If you own AI adoption at a company, your calendar fills with invitations to AI events that look alike. Most are vendor showcases. A few are research venues full of papers you will never deploy. The hard part is finding the industry events where buyers, operators and builders compare what actually worked in production.
This page covers that industry side for 2027: business AI conferences, enterprise AI shows and one vendor conference that sets the GPU roadmap. For each one you get the dates, the city, the pass that gets you into the talks and its price, or Not announced when the organizer has not published one. Research conferences such as NeurIPS and ICML have their own page.
Dates, cities and ticket prices in the table come from each organizer's official site, checked on 5 Nov 2026. If an organizer has not published a 2027 price, the table says Not announced. Prices move, so confirm the live figure at checkout. The method is on How we review tools.
HumanX
HumanX is a business-side AI conference. The 2027 US edition is at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. A European edition follows in Amsterdam in September.
Best for: Founders, executives and investors who want the commercial AI conversation in one place. Teams that can travel to Las Vegas in early March.
Dates and city: March 8-10, 2027. Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas. In-person.
What you actually get: Three days in Las Vegas. An All Access Pass for the program. A Startups pass for qualified founders who apply. Qualified AI adopters can attend free through the SolutionBridge program.
Notable limitations:
- The current rate rises on December 13, 2026.
- The Startups pass and the free adopter route need approval.
- HumanX Amsterdam (Sept 20-22, 2027, RAI Amsterdam) is a separate event with its own registration.
Tickets: All Access Pass $2,995 (list price $3,995). Rates increase December 13, 2026. Startups pass $1,195 for qualified founders, by application. Free for qualified adopters through SolutionBridge. Prices are on the registration page.
NVIDIA GTC
NVIDIA GTC is NVIDIA's own AI conference. The 2027 edition returns to San Jose in March.
Best for: Teams that buy or build on GPU infrastructure. Platform and ML engineering leads who want the roadmap from the vendor itself.
Dates and city: March 15-18, 2027. San Jose. The save-the-date page lists no venue yet. In-person.
What you actually get: Four days in San Jose. For now the official page is a save-the-date with a notify-me signup. Pass tiers and the session list are not up.
Notable limitations:
- It is a vendor event, so expect the program to center on NVIDIA's stack.
- No pass prices until registration opens.
- It starts five days after HumanX ends in Las Vegas. If you attend both, plan one western US trip with a short gap.
Tickets: Not announced. The official page says to get notified when registration opens.
The AI Summit London
The AI Summit London is the London edition of an enterprise AI series that also runs in New York. It takes place at Tobacco Dock in Wapping.
Best for: European enterprise buyers and the vendors who sell to them. Teams that want a two-day London trip in June.
Dates and city: June 9-10, 2027. Tobacco Dock, Tobacco Quay, Wapping Lane, London E1W 2SF. In-person.
What you actually get: Two days at one venue. The site takes registrations of interest for 2027. It does not list 2027 pass tiers or prices yet.
Notable limitations:
- No 2027 price yet. Register interest and wait for the first release.
- Tobacco Dock is in Wapping, East London. Check hotel distance before you book.
Tickets: Not announced. The site says Register Interest for 2027.
Ai4
Ai4 is a large industry AI conference in Las Vegas built around enterprise adoption. It has separate passes for buyers, startups and the public sector.
Best for: Enterprise AI buyers who will take vendor meetings. AI startups selling into enterprise. Government, academic and non-profit teams, who can apply for a reduced pass.
Dates and city: August 2-5, 2027. The Venetian, Las Vegas. In-person.
What you actually get: Four days. A Standard Pass the organizer calls its most popular. A VIP Pass. A free Enterprise AI Buyer Pass for approved applicants who take six or more vendor meetings on site. Reduced AI Startup and Gov, Academic and Non-Profit passes by application.
Notable limitations:
- The free buyer pass comes with a commitment of six or more vendor meetings.
- $1,595 is a launch price. The final Standard Pass price is $3,395.
Tickets: Standard Pass $1,595, the current launch price (final price $3,395). VIP Pass $2,795 (final price $4,995). Enterprise AI Buyer Pass and Media Pass: free, by application. AI Startup Pass and Gov, Academic and Non-Profit Pass: reduced, no figure listed.
Is the free Enterprise AI Buyer Pass worth it?
If you are really evaluating vendors, it can be. The pass needs approval and six or more vendor meetings on site. If you only want the talks, a paid pass keeps your calendar free.
World Summit AI
World Summit AI is an industry AI event in Amsterdam. The 2027 edition is at Taets Art and Event Park.
Best for: European teams who want a two-day industry AI event. Startups, academics and students who can apply for a reduced pass.
Dates and city: October 6-7, 2027. Taets Art and Event Park, Amsterdam. In-person.
What you actually get: Two days. An Expo and Content pass and a VIP pass. VIP adds lunch and coffee, fast-track pickup, a private VIP lounge, reserved Main Stage seats and a year of InspiredMinds membership.
Notable limitations:
- Prices exclude VAT.
- The current rate is a limited-time offer. The page shows a countdown but no end date.
Tickets: Expo and Content 349€ excl. VAT (limited-time rate; 1,899€ also shown). VIP 949€ excl. VAT (2,499€ also shown). Startup, academic, student, charity and association passes: reduced, by application. Groups: 10% off for 5-9 people, 15% for 10-24, 20% for 25-47.
Still to come in 2026
The AI Summit New York runs December 9-10, 2026 at the Javits Center, New York. The Delegate pass is $2,399 (regular $2,899) until 11:59 PM EDT on December 8, 2026. An Expo pass at $129 covers the floor without full conference access.
AI Engineer Code Summit runs November 10-12, 2026 in San Francisco. It is application-based and focused on coding agents and developer tools. The main site lists no price.
Other AI conferences worth considering
HumanX Amsterdam runs September 20-22, 2027 at RAI Amsterdam. Same organizer as the Las Vegas show. The main page shows no price.
AI Engineer World's Fair returns to Moscone West in San Francisco, June 29 to July 1, 2027. The organizer is aiming for 10,000 AI engineers, founders and VPs of AI. It suits builders more than buyers. No prices on the main site yet.
AI Engineer Europe, from the same organizer, runs February 17-19, 2027 at ExCeL London. The site expects 3,000 AI engineers. No price on the main site yet.
How we picked these conferences
We listed the industry and business AI conferences with official exact dates in 2027, and applied the same rule to every candidate. A missing price did not exclude an event. Research venues sit on our machine learning page so the two lists do not repeat. Dates and prices were checked on the organizers' sites on 5 Nov 2026. In the From column, a number is a price we read on the official ticket page, with VAT shown as the site states it. Not announced means the organizer has not published a 2027 price yet. Expo-only, virtual-only and free application passes are described in the event sections, not the table.
FAQs
Which AI conference should an enterprise buyer pick?
If you will take vendor meetings, Ai4 has a free Enterprise AI Buyer Pass for approved applicants who commit to six or more meetings. For a shorter trip in Europe, The AI Summit London runs two days in June. NVIDIA GTC is the event for GPU infrastructure decisions.
Can I combine HumanX and NVIDIA GTC?
Yes. HumanX ends March 10 in Las Vegas and GTC starts March 15 in San Jose. That is one western US trip with five days in between, if both agendas fit your work.
Where are NeurIPS, ICML and ICLR?
Those are research conferences. They are on our machine learning conferences page with 2027 dates and paper deadlines.
Is there an AI event for hands-on data teams?
Yes, on other pages. ODSC AI East and KDD are on our data science conferences page. Analytics and BI platform events are on our big data conferences page.
Why does NVIDIA GTC show no price?
GTC has not opened 2027 registration. The official page is a save-the-date with a notify-me signup. We do not list a number until NVIDIA publishes one.
Bottom line
Pick by the job. If you are buying, look at Ai4 and The AI Summit London. If you build on GPUs, NVIDIA GTC. If you want the business conversation with a US and a European edition, HumanX. For an Amsterdam option in October, World Summit AI. Most 2027 agendas are not out yet, so confirm the program and the price before you book.
