HPA Tech Retreat 2026

15th – 19th February 2026, The Westin Rancho Mirage Golf Resort & Spa • Rancho Mirage, CA

Connecting, Supporting and Informing the Media Technology Industry

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The HPA Tech Retreat returns in 2026, bringing together world class technology leaders, creatives, and innovators for five days of expert insight, technical exploration, and forward-looking discussion into the most important topics shaping the future of content creation, management and distribution.  

Delivering technical insight and meaningful networking into an immersive five-day experience, this unique event is designed to educate, inspire and connect like-minded professionals from across the world. 

IABM at HPA Tech Retreat

IABM is proud to be part of this influential forum, as an independent voice representing the Global MediaTech community and contributing to key industry conversations. 

Don’t miss IABM CTO, Stan Moote, as he takes part in an exclusive panel exploring how SMPTE is accelerating innovation and evolving at speed to meet the demands of a rapidly changing media technology landscape. 

“SMPTE at Warp Speed?

Date: Wednesday 18th February 2026 

Time: 10:50am – 11:20am 

Stan’s session will also spotlight two strategic IABM Member-Only Working Groups driving critical progress across the sector: 

  • Dynamic Software Licensing Group
  • Security & Vulnerability Group  

 

These initiatives are central to helping the industry navigate changing business models, increasing security demands and forming best practices for software licensing.  

Take the chance to connect, ask questions, and explore how to get involved with these industry-leading groups crucially uniting both vendor and buyer perspective. 

What Next?

For full programme details, speaker information, and registration, visit the official HPA Tech Retreat site. 

 

Delivering technical insight and meaningful networking into an immersive five-day experience, this unique event is designed to educate, inspire and connect like-minded professionals from across the world. 

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