IoT World 2021 will take place November 2-4, 2021 and will co-locate with AI Summit Silicon Valley, to showcase the next wave of secure connected environments through the intelligence of things. As the timeline for the safe return of large-scale events becomes clearer, for this same reason, the decision was made to move IoT World 2021, traditionally held in April, to now be held November 2-4, 2021, at the Santa Clara Convention Center. After the huge success in attracting international attendees from 94 countries to IoT World Virtual in August 2020, the 2021 event will now also leverage the capabilities of reaching a global audience by being a hybrid event. The event will now be able to connect the in-person North American audience, to the online global audience at IoT World, for the very first time. As a result, the previous IoT World Europe, IoT World Asia, IoT World China and IoT World Africa will now be held virtually, during IoT World, creating a global festival of IoT innovation.