We’re putting together a great resource for you to be able to find the best, most useful, must-attend wearable conferences 2023. For the past several years wearable technologies have seen a steady increase in adoption across various fields ranging from fitness to healthcare. To be able to keep up with the growing market and consumer demand for innovation it’s important to rethink strategies, and events and conferences are a great way to display that innovation in the wearable tech space.

If you want to be in the loop on which are the top wearable technology events check out our list we compiled (in chronological order) coupled with the reasons we think these are the best wearables conference to attend this year.

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MD&M West

February 7-9, 2023 | Anaheim, CA

This is a wearable technology conference that has as its main objective to inspire innovation and translate that into concrete solutions. This event gathers a community of thought leaders, experts, and engineers and brings them together once a year to build life-saving devices. MD&M West is more than a medical technology show, it exists to improve lives through sharing knowledge and continuing education.

Biodevices 2023

February 22-24, 2023 | Lisbon, Portugal

The International Conference on Biomedical Electronics and Devices has the objective of connecting practitioners and researchers from mechanical engineering, electronics, and related areas who are interested in biomedical devices and electronics. This wearables conference addresses the fabrication (as well as evaluation) of biodevices, including implantable devices and wearables is also addressed.

The Medical Device Conference

April 11-13, 2023 | San Diego, CA

In this event the medical device industry unites to advance innovation and network. It’s designed to promote and strengthen professional relationships among those in the medical device field that are eager to come up with clever ways to do things with industry-leading resources. This will be the event’s thirteenth edition.

TECHSPO Los Angeles

April 12-13, 2023 | Los Angeles, CA

A two day technology event that takes place in sunny LA to connect some of the best brands, developers, technology providers, marketers, innovators, and designers that are looking to innovate in the tech space. This is the best place to test, network and interact with actual products.

Medical Technology UK

March 22-23, 2023 | Galway, Ireland

This event focuses on the future of medical technology and fostering innovation. It is a learning event that covers various topics from improving the development of medical devices to addressing incomplete technical documentation with regard to legacy devices. As part of its final day they host the women in medtech forum to bridge the gender gap in the industry.

HIMSS

April 17-21, 2023 | Chicago, IL

HIMSS brings together disruptors, thought leaders, people looking to make real change in different sectors across the global health tech spectrum. This is your chance to participate to strengthen, develop and learn from the relationship of technology and health. Strengthen the journey to improving global health during this one of a kind wearables conference experience.

MD&M East

June 13-15, 2023 | New York, NY

Their manufacturing and design expo is devised to give attendees an in-depth view of the entire product lifecycle, ranging from prototype to production. In this three-day event you can explore solutions and insights spanning packaging, medtech, automation, quality and design. At wearable technology events like this one you can discover and demo some of the latest products in the field.    

EMBC 2023

July 24-28, 2023 | Sydney, Australia

This is the 45th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, a top wearable technology conference. It’s based on educational sessions on topics stemming from the biomedical research community. It also consists of workshops and networking opportunities for clinicians, engineers, researchers and entrepreneurs.

44th WT | WEARABLE TECHNOLOGIES CONFERENCE 2023

August 1-2, 2023 | San Francisco, CA

This is one of the biggest B2B wearables technology events. It gathers entrepreneurs, decision-makers, researchers and engineers looking to gain insights on innovations and to connect and meet with other thought leaders in the wearable technology space.

TECHSPO 2023

Sept 14-15, 2023 | Amsterdam

This event connects tech providers, brands, developers, marketers, designers, entrepreneurs and innovators looking to set the pace in our advanced world of technology. It’s meant to showcase next-gen tech and innovation in mobile, internet, MarTech, SAAS, and AdTech, among others. Exhibitors have the chance to show off their ventures to consumers, investors, and the press.

LSX World Congress

Sept 14-15, 2023 | Boston, MA

This congress brings together CEOs, big pharma, investors and commercial leaders as well as advisors. IT gathers all these various roles from the healthtech, biotech, and medtech space. It hosts many panels, chats, peer discussions and high level networking. It has the objective of bringing together life science executives, investors and strategics.

IoT Tech Expo Europe

Sept 26-27, 2023 | Amsterdam

This is one of the top wearables conferences 2023. This event connects various decision makers from across all industries related to IoT and wearables including: healthcare, logistics, IT, manufacturing, industrial, among others. The types of people that attend the event range from C level executives, directors or heads of innovation, researchers, founders, etc.

MedFIT 2023

Oct 10-11, 2023 | France

A wearable technology conference dedicated to fostering innovation in medtech. This is a great event to meet future project partners and it aims to provide solutions and best practices for every player of the sector. It’s also a great opportunity to put yourself out there and try to obtain funding through the connections you can make.

Medical Innovation Forum

Oct 25-27, 2023 | Irvine, CA

The biggest medical innovation event in southern California. This conference highlights: visionary speakers, unparalleled education, dynamic attendees and prime networking opportunities. Here industry leaders and experts share their knowledge and expertise as keynotes and panelists.