Artificial intelligence continues to reshape industries at a breakneck pace, and the conference circuit has grown right along with it. These events bring together founders, researchers, investors, and operators to share breakthroughs, debate where the technology is headed, and make the connections that turn into products, funding, and policy.
Whether you're building, investing, regulating, or just trying to keep up, this credTen highlights the ten AI conferences worth blocking off on your 2027 calendar.
HumanX
March 7-10 | Las Vegas, NV
HumanX is an enterprise AI conference aimed at C-level executives, builders, investors, and policymakers. Expect panels, masterclasses, and discussions on AI governance, applications, and impact. The event sets itself apart with its emphasis on human connections, featuring unique experiences like a dog park and musical performances—a good example of corporate event planning in tech blending substance with atmosphere. Learn more on what HumanX organizers are looking for in speakers in our Behind the Stage Q&A.
Tickets: $3,995
AI Engineer World’s Fair
June 29 - July 2 | San Francisco
AI Engineer World's Fair is a technical, practitioner-focused conference featuring engineers, technical founders, and heads of AI/engineering actively shaping the future of AI. The 2026 edition drew roughly 6,000 attendees across tracks like agents, retrieval, security, and robotics. The agenda mixes breakout tracks, speaker Q&A panels, workshops, keynotes, leadership sessions, and networking—making it a strong option for anyone weighing speaking opportunities at conferences in the technical AI space.
Tickets: $299-$2,399
VentureBeat Transform
July TBD | Menlo Park, CA
An enterprise-AI conference focused on deployment rather than introductory content, sessions center on agentic orchestration, LLM observability, and AI infrastructure at scale. Speakers and attendees have included practitioners from Walmart, Salesforce, Google Cloud, and OpenAI. Speaking formats over the two-day event include main-stage sessions, closed-door roundtables, and workshops.
Tickets: $1,500
Ai4
August 3-5 | Las Vegas, NV
Ai4 brings together business leaders, technologists, and innovators to explore how AI can drive practical solutions across industries like healthcare, finance, retail, and government. The event stands out for its focus on real-world applications, with case studies, interactive sessions, and networking designed to help organizations implement AI effectively. Learn more on the event and how they program their speaker lineup in our Behind the Stage Q&A.
Tickets: $3,195-$5,995
The Information AI Agenda Live
September TBD | San Francisco, CA
A half-day event hosted by The Information's reporting team. Expect fireside chats and panels with founders, investors, and researchers—and a deliberately low speaker-to-attendee ratio, rather than a large stage program, to foster meaningful networking moments.
Tickets: $2,135.99
The AI Conference
September TBD | San Francisco, CA
The AI Conference brings together engineers, researchers, executives, and founders to explore the cutting edge of AI, covering everything from foundation models and AGI to infrastructure, ethics, regulation, and applied use cases. It stands out for its combination of deep technical content and its ability to bring together top experts and emerging innovators in one space through panel discussions, fireside chats, and interactive sessions that foster collaboration between research, industry, and investment.
Tickets: $1,699-$3,799
MIT AI Conference
October TBD | Mountain View, CA
A one-day conference covering applied AI across industries such as healthcare, finance, government, and media. The event features interactive session formats such as TIM Talks, startup lightning pitches, and collaborative workshops, fostering a hands-on, community-driven experience.
Tickets: $628
Cerebral Valley AI Summit SF
November TBD | San Francisco, CA
Hosted by Newcomer, this is an invite-only, single-day gathering aimed at venture-backed AI founders, investors, and a smaller circle of industry leaders. Expect a curated, smaller-room alternative to the larger conferences and events on this list, with plenty of breathing room for attendees to foster new connections and ideas.
Tickets: $199-$1,299; Invitation-only, applications to apply not yet open for 2027
Fortune Brainstorm AI SF
December TBD | San Francisco, CA
Fortune Brainstorm AI returns to San Francisco for its 7th year as an exclusive, invitation-only summit bringing together top technologists, entrepreneurs, Fortune 500 executives, investors, and policymakers for interactive sessions on AI strategy, deployment, and governance. Recent editions have featured leaders from OpenAI, Google Cloud, Databricks, and Rivian, along with Fortune's own editorial staff moderating discussions.
Tickets: $3,500; Invitation-only
Axios AI + SF
December TBD | San Francisco, CA
Axios AI+ SF is a half-day event, part of Axios's AI+ series that also runs in Washington, D.C. and New York. Sessions follow Axios's Smart Brevity format—short, moderated fireside chats, panels, and roundtables with technology, business, and policy leaders—rather than long-form keynotes or a full day of programming.
Tickets: Invitation-only, applications to apply not yet open for 2027
Whether you're scouting speaking opportunities at conferences, planning where to send your team, or just curious where the industry's headed next, these 10 gatherings in 2027 are where the field's builders, funders, and innovators hash it out in person—offering a front-row seat to the future of AI.
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*Note: All event dates, formats, and prices are current as of September 11, 2026.
Whether you're building, investing, regulating, or just trying to keep up, this credTen highlights the ten AI conferences worth blocking off on your 2027 calendar.