Economist Enterprise Physical AI and Robotics Summit 2026

The Physical AI and Robotics Summit is a new one-day summit from Economist Enterprise on the industrial reality of autonomy. As autonomous machines move from pilots to large-scale deployment in factories, warehouses, transport networks and hospitals, it brings buyers, policymakers, investors and technology partners together to benchmark real deployments, assess the economics of automation and look at who benefits as autonomy spreads.

Who attends

Executives responsible for operations, engineering, infrastructure and long-term investment.

• C-suite: COOs, CTOs, chief manufacturing, engineering and transformation officers
• VPs and directors of operations, automation, robotics and supply chain
• Heads of robotics, autonomous systems and advanced manufacturing
• Plant directors and systems specialists
• Robotics manufacturers, integrators and software providers
• Investors, insurers, regulators and researchers

Themes

Moving from pilots to production in complex environments, the technologies and partners that enable physical AI at scale, the economics of automation from productivity to payback, and how regulation, safety standards and labour markets respond. Core industries include manufacturing and automotive, construction, mining, logistics, retail, hospitality and healthcare.

Partners

Kearney is diamond sponsor, CoreWeave and Mythic are gold sponsors, and Belden and Syntiant are silver sponsors.

Tickets & passes

• Corporate consumer, investor & policy pass — GBP 299: Plus VAT; for organisations using robotics and automation, investors, policymakers and government
• Production, development, consultant & service provider pass — GBP 1,199: Plus VAT; £999 with the web discount code; for robotics, AI, automation and software providers and consultants