Wednesday, October 7, 2026
9:00 AM – 6:00 PM CEST
World Summit AI 2026
About this event
Tenth anniversary edition of World Summit AI at Taets Art and Event Park in Zaandam, running eight tracks across research, enterprise adoption, sovereign AI and policy for a projected 10,000 attendees.
World Summit AI marks its tenth edition at Taets Art and Event Park on the Hembrugterrein in Zaandam, the anchor event of World AI Week.
Eight tracks are confirmed on the official programme:
- Mainstage: Shaping the New AI Paradigm
- Adopt AI
- Sovereign AI Forum
- Pathfounders: Code, Capital and Consequences
- Build AI
- AI Labs
- AI Media
- Interactive Workshops
Named speakers include Daphne Koller of insitro, Zico Kolter of Carnegie Mellon and the OpenAI board, Marietje Schaake of Stanford, Harrison Chase of LangChain, and Audrey Tang.
Organisers project more than 300 speakers, 100-plus exhibitors and around 10,000 attendees from over 160 countries. An after-hours networking session closes day one and a tenth anniversary party closes day two.
Tickets run from EUR 1,099 for the member bundle through to EUR 2,299 for solution providers, all excluding VAT. Discounted applications are open to startups, academics, students and charities. Published daily times vary slightly between sources, so confirm the schedule before travelling.
Organized by
Organiser behind World Summit AI and World AI Week, staging large-scale AI gatherings in the Amsterdam metropolitan area since 2017. Its programming spans research, enterprise adoption, sovereign AI and policy, plus a citywide fringe programme.