- IFA Berlin 2026 ran 4 to 8 September at Messe Berlin.
- Aikon was at booth D15, with a networking lounge offering free coffee, snacks and tables for meetings.
- The Aikon Tech Talk took place on 7 September, on the stage directly in front of the booth.
- On 5 September, Aikon also sponsored the registration desk at the Circular Tech Awards dinner in Berlin.
- The value of a large show is in the follow-up: specific requirements and a specific next step, sent while the conversation is fresh.
What IFA Berlin is
IFA Berlin is one of the world's largest consumer electronics trade shows. The 2026 edition ran from Friday 4 to Tuesday 8 September at Messe Berlin. It is best known for product launches across consumer devices, home appliances and mobile, and it has a B2B side for buyers, distributors and manufacturers.
That mix is why a show like IFA matters to the secondary device market. Refurbishers, ITAD operators and resellers spend the week in the same halls as device makers and consumer-side marketplaces, and conversations that would not happen at a purely secondary event come up naturally.
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Aikon at booth D15
Aikon was at booth D15 during IFA, with a networking lounge: free coffee, snacks and tables for meetings. The lounge gave traders a place to sit down and carry on a conversation after a stand visit.
The Aikon Tech Talk
On 7 September, the Aikon Tech Talk, Between grading and market: the connecting layer
, took place on the stage directly in front of the booth. Attendees could listen to the session and continue the discussion at the lounge afterwards.
The Circular Tech Awards dinner
On 5 September, during the show, Aikon sponsored the registration desk at the Circular Tech Awards dinner at the JW Marriott Hotel Berlin, organised by Mobi Hub. The dinner is separate from admission to IFA. Read the full recap of the evening.
Turning a large show into trading relationships
The strongest conversations at a large show lose momentum when the follow-up arrives a week later with no reference to what was discussed. While the details are fresh, write down the company, the requirement and the promised next step, and send exactly that.
Specifics make a follow-up easy to answer. Models, grades, quantities and stock locations give the other company something concrete to respond to, in the same way that a clear stock profile is more useful than a broad claim that you can supply everything.
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.
More from Berlin in 2026
Earlier in the summer, Aikon's team also attended GITEX Europe 2026 at Messe Berlin. See the GITEX Europe recap, or the overview of electronics trade shows worth planning around.