
Programme 2026
CONFERENCE TOPICS and Trainings FOR EVERY NEED:
20 - 22 May 2026, Leipzig, Germany
Wednesday and Thursday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, Friday 9:00 am to 3:00 pm:
Everything for internal security, law enforcement, and homeland defence
GPEC® has always been synonymous with a strong supporting framework programme, that serves, due to the connection with the trade fair visit, serves participation, training and further education, the national and international exchange of information between the security authorities and with manufacturers and solution providers, as well as networking. Secure your place in a suitable conference/training program or actively participate in it.
Planning Programme 2026
For all-day offers, the agenda is designed in such a way that that there is plenty of time to visit the trade fair before and after and during breaks, as this is included for the entire duration of GPEC®.
Conferences - all day
Specialist forums, Conferences - half day
Trainings, demonstrations
Official working group meetings
- Civil-Military Cooperation including THW; 20.05.2026
- Automated traffic monitoring – time for federal legislation - Police Technology Institute of the German Police University (PTI, DHPol); 20.05.2026
- 22nd German Control Center Congress including OSINT; 20.05.2026
- Combating financial crime; 21.05.2026
- Classic forensics: innovations for forensic science/operations; 21.05.2026
- Conference Event Security; 21.05.2026
- Geographically: Strong together for security – Topics and product portfolio of the satellite-based crisis and situation service - BKG conference; 21.05.2026
- K9: Training and use of detection and protection dogs; 21.05.2026
- Symposium on Hostile Vehicle Mitigation (HVM) Protection for Safe City Centers; 22.05.2026
mostly in German
- Specialist forum for the digitalization of command and operational resources; 21.05.2026
- Specialist forum for drones (UAS); 20.05.2026
- Photo + Video Intelligence conference; 22.05.2026
- Automotive IT - Fleet Protection; 21.05.2026
- Specialist forum for internet and telecommunication monitoring; 20.05.2026
- City police and public order enforcement service and inner-city initiatives; 21.05. 2026
- Workshop of the DPolG (German Police Union) Traffic Commission "Emergency runs using special rights and rights of way"; 21.05.2026
- Psychosocial support and emergency care for emergency personnel; 22.05.2026
Trainings:
- Tactical training/trainer course with certificate "Tactical Arrest Tactical Training"; May 20-22, 2026
- VR/XR operational training "Tactical Interaction" and "Virtual Drone Flight" and “Firefighting”; 20.-22.05.2026
- TEMS - Tactical Emergency Medical Support – workshop, incl. certificate
Demonstrations:
- Fraunhofer Stage, Booth J32, daily presentations on topics including information and media technology, forensics, and biometrics; see program
- TAS TACTICAL ARM SHIELD, NMH GmbH, Booth C66 together with DPolG: Arm protection against punches, stabs, throws, and unpredictable attacks
- 360° Live instead of tunnel vision, NMC Productions GmbH, daily in CCL in VR 9, true-to-scale, original-proportion transmission and storage of operational events and as FUTURERooms, Booth K41
- The EU's rescEU-CBRN DECON decontamination capacity for chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN/ABC) emergencies will be presented jointly by the Federal Police and THW at booth A68.
- Live Demo msg.EDR/DiagFlight: Digital Forensic data extraction from accident vehicles, msg systems ag, Booth E49
Closed meetings of German authorities, please see the German site +
- Board Meeting of the European Police Union (EPU), chaired by President Rainer Wendt
Advisory board:
Director in the Federal Police (ret.) Heinz-Dieter Meier
Former head of division 5 Centre for Information and Communication Technology, Federal Police Headquarters, and CIO of the German Federal Police
Former Consultant for Geospatial Intelligence and Security Research at DLR German Aerospace Center
Chief Police Director (ret.) Alexander Fuchs
Former Head of the Special Forces Directorate Baden-Württemberg, former head of the riot police headquarters in Göppingen, former Commander special forces unit SEK Baden-Württemberg
Senior Criminal Director (ret.) Jürgen Fauth
Cybercrime/Digital Traces Dept., Operational and Investigation Support Dept., Baden-Württemberg State Criminal Police Office