AI and future of work conferences and webinars, 2026–27
Most of the year’s big keynotes are free to watch; the ticket buys the corridor. Search and filter flagship events on AI, agents, work, upskilling, design and leadership, month by month from November 2026 to November 2027. Free online access is listed first. Last checked .
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November 2026
Microsoft Ignite
Microsoft’s roadmap for Copilot, agents, Azure and security. Opening keynote 17 November, 10:00 PT (18:00 UK).
Free to watch: Free Digital pass: keynotes and livestreamed sessionsIn person: $2,325 conference pass
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Slush
The founder-and-investor event at Messukeskus, with Day 0 programmes on 17 November.
Free to watch: Stage programme on the Slush livestream pageIn person: From €395; most passes sold out by late October
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DealBook Summit
Andrew Ross Sorkin’s day of on-stage interviews with chief executives and policymakers, at The Appel Room.
Free to watch: Conversations released afterwards as a DealBook Summit podcast seriesIn person: Invitation only
Date from third-party listings; the Times has not published a public event page.
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AWS re:Invent
AWS’s annual cloud and AI week across six venues on the Strip, with a heavy focus on agentic AI.
Free to watch: Keynotes and selected sessions livestreamed freeIn person: $2,499
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Web Summit
Four days of founder, investor and policy talks at MEO Arena and FIL.
In person: Paid ticket
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Machine Learning Week Europe
Case studies on machine learning and AI in business, industry, finance and healthcare, for data and analytics teams.
In person: €1,495–€2,795
The North American edition ran as Hybrid AI in San Francisco in May 2026; its 2027 dates are not yet published.
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Momentum AI Finance
Reuters Events’ enterprise AI series, this edition on AI strategy across finance, fintech and investment.
In person: Curated attendance; register interest
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December 2026
Gartner Top Strategic Predictions for 2027 and Beyond
Daryl Plummer, Gartner’s chief of research, on how physical AI could reshape work, new cyber risks, and rising AI costs and governance. One hour, 10:00 ET.
Free to watch: Complimentary; register on the Gartner page, then watch live or on demand
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Own the Economics of AI Before Your Board Does
Part of IDC’s FutureScape 2027 programme, The Great Rewrite: Winning in the Agentic Economy, on the cost and value case for AI.
Free to watch: Webinar; registration open online
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The Great Rewrite: IDC’s EMEA Tech Predictions for 2027 and Beyond
IDC analysts take the FutureScape 2027 predictions, from agents to job architecture, and apply them to Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Free to watch: Webinar; registration open online
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Scaling AI Agents: The Enterprise Capabilities CIOs Must Prioritise
Vishnu Kumar and Jan-Martin Lowendahl on the platforms, operating model and governance needed to run AI agents at scale. One hour, 10:00 ET.
Free to watch: Complimentary; register on the Gartner page, then watch live or on demand
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AWS re:Invent
AWS’s annual cloud and AI week across six venues on the Strip, with a heavy focus on agentic AI.
Free to watch: Keynotes and selected sessions livestreamed freeIn person: $2,499
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Reuters NEXT
Reuters’ flagship summit of editorial interviews with policymakers, chief executives and investors on AI, risk and the economy.
Free to watch: Global broadcast from the Reuters NEXT hubIn person: Invitation only
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Axios AI+ Summit San Francisco
The last stop of Axios’ 2026 AI+ series: an afternoon of interviews with the people shaping AI policy and products.
Free to watch: Axios has livestreamed its AI+ summitsIn person: Request an invitation
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Fortune Brainstorm AI
Founders, investors and enterprise leaders on how AI is changing business strategy, at the St. Regis.
Free to watch: Fortune has streamed past editions on fortune.comIn person: Invitation only
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GITEX Global
Moves to Expo City Dubai and to December: the Scale Summit for leaders on 7 December, then a four-day expo.
In person: Ticketed; see gitex.com
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The AI Summit New York
The New York edition of Informa’s enterprise AI summit series, at the Javits Center.
In person: Paid pass
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Microsoft Frontier Tour
Free one-day Microsoft events on AI transformation, with keynotes, customer stories and hands-on labs, in Seattle, Utrecht, Toronto, Madrid, Taipei, Chicago and Sydney.
In person: Free; request to attend
Several cities, so it has no single map pin.
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January 2027
Data + AI World Tour Virtual
Free virtual editions of Databricks’ world tour: EMEA on 13 January (09:00 GMT), then Americas and Asia-Pacific on 21 January.
Free to watch: Free virtual event; registration required
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Best of AWS re:Invent
A free virtual event that curates the main launches and sessions from re:Invent for people who could not watch live.
Free to watch: Free virtual event
Runs in January in past years; 2027 date not yet published.
CES
The show floor is trade-only, but CTA streams keynotes on ces.tech. Announced 2027 keynotes include Lenovo, Stellantis and Waymo.
Free to watch: Keynote livestreams and recordings on ces.techIn person: Industry or media affiliation required
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World Economic Forum Annual Meeting
Heads of state, chief executives and economists on AI, work and the global economy. The Global Risks Report lands just before.
Free to watch: Public sessions livestreamed for anyone to watchIn person: Invitation only
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Microsoft Frontier Tour
Free one-day Microsoft events on AI transformation, with keynotes, customer stories and hands-on labs, in Seattle, Utrecht, Toronto, Madrid, Taipei, Chicago and Sydney.
In person: Free; request to attend
Several cities, so it has no single map pin.
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DLD Munich
Europe’s long-running innovation conference across technology, business, science and the arts, held the week before Davos.
In person: By application; 2026 tickets ran €1,950–€3,950 excl. VAT
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Web Summit Qatar
Web Summit’s Middle East edition at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center, with a large start-up programme.
In person: From QAR 1,595
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February 2027
Cisco Live EMEA
Cisco’s European conference on networking, security and agentic operations, filling the whole of ExCeL London.
Free to watch: Free global broadcast of keynotes and Center Stage sessions, 9–11 FebruaryIn person: From £950 + VAT
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Microsoft Frontier Tour
Free one-day Microsoft events on AI transformation, with keynotes, customer stories and hands-on labs, in Seattle, Utrecht, Toronto, Madrid, Taipei, Chicago and Sydney.
In person: Free; request to attend
Several cities, so it has no single map pin.
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Web Summit Qatar
Web Summit’s Middle East edition at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center, with a large start-up programme.
In person: From QAR 1,595
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World Governments Summit
Heads of government, ministers and business leaders on the future of government, AI and the economy. The 2026 edition drew more than 6,250 participants.
In person: Invitation only
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AI Engineer Europe
Three days of agent, evaluation and LLM infrastructure engineering at ExCeL London, starting with a workshop day.
In person: Ticket prices TBA
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March 2027
MWC Barcelona
The connectivity industry’s flagship at Fira Gran Via, with the 4YFN start-up programme running alongside.
Free to watch: Keynotes have usually been streamed free; check closer to the dateIn person: €399–€5,499
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TDX
Salesforce’s conference for developers, admins and architects building agents on Agentforce.
Free to watch: Streams on Salesforce+, freeIn person: Paid pass
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NVIDIA GTC
Jensen Huang’s keynote plus sessions on agents, robotics and AI infrastructure across downtown San Jose.
Free to watch: NVIDIA lists in-person and virtual optionsIn person: Pass prices not yet published
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Adobe Summit
Adobe’s customer experience conference, built around AI agents for marketing. Pre-conference training on 22 March.
Free to watch: Free online programme on 23–24 March: keynotes, Sneaks and selected sessionsIn person: $1,895 early bird until 31 December
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Axios AI+ Summit DC
Axios’ Washington AI summit on policy, defence and the AI economy. The 2026 edition ran on 25 March.
Free to watch: Livestreamed in 2026In person: Request an invitation
2027 date not announced.
GDC Festival of Gaming
The Game Developers Conference, now a city-wide festival, with a new Business Hall at Moscone West for 2027.
In person: Festival Pass $499
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HumanX
An AI conference for business leaders, founders and investors, back at Mandalay Bay after a year in San Francisco.
In person: Paid; registration open
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SXSW
Innovation, film, music and a new podcast festival across downtown Austin. SXSW EDU runs 13–16 March.
In person: Innovation badge $995
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April 2027
Semafor World Economy
Semafor’s week of interviews with chief executives and finance ministers, timed with the IMF and World Bank spring meetings.
Free to watch: Past editions offered a free virtual broadcast passIn person: Invitation or application
Dates as announced at the 2026 edition; check Semafor’s events page.
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Google Cloud Next
Google Cloud’s conference on enterprise AI, agents and data at Mandalay Bay. Registration opens in December.
Free to watch: Keynotes streamed free onlineIn person: $1,099–$2,299
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Atlassian Team ’27
Atlassian’s conference on teamwork, collaboration and AI agents in everyday work, at Moscone Center.
Free to watch: The 2026 edition had an online livestreamIn person: Paid pass
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May 2027
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Microsoft Build
Microsoft’s developer conference on agents, Copilot and the tools to build them.
Free to watch: Free to watch online in past years
Microsoft has not announced dates or a venue; expected May–June.
Connections
Salesforce’s marketing conference, on how agents change customer journeys and campaign work.
Free to watch: Streams on Salesforce+, freeIn person: Paid pass
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Config
Figma’s conference for people who build products: designers, product managers, developers and marketers. At Pier 80.
Free to watch: Virtual pass is free; keynotes on YouTube the same dayIn person: Tickets on sale from mid-November
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Google I/O
Google’s developer conference for Gemini, Android and the web. The 2026 edition ran 19–20 May.
Free to watch: Streamed online in past yearsIn person: Limited in-person places
Google has not announced 2027 dates.
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Fortune Workplace Innovation Summit
Fortune’s summit on the future of work: AI agents as teammates, leadership and organisational design. The 2026 edition ran 19–20 May in Atlanta.
Free to watch: Livestreamed on fortune.com in 2025 and 2026In person: Invitation only
2027 dates and city not announced.
ServiceNow Knowledge
ServiceNow’s 20th-anniversary conference on AI agents, workflow automation and service management.
In person: Prices not yet published
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SaaStr AI Annual
Founders and go-to-market leaders on building and selling software in the AI era. Venue in the Bay Area to be confirmed.
In person: Paid pass
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EmTech AI
MIT Technology Review’s AI leadership conference at the MIT Media Lab, programmed by its editors. Themes include work and society.
In person: Hybrid pass $2,895 to 18 December; livestream-only pass $945
The online option is a paid livestream, so it sits under In person.
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Web Summit Vancouver
Collision’s successor in North America, at the Vancouver Convention Centre.
In person: Paid ticket
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SuperAI London
The first London edition of SuperAI, two days of AI talks for founders, investors and technology leaders at Olympia.
In person: Paid; London prices not yet published
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June 2027
Data + AI Summit
Databricks’ conference on building apps and agents on company data, at Moscone Center.
Free to watch: Free virtual pass in 2026: streamed keynotes, selected sessions and on-demand accessIn person: Paid pass
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AI Engineer World’s Fair
The largest conference for engineers building with LLMs and agents, at Moscone West.
Free to watch: Keynotes and tracks from past editions are on YouTubeIn person: Ticket prices TBA
Some listings end it on 1 July.
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Fortune Brainstorm Tech
Fortune’s long-running tech summit in Aspen. The 2026 edition, its 25th, ran 8–10 June.
Free to watch: Mainstage livestream in 2026In person: Invitation only
2027 dates not announced.
IBM Think
IBM’s conference on enterprise AI, agents, hybrid cloud and quantum computing.
In person: Registration not yet open
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Snowflake Summit
Snowflake’s data and AI conference with 500+ sessions, labs and certification. Keynotes from 2026 are on demand.
In person: Prices not yet published
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London Tech Week
The UK’s largest tech week: expo and stages at Olympia on 7–9 June, with fringe events across London to 11 June.
In person: Pre-registration only so far
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The AI Summit London
Enterprise AI summit at Tobacco Dock, the AI anchor of London Tech Week.
In person: Paid pass
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Web Summit Rio
Web Summit’s Latin American edition.
In person: Paid ticket
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VivaTech
Europe’s largest start-up and tech event at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, with a Work Reimagined theme.
In person: From €350 excl. VAT (super early bird)
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AI for Good Global Summit
The UN’s AI summit at Palexpo, held the same week as the Geneva AI Summit of governments (21–22 June, invitation only).
In person: Free tier; students 50% off
Some listings give 21–24 June; check before booking.
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Momentum AI London
About 300 vetted chief information, data and technology officers comparing what works in enterprise AI.
In person: Invitation only; enterprise leaders
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Bloomberg Tech
Bloomberg’s tech journalists on the capital and companies behind AI. The 2026 edition ran 3–4 June.
In person: Ticketed
2027 dates not announced. Check Bloomberg Live for streaming.
July 2027
AI Engineer World’s Fair
The largest conference for engineers building with LLMs and agents, at Moscone West.
Free to watch: Keynotes and tracks from past editions are on YouTubeIn person: Ticket prices TBA
Some listings end it on 1 July.
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August 2027
September 2027
Dreamforce
Salesforce’s flagship, where the Agentforce roadmap lands first. Registration opens in spring 2027.
Free to watch: Broadcast on Salesforce+, freeIn person: Pass prices not yet published
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OpenAI DevDay
OpenAI’s developer day. The 2026 edition was on 29 September at Fort Mason, with Sam Altman’s keynote streamed free.
Free to watch: Keynote livestreamed free in 2026In person: By application
2027 date not announced.
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All-In Summit
The All-In podcast hosts’ summit of long-form interviews with founders, investors and policymakers on technology, markets and politics. The 2026 edition ran 13–15 September at the Shrine Auditorium.
Free to watch: Sessions are posted free on the All-In YouTube channelIn person: By application; past passes about $7,500
2027 dates not announced; usually September in Los Angeles.
UNBOUND (formerly INBOUND)
HubSpot’s go-to-market conference, renamed from INBOUND in 2026: AI agents for marketing, sales and service.
In person: $1,699
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SuperAI Singapore
Asia’s large AI conference at Marina Bay Sands, with 10,000+ attendees and Singapore AI Week around it.
In person: Paid; Pro pass quoted at $999
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HumanX Europe
HumanX’s European edition at RAI Amsterdam, for business leaders putting AI to work.
In person: Paid
Dates from a third-party listing; check HumanX’s site.
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October 2027
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Bloomberg New Economy Forum
Bloomberg’s gathering of government and business leaders, in Tokyo for 2027.
Free to watch: Livestreamed, then on demand, in 2025 and 2026In person: Invitation only
Dates not announced. The 2026 Forum ran in October; 2025 in November.
World Summit AI
Two-day AI summit at Taets Art & Event Park, the anchor of World AI Week (4–8 October).
In person: Paid
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Adobe MAX
Adobe’s creativity conference for designers and video teams, on Creative Cloud and Firefly. The 2026 edition ran 10–12 November in Miami Beach.
In person: Paid pass
Dates and host city for 2027 not announced; usually October or November.
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TechCrunch Disrupt
TechCrunch’s start-up conference, home of Startup Battlefield. 2026 ran 13–15 October with six stages including an AI stage.
In person: Paid pass; waitlist open
TechCrunch has not announced 2027 dates or city.
November 2027
Web Summit
The Lisbon flagship returns. Dates are listed on Web Summit’s 2027 ticket page.
In person: Paid; early-bird offer until 20 November 2026
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Red Sky Summit
A curated, invitation-only gathering of fire services, utilities, insurers, governments, investors and firetech start-ups working on technology to tackle wildfire. The 2026 edition was on 4 November at Fort Mason.
In person: Apply to attend; 2026 sold out
Supported by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. 2027 date not announced.
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WSJ Tech: California
The Journal’s West Coast tech summit on AI infrastructure, venture capital and enterprise tech. 2026 ran 3–4 November at Stanly Ranch.
In person: US$4,499–5,999 in 2026
2027 dates not announced.
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FT Future of AI Summit
FT Live’s summit for senior leaders on scaling AI, regulation and deployment. 2026 ran 4–5 November in London.
In person: Paid; in-person and digital formats
2027 dates not announced.
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SALT London
SALT’s invitation-only forum for investors, founders and policymakers on finance, technology and geopolitics. The 2026 edition ran 3–4 November at The Chancery Rosewood, with about 500 attendees.
In person: Invitation only
SALT lists a 2027 London edition but no dates yet.
Webinars and on-demand libraries
Free webinar series and on-demand libraries from publishers, analyst firms, consultancies, AI labs and the companies above. No travel and no fixed date. Sessions marked Expert briefing are led by analysts, partners or researchers.
Bloomberg Live Q&A
Hour-long conversations with Bloomberg reporters on how AI is changing jobs, hiring and careers. Archived for replay.
Free to watch: Anyone can listen; subscribers can put questions
Bloomberg New Economy on demand
Every session from the 2026 Forum in New Delhi, from heads of government to AI researchers.
Free to watch: Free on demand
Salesforce+
Salesforce’s streaming service: Dreamforce, TDX and World Tour sessions, with 400+ Dreamforce talks on demand.
Free to watch: Free and unlimited with a Trailblazer account
Adobe webinars and workshops
A virtual Create Now series on Photoshop, Illustrator, Express and Firefly workflows, plus Summit highlights on demand.
Free to watch: Free
Grok Bot Galaxy sessions
Recordings from Galaxy, xAI’s three-day event of live demos and build sessions with Grok Bot agents (September 2026).
Free to watch: Free on demand; sign up for future events
NVIDIA GTC on demand
Keynotes and technical sessions from GTC 2026, including agentic AI and physical AI tracks.
Free to watch: Free on demand
Axios Live
Axios posts its live events, including the AI+ summits in Washington, New York and San Francisco, to YouTube.
Free to watch: Free to watch
Fortune conference livestreams
Fortune streams mainstage sessions from Brainstorm AI, Brainstorm Tech and its Workplace Innovation Summit.
Free to watch: Free on fortune.com
SALT Talks
SALT’s video and podcast series of conversations with investors and founders, between its conferences.
Free to watch: Free video and podcast episodes
HBR webinars
Live conversations with HBR editors and authors on leadership, management and work. Recordings go up within two weeks.
Free to watch: Always free to register and attend
Gartner complimentary webinars
Hour-long analyst webinars on AI and work, such as Redesigning Jobs for the AI-Enabled Communications Function and the Hype Cycle for the Future of Work, live and on demand.
Free to watch: Complimentary; free access never expires
Deloitte Dbriefs
One-hour live webcasts with Deloitte partners, such as The State of AI in the Enterprise with the Deloitte Global AI Institute and Human-led, AI-powered teams from its Human Capital Trends research.
Free to watch: Free; CPE credit available; past webcasts archived
McKinsey Live
Webinars with McKinsey senior partners and Global Institute researchers, such as Agents, robots, and us on how AI changes work and skills.
Free to watch: Free; write-ups and recordings on McKinsey.com
PwC webcasts
PwC’s annual AI Business Predictions webcast, with its chief AI officer and workforce leads, plus other live CPE webcasts.
Free to watch: Free replay; live sessions CPE-eligible
Forrester predictions webinars
Forrester analysts’ yearly predictions for technology and security leaders, including agent governance. Free replays with registration.
Free to watch: Predictions replays free with registration; most other Forrester webinars cost $300
Anthropic webinars
Briefings from Anthropic’s researchers, product and security leads and customers, including the Claude at the Frontier executive series and agent-building sessions.
Free to watch: Free; register to watch live or on demand
OpenAI Academy
OpenAI’s free learning hub, with livestreams such as Impact Math: Measuring the ROI of LLMs and practical sessions on ChatGPT at work.
Free to watch: Free; most sessions recorded
DeepLearning.AI events
Andrew Ng’s education company runs free workshops and live events on AI skills and agents, with past sessions archived.
Free to watch: Free
Running Remote library
A free library of 280+ recorded sessions on running remote and distributed teams.
Free to watch: Free
Config talks
Config records every keynote and breakout and posts them to YouTube, so last year’s design talks are all there.
Free to watch: Free on YouTube
Questions people ask about these events
Which AI conferences can I watch free online in 2026–27?
Microsoft Ignite (17–20 November 2026) has a free Digital pass. AWS re:Invent (30 November – 4 December 2026), CES (6–9 January 2027), Cisco Live EMEA (broadcast 9–11 February 2027) and Google Cloud Next (13–15 April 2027) stream keynotes free. Adobe Summit runs a free online programme on 23–24 March 2027, Databricks offers a free virtual pass for its Data + AI Summit (21–24 June 2027), Figma’s Config virtual pass is free, and Salesforce streams TDX, Connections and Dreamforce free on Salesforce+.
Can I watch Davos, Reuters NEXT or Fortune Brainstorm without an invitation?
Yes, in part. The World Economic Forum livestreams public sessions from its Annual Meeting (18–22 January 2027). Reuters NEXT (1–2 December 2026) has a global broadcast, and Fortune streams mainstage sessions from Brainstorm AI and Brainstorm Tech. Attending in person is by invitation.
Which events focus on the future of work?
For work itself rather than technology alone, look at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, Fortune’s Workplace Innovation Summit (expected May 2027), VivaTech (16–19 June 2027, with a Work Reimagined theme), Semafor World Economy (12–16 April 2027) and Reuters NEXT. Bloomberg’s Live Q&A series and Harvard Business Review’s free webinars cover AI, jobs and careers all year.
Which events are best for people building AI agents?
AI Engineer Europe (17–19 February 2027, London) and the AI Engineer World’s Fair (from 29 June 2027, San Francisco) are built for engineers shipping agents. Vendor events with agent tracks include Salesforce TDX, NVIDIA GTC (15–18 March 2027), Microsoft Build, Google Cloud Next and the Databricks Data + AI Summit.
Are Web Summit, VivaTech, Slush and SXSW free?
No. They are paid, in-person events. Web Summit Qatar starts from QAR 1,595, VivaTech from €350 excluding VAT (super early bird) and the SXSW Innovation badge costs $995. Slush has a livestream page for its stage programme.
Which design and UX events are on the list?
Figma Config (25–27 May 2027, free virtual pass), Adobe MAX (expected October or November 2027), GDC Festival of Gaming (1–5 March 2027) and Adobe’s free online Create Now workshops.
How is this directory checked?
Dates come from organisers’ pages where published; events marked Expected have no announced dates and are placed by past editions. The list was last checked on 12 November 2026. Always confirm dates and prices on the official site before booking.
What gets in
Flagship events from large organisers and major newsrooms, plus free expert briefings from leading analyst firms, consultancies and AI labs, on AI, agents, the future of work, upskilling, design and UX, leadership and company building. No small meet-ups, no paid placements.
Free first
Within each month, events you can watch free online come first. “Free online” means a free virtual pass, livestream or broadcast. In-person passes are usually paid, and we show the published price where there is one.
Dates and checks
Dates come from organisers’ own pages wherever they are published. Events marked Expected have not announced dates; we place them by past editions. Last checked 12 November 2026. Confirm on the official site before you book.
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