Events
The top Artificial Intelligence, Product, and Design conferences in 2026.
Last updated: 1 August 2026
KDD 2026
9-13 Aug · JejuJeju — ACM data mining and knowledge discovery. Research meets applied ML.
IJCAI-ECAI 2026
15-21 Aug · BremenBremen — Joint international AI research conference with workshops and tutorials.
Product-Led Summit
19 Aug · BostonBoston — US East Coast PLG conference. Growth, AI, and product operations.
Design Research
26 Aug · SydneySydney — User research methods, insights synthesis, and research strategy.
UX Australia
27-28 Aug · MelbourneMelbourne — Australia's premier UX conference. Research, product design, service design.
SmashingConf Freiburg
7-10 Sep · FreiburgFreiburg — UX, front-end, design systems, and accessibility deep-dives.
AI Summit Australia
7-9 Sep · MelbourneMelbourne — Australia's largest enterprise AI event. Adoption and deployment lessons.
Gartner IT Symposium APAC
14-16 Sep · Gold CoastGold Coast — APAC flagship for CIOs. AI strategy and enterprise technology.
Productlab Leaders Lab
15-17 Sep · BerlinBerlin — Executive summit for heads of product through to CPOs.
Dreamforce
15-17 Sep · San FranciscoSan Francisco — Salesforce's conference. AI agents, CRM, and automation. 40K+ attendees.
Hatch Conference
16-18 Sep · BerlinBerlin — UX research, design strategy, and AI's impact on design practice.
Brand New Conference
17-18 Sep · NashvilleNashville — Two-day identity and branding conference for creative professionals.
Future Product Days
22-24 Sep · CopenhagenCopenhagen — 5K+ product professionals. Design, UX, AI, and engineering.
Product-Led Summit
22-23 Sep · San FranciscoSan Francisco — PLG strategy, expansion playbooks, pricing, and customer insights.
Interspeech 2026
27 Sep - 1 Oct · SydneySydney — Speech science and technology. Recognition, synthesis, and communication.
The AI Conference
29 Sep - 1 Oct · San FranciscoSan Francisco — Applied AI for builders. Agentic AI, governance, and strategy.
DesignThinkers Toronto
1-2 Oct · TorontoToronto — Canada's largest design event. 800+ attendees, speakers, workshops.
ProductCon San Francisco
7 Oct · San FranciscoSan Francisco — Product School's West Coast flagship. Strategy, metrics, AI product.
SmashingConf Antwerp
12-15 Oct · AntwerpAntwerp — UX, front-end, interaction design with hands-on workshops.
TechCrunch Disrupt
13-15 Oct · San FranciscoSan Francisco — 10K founders and investors. Startups, innovation, and AI pitches.
Product-Led Summit
21 Oct · BerlinBerlin — European PLG hub. AI-first approaches, growth, and operations.
AI & Big Data Expo Europe
20-21 Oct · AmsterdamAmsterdam — Enterprise AI and big data strategies, implementations, and case studies.
Push UX
22-23 Oct · MunichMunich — UX and product design for experienced practitioners. 700 attendees.
Oracle AI World
25-28 Oct · Las VegasLas Vegas — Oracle's AI-focused enterprise event. Cloud, data, and applications.
IBM TechXchange
26-29 Oct · AtlantaAtlanta — 7K developers. AI, cloud, and hands-on technical sessions.
ODSC AI West
27-29 Oct · BurlingameBurlingame — Applied ML engineering, MLOps, and production AI deployment.
SWITCH 2026
27-29 Oct · SingaporeSingapore — Deep tech, startups, and innovation at Marina Bay Sands.
Service Design Global Conference
28-30 Oct · WiesbadenWiesbaden — Service design methods, digital transformation, and CX strategy.
Web Summit
9-12 Nov · LisbonLisbon — 30K+ attendees. Europe's largest tech conference across all verticals.
Gartner IT Symposium
9-12 Nov · BarcelonaBarcelona — CIOs and IT executives. AI strategy and digital transformation.
Adobe MAX
10-12 Nov · MiamiMiami — 6K+ creatives. Keynotes, design tool innovations, and AI features.
Leading Design
11-12 Nov · LondonLondon — Design leadership and strategy. Management, culture, and ROI of design.
Product-Led Summit
11-12 Nov · TorontoToronto — Canadian PLG community. Growth acceleration and product strategy.
Design Matters
14-15 Nov · TokyoTokyo — Digital design festival. Talks, workshops, and interactive format.
Microsoft Ignite
17-20 Nov · San FranciscoSan Francisco — AI, cloud, and security for IT professionals and enterprise leaders.
Product-Led Summit
18-19 Nov · ChicagoChicago — PLG community. Growth, AI innovation, and product-led operations.
AWS re:Invent
30 Nov - 4 Dec · Las VegasLas Vegas — Amazon's flagship. AI services, infrastructure announcements. 50K+ attendees.
NeurIPS 2026
6-12 Dec · SydneySydney — Top-tier ML research. Frontier models, agent architectures, and breakthroughs.