AI Events in Chicago, IL

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Sep

Tue

12:45 PM – 6:00 PM CDT

Leaders In AI Summit Chicago 2026

The Westin Michigan Avenue Chicagoby Institute for AI Transformation

A two-day executive summit on Michigan Avenue covering sovereign AI, governance and enterprise infrastructure, with workshops, panels on agentic systems and healthcare AI, and closed-door executive roundtables.

ConferenceAdvancedBusinessResearchers

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM CDT

How Does AI Impact the Way We Learn?

Pilot Project Brewing - Logan Squareby Edtech Institute of Chicago

Edtech Institute of Chicago launches its Future of Learning meetup series with a hands-on evening on AI and learning research, practical opportunities and open questions.

MeetupFreeAll levelsDevelopersResearchersStudentsGeneral

Sep

Wed

6:00 PM – 6:00 PM CDT

revAlation Chicago 2026

The Old Post Officeby Alation

Alation's two-day Chicago conference for data and AI leaders and practitioners focuses on governed AI, production agents, data quality and peer exchange.

ConferenceFreeIntermediateDevelopersBusinessResearchers

Sep

Thu

9:00 AM – 5:00 PM CDT

AI & Data Summit Chicago

Convene, 311 West Monroeby IDC

IDC's one-day Chicago summit convenes senior technology and business leaders on scaling enterprise AI, trusted data, governance and agentic AI risk.

ConferenceFreeIntermediateBusinessDevelopersResearchers

Sep

Thu

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM CDT

Chicago: Agentics Foundation Meetup

by Chicago Agentics Foundation Meetups

A Chicago gathering for builders, researchers, founders and enterprise leaders exploring deployable agentic-AI systems, open-source projects and practical automation.

MeetupFreeAll levelsDevelopersBusinessResearchers

Oct

Tue

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CDT

Schmidt AI in Science Speaker Series: Meng Jiang (Notre Dame)

John Crerar Library, University of Chicagoby University of Chicago Data Science Institute

A free public talk at the University of Chicago's John Crerar Library from Notre Dame computer scientist Meng Jiang, part of the weekly Schmidt AI in Science series on AI-driven work across the physical and biological sciences.

MeetupFreeAdvancedResearchersStudents

5:00 PM – 8:00 PM CDT

Tech Pulse 2030 Chicago: October Session

Discovery Partners Instituteby AI 2030 | Responsible AI Chicago

A free Chicago meetup for practitioners, entrepreneurs and community leaders examining responsible AI and the real-world impact of emerging technology, followed by local networking.

MeetupFreeAll levelsDevelopersBusinessResearchersStudents

Oct

Thu

5:30 PM – 8:30 PM CDT

Chicago Physical AI Workshop and Meetup

UIC Student Center Eastby Voxel51

A Chicago evening of lightning talks and hands-on practice for people working in computer vision, machine learning and physical AI, co-presented by Voxel51 and Nebius at UIC.

WorkshopFreeIntermediateDevelopersResearchersStudents

Oct

Fri

9:00 AM – 5:00 PM CDT

Scientific Session of the American College of AI and Medicine 2026

McCormick Placeby American College of Artificial Intelligence and Medicine

A two-day clinical AI meeting at McCormick Place with keynotes from AI and healthcare leaders, peer research presentations, panels and workshops for clinicians, researchers and health system leaders. Free for students and residents.

ConferenceAdvancedResearchersBusinessStudents

Oct

Tue

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CDT

Schmidt AI in Science Speaker Series: Doug Brinkerhoff (University of Montana)

John Crerar Library, University of Chicagoby University of Chicago Data Science Institute

A free talk at UChicago on why a machine learning glacier flow emulator ended up back as a PDE solver, covering GPU-accelerated multigrid methods and ML-inspired transport operators in scientific computing.

MeetupFreeAdvancedResearchersStudents

Oct

Mon

9:00 AM – 5:00 PM CDT

The UChicago and Caltech Conference on AI+Science 2026

David Rubenstein Forum, University of Chicagoby University of Chicago Data Science Institute

A three-day research conference at UChicago's David Rubenstein Forum gathering leading core AI and domain science researchers, jointly run with Caltech and sponsored by the Margot and Tom Pritzker Foundation.

ConferenceFreeAdvancedResearchersStudents

Oct

Tue

9:00 AM – 5:00 PM CDT

Catholic Partnership Summit 2026

by Leadership Roundtable

A two-day Loyola University Chicago summit examining how Catholic institutions can responsibly adopt artificial intelligence, with expert panels, roundtables and peer discussion for church leaders.

ConferenceAll levelsBusinessResearchersGeneral

Oct

Tue

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CDT

Schmidt AI in Science Speaker Series: Ella King (Northwestern)

John Crerar Library, University of Chicagoby University of Chicago Data Science Institute

A free UChicago talk from Northwestern engineer Ella King, whose work applies AI methods to designing dynamic, self-correcting materials, part of the weekly Schmidt AI in Science series.

MeetupFreeAdvancedResearchersStudents

Oct

Thu

9:00 AM – 5:00 PM CDT

Data & Analytics Summit Chicago 2026

The Ritz-Carlton, Chicagoby Global Business Insights

A one-day executive summit at the Ritz-Carlton on applying data, analytics and AI to consumer goods decision-making, covering AI shopping, AI-powered shopper insights and scaling AI across the enterprise.

ConferenceIntermediateBusinessResearchers

Nov

Tue

5:00 PM – 8:00 PM CST

Tech Pulse 2030 Chicago: November

Discovery Partners Instituteby AI 2030 | Responsible AI Chicago

A free responsible-AI community meetup at Discovery Partners Institute for Chicago practitioners, entrepreneurs and leaders discussing emerging technology and responsible innovation.

MeetupFreeAll levelsDevelopersBusinessResearchersStudents

Nov

Sun

9:00 AM – 5:30 PM CST

AI4S 2026: Workshop on AI & ML for Scientific Applications

McCormick Placeby SC26

A one-day SC26 workshop at McCormick Place for researchers and technical practitioners advancing trustworthy, scalable AI and machine-learning methods for scientific discovery and high-performance computing.

WorkshopAdvancedDevelopersResearchersStudents

Nov

Tue

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CST

Schmidt AI in Science Speaker Series: Greg Bryan (Columbia)

David Rubenstein Forum, University of Chicagoby University of Chicago Data Science Institute

A free University of Chicago research talk by Columbia astronomer Greg Bryan, part of the Schmidt AI in Science series on AI-driven advances across the physical and biological sciences.

MeetupFreeAdvancedResearchersStudents

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