The Lighting Industry Association (LIA), a UK trade body for lighting manufacturers and suppliers, has announced the draft programme for TECH-X 2026: Technical Excellence Conference, taking place on Thursday 2 July 2026 at the Edgbaston Park Hotel & Conference Centre in Birmingham.
TECH-X 2026 will deliver a day of discussions and knowledge-sharing, designed to support professionals across the lighting supply chain.
The conference will feature four dedicated stages, enabling delegates to tailor their day around their technical priorities, be them:
• Connected lighting
• Lighting design
• Technical updates
• Sustainability
Programme contents
The draft programme (subject to change) highlights a strong focus on regulation, safety, sustainability, human-centric lighting, and the evolving role of connected systems.
Sessions will explore topics including the Building Safety Act and fire safety accountability, changes to emergency lighting standards, flicker and temporal light artefacts, remanufacturing and compliance responsibilities, and European regulation and its implications for UK lighting companies.
Across the design and standards-focused stages, attendees can expect sessions addressing lighting for human health and wellbeing, healthy homes and later-life living, designing lighting for retrofit, and integrating light with wider building performance considerations such as acoustics, air quality, and daylight.
The connected lighting and sustainability content will examine whole-life carbon performance, net zero expectations, BREEAM 2026, digital product passports, and data transparency, alongside practical discussions on managing software-driven lighting systems over the life of a building.
Neil McLean, Chair of the LIA’s Technical Management group, says, “TECHX was established to provide a specialised forum for advancing technical expertise in the lighting industry.
“Releasing the draft programme allows the sector to preview the comprehensive, technical content we are developing, demonstrating our commitment to equipping members and the wider industry with knowledge-driven insights and good practice through technically-led events.”
TECH-X 2026 is aimed at contractors, manufacturers, lighting designers, specifiers, consultants, and engineers. Delegate booking is now open.
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