Note: AI4 2026 opens today at The Venetian in Las Vegas with more than 12,000 attendees from 85 countries expected at America’s largest Artificial Intelligence Conference featuring Geoffrey Hinton, Fei-Fei Li, and Andrew Ng. Following is a press release from the conference.
Las Vegas, Nevada, 4 August, 2026 — Now in its eighth year, Ai4 2026 has become the premier global gathering for organizations seeking to understand, implement and scale artificial intelligence across every major industry. With more than 1,000 speakers, nearly 400 exhibitors and sponsors, and hundreds of educational sessions, the conference offers unparalleled opportunities to discover emerging technologies, hear from the world’s leading AI pioneers, and build strategic partnerships. The trade show and conference is running through Thursday, August 6th at the Venetian, Las Vegas.
The conference opens Tuesday, August 4, at 8:30 am with a series of keynote presentations exploring the technologies and business strategies driving the next wave of AI innovation. Highlights include:
• AI’s Race to Reinvent Medicine features Alex Zhavoronkov, Founder and CEO of Insilico Medicine, and Eric Nguyen, CEO of Radical Numerics, moderated by Alice Park, Senior Health Correspondent at TIME.
• The One Decision That Separates AI Winners from AI Casualties, featuring Mark Abramowitz, Chief Marketing Officer at Dataiku, and Jed Dougherty, SVP of AI & Platform at Dataiku.
• The AI Reckoning: Chips, Constraints and the Next Generation of Compute, bringing together technology visionary Pat Gelsinger, former Intel CEO and General Partner at Playground Global, with Sachin Katti, Head of Compute at OpenAI. The discussion will be moderated by Gideon Lewis-Kraus, technology writer for The New Yorker.
• Mistral: Pioneering Transparent and Transformative Frontier AI, featuring Pavan Kumar Reddy, one of Mistral’s first U.S.-based AI scientists.
On Wednesday, August 5, one of the conference’s most anticipated moments will be “The Architects of Intelligence: A Historic Convergence,” bringing together three of the most influential figures in modern AI for a rare conversation on the future of artificial intelligence. The session features:
• Geoffrey Hinton, Nobel Prize recipient and widely recognized as the “Godfather of AI”
• Fei-Fei Li, pioneering researcher and leader in human-centered AI
• Andrew Ng, Founder of DeepLearning.AI and one of the world’s leading AI educators
Moderated by Yun-Hee Kim, Deputy Editor of The Washington Post, the discussion will examine the scientific breakthroughs shaping AI, the challenges that lie ahead, and the opportunities and responsibilities that accompany the technology’s rapid evolution. The Wednesday keynote program also includes presentations from Srini Venkatesan, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at PayPal, and Kevin Cochrane, Chief Marketing Officer at Vultr.
Beyond the keynote stage, attendees will have access to more than 1,000 expert speakers presenting across dozens of industry-focused tracks covering healthcare, financial services, manufacturing, retail, cybersecurity, government, life sciences, energy, education, marketing, transportation and more. Sessions will explore the latest developments in generative AI, AI agents, foundation models, enterprise deployment, responsible AI, governance, robotics and emerging research.
Additional conference highlights include:
• Nearly 400 Exhibitors and Sponsors: Discover the latest AI technologies, platforms and solutions from the industry’s leading technology providers, startups and innovators.
• Technical and Business Summits: Dedicated programming for both technical practitioners and business leaders, featuring hands-on learning and real-world implementation strategies.
• AI Policy Summit: Bringing together policymakers, industry leaders and researchers to discuss the future of AI governance and regulation.
• Agentic Live: Live demonstrations showcasing next-generation autonomous AI agents solving real-world business challenges.
• Startup Alley: Featuring emerging AI startups presenting breakthrough technologies to investors, customers and enterprise decision-makers.
• Podcast Pavilion: Live interviews and conversations with leading AI experts, executives and innovators throughout the conference.
• Networking Events: Daily receptions, executive roundtables, industry meetups, the Women in AI Reception and the official Ai4 Afterparty provide countless opportunities to connect with peers from around the world.
Founded in 2018 by Michael Weiss and Marcus Jecklin, Ai4 has become the world’s leading enterprise AI conference, bringing together the global artificial intelligence community to accelerate innovation, foster collaboration and explore the responsible development and deployment of AI technologies. Through world-class programming, industry-leading speakers and unmatched networking opportunities, Ai4 continues to serve as the epicenter of the rapidly expanding global AI ecosystem.
For additional information, visit www.ai4.io.
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