ENTECH 2026 ready to roll with new attractions
Announcement posted by ENTECH 14 May 2026
ENTECH, Australia's longest-running AV trade roadshow and the only event for AV and entertainment technology professionals that visits every major population centre, is back for 2026. Starting next week it will tour five cities across the country with a packed one-day program of seminars, hands-on demonstrations and its new Tech Train.
ENTECH Roadshow to Experience event
The ENTECH Roadshow kicks off in Sydney on Tuesday 19 May followed by Brisbane on Thursday 21 May, Melbourne on Tuesday 26 May, Adelaide on Thursday 28 May and wraps up its Australian tour in Perth on Tuesday 2 June.
A highlight of every city stop, the Tech Train runs three times daily departing at 12pm, 1:30pm and 3pm from the NW Group ENTECH Theatre. Hosted by Keils, the guided floor walk takes attendees through exhibitor stands to see the latest products and technologies in action.
ENTECH CEO Kate McKenzie explained, "The Tech Train is the fastest way to get across what's new without missing a thing."
This year ENTECH also introduces two brand-new interactive demo zones, an Audio Demo Zone and a Tech Demo Zone, running back-to-back 15-minute sessions throughout the day.
McKenzie added, "Both zones offer attendees a close-up look at new systems from leading manufacturers, with audio sessions running from 11:30am and Tech sessions from 12:30pm."
The Keynotes will be in the NW Group Theatre with hot topics at midday including Electrical Compliance to which McKenzie added, "Here our industry will detail the current hot mess of state-by-state regulations, Test and Tag and the dreadful new electrical Certificate of Compliance risk. Australia and New Zealand are the only places on earth that do Test and Tag in such a shambolic manner, and the eCoC is real: ENTECH will meet it at one of our venues."
Immediately after the keynote, attendees can join Susan Twartz as she seeks to unify the challenging induction regimes, with some solid examples of a unified venue approach. Sessions run all day in the Theatre and like all ENTECH experiences, they are free.
The main event is the trade show itself which features most major distributors across pro audio, lighting, staging and vision for the entertainment and installation markets. With 60 stands the floor is bust and all attractions are contained within the show so it is easy and efficient to navigate, making even the most time poor people happy.
ENTECH CEO Kate McKenzie
Kate McKenzie concluded, "Running since 1994, ENTECH is a one-day trade event designed for integrators, AV designers and end-users who want direct access to top suppliers and manufacturers. The compact format keeps things sharp, so exhibitors focus on key and new products only and conversations on the floor are worth having. With 30% of attendees carrying annual budgets of $100K or more, it's a quality crowd."
After the Australian ENTECH the roadshow is staged fresh in NZ, opening at the new Auckland International Convention Centre on Tuesday 28 July then rolling Thursday 30 July into Lower Hutt Events Centre in Wellington, and crossing the straight to Te Pae in Christchurch for Tuesday 4 August.
Attendance is free for trade guests.
For more information and to register, visit www.entech-roadshow.com
For enquiries and NZ bookings call +61 408 498 180 or email exhibit@entech-roadshow.com
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ENTECH Roadshow to Experience event
ENTECH CEO Kate McKenzie
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About ENTECH
ENTECH Roadshow is the only trade show for AV and entertainment technology professionals that visits every major population centre in Australia, opening up access to more business opportunities than any other event. ENTECH will visit Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth in May 2026, Auckland and Wellington in July 2026 and Christchurch in August 2026. ENTECH Roadshow is space limited for national exhibitors - typically distributors - with freight carried in dedicated trucks. Limited spaces are held for video distributors and resellers who book early.
As confirmed by the ISE exhibition in Barcelona, our industry has now entered a phase we're calling 'post-converged'. The worlds of unified communications, IT, AV, lighting, video, audio, signage, staging, and control have gone past the transition period of becoming networked and controlled by software and entered a new phase where new business models, products, and markets are emerging. Manufacturers that were once focussed on one aspect of live performance or recording are now creating products for corporate meeting rooms. Companies that were creating platforms for digital signage are now offering room control and corporate communications. Lighting companies that power huge stadium gigs are creating networked architectural products, as are their audio counterparts. And at the centre of all this, the customer, be they installer, production firm, or consultant, is now part IT manager and concerned with the integration of systems as a whole.