WFSA Plenary Session
(pre-registration required)
12:00 p.m. | NCC West, Level 2
Press breakfast, Ferkinghoff International GmbH
(pre-registration required)
08:30 a.m. | Hall 1 Stand 350
First time at IWA: Presentation of the newcomers located at the BLADE Demo Area
Christoph Daim
12:00 a.m. | BLADE Demo Area | Hall 4 Stand 558
SHE BLADES - International Platform for Women's Cutting Arts
Pola Malandain
1:30 p.m. | BLADE Demo Area | Hall 4 Stand 558
Brazil: An X-ray of what it is, how it works, who the leaders are, and what solutions they offer for Latin America’s largest small arms market
Pedro Pligher
1:30 p.m. | SHOOTING EXPERTS' Stage | Hall 1 Stand 53
The Newcomer Pitches 2026. Fresh ideas, bold doers.
2:00 p.m. | SHOOTING EXPERTS' Stage | Hall 1 Stand 538
Schmeisser: Moment of Impact Product presentation
3:00p.m. | Hall 4A Stand 502
Brief overview of all participants in the IWA Knife Award 2026
Christoph Daim
3:30 p.m. | BLADE Demo Area | Hall 4 Stand 558
Press conference ČESKÁ ZBROJOVKA A.S.
4:00 p.m. | NCC Ost, Level 1, Room Hongkong
TACSTACK, AIRVALT, SILLOSOCKS (Krale Woholesale)
Launch Event
4:00 p.m. | Hall 1 Stand 316
VISION Key Note. A potential blackout: causes and consequences for supply in a networked world.
Herbert Saurugg
11:30 a.m. | SHOOTING EXPERTS' Stage | Halle 1 Stand 538
Expert panel on VISION Key Note: Strategic product selection for ‘survival to crisis preparedness’. What is important for retailers?
Herbert Saurugg, Johannes Kouba, Florian Würtenberger, Martin Linke,Thomas Gessler
12:15 p.m. | SHOOTING EXPERTS' Stage | Hall 1 Stand 538
EDC – What You Should Really Carry Every Day
Martin Linke
2:30 p.m. | BLADE Demo Area | Hall 4 Stand 558
Innovation in Weapons and Ammunition Shipping: How Modern Logistics Increases Safety and Reliability
Jil Greimann
3:00 p.m. | SHOOTING EXPERTS' Stage | Hall 1 Stand 538
Live demonstration: When the Dog Matters – Professional First Aid in Hunting & Outdoor Operations
Johannes Kouba, Rene Winkler
4:00 p.m. | SHOOTING EXPERTS' Stage | Hall 1 Stand 538
Impulse on the VISION topic of ‘crisis preparedness’.
How good is the security of supply for the population?
Bavarian Minister of the Interior and Patron Joachim Herrmann
11:40 a.m. | SHOOTING EXPERTS' Stage | Hall 1 Stand 538
JÄGER Talk Live – Hunting economy in transition: How AI is changing innovation, ethics, production, and sales
Christian Schätze
1:00 p.m. | SHOOTING EXPERTS' Stage | Hall 1 Stand 538
Award ceremony IWA Knife Award 2025
4:00 p.m. | BLADE Demo Area, Hall 4 Stand 558
General meeting VDB
4:30 p.m. | BLADE Demo Area, Hall 4 Stand 558
IWA Media Weißwurst breakfast
10:00 p.m. | NCC Ost, Press Center Level 1
