GAT Sets New Meeting Record at ICE Barcelona and Strengthens Strategic Alliances

GAT’s participation in ICE Barcelona resulted in concrete outcomes: more than 70 business meetings, attendance at six academic and networking events, and a list of around 80 companies interested in joining the GAT Circuit to reach strategic markets in Mexico, Brazil, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, and Colombia.

Over the course of three days, the professional team of Gaming & Technology Expo achieved productive results in meetings with regulators, operators, suppliers, and international associations, strengthening existing commercial ties and advancing new alliances that will drive high-level academic agendas, commercial showcases, and networking events within the GAT Circuit 2026.

The 2026 edition of ICE Barcelona, organized by Clarion Gaming, once again confirmed its leadership as the global epicenter of the gaming industry, delivering an impeccable exhibition across its stands and a meticulous program on its academic stages. The event brought together 65,000 executives from more than 180 countries, with an agenda focused on innovation, regulation, sustainability, and business development, marked by the prominence of technology, artificial intelligence, and unprecedented connectivity in this rapidly expanding industry.

In this impressive showcase, GAT presented the vision and scope of the GAT Circuit 2026 and exchanged perspectives on the evolution of Latin American markets with regulators from Colombia, Peru, Puerto Rico, and Brazil.

Special mention goes to the connections established with authorities, associations, legal experts, and industry specialists within Casa Brasil, an institutional space that concentrated a key portion of the Latin American agenda during ICE Barcelona and served as a platform to project the launch of the GAT Summit Brazil. As previously announced, ICE Barcelona officially confirmed GAT’s presence in São Paulo next July. The GAT Summit Brazil will be a premium event focused on academic content and networking which, in partnership with Eletrolar and other strategic players in the Brazilian market, will pave the way for a strong commercial exhibition projected for 2027 and 2028.

“ICE Barcelona is an unparalleled platform to promote GAT Events. Its organizers clearly understand the value and strength of the region within the global gaming ecosystem. In South America, Central America, and the Caribbean, gaming is part of popular culture, and significant progress has been made in regulation and in combating illegal gambling. I want to thank Clarion and especially Liliana Costa for their warm welcome and for the opportunities offered by inviting us to participate in Casa Brasil and in the conferences and discussions dedicated to Latin America. We completed a true marathon of meetings, the results of which will begin to materialize very soon, in line with our mission as industry integrators in Latin America,” said José Aníbal Aguirre, CEO of Gaming & Technology Expo.

Finally, the GAT team—José Aníbal Aguirre, Alexandra Hernández, Lida María Roldán, Natalia Moreno, and Ana María Padrós—expressed their collective satisfaction with the work carried out in Barcelona the previous week.

GAT thus reaffirms its mission: to integrate the legal gaming industry, attract investment, and generate real business opportunities for private stakeholders and for the economic growth of Latin America and the Caribbean.

Contacts: dir.comercial@gatevents.net, info@gatexpo.com