AI Events in Chicago, IL

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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

Thu

11:45 AM – 1:00 PM CDT

Practitioner Series: Moiz Shirazi of SCOREalytics

University of Chicago Booth Harper Centerby Chicago Booth Center for Applied Artificial Intelligence

Chicago Booth welcomes SCOREalytics founder Moiz Shirazi for a practitioner conversation on scaling AI in legal and regulatory settings, including talent constraints and turning regulatory signals into usable intelligence.

MeetupFreeAll levelsBusinessDevelopersResearchersStudents

Oct

Mon

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CDT

Book Talk: Demis Hassabis and the Future of Artificial Intelligence

University of Chicago Booth Harper Centerby Chicago Booth Center for Applied Artificial Intelligence

Author Sebastian Mallaby discusses his biography of DeepMind founder Demis Hassabis at Chicago Booth, addressing the AI pioneer’s career, AI policy debates, safety and the technology’s uncertain path to deployment.

MeetupFreeAll levelsBusinessDevelopersResearchersStudents

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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