AI Summit Barcelona

Description

AI Summit Barcelona 2026 returns to the Mediterranean coast for two days of action-oriented AI innovation, bringing together over 10,000 professionals building, implementing, and scaling artificial intelligence in production. This will take place on September 22-23 at the World Trade Center Barcelona. This is not a traditional conference – it is a hands-on gathering of practitioners, founders, and engineers delivering real AI solutions in fashion, healthcare, infrastructure, government, and more.The summit features 200 speakers providing live demonstrations and workshops instead of generic keynote lectures. Confirmed speakers include **Bhavishya Ramchander** (CEO of Reloom™) discussing AI-driven sustainability verification in fashion, **Ariadna Masó** (Founder of SANNO) on practical management systems enabling real health observation studies, **Nouamane Tazi** (ML Engineer at [Hugging Face](https://www.huggingface.co)) sharing insights from frontier model training and his work on StarCoder2 and SmolLM3, and **Don Kilburg** (Founder of Mind Leap Institute) presenting AI adoption frameworks embedded in US government training.What makes this event unique is the integration with the broader tech ecosystem of [Barcelona](https://www.createwith.com/cities/barcelona). The summit anchors a city-wide AI festival running from September 16 to 23, featuring rooftop gatherings, founders' dinners, private meetings, and partner activations across Barcelona. The week kicks off with a 48-hour hackathon on September 19-20 at Norrsken Barcelona, where builders compete and push the boundaries of applied AI.With over 100 investors present and more than 50 side events, AI Summit Barcelona creates unparalleled networking, fundraising, and partnership opportunities. The setting – the World Trade Center of Barcelona on the Mediterranean coast – provides an inspiring backdrop for two days of intensive learning and collaboration. This is where Europe's most vibrant tech city meets the global AI community.Whether you're scaling LLM infrastructure, implementing AI in enterprises, or launching the next generation of AI-driven products, this summit offers the practical insights and connections you need. The event is organized by [AI Group Barcelona](https://www.linkedin.com/company/ai-summit-barcelona), a community committed to going beyond theory to AI in action.**What to expect:**- Live product demonstrations from companies implementing AI at scale- Practical workshops on model training, implementation, and optimization.