AI Summit by Web Summit 2026 will bring together AI leaders, founders, investors, policymakers, and enterprise teams in Lisbon to explore the future of artificial intelligence, from governance and risk to enterprise adoption and real-world deployment.
AI Summit by Web Summit 2026 is a dedicated artificial intelligence track within Web Summit Lisbon, one of Europe’s major technology gatherings. Taking place from November 9-12, 2026, the event focuses on how artificial intelligence is reshaping business, society, regulation, creativity, and the physical world.
The summit’s central theme, “Designing intelligence, disrupting society,” reflects the current stage of AI development: rapid commercial adoption, growing enterprise use cases, deeper investment activity, and rising concern over safety, ethics, governance, and long-term societal impact. The program is expected to attract founders, executives, researchers, investors, policymakers, and technology teams working across the AI ecosystem.
Key topics include generative AI, enterprise AI, AI scalability, AI in the physical world, automotive applications, content creation, the future of work, AI ethics, and responsible deployment. For startups, the event offers visibility among investors and potential partners. For enterprise leaders, it provides a view into how AI is moving from experimentation to operational infrastructure. For policymakers and analysts, it offers a forum to track how the global AI debate is evolving.
AI Summit is included with a Web Summit ticket, making it part of the broader Web Summit Lisbon experience while giving AI-focused attendees a more targeted agenda around the technologies, companies, and policy questions shaping the next phase of artificial intelligence.