Ireland's largest technology conference, held annually at the Royal Dublin Society in May, drawing 8,000+ attendees, 200+ international speakers and 250 exhibitors across four stages for two days of programming on AI, fintech, cloud and digital transformation.
Dublin Tech Summit is Ireland's flagship technology conference and exhibition, held at the Royal Dublin Society (RDS) in Ballsbridge. Now in its tenth year, the two-day event combines a four-stage conference programme with a large exhibition floor, a Global Village startup showcase, live podcast recordings and workshops. The event serves as Ireland's primary annual moment for the global tech community to converge in Dublin, drawing participants from across Europe, the US and beyond.
The conference spans AI, fintech, cloud computing, cybersecurity, digital transformation and enterprise technology across four stages, with niche workshops and live podcast sessions running in parallel. A Global Village section provides startup showcase space. The event targets practical insights on technology adoption rather than deep technical content, positioning itself at the intersection of business strategy and technology implementation.
The 2026 edition features 200+ international speakers confirmed including John Willett (Co-Founder and COO, Rogo), Ken Moore (Chief Innovation Officer, Mastercard), Bianca Zwart (Chief Strategy Officer, Bunq), Thomas Zimmermann (CEO, FreeNow) and Eric Mosley (Founder and CEO, Workhuman).
The event attracts major technology and financial services sponsors. 70 global media outlets have accredited coverage for the 2026 edition.
Dublin Tech Summit Ltd is an independent Irish events company producing Ireland's largest technology conference. It has been running since 2016 and has established the RDS as the permanent home for the event.
Dublin Tech Summit is explicitly international in its programming and speaker recruitment, but its primary base is Irish and UK-based attendees. The event capitalises on Dublin's position as a European hub for US technology companies to attract global names while serving the local tech workforce.
The Global Village is a dedicated startup and scale-up showcase area within the exhibition floor. Companies can take stands to present products and services to conference attendees. It is not a curated selection process like some competitive pitch programmes.
Startup pitching is not a primary feature of the main programme. The Global Village provides exposure, and the exhibition format allows startups to engage with attendees, but there is no main-stage pitch competition format.
Not suitable for: (1) companies seeking highly curated investor-startup matching rather than open exhibition networking; (2) technical engineers looking for deep-dive code-level content; (3) professionals entirely outside technology, digital or innovation sectors; (4) researchers and academics without commercial technology interests; (5) events professionals looking for niche sector specialisation.
Dublin Tech Summit benefits from an almost structural advantage: Dublin is where the European headquarters of Google, Meta, Apple and LinkedIn are based, which gives the event a corporate proximity to global tech decision-makers that conferences in most other European cities cannot match at equivalent cost.
Paid tickets are available at dublintechsummit.tech. Various tiers for delegates, startups and exhibitors. 70 global media outlets are accredited for press coverage.
The event is structured around open networking rather than advance-scheduled matchmaking. The exhibition floor, Global Village, workshops and live podcast recordings create multiple formats for interactions across both days.
27–28 May 2026 at the Royal Dublin Society (RDS), Merrion Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, Ireland.
English is the primary language of all sessions.
Early-bird pricing is typically available months before the event. Check the official website for current pricing tiers.
| Official website | https://dublintechsummit.tech/ |
| Dublin Tech Week | https://dublintechweek.com/dublin-tech-summit-2026/ |