The 2026 edition of The AI Conf, planned for 3-4 November in Barcelona, has been cancelled. The organiser states that, due to circumstances beyond its control, this edition will not take place, and no new date has been announced as of 28 October 2026. The conference was designed as a two-day, single-track programme of 16 talks on LLMs, RAG, autonomous agents and production AI deployment.
The organiser has cancelled the 2026 edition. Its official website states that the conference "will not take place" due to circumstances beyond its control and gives no replacement date. As of 28 October 2026, no future edition is announced. The description below is the programme that had been planned.
The AI Conf is a two-day applied AI conference in Barcelona targeted at professionals responsible for evaluating, deciding on, implementing, and scaling AI within enterprise environments. The 2026 programme was planned as a single track with 16 talks across two days. Topics focused on applied AI: large language models (LLMs), retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), autonomous agent architectures, and the practicalities of deploying AI in production. The 2026 edition has been cancelled.
The organisers' decision to run a single track with 16 talks reflects a specific editorial stance: depth and curated relevance over volume. Attendees follow the same programme rather than choosing between parallel sessions, which creates a shared frame of reference across the room and eliminates the dilution that comes with multi-track events where attendance is fragmented.
The programme consists of 16 talks across two days, all in a single track. There are no parallel sessions.
No. The organiser has cancelled the 2026 edition, planned for 3-4 November in Barcelona, and has not announced a new date as of 28 October 2026.
No. With the 2026 edition cancelled, there is no open call for papers. Check theconf.ai for any future edition.
Developers seeking hands-on coding workshops, hackathon formats, or deep technical AI research presentations will find the enterprise-implementation focus of this event less aligned with their needs. It is not an introductory AI event and not aimed at those without a direct role in AI adoption decisions. Those looking for a broad multi-track developer conference with many parallel sessions will not find that format here.
Auditori l'Illa is an auditorium within the L'Illa Diagonal shopping and office complex on Avinguda Diagonal in Barcelona. The complex is served by Metro line L3 (Maria Cristina station) and is accessible by bus and on foot from the Les Corts and Eixample districts. The auditorium provides a single-hall format suited to a single-track conference.
The AI Conf is the organising body behind the event of the same name. It is positioned as a conference for practitioners responsible for enterprise AI implementation rather than a research or community event. More at theconf.ai.
16 talks, one track, and an enterprise-implementation brief: The AI Conf was the tightest-scoped applied AI conference planned in Barcelona's autumn calendar. Its organiser cancelled the 2026 edition; until a new date is announced, it should not be planned around.
Registration is closed: the 2026 edition has been cancelled. No future edition or pricing is announced as of 28 October 2026. Check theconf.ai for news of a future edition.
Maria Cristina metro station (line L3, green line) is immediately adjacent to L'Illa Diagonal. Bus lines 7, 33, 34, 63, 67, 68, and 74 serve Avinguda Diagonal in the area.
The language of delivery is not confirmed as of verification. Given the international audience targeting, English is likely the primary language. Check theconf.ai for confirmation.
Recording and post-event access policies are not confirmed as of verification.
| Official website | https://theconf.ai/ |
| Programme | not disclosed |