World Summit AI 2026

World Summit AI is one of the longest-running international summits on artificial intelligence, launched in Amsterdam in 2017 by InspiredMinds. The 2026 edition is its 10th anniversary and brings together enterprise leaders, pioneering researchers, founders, investors and policymakers to discuss how AI is researched, governed and put to work. It is the anchor event of World AI Week, a city-wide programme of more than 100 AI events.

Who attends

The summit draws the full AI ecosystem: big tech companies, startups, academics, investors and enterprise decision-makers responsible for AI strategy.

• Founders and C-suite executives (CEOs, CTOs, CDOs, CIOs)
• Heads of AI, machine learning, data science and innovation
• Researchers, professors and PhD candidates
• Data scientists, engineers and developers
• Investors and startup teams

Programme

The organiser lists more than 300 speakers across 10 tracks, with keynotes, debates, product launches, workshops and hackathons, an expo of more than 100 exhibitors, and a masterclass by Daphne Koller. The 10th edition centres on AI safety, frontier announcements and founder stories.

Around the summit

A separately ticketed Opening Night runs on 6 October at Circa Amsterdam, and a closing party takes place on the Mainstage Marquee on 8 October. Shuttle coaches link the venue on the Hembrugterrein with central Amsterdam on both mornings.

Tickets & passes

• Exclusive Member Bundle — EUR 1,399: + VAT; Expo & Content pass plus 12 months of InspiredMinds! Community Hub membership
• Expo & Content — EUR 1,699: + VAT; expo, all stages, workshops, hackathons, networking app, CPD points
• VIP — EUR 1,999: + VAT; all Expo & Content benefits, lunch, VIP lounge, reserved Main Stage seats
• Solution providers — EUR 2,699: + VAT; pass for vendors and solution providers