Thursday, October 1, 2026
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM EDT
The Boston AI Summit
About this event
Boston AI Week's flagship conference: a single track, single room, 250 seat day at Foundation Medicine in the Seaport. It opens with the public release of The State of AI in Massachusetts 2026, a survey of how Commonwealth residents are actually using AI.
The Boston AI Summit is the anchor conference of Boston AI Week 2026 and is built deliberately small: one track, one room, 250 seats, no parallel sessions to choose between.
The report
The day opens with the public release of The State of AI in Massachusetts 2026, a survey of Commonwealth residents on real AI adoption rather than projected enthusiasm. That release is the summit's centrepiece and the reason the room is worth being in on the day rather than reading about later.
Who is in the room
The organisers convene executives, founders, investors, researchers and public-sector leaders, which makes the attendee list as much of the draw as the stage. Boston AI Week founder Judah Phillips runs the programme.
Getting in
Admission is free but reviewed. The application takes about two minutes, and the 250 seat cap means applying early matters. The speaker list had not been published at the time of writing, so check the summit page for updates.
Organized by
Organiser of Boston AI Week, an annual festival of AI events across Massachusetts. The 2026 edition runs a core festival week from September 24 to October 2 inside a wider September to October programme, coordinating events contributed by companies, universities and community groups into a single public calendar.