Schedule of AI & Web Summits in 2025:
CES 2026 (Consumer Electronics Show)
Dates: January 6–9, 2026
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Overview: World’s leading consumer technology trade show, showcasing cutting-edge innovations across AI, robotics, automotive tech, smart devices, health tech, and emerging digital platforms, with strong industry, startup, and media presence.
Website: https://www.ces.tech/
AAAI 2026 (40th AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence)
Dates: January 20–27, 2026
Location: Singapore EXPO, Singapore
Overview: Flagship AI research conference spanning the breadth of AI with peer-reviewed papers, tutorials, workshops, and industry/academic networking.
Website: https://aaai.org/conference/aaai/aaai-26/
AI & Big Data Expo Global 2026
Dates: February 4–5, 2026
Location: London, United Kingdom
Overview: Global expo and conference focused on enterprise artificial intelligence and data technologies, showcasing real-world AI use cases, big data platforms, analytics, governance, and digital transformation across industries.
Website: https://www.ai-expo.net/global/
Global AI Show Riyadh 2026
Dates: February 9–10, 2026
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Overview: Large-scale, industry-focused AI expo and networking event bringing together enterprises, government leaders, startups, and technology providers to explore AI adoption, investment, and real-world deployment across key sectors.
Website: https://globalaishow.com/riyadh/
CARE India
Date: February 9-10, 2026
Location: New Delhi, India
Overview: It fosters collaboration between innovators, companies, and investors, providing actionable insights and forming strategic partnerships. CARE is designed for those dedicated to driving measurable change.
Website: CARE India
ClimateTech World Cup India Regionals
Date: February 10, 2026
Location: New Delhi, India
Overview: ClimateTech World Cup is a unique pitch competition that brings together environmental pioneers and sustainability visionaries with bold planet-saving innovations that challenge conventional thinking and shape our future. This is where climate action turns into global impact.
Website: ClimateTech World Cup India Regionals
2nd International Conference on AI & Data Science
Dates: February 12–13, 2026
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Overview: Academic-focused conference on artificial intelligence and data science, featuring peer-reviewed research presentations, keynote talks, panel discussions, and exhibition sessions connecting researchers with industry and technology providers.
Website: https://icads.ae/
India AI Impact Summit & Expo 2026
Dates: February 16–20, 2026
Location: New Delhi, India
Overview: Government-led AI summit and expo focused on showcasing real-world AI impact across public services, industry, and society, bringing together policymakers, enterprises, startups, researchers, and international partners to advance responsible and inclusive AI adoption.
Website: https://indiaai.gov.in/
MWC Barcelona 2026 (Mobile World Congress)
Dates: March 2–5, 2026
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Overview: Europe’s premier technology and connectivity exhibition, highlighting AI-driven innovations in mobile, telecommunications, 5G/6G, IoT, cloud computing, and enterprise digital transformation, with strong global industry participation.
Website: https://www.mwcbarcelona.com/
Big Data & AI World London 2026 (Tech Show London)
Dates: March 4–5, 2026
Location: ExCeL London, London, UK
Overview: Enterprise data and AI conference focused on platforms, governance, security, and skills, co-located with broader Tech Show London.
Website: https://www.techshowlondon.co.uk/big-data-ai-world
SXSW 2026 (South by Southwest)
Dates: March 12–18, 2026
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
Overview: Major global technology, media, and culture festival featuring extensive AI-focused panels, talks, and showcases across innovation, startups, entertainment, ethics, and emerging technologies.
Website: https://www.sxsw.com/
NVIDIA GTC 2026 (GPU Technology Conference)
Dates: March 16–19, 2026
Location: San Jose, California, USA
Overview: NVIDIA’s flagship global conference focused on AI, accelerated computing, data science, robotics, and simulation, featuring keynotes, technical sessions, hands-on training, and industry use cases across research and enterprise.
Website: https://www.nvidia.com/gtc/
AIC 2026 (AI & Computing)
Dates: March 16–21, 2026
Location: Kaifeng, China
Overview: International research-focused conference on artificial intelligence and computing, covering theoretical advances and practical applications across machine learning, intelligent systems, data science, and computational technologies, with participation from academia and research institutions.
Website: https://www.aic-conference.org/
AI in AEC 2026
Dates: March 18–19, 2026
Location: Helsinki, Finland & Virtual
Overview: Specialized industry conference focused on the application of artificial intelligence in architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC), featuring expert talks, real-world case studies, and partner exhibits showcasing AI-driven design, planning, and construction technologies.
Website: https://www.aiinaec.com/
EACL 2026 (18th Conference of the European Chapter of the Association for Computational Linguistics)
Dates: March 24–29, 2026
Location: Rabat, Morocco
Overview: Leading international NLP conference covering computational linguistics, natural language processing, and language technologies, featuring peer-reviewed research papers, tutorials, workshops, and academic–industry collaboration.
Website: https://2026.eacl.org/
HumanX 2026
Dates: April 6–9, 2026
Location: San Francisco, California, USA
Overview: Global conference focused on human-centered AI, exploring the intersection of artificial intelligence, business, ethics, design, and society, with leaders from technology, policy, and enterprise shaping the future of responsible AI.
Website: https://www.humanx.co/
Dubai AI Festival
Dates: April 7–8, 2026
Location: Dubai World Trade Centre, Dubai, UAE
Overview: Part of Dubai AI Week, a city-wide platform featuring exhibitions, dialogues, competitions, and startup showcases focused on accelerating AI adoption.
Website: https://dubaiaifestival.com/
GITEX AFRICA 2026
Dates: April 7–9, 2026
Location: Place Bab Jdid, Marrakech, Morocco
Overview: Africa’s flagship GITEX show convening governments, tech leaders, startups, and investors across AI and frontier tech.
Website: https://gitexafrica.com/ gitexafrica.com+2tradefairdates.com+2
GITEX ASIA 2026
Dates: April 9–10, 2026
Location: Marina Bay Sands, Singapore
Overview: Asian edition of GITEX x AI Everything, uniting enterprises, startups, and investors around AI, cybersecurity, cloud, data centres and more.
Website: https://gitexasia.com/ gitexasia.com+2tradefairdates.com+2
GITEX Future Health Africa (Morocco)
Dates: April 21–23, 2026
Location: Casablanca, Morocco
Overview: New GITEX vertical spotlighting AI-driven healthcare innovation across Africa—diagnostics, connected care, and scalable healthtech.
Website: https://gitexfuturehealth.com/ gitexafrica.com
Smart Data Summit & Awards 2026
Dates: April 22–23, 2026
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Overview: Combined data and AI summit and awards event, bringing together industry leaders, data professionals, and technology providers to explore advanced analytics, AI-driven insights, data governance, and digital transformation, while recognizing excellence and innovation through industry awards.
Website: https://smartdatasummit.com/
ICLR 2026 (International Conference on Learning Representations)
Dates: April 23–27, 2026
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Overview: Top venue for deep learning and representation learning featuring cutting-edge research, workshops, and tutorials.
Website: https://iclr.cc/Conferences/2026
AISTATS 2026 (Artificial Intelligence and Statistics)
Dates: May 2–5, 2026
Location: Tangier, Morocco
Overview: Premier venue at the intersection of machine learning/AI and statistics, with rigorous theoretical and applied work.
Website: https://aistats.org/aistats2026/
IEEE Conference on Artificial Intelligence (CAI) 2026
Dates: May 8–10, 2026
Location: Granada, Spain
Overview: IEEE-organized international research conference focused on artificial intelligence, featuring peer-reviewed papers, technical sessions, and discussions on advances in AI theory, systems, and applications across academia and industry.
Website: https://ieee-cai.org/
Ai Everything Global Summit & Expo 2026
Dates: May 11–13, 2026
Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Overview: Major global AI industry summit and expo showcasing advanced AI technologies and solutions, featuring high-level discussions, policy and investment dialogue, and a large exhibition focused on real-world AI applications across government, enterprise, and emerging sectors.
Website: https://aieverythingglobal.com/
AI Everything Kenya x GITEX Kenya 2026
Dates: May 19–21, 2026
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Overview: Africa’s largest public–private AI gathering, accelerating adoption across sectors like finance, health, agriculture, and education.
Website: https://www.aieverythingkenya.com/
AINext Conference & Awards 2026
Dates: May 21–22, 2026
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Overview: Industry-focused AI conference and awards event bringing together technology leaders, enterprises, startups, and innovators, featuring expert talks, applied AI use cases, networking, and AI Innovation Awards recognizing excellence and impact across sectors.
Website: https://ainextconf.com/
6th International Conference on Computer Communication & Artificial Intelligence (CCAI 2026)
Dates: May 22–24, 2026
Location: Nanjing, China
Overview: International academic conference focused on computer communication and artificial intelligence, featuring peer-reviewed research presentations, technical sessions, and awards recognizing outstanding contributions in AI, networking, and intelligent systems.
Website: https://www.ccai.net/
AAMAS 2026 (Autonomous Agents & Multiagent Systems)
Dates: May 25–29, 2026
Location: Paphos, Cyprus
Overview: Leading conference on multi-agent systems, agentic AI, game theory, and human–agent interaction.
Website: https://cyprusconferences.org/aamas2026/
ICRA 2026 (IEEE International Conference on Robotics & Automation)
Dates: June 1–5, 2026
Location: Vienna, Austria
Overview: Flagship robotics conference with strong overlaps in embodied and agentic AI, featuring papers, demos, and industry forums.
Website: https://2026.ieee-icra.org/
GITEX Central Asia & Caucasus 2026
Dates: June 2–4, 2026
Location: Astana, Kazakhstan
Overview: Regional tech and startup platform (with Ai Everything Kazakhstan) for AI policy, digital infrastructure, and venture deal-making across Central Asia and the Caucasus.
Website: https://www.gitexcac.com/ astanahub.com+1
CVPR 2026 (Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition)
Dates: June 3–7, 2026
Location: Denver, Colorado, USA
Overview: Premier international conference on computer vision and pattern recognition, covering topics such as deep learning, visual recognition, generative models, 3D vision, robotics, and multimodal AI, with strong academic and industry participation.
Website: https://cvpr.thecvf.com/
AI Con 2026
Dates: June 7–12, 2026
Location: Seattle, USA (Hybrid)
Overview: Hybrid conference with keynotes, technical sessions, and tutorials on LLMs, MLOps/AIOps, and AI application development.
Website: https://aiconusa.techwell.com/
National AI Awards Ceremony 2026
Dates: June 9, 2026
Location: London, United Kingdom
Overview: Major awards ceremony celebrating outstanding achievements and innovation in artificial intelligence across industry sectors, academia, startups, and public services, recognizing impactful AI solutions and leadership.
Website: https://nationalaiawards.com/
The AI Summit London 2026
Dates: June 10–11, 2026
Location: London, United Kingdom
Overview: Major European AI industry conference focused on enterprise AI adoption, showcasing real-world use cases, applied AI solutions, data strategy, and governance, with participation from global enterprises, startups, and policymakers.
Website: https://london.theaisummit.com/
GITEX EUROPE 2026
Dates: June 30 – July 1, 2026
Location: Berlin, Germany
Overview: Continental showcase for AI, cybersecurity, and deep-tech; a deal-making hub for startups, enterprises, and investors.
Website: https://www.gitexeurope.com/ event.gitex-europe.com
ACL 2026 (64th Annual Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics)
Dates: July 2–7, 2026
Location: San Diego, California, USA
Overview: Premier international conference on computational linguistics and natural language processing, featuring cutting-edge research on language models, multilingual NLP, dialogue systems, semantics, and AI–language interaction, with strong academic and industry engagement.
Website: https://2026.aclweb.org/
ICML 2026 (International Conference on Machine Learning)
Dates: July 6–11, 2026
Location: Seoul, South Korea
Overview: One of the world’s leading machine learning conferences, featuring cutting-edge research on deep learning, optimization, reinforcement learning, foundation models, theory, and real-world ML applications, with strong global academic and industry participation.
Website: https://icml.cc/
RSS 2026 (Robotics: Science and Systems)
Dates: July 13–17, 2026
Location: University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Overview: Selective robotics/embodied-AI research conference featuring technical sessions and focused workshops.
Website: https://roboticsconference.org/
WAIC 2026 (World Artificial Intelligence Conference)
Dates: July 2026 (TBA)
Location: Shanghai, China
Overview: Large government-backed global AI forum with expo, academic-industry panels, and awards.
Website: https://www.worldaic.com.cn/
ACM KDD 2026 (ACM SIGKDD Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining)
Dates: August 9–13, 2026
Location: Jeju, South Korea
Overview: Premier global conference on data mining and applied data science, covering large-scale analytics, machine learning, AI systems, and real-world applications across industry and research, with strong emphasis on deployment and impact.
Website: https://www.kdd.org/
IJCAI-ECAI 2026 (International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence & European Conference on Artificial Intelligence)
Dates: August 15–21, 2026
Location: Bremen, Germany
Overview: Joint global AI research conference bringing together the IJCAI and ECAI communities, covering the full spectrum of artificial intelligence including machine learning, reasoning, NLP, robotics, AI ethics, and real-world applications, with strong academic and industry participation.
Website: https://ijcai-26.org/
AI Expo Africa 2026
Dates: September 2026 (TBA)
Location: Johannesburg or Cape Town, South Africa
Overview: Leading pan-African AI and emerging technology expo, focusing on applied AI, enterprise adoption, startups, skills development, and digital transformation across key sectors including finance, healthcare, government, and telecommunications.
Website: https://www.aiexpoafrica.com/
AI & Big Data Expo North America 2026
Dates: September 2026 (TBA)
Location: United States (city TBA)
Overview: Major North American technology conference focused on artificial intelligence, big data, and analytics, featuring enterprise use cases, AI platforms, data engineering, governance, and innovation across industries including finance, healthcare, retail, and manufacturing.
Website: https://www.ai-expo.net/northamerica/
ECCV 2026 (European Conference on Computer Vision)
Dates: September 8–13, 2026
Location: Malmö, Sweden
Overview: Europe’s flagship computer vision and machine learning conference (biennial).
Website: https://eccv.ecva.net/Conferences/2026
INTERSPEECH 2026
Dates: September 28 – October 1, 2026
Location: Sydney, Australia
Overview: World’s largest speech technology conference covering ASR, TTS, spoken dialogue, and audio-LLMs.
Website: https://interspeech2026.org/en-AU
AI Expo Tokyo 2026
Dates: October 2026 (TBA)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Overview: Major Asian AI and advanced technology exhibition showcasing applied artificial intelligence, machine learning, data analytics, and enterprise solutions, with strong participation from global tech companies, startups, and Japanese industry leaders.
Website: https://www.ai-expo.jp/
AI & Big Data Expo Europe 2026
Dates: October 2026 (TBA)
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Overview: Leading European technology expo focused on artificial intelligence, big data, and analytics, featuring enterprise AI adoption, data platforms, governance, and real-world use cases across industries such as finance, healthcare, retail, and manufacturing.
Website: https://www.ai-expo.net/europe/
GITEX VIETNAM 2026
Dates: October 1–2, 2026
Location: Hanoi, Vietnam
Overview: ASEAN expansion of GITEX bringing AI, data centres, cybersecurity, cloud, semiconductors, and more to Vietnam’s fast-growing tech economy.
Website: https://gitexvietnam.com/ GITEX VIETNAM+1
World Summit AI 2026
Dates: October 7–8, 2026
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Overview: One of Europe’s largest and most influential AI summits, bringing together global leaders, researchers, policymakers, and enterprises to explore AI innovation, regulation, ethics, and real-world deployment across industries.
Website: https://worldsummit.ai/
World AI Expo Dubai 2026
Dates: October 7–8, 2026
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Overview: Large international AI expo featuring workshops, hackathons, expert panels, and awards, bringing together global technology leaders, startups, researchers, and enterprises to showcase AI innovations and real-world applications across industries.
Website: https://worldaiexpo.com/
AI World Series & Awards 2026 (AI World Series)
Dates: October 8, 2026
Location: Global (virtual)
Overview: International AI recognition event celebrating innovation, excellence, and leadership in artificial intelligence, honoring impactful projects, organizations, and individuals driving AI advancement across industries worldwide.
Website: https://aiworldseries.com/
AI & Big Data Expo Europe 2026
Dates: October 20–21, 2026
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Overview: Major European AI and big data expo and conference focused on enterprise AI adoption, data platforms, analytics, governance, and real-world use cases, bringing together global enterprises, startups, and technology leaders.
Website: https://www.ai-expo.net/europe/
EMNLP 2026 (Conference on Empirical Methods in Natural Language Processing)
Dates: October 22–29, 2026
Location: Budapest, Hungary
Overview: Leading international NLP conference focusing on empirical and data-driven methods for natural language processing, covering large language models, multilingual NLP, evaluation, and real-world language applications, with strong academic and industry participation.
Website: https://2026.emnlp.org/
AI Expo Latin America 2026
Dates: November 2026 (TBA)
Location: São Paulo, Brazil
Overview: Major AI and emerging technology expo for the Latin American market, focusing on enterprise AI adoption, data analytics, automation, and digital transformation, with strong participation from regional startups, global tech providers, and industry leaders.
Website: https://www.ai-expo.net/latinamerica/
AI & Big Data Expo Asia 2026
Dates: November 2026 (TBA)
Location: Singapore
Overview: Prominent Asia-Pacific technology conference focused on artificial intelligence and big data, highlighting enterprise AI deployment, analytics platforms, data governance, and real-world applications across finance, healthcare, smart cities, and manufacturing.
Website: https://www.ai-expo.net/asia/
NeurIPS 2026 (Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems)
Dates: December 2026 (TBA)
Location: TBA (rotates globally)
Overview: One of the world’s most influential AI and machine learning conferences, covering advances in neural networks, deep learning, optimization, foundation models, neuroscience-inspired AI, and real-world ML systems, with strong academic and industry participation.
Website: https://neurips.cc/
GITEX Global AI Summit 2026
Dates: December 7, 2026
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Overview: High-profile global AI summit held as part of GITEX Global, bringing together policymakers, enterprises, startups, and technology leaders to discuss AI innovation, regulation, investment, and large-scale deployment across government and industry.
Website: https://www.gitex.com/ai
GITEX Global Expo 2026
Dates: December 8–11, 2026
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Overview: One of the world’s largest technology exhibitions, showcasing cutting-edge innovations in AI, cloud computing, cybersecurity, fintech, smart cities, and digital transformation, with strong participation from global enterprises, startups, governments, and investors.
Website: https://www.gitex.com/