dotAI 2026

dotAI returns to Paris on 17 September 2026 for its fifth edition, staged in the historic surrounds of the Folies Bergère theatre. Part of the long-running dotConferences series, dotAI bills itself as a conference for "AI builders" and is squarely aimed at the people who put machine learning into production: AI and ML engineers, data scientists and engineers, heads of data and AI, engineering managers, CTOs and chief AI officers. It runs as a single-day, single-track event, immediately followed by its sister JavaScript conference dotJS on 18 September, so attendees can opt for one or both.

The format is deliberately curated rather than sponsor-driven: short, focused sessions delivered by working engineers and researchers, with the organisers emphasising one-to-one access to speakers and live Q&As over passive lecture-hall talks. Past dotConferences speakers have come from organisations including NVIDIA, OpenAI, Hugging Face, Google DeepMind, Mistral AI and Scikit-learn/Inria, giving a sense of the technical calibre on offer. With a stated audience of around 1,500 builders drawn from teams across Europe, dotAI suits practitioners who want sharp, hands-on AI content in a premium theatre setting, plus genuine room to network. Check the official site for the evolving 2026 speaker line-up and tickets.