Overview
AI WEEK 2027 is a two-day in-person event focused on artificial intelligence and its applications. The organizers describe it as Europe’s largest AI event. It is designed for managers, entrepreneurs, professionals and others interested in using AI to transform businesses and explore digital innovation. The event takes place on May 25–26, 2027, at Fiera Milano Rho in Milan, Italy.
The program brings together more than 700 international speakers across 17 stages, alongside more than 250 AI exhibitors. It combines talks and learning with demonstrations, practical sessions and opportunities to connect with companies, experts and other attendees. The page describes an event with more than 30,000 attendees, and lists historical participation figures of 105,500+ all-time participants.
Program and activities
The stages and experiences cover a wide range of formats. The Main Stage hosts talks by international speakers, while the Tech Stage focuses on live demonstrations and emerging AI technologies. A new Maxi Stage is promoted for speeches from leaders shaping the field. Attendees can also explore an exhibition area featuring AI products and innovations, see tools demonstrated live, and take part in hands-on lessons and courses.
The event includes B2B meetings through its Connection Hub, live episodes of the podcast AI Explained Simple, and meetups for the AI community. The page also lists a prompt-writing competition called Prompt Battle, a rock party and DJ set, and stand-up comedy. Specific session times and a complete day-by-day timetable are not provided in the page content.
Five themed summits are highlighted: AI Startup, AI Marketing, AI Cyber Security, AI Healthcare and AI Sport. Their topics include startup innovation and investment; AI tools and practical marketing cases; AI’s impact on cybersecurity, threats and governance; applications in healthcare such as assisted diagnosis and clinical data management; and AI in sports performance, injury prevention, training and fan experiences.
Additional events include a hackathon in which teams build and test AI agents against real-world problems, a startup pitch competition, and the Italian Prompt Battle, where participants create images in real time from prompts. The page invites applications to participate in these activities.
Speakers and participation
The 2027 speaker lineup shown on the page includes Ekaterina Zaharieva, European Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation; Karen Hao, journalist and author of Empire of AI; Llion Jones, co-author of “Attention Is All You Need”; Lucilla Sioli, Director of the European AI Office; and other researchers, executives, founders and practitioners. Speakers are listed with their professional roles, but individual talk titles and schedules are not supplied.
Business, VIP and Privilege passes are offered, with differing access and benefits. Listed options include entry to the in-person event, exhibition and summits, video recordings, stage reservations for some passes, lounges and lunches. The venue is accessible by Milan’s M1 metro line to Rho-Fieramilano, regional trains to Rho Fiera, and listed airport bus services. The page also mentions partner hotels near the venue, with details described as coming soon.
