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Events calendar

Major international AI conferences, summits and forums, with events in Africa first. Each entry links to the organiser's official page; dates and places come from the organisers, so check before you travel.

50 upcoming13 in AfricaUpdated 11 Nov 2026Events coverage 4

An event run by AIFOD. Africa AI Monitor is affiliated with AIFOD, so we mark its events; they keep their place in date order like every other listing.

Region

In Africa

13 events

November 2026

4 events

  1. Cape Town: Africa Tech Festival (17 Nov) and AI Infrastructure Ministerial Networking Forum (18 Nov)

    Cape Town, South Africa · by personal invitationOrganised by AIFODAIFOD

    AIFOD registration page for Cape Town: Africa Tech Festival (17 Nov) and AI Infrastructure Ministerial Networking Forum (18 Nov) (external site)

  2. Africa Tech Festival 2026

    Cape Town, South AfricaOrganised by Informa

    Official website for Africa Tech Festival 2026 (external site)

  3. The AI Summit Cape Town 2026

    Cape Town, South AfricaOrganised by Informa

    Official website for The AI Summit Cape Town 2026 (external site)

  4. Lagos AI Summit 2026

    Lagos, Nigeria

    Official website for Lagos AI Summit 2026 (external site)

December 2026

1 event

  1. 21st Annual Meeting of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF 2026)

    Nairobi, KenyaOrganised by United Nations

    Official website for 21st Annual Meeting of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF 2026) (external site)

February 2027

2 events

  1. Africa Tech Summit Nairobi 2027

    Nairobi, Kenya

    Official website for Africa Tech Summit Nairobi 2027 (external site)

  2. The 6th AIFOD Global Summit: Invest in Africa's AI decade, built on Africa's terms

    United Nations Office at Nairobi, KenyaOrganised by AIFODAIFOD

    Apply to attend for The 6th AIFOD Global Summit: Invest in Africa's AI decade, built on Africa's terms (external site)

March 2027

1 event

  1. Ghana AI Summit & Awards 2027

    Accra, Ghana

    Official website for Ghana AI Summit & Awards 2027 (external site)

April 2027

1 event

  1. GITEX Africa 2027

    Marrakech, MoroccoOrganised by KAOUN International

    Official website for GITEX Africa 2027 (external site)

May 2027

2 events

  1. AI Everything Kenya x GITEX Kenya 2027

    Nairobi, KenyaOrganised by KAOUN International

    Official website for AI Everything Kenya x GITEX Kenya 2027 (external site)

  2. Africa AI Summit 2027

    Cape Town, South Africa

    Official website for Africa AI Summit 2027 (external site)

October 2027

2 events

  1. GITEX Nigeria 2027

    Abuja and Lagos, NigeriaOrganised by KAOUN International

    Official website for GITEX Nigeria 2027 (external site)

  2. AI Expo Africa 2027

    Johannesburg, South AfricaOrganised by AI Media Group

    Official website for AI Expo Africa 2027 (external site)

Rest of the world

37 events · international meetings that shape AI in Africa

November 2026

6 events

  1. ITU Plenipotentiary Conference 2026 (PP-26)

    Doha, QatarOrganised by ITUMiddle East

    Official website for ITU Plenipotentiary Conference 2026 (PP-26) (external site)

    Under way

  2. AI Asia Summit

    Colombo, Sri LankaOrganised by SLASSCOMAsia

    Official website for AI Asia Summit (external site)

    Under way

  3. Solidarity AI 2026

    Bangkok, ThailandOrganised by Platform Cooperativism ConsortiumAsia

    Official website for Solidarity AI 2026 (external site)

    Under way

  4. AIFOD Weekly AI Review #36: America says no to data centres. Is the Global South next in line?

    Online · Zoom · 09:00–10:00 CETOrganised by AIFODAIFODOnline

    Register on Zoom for AIFOD Weekly AI Review #36: America says no to data centres. Is the Global South next in line? (external site)

  5. Bengaluru Tech Summit 2026

    Bengaluru, IndiaOrganised by Government of KarnatakaAsia

    Official website for Bengaluru Tech Summit 2026 (external site)

  6. UNU Macau AI Conference 2026

    Macau SAR, ChinaOrganised by United Nations UniversityAsia

    Official website for UNU Macau AI Conference 2026 (external site)

December 2026

2 events

  1. NeurIPS 2026 (Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems)

    Sydney, AustraliaOrganised by NeurIPS FoundationAsia

    Official website for NeurIPS 2026 (Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems) (external site)

  2. GITEX Global 2026

    Dubai, United Arab EmiratesOrganised by KAOUN InternationalMiddle East

    Official website for GITEX Global 2026 (external site)

January 2027

6 events

  1. CES 2027

    Las Vegas, United StatesOrganised by Consumer Technology AssociationNorth America

    Official website for CES 2027 (external site)

  2. AI India Expo 2027

    Bengaluru, IndiaAsia

    Official website for AI India Expo 2027 (external site)

  3. World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2027

    Davos, SwitzerlandOrganised by World Economic ForumEurope

    Event listing for World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2027 (external site)

  4. SCALECON Jakarta 2027

    Jakarta, IndonesiaAsia

    Official website for SCALECON Jakarta 2027 (external site)

  5. IA Expo Internacional 2027

    Mexico City, MexicoLatin America

    Official website for IA Expo Internacional 2027 (external site)

  6. Web Summit Qatar 2027

    Doha, QatarOrganised by Web SummitMiddle East

    Official website for Web Summit Qatar 2027 (external site)

February 2027

1 event

  1. AAAI-27: AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence

    Montréal, CanadaOrganised by AAAINorth America

    Official website for AAAI-27: AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence (external site)

March 2027

2 events

  1. MWC Barcelona 2027

    Barcelona, SpainOrganised by GSMAEurope

    Official website for MWC Barcelona 2027 (external site)

  2. Global AI Show Abu Dhabi 2027

    Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesMiddle East

    Official website for Global AI Show Abu Dhabi 2027 (external site)

April 2027

4 events

  1. KHIPU 2027: Latin American Meeting in Artificial Intelligence

    São Paulo, BrazilOrganised by KHIPULatin America

    Official website for KHIPU 2027: Latin American Meeting in Artificial Intelligence (external site)

  2. LEAP 2027

    Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaOrganised by Saudi Ministry of Communications and IT / TahalufMiddle East

    Official website for LEAP 2027 (external site)

  3. ICLR 2027 (International Conference on Learning Representations)

    California, United StatesOrganised by ICLRNorth America

    Official website for ICLR 2027 (International Conference on Learning Representations) (external site)

  4. GITEX AI Asia 2027

    Singapore, SingaporeOrganised by KAOUN InternationalAsia

    Official website for GITEX AI Asia 2027 (external site)

May 2027

3 events

  1. UN Global Dialogue on AI Governance 2027

    New York, United StatesOrganised by United NationsGlobal

    Official website for UN Global Dialogue on AI Governance 2027 (external site)

  2. Web Summit Vancouver 2027

    Vancouver, CanadaOrganised by Web SummitNorth America

    Official website for Web Summit Vancouver 2027 (external site)

  3. Asia Tech x Singapore 2027

    Singapore, SingaporeOrganised by IMDA and InformaAsia

    Official website for Asia Tech x Singapore 2027 (external site)

June 2027

7 events

  1. Web Summit Rio 2027

    Rio de Janeiro, BrazilOrganised by Web SummitLatin America

    Official website for Web Summit Rio 2027 (external site)

  2. VivaTech 2027

    Paris, FranceOrganised by Publicis Groupe and Les Echos-Le ParisienEurope

    Official website for VivaTech 2027 (external site)

  3. CVPR 2027 (Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition)

    Seattle, United StatesOrganised by IEEE / CVFNorth America

    Official website for CVPR 2027 (Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition) (external site)

  4. Geneva AI Summit 2027

    Geneva, SwitzerlandOrganised by Swiss ConfederationGlobal

    Official website for Geneva AI Summit 2027 (external site)

  5. AI for Good Global Summit 2027

    Geneva, SwitzerlandOrganised by ITUGlobal

    Official website for AI for Good Global Summit 2027 (external site)

  6. WSIS Forum 2027

    Geneva, SwitzerlandOrganised by ITUGlobal

    Official website for WSIS Forum 2027 (external site)

  7. MWC Shanghai 2027

    Shanghai, ChinaOrganised by GSMAAsia

    Official website for MWC Shanghai 2027 (external site)

July 2027

1 event

  1. ICML 2027 (International Conference on Machine Learning)

    Rio de Janeiro, BrazilOrganised by ICMLLatin America

    Official website for ICML 2027 (International Conference on Machine Learning) (external site)

August 2027

2 events

  1. AIFOD Geneva Summit (dates to be announced)

    United Nations Office at GenevaOrganised by AIFODAIFODEurope

  2. ACL 2027 (Association for Computational Linguistics)

    Kyoto, JapanOrganised by Association for Computational LinguisticsAsia

    Official website for ACL 2027 (Association for Computational Linguistics) (external site)

September 2027

1 event

  1. SuperAI Singapore 2027

    Singapore, SingaporeOrganised by SuperAIAsia

    Official website for SuperAI Singapore 2027 (external site)

October 2027

1 event

  1. World Summit AI Amsterdam 2027

    Amsterdam, NetherlandsOrganised by InspiredMindsEurope

    Official website for World Summit AI Amsterdam 2027 (external site)

November 2027

1 event

  1. Web Summit Lisbon 2027

    Lisbon, PortugalOrganised by Web SummitEurope

    Official website for Web Summit Lisbon 2027 (external site)

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