# Best AI & Machine Learning Conferences

Top AI and machine learning conferences worldwide. From NeurIPS and ICML to VivaTech and SuperAI, the events shaping enterprise AI adoption, LLM engineering, and applied machine learning.

83 conferences 42 upcoming 34 cities

## Upcoming AI & ML Conferences

### ICML 2026  
July 6-11, 2026  
Seoul, KR  
10,000+  
Top-tier academic ML conference attracting researchers and industry engineers presenting foundational AI breakthroughs and cutting-edge applications.  
[More Info](/content/events/icml-2026/index.html)

### Ai4 2026  
August 4-6, 2026  
Las Vegas, US  
8,000+  
North America's largest AI industry event. 8,000+ business and technical leaders across 1,000 speakers and 20 industry tracks covering agentic AI, financial services, healthcare, cybersecurity, retail, and enterprise AI adoption.  
[More Info](/content/events/ai4-2026/index.html)

### ACM KDD 2026  
August 9-13, 2026  
Jeju, KR  
3,500+  
ACM SIGKDD Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining, one of the top three data science research conferences alongside NeurIPS and ICML. Tracks cover research papers, applied data science, datasets and benchmarks, and AI for sciences.  
[More Info](/content/events/kdd-2026/index.html)

### Ray Summit 2026  
August 24-26, 2026  
San Francisco, US  
3,000+  
Anyscale's annual conference for AI and machine learning builders. Public registration is now live for Ray Summit 2026, a training day (Aug 24) plus two days of keynotes and breakouts (Aug 25-26) on training foundation models, building multimodal AI pipelines, and scaling LLM and reinforcement-learning workloads on the open-source Ray framework.  
[More Info](/content/events/ray-summit-2026/index.html)

### ALL IN 2026  
September 16-17, 2026  
Montreal, CA  
7,500+  
Canada's largest AI conference. 7,500+ decision-makers and experts from 40+ countries exploring AI applications across every industry sector with a focus on building an AI-powered economy.  
[More Info](/content/events/all-in-montreal-2026/index.html)

### HumanX Europe 2026  
September 22-24, 2026  
Amsterdam, NL  
3,000+  
HumanX's European edition bringing AI strategy and leadership content to the EMEA region.  
[More Info](/content/events/humanx-europe-2026/index.html)

### Meta Connect 2026  
September 23-24, 2026  
Menlo Park, US  
5,000+  
Meta's annual developer event for AI, mixed reality, and the next computing platform. Connect 2026 showcases Llama AI models, Quest headsets, Ray-Ban smart glasses, and developer tools for building AI-powered and immersive experiences.  
[More Info](/content/events/meta-connect-2026/index.html)

### The AI Conference 2026  
September 29 - October 1, 2026  
San Francisco, US  
5,500+  
Premier independent AI conference bringing 5,500+ builders, researchers, and leaders together across 5 tracks on AGI, LLMs, agentic AI, infrastructure, and applied AI. 120+ speakers spanning frontier labs and enterprise adopters.  
[More Info](/content/events/the-ai-conference-2026/index.html)

### OpenAI DevDay 2026  
September 29, 2026  
San Francisco, US  
1,500+  
OpenAI's flagship developer conference unveiling new models, APIs, and tooling for building on its AI platform. A focal point for developers, AI startups, and enterprise teams shipping production AI applications with GPT models.  
[More Info](/content/events/openai-devday-2026/index.html)

### ScaleUp:AI NYC 2026  
October 6, 2026  
New York, US  
350+ in-person, thousands virtual  
Insight Partners' flagship AI conference bringing 350+ industry leaders, AI CEOs, enterprise executives, investors, and academics, together in NYC for a full-day hybrid program. Sessions explore the emerging AI stack, workforce evolution, enterprise AI agents, and investment opportunities, with the in-person program livestreamed to thousands of virtual participants.  
[More Info](/content/events/scaleup-ai-nyc-2026/index.html)

### World Summit AI 2026  
October 7-8, 2026  
Amsterdam, NL  
10,000+  
One of the world's largest AI summits, convening startups, enterprises, big tech, investors, and researchers across the full AI ecosystem. The 10th-anniversary 2026 edition features 300+ speakers and 10,000+ attendees as part of World AI Week in Amsterdam.  
[More Info](/content/events/world-summit-ai-2026/index.html)

### TechCrunch Disrupt 2026  
October 13-15, 2026  
San Francisco, US  
10,000+  
Premier startup conference featuring the famous Startup Battlefield pitch competition, exhibitor floor, and content tracks on AI, SaaS, and emerging tech.  
[More Info](/content/events/techcrunch-disrupt-2026/index.html)

### NVIDIA GTC Berlin 2026  
October 20-22, 2026  
Berlin, DE  
10,000+  
NVIDIA GTC expands to Europe, three days of GPU computing, AI infrastructure, and applied AI sessions for developers, researchers, and enterprise leaders. Jensen Huang keynote, hands-on workshops, and sessions on agentic AI, robotics, and accelerated computing.  
[More Info](/content/events/nvidia-gtc-berlin-2026/index.html)

### TED AI San Francisco 2026  
October 2026 (exact dates TBD)  
San Francisco, US  
1,000+  
A TED conference on the impact and power of artificial intelligence, featuring talks from AI pioneers across industries for an audience of founders, researchers, and investors. Official 2026 dates pending; typically held in October in San Francisco.  
[More Info](/content/events/tedai-sf-2026/index.html)

### IBM TechXchange 2026  
October 26-29, 2026  
Atlanta, US  
6,000+  
IBM's technical learning conference for developers, engineers, and IT professionals. IBM TechXchange 2026 covers generative AI and watsonx, hybrid cloud, security, and automation, with deep hands-on labs and certifications. HashiCorp's HashiConf is co-located this year.  
[More Info](/content/events/ibm-techxchange-2026/index.html)

### Web Summit 2026  
November 9-12, 2026  
Lisbon, PT  
70,000+  
One of the world's largest tech conferences with 70,000+ attendees. Massive platform for visibility, partnerships, and international expansion across SaaS, AI, and media.  
[More Info](/content/events/web-summit-2026/index.html)

### KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2026  
November 9-12, 2026  
Salt Lake City, US  
9,000+  
The CNCF's flagship North American conference for the cloud-native and open-source community. KubeCon + CloudNativeCon 2026 brings together 9,000+ platform engineers, developers, and DevOps practitioners around Kubernetes, observability, and AI on cloud-native infrastructure.  
[More Info](/content/events/kubecon-na-2026/index.html)

### QCon San Francisco 2026  
November 16-20, 2026  
San Francisco, US  
1,500+  
InfoQ's senior software practitioner conference with 60+ curated talks on AI engineering, distributed systems, platform engineering, and architecture. No vendor pitches, only practitioners who have shipped at scale. Includes 2 days of hands-on training workshops.  
[More Info](/content/events/qcon-sf-2026/index.html)

### Bengaluru Tech Summit 2026  
November 17-19, 2026  
Bangalore, IN  
60,000+  
Asia's most influential technology summit, now in its 29th edition. Theme: AI & Beyond. 60,000+ business visitors, 1,800+ exhibitors, 1,000+ startups, and 600+ speakers from 75+ countries across eight thematic tracks.  
[More Info](/content/events/bengaluru-tech-summit-2026/index.html)

### AWS re:Invent 2026  
November 30 - December 4, 2026  
Las Vegas, US  
50,000+  
Amazon Web Services' flagship cloud conference with 50,000+ attendees. 2,000+ sessions, hands-on labs, certifications, and major product launches across cloud, AI/ML, security, and developer tools. For 2026, AWS re:Inforce merges into re:Invent.  
[More Info](/content/events/aws-reinvent-2026/index.html)

### NeurIPS 2026  
December 6-12, 2026  
Sydney, AU  
15,000+  
The world's premier AI and machine learning research conference. Essential for understanding the bleeding edge of AI with lottery-based registration due to demand.  
[More Info](/content/events/neurips-2026/index.html)

### GITEX Global 2026  
December 7-11, 2026  
Dubai, AE  
200,000+  
The world's largest technology and startup event, spanning AI, cloud, cybersecurity, and enterprise tech. GITEX Global 2026 draws 200,000+ attendees and 6,800+ exhibitors from 180+ countries, making it a premier global stage for B2B tech and AI.  
[More Info](/content/events/gitex-global-2026/index.html)

### The AI Summit New York 2026  
December 9-10, 2026  
New York, US  
5,000+  
The flagship commercial AI conference in North America, now in its 11th year. 5,000+ attendees from 75 countries, 539 speakers across 9 content stages, 50+ exhibitors, and a startup showcase focused on real-world AI deployment in business.  
[More Info](/content/events/ai-summit-new-york-2026/index.html)

### CES 2027  
January 6-9, 2027  
Las Vegas, US  
140,000+  
The world's most powerful tech event, marking its 60th anniversary. CES 2027 draws 140,000+ attendees and 4,000+ exhibitors across AI, robotics, advanced mobility, digital health, and smart home, setting the year's consumer and enterprise technology agenda.  
[More Info](/content/events/ces-2027/index.html)

### MWC Barcelona 2027  
March 1-4, 2027  
Barcelona, ES  
100,000+  
The world's largest connectivity event, organized by the GSMA. MWC Barcelona 2027 gathers 100,000+ attendees and 2,900+ exhibitors across mobile, 5G, AI, and enterprise tech, with 1,700+ speakers shaping the future of telecommunications.  
[More Info](/content/events/mwc-barcelona-2027/index.html)

### HumanX 2027  
March 7-10, 2027  
Las Vegas, US  
9,500+  
HumanX 2027, the flagship enterprise AI conference returns to Mandalay Bay. 9,500+ enterprise AI leaders, 350+ speakers, 700+ sponsors, functional tracks across marketing/product/technology/operations, plus curated matchmaking.  
[More Info](/content/events/humanx-2027/index.html)

### NVIDIA GTC 2027  
March 14-18, 2027  
San Jose, US  
25,000+  
NVIDIA's flagship AI developer conference. GTC 2027 covers accelerated computing, generative and agentic AI, robotics, and the GPU infrastructure powering modern machine learning, drawing tens of thousands of developers, researchers, and enterprise leaders.  
[More Info](/content/events/nvidia-gtc-2027/index.html)

### SXSW 2027  
March 15-21, 2027  
Austin, US  
100,000+  
South by Southwest converges tech, film, music, and culture in downtown Austin. SXSW 2027 features 850+ conference sessions on AI, startups, and the future of technology, plus film premieres, music showcases, and major brand activations.  
[More Info](/content/events/sxsw-2027/index.html)

### Google Cloud Next 2027  
April 13-15, 2027  
Las Vegas, US  
30,000+  
Google Cloud's flagship annual conference for developers, IT leaders, and business executives. Next 2027 showcases enterprise AI, Gemini models, data analytics, and cloud infrastructure innovations.  
[More Info](/content/events/google-cloud-next-2027/index.html)

### Microsoft Build 2027  
May 2027 (exact dates TBD)  
Seattle, US  
5,000+  
Microsoft's flagship developer conference for AI, Azure, Windows, and developer tooling. Build is where Microsoft unveils Copilot, AI agent platforms, and developer APIs for the year ahead. Official 2027 dates pending, typically held in May.  
[More Info](/content/events/microsoft-build-2027/index.html)

### Google I/O 2027  
May 2027 (exact dates TBD)  
Mountain View, US  
5,000+  
Google's flagship developer conference and a key venue for Gemini AI, Android, and developer platform announcements. Official 2027 dates pending; typically mid-to-late May at Shoreline Amphitheatre.  
[More Info](/content/events/google-io-2027/index.html)

### TechEx North America 2027  
May 24-25, 2027  
San Jose, US  
8,000+  
TechEx North America co-locates the AI & Big Data Expo with Cyber Security, IoT, and Cloud expos. The 2027 edition gathers 8,000+ enterprise technologists across 250+ sessions on applied AI, data, and security.  
[More Info](/content/events/techex-na-2027/index.html)

### Snowflake Summit 2027  
June 2027 (exact dates TBD)  
San Francisco, US  
20,000+  
Snowflake's flagship data + AI conference. 20,000+ data leaders explore agentic AI, Cortex, Snowpark, and the AI Data Cloud through 500+ sessions, hands-on labs, and enterprise AI keynotes. Official 2027 dates pending, typically early June.  
[More Info](/content/events/snowflake-summit-2027/index.html)

### Apple WWDC 2027  
June 2027 (exact dates TBD)  
Cupertino, US  
1,000+  
Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference, unveiling iOS, macOS, and platform updates including Apple Intelligence AI features. Free online for millions of developers, with an invited in-person experience at Apple Park. Official 2027 dates pending, typically early-to-mid June.  
[More Info](/content/events/apple-wwdc-2027/index.html)

### Meta Connect 2027  
September 2027 (exact dates TBD)  
Menlo Park, US  
5,000+  
Meta's annual developer event for AI, mixed reality, and smart glasses, showcasing Llama models and the next computing platform. Official 2027 dates pending; typically mid-to-late September.  
[More Info](/content/events/meta-connect-2027/index.html)

### OpenAI DevDay 2027  
Fall 2027 (exact dates TBD)  
San Francisco, US  
1,500+  
OpenAI's flagship developer conference unveiling new models, APIs, and tooling for building on its AI platform. Official 2027 dates pending; typically late September or October in San Francisco.  
[More Info](/content/events/openai-devday-2027/index.html)

### World Summit AI 2027  
October 2027 (exact dates TBD)  
Amsterdam, NL  
10,000+  
One of the world's largest AI summits, convening startups, enterprises, investors, and researchers across the full AI ecosystem. Official 2027 dates pending; typically early October in Amsterdam.  
[More Info](/content/events/world-summit-ai-2027/index.html)

### TechCrunch Disrupt 2027  
October 2027 (exact dates TBD)  
San Francisco, US  
10,000+  
Premier startup conference featuring the famous Startup Battlefield pitch competition, exhibitor floor, and content tracks on AI, SaaS, and emerging tech. 10,000+ founders, VCs, and operators. Official 2027 dates pending, typically mid-October.  
[More Info](/content/events/techcrunch-disrupt-2027/index.html)

### Web Summit 2027  
November 2027 (exact dates TBD)  
Lisbon, PT  
70,000+  
One of the world's largest tech conferences returns to Lisbon. 70,000+ attendees from 160+ countries, 25+ content stages, Night Summit networking events, and Startup ALPHA program. Official 2027 dates pending, typically early-mid November.  
[More Info](/content/events/web-summit-2027/index.html)

### KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2027  
November 8-11, 2027  
New Orleans, US  
9,000+  
The CNCF's flagship North American conference for the cloud-native and open-source community, centered on Kubernetes, observability, platform engineering, and AI on cloud-native infrastructure.  
[More Info](/content/events/kubecon-na-2027/index.html)

### AWS re:Invent 2027  
November-December 2027 (exact dates TBD)  
Las Vegas, US  
60,000+  
AWS's flagship cloud and AI conference returns to Las Vegas. 60,000+ attendees, Adam Selipsky keynote, hundreds of new service announcements, and 2,000+ technical sessions. Official 2027 dates pending, typically late November / early December.  
[More Info](/content/events/aws-reinvent-2027/index.html)

### GITEX Global 2027  
Q4 2027 (exact dates TBD)  
Dubai, AE  
200,000+  
The world's largest technology and startup event, spanning AI, cloud, cybersecurity, and enterprise tech across 180+ countries. Official 2027 dates pending; historically held in the second half of the year in Dubai.  
[More Info](/content/events/gitex-global-2027/index.html)

## Past AI & ML Conferences

### GITEX AI Europe 2026  
June 30 - July 1, 2026  
Berlin  
[More Info](/content/events/gitex-ai-europe-2026/index.html)

### AI Engineer World's Fair 2026  
June 29 - July 2, 2026  
San Francisco  
[More Info](/content/events/ai-engineer-worlds-fair-2026/index.html)

### Toronto Machine Learning Summit 2026  
June 17-18, 2026  
Toronto  
[More Info](/content/events/toronto-ml-summit-2026/index.html)

### VivaTech 2026  
June 17-20, 2026  
Paris  
[More Info](/content/events/vivatech-2026/index.html)

### Databricks Data + AI Summit 2026  
June 15-18, 2026  
San Francisco  
[More Info](/content/events/databricks-data-ai-summit-2026/index.html)

### The AI Summit London 2026  
June 10-11, 2026  
London  
[More Info](/content/events/ai-summit-london-2026/index.html)

### SuperAI 2026  
June 10-11, 2026  
Singapore  
[More Info](/content/events/superai-2026/index.html)

### AI Con USA 2026  
June 7-12, 2026  
Seattle  
[More Info](/content/events/ai-con-usa-2026/index.html)

### Snowflake Dev Day 2026  
June 5, 2026  
San Francisco  
[More Info](/content/events/snowflake-dev-day-2026/index.html)

### CVPR 2026  
June 3-7, 2026  
Denver  
[More Info](/content/events/cvpr-2026/index.html)

### Snowflake Summit 2026  
June 1-4, 2026  
San Francisco  
[More Info](/content/events/snowflake-summit-2026/index.html)

### MLcon San Diego 2026  
June 1-4, 2026  
San Diego  
[More Info](/content/events/mlcon-san-diego-2026/index.html)

### Google I/O 2026  
May 19-20, 2026  
Mountain View  
[More Info](/content/events/google-io-2026/index.html)

### AI Council 2026 (San Francisco)  
May 12-14, 2026  
San Francisco  
[More Info](/content/events/ai-council-sf-2026/index.html)

### Web Summit Vancouver 2026  
May 11-14, 2026  
Vancouver  
[More Info](/content/events/web-summit-vancouver-2026/index.html)

### Data Innovation Summit 2026  
May 6-8, 2026  
Stockholm  
[More Info](/content/events/data-innovation-summit-2026/index.html)

### Twilio SIGNAL 2026  
May 6-7, 2026  
San Francisco  
[More Info](/content/events/twilio-signal-2026/index.html)

### AI Dev 26 x SF  
April 28-29, 2026  
San Francisco  
[More Info](/content/events/ai-dev-sf-2026/index.html)

### eMerge Americas 2026  
April 23-24, 2026  
Miami  
[More Info](/content/events/emerge-americas-2026/index.html)

### ICLR 2026  
April 23-27, 2026  
Rio de Janeiro  
[More Info](/content/events/iclr-2026/index.html)

### Google Cloud Next 2026  
April 22-24, 2026  
Las Vegas  
[More Info](/content/events/google-cloud-next-2026/index.html)

### AI Engineer Miami 2026  
April 20-21, 2026  
Miami  
[More Info](/content/events/ai-engineer-miami-2026/index.html)

### SF Climate Week 2026  
April 18-26, 2026  
San Francisco  
[More Info](/content/events/sf-climate-week-2026/index.html)

### HumanX 2026  
April 6-9, 2026  
San Francisco  
[More Info](/content/events/humanx-sf-2026/index.html)

### NVIDIA GTC 2026  
March 17-21, 2026  
San Jose  
[More Info](/content/events/nvidia-gtc-2026/index.html)

### SXSW 2026  
March 12-18, 2026  
Austin  
[More Info](/content/events/sxsw-2026/index.html)

### MWC Barcelona 2026  
March 2-5, 2026  
Barcelona  
[More Info](/content/events/mwc-barcelona-2026/index.html)

### World AI Cannes Festival 2026  
February 11-13, 2026  
Cannes  
[More Info](/content/events/world-ai-cannes-2026/index.html)

### CES 2026  
January 6-9, 2026  
Las Vegas  
[More Info](/content/events/ces-2026/index.html)

### NeurIPS 2025  
December 9-15, 2025  
San Diego  
[More Info](/content/events/neurips-2025/index.html)

### AWS re:Invent 2025  
December 1-5, 2025  
Las Vegas  
[More Info](/content/events/aws-reinvent-2025/index.html)

### Web Summit 2025  
November 11-14, 2025  
Lisbon  
[More Info](/content/events/web-summit-2025/index.html)

### ODSC West 2025  
October 28-30, 2025  
San Francisco  
[More Info](/content/events/odsc-west-2025/index.html)

### TechCrunch Disrupt 2025  
October 27-29, 2025  
San Francisco  
[More Info](/content/events/techcrunch-disrupt-2025/index.html)

### TED AI San Francisco 2025  
October 21-22, 2025  
San Francisco  
[More Info](/content/events/tedai-sf-2025/index.html)

### Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo 2025  
October 20-23, 2025  
Orlando  
[More Info](/content/events/gartner-it-symposium-2025/index.html)

### AI & Big Data Expo Global 2025  
October 1-2, 2025  
London  
[More Info](/content/events/ai-big-data-expo-2025/index.html)

### Apple WWDC 2025  
June 9-13, 2025  
Cupertino  
[More Info](/content/events/apple-wwdc-2025/index.html)

### Microsoft Build 2025  
May 19-22, 2025  
Seattle  
[More Info](/content/events/microsoft-build-2025/index.html)

### Google I/O 2025  
May 14-15, 2025  
Mountain View  
[More Info](/content/events/google-io-2025/index.html)

### Google Cloud Next 2025  
April 9-11, 2025  
Las Vegas  
[More Info](/content/events/google-cloud-next-2025/index.html)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### What are the best AI & ML conferences in 2026?  
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