March 22 – 26, 2026
Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center
San Antonio, Texas

Not able to join us at APEC in San Antonio to see the outstanding APEC 2026 Plenary Session in person? We will miss you but you can watch the Plenary Session live on IEEE.TV on Monday, March 23, starting at 1:45 pm US Central Time (18H45 GMT)!

IEEE.TV APEC 2026 Plenary Session Broadcast

Simultaneous Translation For APEC 2026 Plenary Session – New This Year

This year, APEC is collaborating with the IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS) to offer live translation! Using the Wordly AI translation app, attendees can access live captions in a language of their choice, from Afrikaans to Zulu—67 total languages available. This tool will be available for the Plenary Session on March 23. Be sure to bring your phone or other device to the sessions and you will receive a link for access. Wordly supports audio output as well, so you can hear the presentation in your chosen language—just bring your earbuds or headphones! There is an optional app available for Android and iOS, or you can access the translation via a web browser.

What Do You Want From A Power Electronics Conference?Whatever It Is, You Will Find It At APEC 2026

The IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC) offers an incredible array of content for the power electronics professional. In this video members of APEC committee talk about how the conference is important to their professional growth and development.

APEC’s Professional Education Seminars offers you the opportunity to learn from the best of the best. One registration fee gets you access to, and the slides from 18 seminars chosen from dozens of proposals. Attending a seminar and it is clicking for you? Get up and move to another.

APEC’s Plenary Session features talks from today’s power electronics leaders, like Professor John Kassakian of MIT, discussing the key issues in power electronics today.

APEC’s Technical Session present peer-reviewed papers from leading power electronics researchers from around the world. Papers are presented in both traditional lecture sessions and dialogue (poster) sessions that allow you to have one-on-one deep dive discussions with the author.

APEC’s Industry Sessions offer presentations featuring the latest developments in the power electronics industry. The presentation only format of these sessions is industry friendly as the speakers do not write formal papers.

The APEC 2026 Exposition already has 280 companies signed up to exhibit. You can see and learn about the latest in power semiconductors, ICs, magnetics, capacitors, wire, thermal management, simulation tools, and everything else power electronics.

The IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC) is the world’s largest power electronics conference in the world. There are unequaled opportunities to meet other power electronics professionals and build your professional network. Watch the two minute video to hear how people describe the APEC experience.

APEC’s traditional Wednesday night social event is always a great time relax and chat with old and new friends. Recent social events include dinner at the Atlanta aquarium or a night at the Long Beach, California boardwalk. Stay tuned to learn what APEC has planned for San Antonio.

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Networking and Social Events

APEC offered several fun networking and social events at APEC 2025. We look forward to connecting again in San Antonio in 2026!

Thank You to Our 2026 Partners

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