OTWorld is the world's largest event in the assistive technology industry, taking place every two years in Leipzig. It is a unique combination of a world congress and a leading trade fair, featuring a comprehensive program for 50 years, shaping the future of modern assistive technology. The event targets manufacturers, distributors, and service providers, as well as experts and decision-makers in the industry. Key groups attending the event include prosthetists and orthotists, orthopaedic footwear professionals, retailers, commercial staff, rehabilitation technicians, engineers, doctors, physiotherapists, suppliers, manufacturers, employees of health insurance providers, and more.

The congress program will address the topic of integrative care, ensuring seamless care from acute treatment through rehabilitation to orthopaedic treatment and care. The World Congress will feature sessions on this topic, with Congress President Dr Doris Maier placing it deliberately on the agenda. Additionally, the event will showcase various theme worlds, including prosthetics and orthotics, orthopaedic footwear technology, technical rehabilitation, workshop furnishings and equipment, raw materials, aids and consumables, surgical retail stores and medical equipment, compression therapy, digital topics and process management, robotics and AI, 3D printing and additive manufacturing, shop fitting and equipment, research and development, education and advances in training, and services, publishers, professional associations, and organisations.

The event will also feature highlights and special presentations, including talks by prominent speakers such as Lara Wilkin, who is currently completing her doctorate with a focus on upper limb prosthetics. The OTWorld 2026 World Congress will take place from May 19-22, 2026, in Leipzig, and attendees can book tickets by March 31 for the Early Bird rate, which includes access to workshops.