The comprehensive complementary programme of events rounds off your visit to Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition. The top themes and events give you a concentrated overview of the latest trends and developments in your sector.
2026 GILE promotes “Light-Enhanced Living” as central theme and vision
As the industry moves past the era of efficiency and simple illumination, the 2026 Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition (GILE) will look to the future with ‘Light-Enhanced Living’, exploring how light can transform our lives in unexpected and groundbreaking ways. And highlight three key categories: lighting solutions, fixtures, and LED technology, integrate five distinct pillars: Biological, Emotional, Digital, Ecological and Immersive into every aspect of event. Held alongside Guangzhou Electrical Building Technology (GEBT), the event provides a comprehensive platform for sourcing products, exchanging knowledge, and understanding the latest market trends.
Five distinct pillars
Biological balance: Light that heals
At GILE, the next generation of Human Centric Lighting (HCL) will take centre stage, offering solutions that goes beyond simple colour temperature adjustments. Lighting is now evolving into a non-invasive health tool, designed to actively combat exhaustion and mood disorders, while also incorporating inclusive designs for neurodiversity. With spectrally optimised lighting that aligns with circadian rhythms, it can improve sleep quality, boost cortisol levels for productivity, and support recovery in healthcare settings.
Emotional spaces: Light that comforts
Light is a fundamental element of architecture, influencing how people perceive and experience spaces. At GILE, the concept of “Light-Enhanced Lighting” explores the psychological impact of lighting, offering adaptive, AI-driven lighting scenarios that align with human needs and activities.
Digital integration: Light that empowers
Advances in sensor-driven and autonomous lighting systems are redefining its role in smart homes and cities. They can detect falls in elderly care, guide traffic in smart cities or optimise energy usage without the need for user intervention. The result is an environment where technology operates invisibly and intelligently, enhancing safety, efficiency and convenience.
Ecological harmony: Light that sustains
As urbanisation increasingly threatens natural habitats, the lighting industry bears a growing responsibility to minimise its environmental impact. GILE 2026 will highlight technologies that balance human needs with environmental preservation. Agricultural lighting breakthroughs, such as adjustable-spectrum LED grow lights, IoT-based environmental light regulation systems, and off-grid greenhouse lighting solutions powered by renewable energy will also prominently feature.
Immersive experiences: Light that transcends
In the age of the metaverse and experiential retail, light serves as a bridge between the physical and the digital worlds. Advancements in lighting are changing the way people experience spaces, enabling immersive storytelling and extended realities without the need for VR headsets. These innovations also enable “phygital” lighting experiences, where physical light synchronises seamlessly with digital content in gaming, retail, and entertainment spaces.
Highlights of GILE
BETTER BUY
GILE as a one-stop sourcing platform offers cross segment cooperation, it features the product range from the production sector, technology sector, and application sector split over three sectors to provide you a diversified sourcing experience.
SMARTER BUY
Seven themed halls will feature at this year’s edition to explore the new marketing trends of light. Including cultural and tourism, low-carbon and smart city, new quality production, household spaces, bio-optics and smart agriculture, AI lighting, and commercial spaces.
CONFIDENT BUY
More than 3,100 exhibitors from 20 contries and regions have been confirmed to showcase their latest technologies and products at this year’s exhibition! Let's meet branded exhibitors and maximise your business opportunities here. GILE will host exhibitors and visitors from across the globe.
