Program per day

Step inside Prysmian’s Hungarian production site to experience advanced cable manufacturing and digital logistics, combined with a strategic exchange on collaboration opportunities.

Prysmian’s Kistelek facility produces around 40,000 tonnes of cables annually, serving global markets and supported by on-site solar energy.

Members only

Visit OBO Bettermann’s modern facility to explore its cable management, surge protection, and installation systems, alongside a strategic exchange on collaboration opportunities.

From its 15,000 m² warehouse, daily shipments supply 44 distribution hubs across 35 countries.

Members only

Discover Budapest through engaging members only tours, while connecting with the special people that make up our global network.

Pick-up times vary by tour (08:45 – 09:30)

For more information on the tours visit our special Tours-page.

A collaborative and engaging team challenge that brings together members and partners to create something bigger than any one team could achieve alone. Expect creativity, problem-solving, and plenty of interaction across the IMELCO network.

Members, and platinum and gold partners

Budapest Marriott

Reconnect and build new relationships with IMELCO members and partner suppliers during this informal evening, ahead of the main Convention Day.

IMELCO leadership opens the day with a forward-looking perspective on market developments and the strategic direction shaping IMELCO’s future.

Mark Beaumont, World-Record-Breaking Adventurer
A high-energy keynote on resilience, teamwork, and sustained performance - translating lessons from extreme endurance challenges into a business context.

With Giampiero Frisio - President, ABB Electrification

An insider perspective on electrification in today’s market - what is driving demand, where momentum is building, and what it means for IMELCO members and suppliers.

With Jean-Marc Vogel - Managing Director Western Europe, LEDVANCE​

Insights into the evolving lighting landscape, where technological change and a shifting competitive environment are reshaping the market, and the role of partnerships in driving growth and value.

• Platinum Partner sessions (for members)
• IMELCO Member Perspectives (for suppliers)
  Affiliated Distributors & Gemcell – North America & Australia/New Zealand
  Moderated discussion | Topic to be confirmed

• Platinum Partner sessions (for members)
• IMELCO Member Perspectives (for suppliers)
  Ahlsell & MITEGRO – Germany/Austria & the Nordics
  Moderated discussion | Topic to be confirmed

• Platinum Partner sessions (for members)
• IMELCO Member Perspectives (for suppliers)
  AUNA & Grudilec – Spain & Portugal
  Moderated discussion | Topic to be confirmed

With Roger Claessen - Senior Director Resi. Segment & Distribution business, Hager

A family-owned supplier shares practical experience of working with IMELCO’s independent, family-owned wholesalers, and how these relationships create long-term value, continuity, and trust, evolving across generations.

A moderated session exploring real-world experiences of generational transition within family-owned businesses, highlighting how continuity, renewal, and new perspectives come together to shape future success.

With Alastair Borissow - VP Worldwide Distribution, Siemens

A forward-looking perspective on how digitalization is reshaping distribution, customer engagement, and operational efficiency.

Ola Rosling, Data Analyst & Co-founder of Gapminder
Ola Rosling delivers a thought-provoking, data-led session that challenges how we see the world - questioning assumptions and offering a clearer, more grounded view of global developments, from resources and sustainability to electrification and beyond.

A summary of key takeaways and closing remarks to conclude the Convention Day.

Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest
An evening bringing together IMELCO members and partner suppliers to celebrate collaboration, strengthen relationships, and mark IMELCO’s 35th anniversary, set within one of Budapest’s most iconic cultural venues.

A series of structured, interactive sessions designed to strengthen international collaboration and identify practical opportunities for growth.

Sessions are held in parallel, bringing together partner suppliers with AD members from the USA and Canada (in separate sessions), and Gemcell members from Australia/New Zealand (combined session). Each 30-minute session enables focused discussion and direct exchange on future collaboration.

This extended day with AD and Gemcell is reserved for Platinum and Gold partners.