| Additional keynote presentations featured many of the world’s leading AI researchers and enterprise technology executives, including Pat Gelsinger, Sachin Katti, Jeetu Patel, Sebastian Thrun, Dmitri Dolgov, Srini Venkatesan, Anastasis Germanidis, and Inhi Cho Suh, along with hundreds of industry experts representing the companies, institutions, and organizations driving AI innovation around the globe. The expanded exhibition showcased more than 470 exhibitors and sponsors, including many of the world’s leading technology companies, such as AMD, AWS, Cisco, NVIDIA, Google Cloud, SAP, Siemens, HPE, Dell Technologies, EY, IBM, Mistral AI, Dataiku, Vultr, Red Hat, and PayPal. Attendees experienced the latest advances in enterprise AI, cloud infrastructure, data platforms, developer tools, autonomous systems, robotics, and generative AI through live demonstrations and interactive exhibits. One of the fastest-growing areas of the conference was Startup Alley, where 66 emerging AI companies showcased innovative technologies to enterprise buyers, investors, and strategic partners. The exhibit hall also featured the popular Agentic Live demonstrations, the Podcast Pavilion, international pavilions, executive networking lounges, and numerous hands-on experiences that enabled attendees to engage directly with the technologies transforming business and society. Ai4 2026 also attracted a record 225 credentialed journalists from leading business, technology, broadcast, and international media organizations – more than doubling the previous year’s attendance – reflecting the conference’s growing influence as one of the world’s premier destinations for breaking AI news and thought leadership. “The pace of innovation in artificial intelligence continues to accelerate, and Ai4 has become the place where the industry’s most important conversations take place,” said Marcus Jecklin, Co-Founder of Ai4. “Whether attendees came to learn from the world’s leading researchers, discover breakthrough technologies, meet emerging startups, or build strategic partnerships, the energy and collaboration throughout the week demonstrated the extraordinary momentum driving AI worldwide.” With record participation across every major category – including attendance, exhibitors, speakers, educational programming, startups, media, and international representation – Ai4 2026 further strengthened its position as the industry’s premier event for organizations seeking to understand, implement, and scale artificial intelligence. Planning is already underway for the next edition of Ai4, which will take place August 3-5, 2027 at the Venetian Conference & Expo Center in Las Vegas. As the conference continues its mission of bringing together the global AI community to explore the technologies, ideas, and partnerships shaping the future of artificial intelligence. Founded in 2018, Ai4 has become the premier destination for leaders seeking to understand and apply artificial intelligence responsibly and effectively. By convening the brightest minds in AI research, strategy, and implementation, Ai4 continues to advance innovation while helping organizations confidently navigate the AI-powered future. For more information, visit https://ai4.io/. |
