Best AI & Machine Learning Conferences 2026

Hosted by Andrew Ng, this AI developer conference brings together 3,000+ practitioners for hands-on workshops, keynotes, and technical sessions on agentic AI, context engineering, production reliability, and AI startup development.

The Nordics' largest applied data, analytics, and AI event — 11th edition expanding to 3 days. 3,500+ attendees from 50+ countries, 300+ speakers across 15 stages covering data engineering, AI management, and governance.

The rebranded successor to Collision, now run by Web Summit. 20,000+ attendees with 700+ investors and 1,500+ startups across AI, enterprise, and emerging tech. Includes a startup track, investor networking, developer program, and Indigenous Attendee Program.

Vendor-neutral, community-led technical AI conference for engineers, researchers, and founders. Deep technical sessions on LLM infrastructure, agent systems, evals, fine-tuning, and production AI — running annually since 2015.

Snowflake's flagship data + AI conference. 20,000+ data leaders explore agentic AI, Cortex, Snowpark, and the AI Data Cloud through 500+ sessions, hands-on labs, and keynotes from enterprise AI practitioners.

Code-first ML and AI engineering conference. Hands-on training across MLOps, LLMOps, generative AI, agents, RAG, and tool-driven systems — with dedicated workshop days on June 1 and June 4 bookending the main program.

IEEE/CVF Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition — the flagship computer vision research conference. 12,000+ researchers and engineers covering generative vision, multimodal models, 3D understanding, and real-world deployment of CV systems.

A complimentary one-day gathering for developers, data scientists, and AI/ML engineers. Hands-on bootcamps, live demos, and expert talks on generative AI, LLMs, MLOps, and data architecture — co-located with Snowflake Summit.

TechWell's flagship AI engineering conference with six days of tutorials, keynotes, and sessions on generative AI, RAG, agentic systems, LLMs, and MLOps. Past speakers from Microsoft, Apple, DoorDash, and S&P Global.

The longest-running enterprise AI conference with 14 tracks covering applied AI, agentic systems, and business transformation strategies.

Asia's premier AI conference. 10,000+ attendees with sponsors including OpenAI, Google, AWS, Snowflake, and Arm. 150+ speakers and 1,500+ AI companies represented, focused on the frontier of AI deployment.

Massive enterprise data and AI conference with 800+ sessions for data engineers, ML practitioners, and business leaders building on the lakehouse platform.

The 10th annual flagship Canadian ML conference bridging academic research and industry applications. Focus on building and deploying production-grade LLM systems and AI-native products. Community of 20,000+ ML practitioners.

Europe's largest technology and startup event, now in its 10th edition. 180,000+ attendees from 171 countries, 2,800+ exhibitors, and 450+ speakers connecting startups, corporations, and investors.

The flagship conference for AI engineers. 4,000+ builders from top AI labs, Fortune 500 CTOs, and founders across 10 parallel engineering tracks and 400+ sessions on LLMs, agents, evals, RAG, and applied AI.

European offshoot of GITEX GLOBAL covering AI, cybersecurity, cloud computing, quantum technologies, and deep tech. 30,000+ attendees, 2,000+ enterprises and startups from 100+ countries, and 600+ investors.

Top-tier academic ML conference attracting researchers and industry engineers presenting foundational AI breakthroughs and cutting-edge applications.

North America's largest AI industry event. 8,000+ business and technical leaders across 1,000 speakers and 20 industry tracks covering agentic AI, financial services, healthcare, cybersecurity, retail, and enterprise AI adoption.

Canada's largest AI conference. 7,500+ decision-makers and experts from 40+ countries exploring AI applications across every industry sector with a focus on building an AI-powered economy.

HumanX's European edition bringing AI strategy and leadership content to the EMEA region.

Premier independent AI conference bringing 5,500+ builders, researchers, and leaders together across 5 tracks on AGI, LLMs, agentic AI, infrastructure, and applied AI. 120+ speakers spanning frontier labs and enterprise adopters.

Insight Partners' flagship AI conference bringing 350+ industry leaders — AI CEOs, enterprise executives, investors, and academics — together in NYC for a full-day hybrid program. Sessions explore the emerging AI stack, workforce evolution, enterprise AI agents, and investment opportunities, with the in-person program livestreamed to thousands of virtual participants.

Premier startup conference featuring the famous Startup Battlefield pitch competition, exhibitor floor, and content tracks on AI, SaaS, and emerging tech.

NVIDIA GTC expands to Europe — three days of GPU computing, AI infrastructure, and applied AI sessions for developers, researchers, and enterprise leaders. Jensen Huang keynote, hands-on workshops, and sessions on agentic AI, robotics, and accelerated computing.

One of the world's largest tech conferences with 70,000+ attendees. Massive platform for visibility, partnerships, and international expansion across SaaS, AI, and media.

InfoQ's senior software practitioner conference with 60+ curated talks on AI engineering, distributed systems, platform engineering, and architecture. No vendor pitches — only practitioners who have shipped at scale. Includes 2 days of hands-on training workshops.

Asia's most influential technology summit, now in its 29th edition. Theme: AI & Beyond. 60,000+ business visitors, 1,800+ exhibitors, 1,000+ startups, and 600+ speakers from 75+ countries across eight thematic tracks.

Amazon Web Services' flagship cloud conference with 50,000+ attendees. 2,000+ sessions, hands-on labs, certifications, and major product launches across cloud, AI/ML, security, and developer tools. For 2026, AWS re:Inforce merges into re:Invent.

The world's premier AI and machine learning research conference. Essential for understanding the bleeding edge of AI with lottery-based registration due to demand.

The flagship commercial AI conference in North America, now in its 11th year. 5,000+ attendees from 75 countries, 539 speakers across 9 content stages, 50+ exhibitors, and a startup showcase focused on real-world AI deployment in business.