The final months of 2026 are packed with major AI, cloud, research, and enterprise technology events. From September 17 onward, the calendar includes The AI Conference in San Francisco, Ai Everything Abu Dhabi, World Summit AI in Amsterdam, Web Summit in Lisbon, Microsoft Ignite in San Francisco, GITEX AI Vietnam in Hanoi, AWS re:Invent in Las Vegas, NeurIPS in Sydney, GITEX Global in Dubai, and The AI Summit New York. GITEX AI Turkiye has now wrapped, joining NVIDIA GTC and the other earlier events in the completed section below.
2026 has been the busiest year for AI events yet, and the second half is where the calendar really fills up. If you are planning travel or just want to know what is coming, this is the map. We have grouped everything by month and marked what has already happened, because a calendar that pretends everything is still upcoming is useless in September. Every date and venue here comes from official sources. Where an event is known for particular speakers, we name them. Where a lineup has not been announced, we do not invent one.
September to December 2026: the busy season
The AI Conference 2026
A practitioner-first gathering with seven tracks and more than 120 speakers across AI strategy, builders, infrastructure, applied AI, and frontier topics. The event is designed for people building and deploying AI in production, with workshops on September 29 followed by the main conference on September 30 and October 1.
Ai Everything Abu Dhabi 2026
One of the biggest additions to the late-2026 calendar. Ai Everything Abu Dhabi is a fully AI-focused summit and exhibition bringing together policymakers, major technology companies, startups, investors, researchers, and enterprise leaders. The programme covers sovereign AI, agentic systems, intelligent infrastructure, new energy, government AI, and real-world enterprise deployment, with speakers including Arthur Mensch of Mistral AI and Marc Raibert of the RAI Institute and Boston Dynamics.
World Summit AI 2026
The tenth-anniversary edition of one of Europe's defining AI gatherings, bringing together researchers, founders, enterprises, and policymakers. The 2026 programme focuses on the next AI paradigm, frontier systems, AI safety, enterprise deployment, and the choices shaping how artificial intelligence develops.
Web Summit 2026
One of the largest cross-industry technology events in the world, with a dedicated AI Summit among its major tracks. AI startups, platform companies, investors, media, and enterprise leaders compete for attention across a sprawling program, making it useful for networking and spotting technologies moving into the mainstream.
Microsoft Ignite 2026
Microsoft's flagship event for business leaders, IT professionals, developers, and partners. The 2026 edition is centered on AI, cloud, security, and practical deployment, making it a major stop for anyone following Microsoft's enterprise AI stack and the broader shift toward agentic systems.
GITEX AI Vietnam 2026
GITEX's new Southeast Asian edition brings enterprises, startups, investors, and public-sector leaders together around AI, cybersecurity, data centres, cloud, quantum, fintech, semiconductors, and advanced manufacturing. The current official event pages list November 26 to 27 for the Hanoi launch.
AWS re:Invent 2026
Amazon's giant cloud and AI conference, with more than 2,200 sessions across infrastructure, AI, security, migration, and developer productivity. The announcements here often shape what enterprises and developers can build on AWS over the following year.
NeurIPS 2026
The fortieth Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems and one of the world's central research venues for machine learning. The main event moves to Sydney in 2026, while official satellite conferences run in Atlanta and Paris. If you track foundation models, reinforcement learning, multimodal systems, or AI safety research, this is one of the year's key academic events.
GITEX GLOBAL 2026
The flagship of the GITEX network moves to Expo City Dubai for its 2026 edition. The GITEX Summit opens on December 7, followed by the main expo from December 8 to 11, bringing together global technology companies, startups, governments, investors, and AI leaders. Confirmed names on the speaker roster include Sam Altman, Andrew Feldman, Sanjay Poonen, Jim Keller, and Dr. Peter Koerte.
The AI Summit New York 2026
The long-running commercial AI conference returns for its eleventh year with a strong focus on enterprise deployment and measurable business impact. Organizers expect more than 7,500 attendees, 350-plus speakers, and 100-plus exhibitors, with tracks covering applied AI, enterprise transformation, cybersecurity, governance, and frontier technologies.
NeurIPS Sydney (Dec 6 to 12), GITEX Global Dubai (Dec 7 to 11), and The AI Summit New York (Dec 9 to 10) overlap. They serve very different audiences: research, global technology and regional business, and enterprise AI deployment. If you are planning December travel, the overlap makes early prioritization important.
Already happened earlier in 2026
Worth knowing what set the agenda earlier in the year, because the announcements from these events are shaping every roadmap through to 2027.
AAAI 2026
The year opened with the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence bringing the global research community together in Singapore to debate advances in AI theory and practice. A research-anchored event that sets intellectual groundwork the applied conferences build on later in the year.
NVIDIA GTC 2026
The year's defining industry event. More than 30,000 attendees from over 190 countries, 1,000-plus sessions, and 2,000 speakers. Jensen Huang, NVIDIA's founder and CEO, delivered the two-hour keynote on March 16 to a sold-out arena, framing AI as essential infrastructure rather than a single breakthrough and marking CUDA's twentieth anniversary. Huang also hosted a discussion on open frontier models with leaders from a16z, AI2, Black Forest Labs, Cursor, Reflection AI, and Thinking Machines Lab. GTC 2027 is already set for San Jose, March 15 to 18.
AI Summit London 2026
The flagship event of London Tech Week, marking its tenth anniversary, with more than 5,000 attendees across ten stages. Focused on commercial AI deployment in financial services, healthcare, and the public sector, it is one of the UK's major applied-AI gatherings.
SuperAI 2026
The Asia-Pacific region's big industry gathering, with 10,000-plus attendees, many of them C-level, and 150-plus speakers. Partners span major AI companies, making it a regional anchor for enterprise adoption in Asia.
GITEX AI Europe 2026
GITEX's European edition, more expo than conference, with 30,000-plus attendees and around 1,400 exhibitors across co-located events on cybersecurity, quantum, and startups. Programme tracks this year included AI stack sovereignty and cyber regulation.
ICML 2026
The International Conference on Machine Learning is, alongside NeurIPS, one of the flagship peer-reviewed venues that set the machine-learning research agenda. The 2026 edition brought the research community to Seoul for tutorials, the main conference, workshops, and an expo.
RAISE Summit 2026
A high-level enterprise gathering, heavy on agentic systems, sovereign AI, and enterprise ROI. It brought frontier labs, infrastructure providers, startups, and corporate leaders together in Paris.
GITEX Nigeria 2026
West Africa's GITEX edition combined a Government Leadership & AI Summit in Abuja with a technology expo, startup festival, and future-economy programme in Lagos. The event focused on sovereign AI, digital infrastructure, skills, startups, investment, fintech, cloud, and cybersecurity.
GITEX AI Turkiye 2026
The inaugural Turkish edition of GITEX brought more than 350 enterprise and startup exhibitors, 100 speakers, and 150 investors to Istanbul. The event focused on AI, cloud, high-performance computing, cybersecurity, fintech, digital infrastructure, and cross-border investment as Turkiye advances its 2026-2030 AI action plan.
The 2026 calendar at a glance
| Event | Dates | Location | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| AAAI 2026 | Jan 20 to 27 | Singapore | Wrapped |
| NVIDIA GTC 2026 | Mar 16 to 19 | San Jose, USA | Wrapped |
| AI Summit London | Jun 10 to 11 | London, UK | Wrapped |
| SuperAI 2026 | Jun 10 to 11 | Singapore | Wrapped |
| GITEX AI Europe | Jun 30 to Jul 1 | Berlin, Germany | Wrapped |
| ICML 2026 | Jul 6 to 11 | Seoul, South Korea | Wrapped |
| RAISE Summit | Jul 8 to 9 | Paris, France | Wrapped |
| GITEX Nigeria | Aug 31 to Sep 3 | Abuja & Lagos, Nigeria | Wrapped |
| GITEX AI Turkiye | Sep 9 to 10 | Istanbul, Turkiye | Wrapped |
| The AI Conference | Sep 29 to Oct 1 | San Francisco, USA | Upcoming |
| Ai Everything Abu Dhabi | Oct 6 to 7 | Abu Dhabi, UAE | Upcoming |
| World Summit AI | Oct 7 to 8 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Upcoming |
| Web Summit | Nov 9 to 12 | Lisbon, Portugal | Upcoming |
| Microsoft Ignite | Nov 17 to 20 | San Francisco, USA | Upcoming |
| GITEX AI Vietnam | Nov 26 to 27 | Hanoi, Vietnam | Upcoming |
| AWS re:Invent | Nov 30 to Dec 4 | Las Vegas, USA | Upcoming |
| NeurIPS 2026 | Dec 6 to 12 | Sydney, Australia | Upcoming |
| GITEX GLOBAL | Dec 7 to 11 | Dubai, UAE | Upcoming |
| The AI Summit New York | Dec 9 to 10 | New York, USA | Upcoming |
How to choose, if you can only go to one
The calendar breaks into three kinds of event, and picking well matters more than picking big.
- Research venues (NeurIPS, ICML, AAAI) are where the next generation of models is defined, months before it reaches you. Go if you write papers or need to see the roadmap early.
- Global expos and enterprise summits (the GITEX network, Ai Everything Abu Dhabi, Web Summit, World Summit AI, The AI Summit New York) are where regional ecosystems, government initiatives, startups, investors, and enterprise buyers meet. Go if you are doing business, raising money, or expanding into a new market.
- Platform and practitioner events (NVIDIA GTC, Microsoft Ignite, AWS re:Invent, The AI Conference) are where infrastructure direction, platform roadmaps, and deployment patterns are shared. Go if your work depends on the tools and platforms.
Frequently asked questions
Which AI events are still happening in 2026?
As of September 17, the major events still ahead include The AI Conference in San Francisco (September 29 to October 1), Ai Everything Abu Dhabi (October 6 to 7), World Summit AI in Amsterdam (October 7 to 8), Web Summit in Lisbon (November 9 to 12), Microsoft Ignite in San Francisco (November 17 to 20), GITEX AI Vietnam in Hanoi (November 26 to 27), AWS re:Invent in Las Vegas (November 30 to December 4), NeurIPS in Sydney (December 6 to 12), GITEX Global in Dubai (December 7 to 11), and The AI Summit New York (December 9 to 10).
When and where is Ai Everything Abu Dhabi 2026?
October 6 to 7, 2026, at ADNEC Centre in Abu Dhabi. The AI-first summit and exhibition brings together global technology companies, policymakers, startups, investors, researchers, and enterprise leaders around sovereign AI, agentic systems, infrastructure, government AI, and real-world deployment.
Has GITEX AI Turkiye 2026 already happened?
Yes. The inaugural edition took place September 9 to 10, 2026, at Istanbul Expo Center, so it is now listed in the wrapped section rather than as an upcoming event.
When is GITEX AI Vietnam 2026?
The current official GITEX AI Vietnam website lists November 26 to 27, 2026, at the Vietnam Exposition Center in Hanoi. Earlier listings showed October 1 to 2, so check the organizer site before booking travel.
When is GITEX Global 2026 in Dubai?
December 7 to 11, 2026, at Expo City Dubai. The GITEX Summit takes place on December 7, followed by the main expo from December 8 to 11.
Where is NeurIPS 2026 being held?
The main conference is in Sydney, Australia, from December 6 to 12. Official satellite conferences run in Atlanta and Paris from December 9 to 13.
Which events are strongest for enterprise AI rather than academic research?
Ai Everything Abu Dhabi, World Summit AI, Microsoft Ignite, AWS re:Invent, The AI Summit New York, Web Summit, and the GITEX network all put substantial emphasis on deployment, infrastructure, enterprise use cases, business partnerships, or platform roadmaps. NeurIPS and ICML remain more research-focused.
Are these dates final?
The dates and venues here were checked against official event sources on September 17, 2026, but programming, venues, and even event dates can change. Always verify on the event's own website before booking travel.
Keep up with the tools these events launch
Every major AI event ships new models and products. Browse curated, tested AI tools on AISetApp and find the ones worth your time, without the conference-floor hype.
Explore more on AISetApp- Official GITEX event sites: gitex.com, gitexturkiye.com, gitexvietnam.com, and gitexnigeria.ng
- Ai Everything Abu Dhabi official site (aieverythingabudhabi.com) and ADNEC event listing
- The AI Conference (aiconference.com), World Summit AI (worldsummit.ai), and Web Summit (websummit.com)
- Microsoft Ignite official event pages and AWS re:Invent official event pages
- NeurIPS (neurips.cc), ICML (icml.cc), and The AI Summit New York official site
- NVIDIA Newsroom and GTC official pages for NVIDIA GTC 2026
Dates checked on September 17, 2026. Verify on official event sites before booking.