AI & tech conference calendar · 2026–2027

AI & tech conferences 2026–2027: where to meet tech companies & creators

105 AI, creator-economy and go-to-market conferences and meetups from July 2026 to July 2027, across the United States, Canada and China — 56 in the US, 3 in Canada, 46 in China. Filter by country, city or format, then tap any event for the official page.

Must-attend in 2026 · tier S

  1. Jul 17–19 Open Sauce · San Mateo, CA
  2. Jul 18–19 GenAI Summit SF · San Francisco
  3. Jul 28–29 Creator Economy Live East · New York
  4. Sep 8–10 Exit Five Drive · Stowe, VT
  5. Sep 14–18 Podcast Movement · New York
  6. Sep 14–18 Shenzhen SEO Conference (SZSEO) · 深圳 Shenzhen
  7. Sep 28–Oct 1 Pavilion GTM Summit · New York
  8. Sep 29–Oct 1 The AI Conference · San Francisco
  9. Sep 29–Oct 1 VidSummit · Dallas
  10. Oct 5–11 SF Tech Week · San Francisco
  11. Oct 12–14 AI Engineer NYC · New York
  12. Oct 13–15 TechCrunch Disrupt · San Francisco
  13. Oct 16 第二届中国 GEO & AI 营销智能体峰会 · 深圳 Shenzhen
  14. ~ Oct HYSTA Annual Conference · Silicon Valley
  15. Nov 4–5 GTC 全球流量大会 · 白鲸出海 · 上海 Shanghai
  16. ~ Nov Cerebral Valley AI Summit · San Francisco
  17. ~ Dec Morketing 灵眸大赏 · 出海专场 · 上海 Shanghai

Must-attend in 2027 · tier S

  1. Jan 6–9 CES 2027 · Las Vegas
  2. ~ Jan Google Cloud 出海峰会 · 北京 Beijing
  3. Mar 7–10 HumanX · Las Vegas
  4. ~ Mar AWS 出海大会 · 深圳 Shenzhen
  5. ~ Apr GTC 全球流量大会 · 深圳 · 深圳 Shenzhen
  6. ~ May SaaStr AI Annual · SF Bay Area
  7. ~ Jun NY Tech Week · New York
  8. Jun 29–Jul 2 AI Engineer World's Fair · San Francisco
  9. Jul 8–10 VidCon Anaheim · Anaheim
  10. ~ Jul WAIC 2027 · 上海 Shanghai

By topic

  • AI 46
  • Creator 21
  • GTM 15
  • Go-global 11
  • Industry 8
  • Community 2
  • GEO 2

19 events in San Francisco & the Bay Area, 10 in New York, 46 across Shanghai, Shenzhen, Beijing and Hangzhou. 9 are Tech Weeks and meetups rather than ticketed conferences.

Going to Tech Week? Day-by-day guides: SF Tech Week, Oct 5–11 · LA Tech Week, Oct 12–18.

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July 2026

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17 Open Sauce Jul 17–19 San Mateo, CA S Creator US
18 GenAI Summit SF Jul 18–19 San Francisco S Community US
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28 Creator Economy Live East Jul 28–29 New York S Creator US
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31 ChinaJoy · 扬帆出海峰会 Jul 31–Aug 3 上海 Shanghai A Go-global CN

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4 Ai4 Aug 4–6 Las Vegas A AI US
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8 Exit Five Drive Sep 8–10 Stowe, VT S GTM US
REBUILD-Z × GEIA AI 黑客松 Sep 8–11 深圳 Shenzhen B AI CN Meetup
9 Inclusion · 外滩大会 Sep 9–12 上海世博园区 Shanghai A AI CN
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锦秋小饭桌 · AI 应用创始人的全球化 Sep 10 北京 Beijing A Go-global CN Meetup
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AI Maker Summit 上海站 Sep 12 上海 Shanghai A AI CN
全球 AI 艺术黑客松 + After Party Sep 12–13 上海张江 Shanghai B Creator CN Meetup
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14 Imagination in Action Sep 14–15 Mountain View A AI US Podcast Movement Sep 14–18 New York S Creator US Shenzhen SEO Conference (SZSEO) Sep 14–18 深圳 Shenzhen S GEO CN
15 AI Infra Summit Sep 15–17 Santa Clara A AI US Dreamforce Sep 15–17 San Francisco B GTM US IAB CreatorFronts Sep 15–17 New York A Creator US
第四届 AI 算力产业大会 AIDC Sep 15–16 北京 Beijing B Industry CN
16 ALL IN Sep 16–17 Montréal A AI CA FinCon Sep 16–18 Palm Springs A Creator US
SENSOR CHINA 上海传感器展 Sep 16–18 上海 Shanghai B Industry CN
UNBOUND (INBOUND) Sep 16–18 Boston A GTM US 腾讯全球数字生态大会 ~ Sep 深圳 Shenzhen A Go-global CN
17 华为全联接 HUAWEI CONNECT Sep 17–19 上海 Shanghai B AI CN
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EBC 具身智能与人形机器人智脑大会 Sep 18 上海 Shanghai B Industry CN
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PAIR Conference 2026 Sep 20–21 上海 Shanghai B AI CN
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第二届上海 AI 应用生态大会 Sep 21–22 上海龙之梦万丽 Shanghai A AI CN
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GACS 2026 全球 AI 芯片峰会 Sep 22–23 上海 Shanghai B Industry CN
PT EXPO · 北京人工智能与机器人展 Sep 22 北京国家会议中心 Beijing B Industry CN
S 创上海 2026 全球创新峰会 Sep 22–23 上海西岸 Shanghai A AI CN
云栖大会 Apsara Sep 22–24 杭州 Hangzhou A AI CN
机器人全链创新规模化发展研讨会 Sep 22 上海嘉定 Shanghai B Industry CN Meetup
23 Stripe 全球旗舰盛会 · 上海站 Sep 23 上海前滩 Shanghai A GTM CN
格物致知 × 数说故事 AI 增长实践大会 Sep 23 上海宝华 Shanghai A GTM CN
第十二届区块链全球峰会 · 上海区块链国际周 Sep 23 上海 Shanghai B AI CN
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28 Pavilion GTM Summit Sep 28–Oct 1 New York S GTM US
上海国际智家生活博览会 Sep 28–30 上海 Shanghai B Industry CN
29 OpenAI DevDay Sep 29 San Francisco A AI US The AI Conference Sep 29–Oct 1 San Francisco S AI US VidSummit Sep 29–Oct 1 Dallas S Creator US
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October 2026

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5 Advertising Week New York Oct 5–8 New York A GTM US SF Tech Week Oct 5–11 San Francisco S AI US Meetup
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12 AI Engineer NYC Oct 12–14 New York S AI US LA Tech Week Oct 12–18 Los Angeles A AI US Meetup
13 CreatorIQ Connect Oct 13 Los Angeles A Creator US MAICON Oct 13–15 Cleveland A GTM US TechCrunch Disrupt Oct 13–15 San Francisco S AI US
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16 GOSIM Shenzhen 2026 Oct 16–17 深圳南山 Shenzhen A AI CN 第二届中国 GEO & AI 营销智能体峰会 Oct 16 深圳 Shenzhen S GEO CN 第六届 HiPM 产品创新力峰会 Oct 16–17 深圳福田 Shenzhen B GTM CN
17 HYSTA Annual Conference ~ Oct Silicon Valley S Community US
18 Money20/20 USA Oct 18–21 Las Vegas B AI US
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第五届中国具身智能机器人产业大会 Oct 21–23 广州 Guangzhou B Industry CN
22 QCon 全球软件开发大会 · 上海站 Oct 22–24 上海 Shanghai A AI CN
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IDC 中国 CIO 峰会 · 上海站 Oct 23 上海 Shanghai B GTM CN
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28 Adobe MAX Oct 28–30 Los Angeles B Creator US GitHub Universe Oct 28–29 San Francisco A AI US
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November 2026

1 世界互联网大会 · 乌镇峰会 ~ Nov 乌镇 Wuzhen B AI CN
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4 GTC 全球流量大会 · 白鲸出海 Nov 4–5 上海 Shanghai S Go-global CN
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12 Cerebral Valley AI Summit ~ Nov San Francisco S AI US
13 TwitchCon Nov 13–15 San Diego A Creator US
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20 第十一届 AI+研发数字峰会 AiDD · 深圳站 Nov 20–21 深圳 Shenzhen B AI CN
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30 AWS re:Invent Nov 30–Dec 4 Las Vegas A AI US

December 2026

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3 Morketing 灵眸大赏 · 出海专场 ~ Dec 上海 Shanghai S Go-global CN
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7 Fortune Brainstorm AI Dec 7–8 San Francisco A AI US
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9 The AI Summit New York Dec 9–10 New York A AI US
10 量子位 MEET2027 ~ Dec 北京 Beijing A AI CN
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17 AICon 全球人工智能开发与应用大会 · 北京站 ~ Dec 17–19 北京 Beijing A AI CN
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27 极客公园 IF2027 ~ Dec 北京 Beijing A AI CN
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January 2027

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6 CES 2027 Jan 6–9 Las Vegas S AI US
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14 Podfest Expo Jan 14–17 Orlando B Creator US
15 Google Cloud 出海峰会 ~ Jan 北京 Beijing S Go-global CN
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20 新榜内容节 ~ Jan 上海 Shanghai A Creator CN
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27 Creator Economy Live West Jan 27–28 Las Vegas A Creator US
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22 B2B Marketing Exchange (B2BMX) Feb 22–24 Carlsbad, CA A GTM US
23 ANA Creator Marketing Conference ~ Feb Las Vegas A Creator US
24 On Air Fest ~ Feb Brooklyn, NY B Creator US
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March 2027

1 Exit Five Leadership Retreat Mar 1–3 United States A GTM US Meetup
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7 HumanX Mar 7–10 Las Vegas S AI US
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15 NVIDIA GTC Mar 15–18 San Jose A AI US SXSW Mar 15–21 Austin A Creator US
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18 AWS 出海大会 ~ Mar 深圳 Shenzhen S Go-global CN
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1 Social Media Marketing World Apr 1–3 Anaheim B Creator US
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5 POSSIBLE Apr 5–7 Miami Beach A GTM US
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13 Google Cloud Next Apr 13–15 Las Vegas B AI US
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19 CEX — Content Entrepreneur Expo Apr 19–21 Minneapolis B Creator US
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23 GTC 全球流量大会 · 深圳 ~ Apr 深圳 Shenzhen S Go-global CN
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27 Startup Grind Global Apr 27–28 Redwood City A AI US
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3 Forrester B2B Summit May 3–5 Phoenix A GTM US
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11 SaaStr AI Annual ~ May SF Bay Area S GTM US
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14 CCEE 雨果跨境展 ~ May 深圳 Shenzhen B Go-global CN
15 The Newsletter Conference ~ May New York A Creator US
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22 GEES 中国出海企业家峰会 ~ May 北京 Beijing A Go-global CN
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25 Toronto Tech Week ~ May Toronto B AI CA Meetup Web Summit Vancouver May 25–28 Vancouver A AI CA
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June 2027

1 NY Tech Week ~ Jun New York S AI US Meetup
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5 TC Sessions: AI ~ Jun Berkeley, CA A AI US
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10 Craft + Commerce (Kit) ~ Jun Boise, ID B Creator US
11 EqualOcean GGF 全球化论坛 ~ Jun 上海 Shanghai A Go-global CN
12 智源大会 BAAI ~ Jun 北京 Beijing B AI CN
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15 Databricks Data + AI Summit ~ Jun San Francisco A AI US
16 36氪 WAVES ~ Jun 广州 Guangzhou A AI CN
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29 AI Engineer World's Fair Jun 29–Jul 2 San Francisco S AI US
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8 VidCon Anaheim Jul 8–10 Anaheim S Creator US
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Questions

AI & tech conferences 2026–2027, answered from the calendar

What are the biggest AI conferences in 2026 and 2027?

The must-attend AI conferences on this calendar are The AI Conference (Sep 29–Oct 1 2026, San Francisco); SF Tech Week (Oct 5–11 2026, San Francisco); AI Engineer NYC (Oct 12–14 2026, New York); TechCrunch Disrupt (Oct 13–15 2026, San Francisco); Cerebral Valley AI Summit (~ Nov 2026, San Francisco); CES 2027 (Jan 6–9 2027, Las Vegas); HumanX (Mar 7–10 2027, Las Vegas); NY Tech Week (~ Jun 2027, New York); AI Engineer World's Fair (Jun 29–Jul 2 2027, San Francisco); WAIC 2027 (~ Jul 2027, Shanghai). Each is tier S — the events where AI founders, engineers and the press are all in one building.

Which AI and tech conferences are in San Francisco and the Bay Area?

19 of the 105 events are in San Francisco or the Bay Area: Open Sauce (Jul 17–19 2026, San Mateo, CA); GenAI Summit SF (Jul 18–19 2026, San Francisco); Imagination in Action (Sep 14–15 2026, Mountain View); AI Infra Summit (Sep 15–17 2026, Santa Clara); Dreamforce (Sep 15–17 2026, San Francisco); OpenAI DevDay (Sep 29 2026, San Francisco); The AI Conference (Sep 29–Oct 1 2026, San Francisco); SF Tech Week (Oct 5–11 2026, San Francisco); TechCrunch Disrupt (Oct 13–15 2026, San Francisco); HYSTA Annual Conference (~ Oct 2026, Silicon Valley); GitHub Universe (Oct 28–29 2026, San Francisco); Cerebral Valley AI Summit (~ Nov 2026, San Francisco); Fortune Brainstorm AI (Dec 7–8 2026, San Francisco); NVIDIA GTC (Mar 15–18 2027, San Jose); Startup Grind Global (Apr 27–28 2027, Redwood City); SaaStr AI Annual (~ May 2027, SF Bay Area); TC Sessions: AI (~ Jun 2027, Berkeley, CA); Databricks Data + AI Summit (~ Jun 2027, San Francisco); AI Engineer World's Fair (Jun 29–Jul 2 2027, San Francisco). Pick SF Bay Area in the calendar's city filter to see them by month.

Which AI and tech conferences are in New York?

10 events are in New York: Creator Economy Live East (Jul 28–29 2026, New York); Podcast Movement (Sep 14–18 2026, New York); IAB CreatorFronts (Sep 15–17 2026, New York); Pavilion GTM Summit (Sep 28–Oct 1 2026, New York); Advertising Week New York (Oct 5–8 2026, New York); AI Engineer NYC (Oct 12–14 2026, New York); The AI Summit New York (Dec 9–10 2026, New York); On Air Fest (~ Feb 2027, Brooklyn, NY); The Newsletter Conference (~ May 2027, New York); NY Tech Week (~ Jun 2027, New York).

What is a Tech Week, and how is it different from a conference?

A Tech Week (SF Tech Week, NY Tech Week, LA Tech Week) is a decentralised, city-wide week of hundreds of independently hosted events — founder dinners, demo nights, office open-houses — rather than one ticketed venue with a published agenda. It costs far less to attend, but you plan it by picking events, not by buying a pass. The calendar marks Tech Weeks and similar city weeks as meetups so they can be filtered apart from conferences.

Which conferences in China matter for AI companies going global (出海)?

The tier-S China events are Shenzhen SEO Conference (SZSEO) (Sep 14–18 2026, Shenzhen); 第二届中国 GEO & AI 营销智能体峰会 (Oct 16 2026, Shenzhen); GTC 全球流量大会 · 白鲸出海 (Nov 4–5 2026, Shanghai); Morketing 灵眸大赏 · 出海专场 (~ Dec 2026, Shanghai); Google Cloud 出海峰会 (~ Jan 2027, Beijing); AWS 出海大会 (~ Mar 2027, Shenzhen); GTC 全球流量大会 · 深圳 (~ Apr 2027, Shenzhen); WAIC 2027 (~ Jul 2027, Shanghai). Most are in Shanghai and Shenzhen and several — the GTC 全球流量大会, the cloud providers' 出海 summits, the Morketing 出海专场 — exist specifically for Chinese companies launching in North America and Europe.

Which events are best for meeting creators rather than buyers?

The creator-economy conferences are Open Sauce (Jul 17–19 2026, San Mateo, CA); Creator Economy Live East (Jul 28–29 2026, New York); Podcast Movement (Sep 14–18 2026, New York); VidSummit (Sep 29–Oct 1 2026, Dallas); VidCon Anaheim (Jul 8–10 2027, Anaheim). They are where YouTube, podcast and newsletter creators go to meet sponsors, so they are the events for a company that wants to find creators in person rather than a booth full of other vendors.

How is this calendar built, and how often is it updated?

Every event is checked against its official page or a first-party announcement; there are 105 at the moment, from July 2026 to July 2027. A tilde (~) before a date means the organiser has not announced it yet and the month is inferred from previous years. Events with no official page live yet are listed without a link rather than with a guessed one. The calendar is reviewed monthly and whenever an organiser publishes dates.

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