--- eventsindex_id: "EI-07126" slug: ai-hpc-quantum-rome-2026 title: "AI, HPC and Quantum 2026" title_alt: ["AI, HPC and Quantum: Facing the Technological Challenge. Today", "E4 AI HPC Quantum Rome 2026", "AI HPC Quantum 2026"] canonical_url: "https://eventsindex.org/events/ai-hpc-quantum-rome-2026.html" next_edition_year: 2026 date_start: 2026-10-08 date_end: 2026-10-08 venue: "Spazio Field, Palazzo Brancaccio" city: "Rome" country: "Italy" organiser: "E4 Computer Engineering" organiser_url: "https://www.e4company.com/" b2b: true vector: sector: [quantum-tech] audience: [industry, corporate, researcher] format: [conference] purpose: [content, education] geography_scope: [Italy] season: autumn meta_description: "AI, HPC and Quantum 2026: a one-day E4 Computer Engineering conference, 8 October in Rome, Palazzo Brancaccio, third edition and first outside Milan." editorial_take: "A vendor-convened one-day meeting where quantum is the third item on the bill rather than the headline, which is exactly what makes it a readable signal on how Italian buyers are sequencing AI, HPC and quantum spending." generated_by: "claude-max-cowork" last_verified: "2026-08-18" variables_filled: 17/58 language: "en" schema_version: "v6.0" --- # AI, HPC and Quantum 2026 > *A one-day conference on artificial intelligence, high-performance computing and quantum computing, convened by the Italian computing systems company E4 Computer Engineering on 8 October 2026 at Spazio Field, Palazzo Brancaccio in Rome. It is the third edition and the first held outside Milan, built around plenary keynotes, thematic parallel sessions, a partner exhibition area and a poster session for research work.* --- ## Quick Facts | DATES | VENUE | ORGANISER | ATTENDANCE | |---|---|---|---| | **8 October 2026** | **Spazio Field, Palazzo Brancaccio** | **E4 Computer Engineering** | **Not disclosed by the organiser** | | 1 day, 3rd edition | Rome, Italy | Computing systems company | Companies, universities, research centres | ## Definition AI, HPC and Quantum 2026, full title "AI, HPC and Quantum: Facing the Technological Challenge. Today", is a one-day business and technical conference organised by E4 Computer Engineering. It covers three named subject areas: artificial intelligence, high-performance computing and quantum computing. The 2026 edition runs on 8 October at Spazio Field inside Palazzo Brancaccio in Rome, the first time the conference has been held outside Milan after editions there in 2024 and 2025. The programme combines plenary keynotes, thematic parallel sessions, an exhibition area for partners and a poster session for research work, and is addressed to companies, universities and research centres, and to IT professionals, data scientists, managers and industry experts. ## Quantum is one third of the agenda, not the whole of it This is a three-subject conference, and the fiche is worth reading with that in mind. Quantum computing sits alongside artificial intelligence and high-performance computing rather than above them, and it was the last of the three to appear: the 2024 edition named only AI and HPC in its title, and quantum was added when the conference returned in 2025. Anyone looking for a full day of quantum hardware or algorithm content will find more of it at a single-subject event such as Munich Quantum Software Forum. What this conference offers instead is the adjacency: the same room hears about AI infrastructure, HPC procurement and quantum in one sitting, which is closer to how most enterprise and research computing budgets are actually argued over. AIDAQ in Berlin makes a comparable multi-topic bet on the German side. ## Three editions, two cities | Edition | Year | City | Subjects named in the title | |---|---|---|---| | 1st | 2024 | Milan | Artificial intelligence, high-performance computing | | 2nd | 2025 | Milan | Artificial intelligence, high-performance computing, quantum computing | | 3rd | 8 October 2026 | Rome | Artificial intelligence, high-performance computing, quantum computing | The move from Milan to Rome for a third edition is the main structural change of 2026. Milan is Italy's corporate and industrial centre of gravity; Rome puts the conference closer to national government, public research institutions and the public administration bodies that the programme's digital sovereignty and data governance themes concern most directly. The organiser has not published a stated rationale for the move, so read the relocation as a signal rather than as a declared strategy. ## What the programme covers The subject matter splits into three named core topics and a set of cross-cutting themes that run through them. | Strand | Type | Note | |---|---|---| | Artificial intelligence | Core topic | In the conference title since the first edition in 2024 | | High-performance computing | Core topic | In the conference title since the first edition in 2024 | | Quantum computing | Core topic | Added to the conference title with the 2025 edition | | Digital sovereignty | Cross-cutting theme | Announced as a programme theme for 2026 | | Data governance | Cross-cutting theme | Announced as a programme theme for 2026 | | AI infrastructure | Cross-cutting theme | Announced as a programme theme for 2026 | | Energy and sustainability | Cross-cutting theme | Framed by the organiser as an energy challenge for computing | The energy strand is the one that ties the three core topics together most tightly in practice: power draw is the constraint that AI training, HPC centre operation and, eventually, quantum system cooling all run into, and it is the theme that gives a mixed audience a common problem to discuss. ## What the format includes The day is built from four components, all on one site: - **Plenary keynotes.** Whole-audience sessions opening the day and setting the common frame across the three subjects. - **Thematic parallel sessions.** Tracks running simultaneously, which forces a choice between subjects and makes reading the agenda in advance worthwhile. - **Partner exhibition area.** Stands for the organiser's technology partners, sized as a conference exhibition rather than a trade fair floor. - **Poster session.** A dedicated slot for research work, which is what makes the event usable by university and research centre staff rather than only by buyers. ## Who attends The organiser addresses the conference to two overlapping groups: institutions, meaning companies, universities and research centres, and individuals, meaning IT professionals, data scientists, managers and industry experts. That mix, technical practitioners plus the managers who sign for infrastructure, is the practical audience profile to expect. Scale is not disclosed by the organiser, and no attendance figure has been published for the previous Milan editions, so treat this as a national-scale one-day conference rather than an international gathering until the organiser says otherwise. ## FAQ · Identity and audience ### Is this a quantum computing event? Partly. Quantum computing is one of three named subjects, alongside artificial intelligence and high-performance computing, and it is the most recent of the three to have been added to the conference title, which it entered with the 2025 edition. Expect a share of the programme rather than the whole of it. ### Who organises it? E4 Computer Engineering, an Italian computing systems company. This is the company's own conference rather than an event run by a trade association or a commercial conference producer, which is worth knowing when reading the speaker list and the exhibition area. ### How does it compare with other European quantum events? It is smaller and shorter than most: one day, one city, three subjects, and a national rather than pan-European reach. AIDAQ in Berlin is the closest comparison in structure, also a multi-topic summit with a quantum pillar, while Munich Quantum Software Forum represents the single-subject alternative for anyone who wants depth over breadth. ### Is there a way for researchers to present work? Yes. The programme includes a poster session for research work. The submission procedure and deadline are not disclosed at research time and should be checked on the official event page. ## The venue: Spazio Field, Palazzo Brancaccio Spazio Field is an event space within Palazzo Brancaccio, a late nineteenth century palace in central Rome near the Esquilino district. It is a historic-building conference venue rather than a purpose-built congress centre, which is consistent with a single-day event of moderate size holding plenary sessions, parallel tracks and a partner exhibition area on one site. Detailed access, transport and capacity information is not published on the event page at research time. ## The organiser: E4 Computer Engineering E4 Computer Engineering is an Italian company working in computing systems, with high-performance computing as its stated area. It has run this conference annually since 2024, first in Milan and now in Rome, as its own event. That matters for how the programme should be read: a company-convened conference sets its own agenda and invites its own partners, so the subject balance reflects one supplier's view of what its customers need to hear as much as it reflects the state of the field. Further corporate background is available on the company website and is not restated here. --- ## Editorial take *A vendor-convened one-day meeting where quantum is the third item on the bill rather than the headline, which is exactly what makes it a readable signal on how Italian buyers are sequencing AI, HPC and quantum spending.* ## How to register and what it costs Registration is handled through the official event page on the organiser's website. Delegate pricing is not disclosed at research time, and neither is whether attendance is free, invitation-based or paid. Company-convened conferences of this type are often free to qualified attendees, but that has not been confirmed for this edition and should not be assumed. Check the official page for the registration form, any qualification criteria and the closing date. ## FAQ · Access and practicalities ### How much does it cost to attend? Not disclosed at research time. No delegate rate, tier structure or free-attendance policy has been published for the 2026 edition on the official event page. ### What language is the conference held in? Not disclosed at research time. The conference is convened by an Italian company and held in Italy, so confirm the working language with the organiser if you need sessions in English. ### Is there an online or hybrid option? No online or hybrid format has been announced. The event is listed as in-person, on one day, at a single Rome venue. ## First time at AI, HPC and Quantum 2026? How to prepare - **Register early through the official event page.** Pricing and capacity are not disclosed, and a single-day event in a historic venue has a hard ceiling on numbers, so sign up as soon as the form opens rather than waiting for the full agenda. - **Decide your track before the day starts.** The parallel sessions are thematic, which means the AI, HPC and quantum content will compete with each other in the same time slots. Read the agenda when it is published and pick a path rather than improvising between rooms. - **Do not come expecting a quantum-only day.** Quantum is one of three subjects and the most recently added. If your entire interest is quantum hardware or software, budget your time accordingly or consider a single-subject event instead. - **Bring the manager as well as the engineer.** The audience is explicitly mixed, IT professionals and data scientists alongside managers and industry experts, so the conversations that pay off tend to be the ones where both sides of a procurement decision are present. - **Prepare for the sovereignty and energy angle.** Digital sovereignty, data governance and the energy cost of computing are announced 2026 themes, and in Rome they will be discussed with public institutions in the room. Know your own position on where data sits and what it costs to run. - **Plan the poster session in advance.** If you are from a university or research centre, the poster slot is the part of the day designed for you. Check submission arrangements on the official page early, as the procedure and deadline are not published. ## Resources | Resource | URL | |---|---| | Official event page | https://www.e4company.com/en/eventi/ai-hpc-quantum-facing-technology-challenge-2026/ | | Organiser | https://www.e4company.com/ | | Registration | Via the official event page; standalone registration URL not disclosed at research time | | Programme | Not published at research time | | LinkedIn | Not disclosed at research time | --- **Last verified:** 2026-08-18 **Next review:** 2026-09-17 **Notes:** Sourced from the official E4 Computer Engineering event page, fetched 2026-08-18. Several fields are unpublished at research time and are marked as such rather than estimated: delegate pricing, attendance figures for this and previous editions, the speaker list and full programme, working language, venue access detail and poster submission terms. Prior edition titles (Milan 2024 and Milan 2025) are paraphrased rather than quoted. The organiser has not published a stated reason for moving the conference from Milan to Rome. Re-verify once the 2026 programme and speaker list are released. **Variables:** 17/58 **Concept definition:** not applicable