Held at the Lisbon Congress Centre, Portugal, from March 25–26 (with pre-day CEO forums on March 24), the 12th edition of LSX World Congress Europe (LSX26) marked a pivotal inflection point for the European life sciences ecosystem. For the first time, LSX26 was co-located with BIO-Europe Spring as part of Life Science Spring Innovation Week, creating a concentrated four-day corridor that brought together biotech, medtech, and pharmatech C-suites, venture capitalists, pharma business development and licensing leaders, and digital health innovators in a single city.

Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2026 introduced “The IQ Era” as a structural shift in how networks are designed, operated, and used. GSMA’s priorities around completing the transition to 5G standalone, integrating AI into core network functions, and strengthening digital safety signal a move away from simple connectivity toward programmable 5G‑AI platforms built on open APIs, with monetization and operational readiness becoming central design considerations. Networks are increasingly being positioned as programmable infrastructure, where AI‑driven operations, automation, and resilience are embedded from the outset.