What's New for 2026
Innovation is in our DNA
With every edition, our team keeps The AI Summit New York timely, relevant, and action-focused.
As AI rapidly moves from experimentation to enterprise-scale impact, we're bringing together the leaders, innovators, and practitioners shaping this next chapter. From frontier technologies and agentic AI to cybersecurity, enterprise deployment, and business transformation, our 2026 program is designed to help you turn AI potential into practical progress.
Two New Conference Tracks
We’re expanding the 2026 programme with two high‑impact tracks to deepen your expertise and connect you with the ideas shaping what’s next:
- Impact Arena – Discover how AI is delivering measurable value across organisations and industries.
- Applied AI – Explore generative AI, agentic AI and practical strategies for deploying AI at scale.
Access to these tracks and stages depends on your pass type.
Fresh Features
The AI Clinic – Bring your real-world AI implementation challenges and get practical, personalised guidance from experts across strategy, product, governance, cybersecurity, data and more.
The AI Ecosystem – Extend your AI Summit experience beyond the conference through curated partner-led meetups, workshops and social events connecting you with New York’s wider AI community.
AI Demo Tours – Explore AI solutions in action through guided tours of the exhibition floor, showcasing real-world applications and emerging technologies.
Cutting Edge Speakers
Hear from 350+ expert speakers spanning 60+ industries, bringing practical AI use cases, strategies and implementation insights to the stage.
From enterprise AI leaders and technical innovators to executives driving AI transformation, discover the people shaping real-world AI business impact.
Executive AI Security Forum: CAIO × CISO
A closed-door, executive-only forum bringing together CAIOs, CISOs and technology leaders to tackle the critical intersection of AI, security and governance.
Through curated roundtables, scenario labs and Chatham House Rule discussions, leaders will explore real-world AI risks, governance challenges and strategies for scaling AI securely.
Attendance is exclusively available to The AI Summit New York ticket holders, with places strictly limited to ensure an exclusive, high-value executive experience. No vendor pitches or sales demos.
More information coming soon.
100+ Solution Providers & Exhibitors
Our largest‑ever 2026 show floor and Start‑up Village bring 100+ AI providers together so you can quickly discover, compare and choose your next partners.
See live demos, meet the builders and leave with a shortlist you can act on.
Celebrating Innovation, Always
The AIconics Awards return in 2026, celebrating the people and organizations across North and South America pushing the boundaries of artificial intelligence.
As part of The AI Summit Series, the awards spotlight the innovation, leadership, and real-world impact shaping the future of AI across industries.
The 2026 edition marks an exciting expansion, bringing The AIconics Awards to the entire Americas region for the first time. Discover the 2026 AIconics Awards Americas and celebrate the innovators setting the standard for AI excellence.
Nominations end Wednesday, September 23