprise liquidation, and with resellers serving the EU and Eastern European secondary markets.
The cross-border side is where a platform helps most. Aikon is a free platform where registered companies post buy and sell offers and deal with each other directly, so a refurbisher in Berlin can see in one feed what registered companies in other markets want to buy or sell.
What a two-day show rewards
A two-day show leaves little room to wander. The most effective approach is to decide in advance which two or three conversations matter, book them, and treat the rest of the time as exploratory.
After the show
Write down the company, the requirement and the agreed next step while the conversation is fresh, then send the specific offer or requirement you discussed rather than a general introduction. Registered companies can keep their requirements visible on Aikon by posting buy and sell offers, with the company name hidden if they prefer, and by messaging counterparties directly in the app. Aikon is free for registered companies.
Berlin in 2026
Berlin was a regular stop on Aikon's 2026 calendar. After GITEX Europe in June and July, Aikon returned in September for IFA, with a booth and a networking lounge, and sponsored the registration desk at the Circular Tech Awards dinner. Read the IFA recap and the Circular Tech Awards recap.