IntegraTEC Mexico 2026

Overview

IntegraTEC Mexico is an annual two-day trade exhibition and conference dedicated to professional audiovisual systems, technology integration, building and home automation, electronic security, lighting, data communications, and broadcast technologies. Organised by Latin Press Inc. and held at CINTERMEX in Monterrey, Mexico, it is the only event in Latin America where the AV, lighting, electronic security, automation, DataComm, data centre, and broadcast industries converge under one roof. The event has direct relevance to architecture and the built environment through its coverage of building automation, smart building systems, lighting integration, and intelligent infrastructure that are increasingly standard components in commercial building specifications across the region.

Focus

IntegraTEC brings together three converging sectors: professional AV and audiovisual systems, electronic security and access control, and building and home automation. Its product and content scope covers AV solutions for corporate, educational, and commercial environments; residential and building technologies including lighting automation, climate management, and smart access systems; digital signage and display technology; unified communications and video conferencing; data networks and data centres; broadcast production and transmission technologies; and video surveillance and security systems. Lighting receives dedicated coverage both as a technical discipline and as a design tool within architectural environments, which is one of the more meaningful built environment crossover points the event offers.

Monterrey was selected as the host city for IntegraTEC 2025 and 2026 due to its position as one of Mexico’s leading industrial and technological centres, its proximity to the US border, and its strong corporate and manufacturing base. The 2026 edition follows the same CINTERMEX venue as the 2025 edition held on 13 and 14 August 2025.

Program

The two-day programme at CINTERMEX Monterrey is structured across four core areas: a technology exhibition, an academic conference programme, live demonstrations, and the CALA Awards.

Technology Exhibition Floor

Manufacturers, distributors, and system integrators display products across AV, automation, electronic security, lighting, DataComm, data centres, and broadcast technology. The floor is configured for direct B2B sourcing, product demonstrations, and commercial negotiations. For architectural and engineering professionals, exhibitor categories covering building automation, smart building control systems, and integrated lighting are directly relevant to MEP and intelligent building specification processes on commercial and institutional projects.

Academic Conference Programme

A structured programme of conferences, panels, and training sessions led by industry experts addresses best practices in systems integration, emerging trends across the six key sectors, and the evolving role of technology in design and building environments. University participation adds an academic dimension to the programme. Sessions are delivered in Spanish and target integrators, technicians, sales professionals, and technology decision-makers operating across Mexico and Latin America.

Live Demonstrations

Exhibitors run hands-on demonstrations of AV systems, automation platforms, security technologies, and lighting solutions throughout both days. These sessions allow visitors to evaluate product performance in operational conditions rather than through static displays, which is particularly relevant for specifiers and design professionals assessing building technology systems for project specifications.

CALA Awards

Presented by AVI Latinoamérica magazine in partnership with IALD, the CALA Awards recognise the best AV Project and the best Lighting Project completed in Latin America during the preceding year. The Lighting Project category is of specific interest to interior design and architectural professionals, as it benchmarks the quality of lighting integration within completed built environment projects across the region.

IntegraTEC Roadshows

Alongside the main Monterrey edition, IntegraTEC operates one-day roadshow events in Lima, Peru on 3 September 2026; Panama City, Panama on 24 September 2026; and Asunción, Paraguay on 29 October 2026. Each roadshow integrates a specialised academic programme with a commercial showcase, extending the event’s reach across the Latin American market.

Audience

The event targets system integrators, AV professionals, building automation engineers, lighting designers, electronic security specialists, DataComm and data centre engineers, broadcast technology professionals, architects, facility managers, technology manufacturers, distributors, and institutional procurement teams operating across Mexico and the broader Latin American market.

Event Details

✦ ArchUp Editorial Insight

IntegraTEC Mexico addresses a set of technologies that are structurally inseparable from contemporary architectural practice in commercial and institutional projects. Building automation, integrated lighting control, AV infrastructure, and electronic security are now core components of the design brief rather than supplementary specifications in most significant building typologies. The event’s convergence of these industries in a single platform reflects the procurement and delivery reality of how these systems are specified and installed in the Latin American market. However, the event’s framing remains within technology supply and systems integration rather than within design thinking or spatial quality discourse. The CALA Lighting Project Award creates a partial bridge to design quality considerations, but the broader programme is performance and product-oriented. The move to Monterrey signals an intent to deepen engagement with Mexico’s industrial and corporate technology base rather than to expand the event’s design culture reach.

Closing Note

As the only annual convergence event in Latin America for AV, automation, security, lighting, and broadcast industries, IntegraTEC Mexico holds a structurally important position in the region’s technology and building systems events calendar, with growing secondary relevance to architectural and design professionals engaged in smart building specification across Mexico and the wider Latin American market.