# AI Summit Barcelona

- Dates: 22 September 2026 to 23 September 2026
- Location: World Trade Center Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Organiser: AI Summit Barcelona
- Industry: AI & Machine Learning

## About

AI Summit Barcelona 2026 is a two-day conference held at WTC Barcelona during AI Week, featuring keynotes, working sessions, and live demos. It gathers over 10,000 AI builders and leaders from Europe and beyond, including founders, researchers, and operators. The event is designed for professionals involved in AI development and innovation.

## Official links

- [Official website](https://aisummitbarcelona.com/)
- [Agenda](https://aisummitbarcelona.com/schedule)
- [Call for speakers](https://aisummitbarcelona.com/speaker-request) (deadline unverified, check the call)

## Topics

- IT & Technology

## Speakers

- Chema Alonso, V.P. and Head of International Development, Cloudflare
- Eduardo Ordax, GenAI GTM Lead, AWS
- Howard Wright, VP Startup Ecosystem, Nvidia
- Jaime De Mora, Microsoft
- Jordina Torrents Barrena, Senior AI Manager and Principal AI Architect, HP Inc
- John Abel, Managing Director, Office of the CTO, Google
- Giuseppe Borghi, Head of ESA Φ-lab Division, ESA - European Space Agency
- Shalini Goyal, Executive Director, J p morgan
- Florian Kunzke, Global Director AI Strategy, SAP
- Dael Williamson, CTO EMEA, Databricks
- Juan Reyes, AI Enablement Lead Europe, Amazon
- Nouamane Tazi, ML Research Engineer, Hugging Face
- Alia Zafar, Director AI Governance Advisor
- Andreas Horn, BLP
- Aurora Kapo, AI Strategy Manager, HSBC
- Fernando Angulo, Senior Market Research Manager, Semrush, an Adobe Company
- Yann Alexandre Petretti, Head of Startups, EMEA, Notion
- Artavazd Mehrabyan, CTO, Picsart
- Myriam Ben Farhat, Chess.com
- Marcos Valera, GTM, ElevenLabs

## Sponsors and partners

- Anthropic
- Google Cloud
- ElevenLabs
- McKinsey & Company

## Where to stay

- **Cram**: 120 m from the venue, 54 Carrer d'Aribau
  - [Hotel website](https://hotelcram.com/en/)
- **AXEL Hotel**: 200 m from the venue, 4 stars, Barcelona
  - [Hotel website](https://www.axelhotels.com/en/axel-hotel-barcelona/hotel)
- **The Corner**: 200 m from the venue, 178 Carrer de Mallorca, Barcelona, 08036
  - [Hotel website](https://www.thecornerhotel-barcelona.com/)
  - Phone: +34 93 5542400
- **Aramunt Aparthotel**: 200 m from the venue
  - [Hotel website](http://www.lofts-apartments.com/)
  - Phone: +34 93 3668800
- **Petit Palace Trencadis**: 210 m from the venue, 4 stars, 157 Carrer de València, Barcelona, 08011
  - [Hotel website](https://www.petitpalace.com/en/petit-palace-trencadis/)
  - Phone: +34 934 52 05 33
- **Best Western Premier Hotel Dante**: 220 m from the venue, 4 stars, 181 Carrer de Mallorca, Barcelona, 08036
  - [Hotel website](https://www.bestwestern.com/)
  - Phone: +34 933232254
- **Hotel Balmes**: 260 m from the venue, 4 stars, 216 Carrer de Mallorca, Barcelona, 08008
  - [Hotel website](https://www.derbyhotels.com/en/hotels/balmes-hotel/)
  - Phone: +34 93 451 19 14
- **Hotel Praktik Vinoteca**: 290 m from the venue, 51 Carrer de Balmes
  - [Hotel website](https://www.hotelpraktikvinoteca.com)

## What people are saying

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- [AI Summit Barcelona 2025](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-jMbepwbdo)
  - AI Summit Barcelona 2025 — What an incredible day! 🚀 Thank you to all our speakers, partners, volunteers, and attendees for making this first edition unforgettable. From inspiring keynotes to ...
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- [AI Afterwork: Road to AI Summit Barcelona](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRb_5f5yfGw)
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