Whether it was taking a deep dive into working with AI, detailing the creation of an eye-catching projection mapping or unpacking this year’s market trends, the ISE 2026 content programme covered a huge amount of ground. Here’s a selection of highlights from across the week, as reported by the ISE Daily team.
From the Day 2 edition (Wednesday 4 February):
Stay connected or be displaced by AI
Richard Mulholland kicks off the Megatrends programme with a call to stay relevant

Hidden Order creates a dialogue with Gaudí
ISE Keynote speaker Matt Clark of UVA on making the stunning Casa Batlló projection mapping
AI is not a black box solution
Investor Forum advises on how pro AV should be treating AI
Green light for sustainable AV
AVIXA Xchange LIVE panel breaks strategies into actionable steps
Defining the role of technology in education
VAR has brought good and bad changes to football; consider this when implementing technology in education
From the Day 3 edition (Thursday 5 February):
The human experience matters
The goal of AI should not be to eliminate human involvement, says ISE Keynote speaker Sol Rashidi
Curate culture, don’t attempt to control it
Culture doesn’t sit alongside technology, it moves through it, declares record label boss Alex Boateng in a Spark keynote
A year of change for digital signage
The invidis keynote at Digital Signage Summit identifies the market’s change drivers
The smart building system is broken
Smart Building Summit panel identifies what’s holding up progress
AI manages data deluge in control rooms
AI is just one of the factors driving growth, according to Control Rooms Summit
Design for life
How recommended practice RP1 is helping residential integrators to do their job better
Kicking off the FIFA World Cup in style
Pre-match ceremonies will be ‘a monster’, says executive producer on Live Events Stage
AV bridges economic and cultural borders
Strengthening connections between Europe and Latin America has never been more important
From the Day 4 edition (Friday 6 February):
Nobody is safe from cyberattack
Cyberattacks are becoming more pervasive: a CyberSecurity Summit panel discusses the implications
Delivery can’t fail when the message matters
The stakes have risen in corporate communication, Ross Video CEO tells the Broadcast AV Summit