06 — Governance
Who guides Boston AI Week
A board of founders, investors, and operators with deep ties to the Massachusetts innovation economy — spanning venture capital, enterprise technology, startups, and place-based partners.
Meet the boardAbout Boston AI Week — a movement, not a conference.
The convening layer for everyone building, funding, researching, and applying AI across Massachusetts — anchored by a core festival week, Sept 24 – Oct 2, 2026. Sept 24 – Oct 2 is the core festival week — official events run across Massachusetts before, during, and after.
300+ events30,000+ participantsnine days, statewide
Projected for 2026, building on 125+ events and 15,000+ participants across 23 days in 2025.
01 — Origin
Why we exist
"Massachusetts shouldn't experience AI as scattered conferences and disconnected meetups."
Boston AI Week grew out of a simple conviction: the talent, capital, research, and institutions are all here — denser than almost anywhere on earth — but they rarely move as one.
So we built a platform instead of a conference. Hundreds of organizations — startups, enterprises, universities, investors, labs, community groups, cultural institutions, and public-sector partners — host their own events. We organize them into a single, unified calendar.
For nine days, the Commonwealth's AI ecosystem operates as one connected network: from the Seaport to Kendall Square, and from Worcester to Springfield.
02 — Mission
Our mission
Accelerate responsible AI adoption and develop AI talent at scale — by connecting the people who build AI with the institutions that make Massachusetts work.
Companies · Universities · Investors · Government
03 — Scale
By the numbers
From 125 events in 2025 to a focused nine-day window in 2026 — projected to more than double in both events and participants.
300+
Events in 2026 (projected)
30,000+
Participants in 2026 (projected)
125+
Events in 2025
15,000+
Participants in 2025
23
Days in 2025
MA-wide
Statewide reach
04 — Program
What to expect
Boston AI Week spans the full stack of the ecosystem — every format, every audience, every corner of the Commonwealth.
- Meetups
- Workshops
- Panels
- Hackathons
- Demo nights
- Conferences
- Career events
- Cultural gatherings
2026 anchor programs
- 01Boston Generative AI Meetup
- 02AI in Massachusetts Workforce Development & Career Fair
- 03GAI World 2026
- 04AI Blueprint for Massachusetts policy summit
- 05Opening & Closing Night parties in the Seaport
05 — 2026 Theme
AI in Business and in Life
A focus on applied AI: how organizations put it to work in core operations, and how communities experience it in education, culture, healthcare, and everyday work.
07 — Founder
Founder's story
Boston AI Week was founded and is produced by Judah Phillips, who also serves as Board Chair. It grew out of years of community-building in Massachusetts AI — including the Boston Generative AI Meetup — and the belief that the region's ecosystem is stronger when it convenes as one.
More voices
What people are saying
More sponsors, founders, and partners on why Boston AI Week matters.
Boston is defining AI's next chapter. From our global HQ here, Creatio is advancing agentic automation and no-code for enterprises worldwide. As a sponsor, we're supporting the community that turns breakthrough ideas into deployed AI.
Jason OlkowskiChief Strategy & Transformation OfficerCreatioThe talent driving AI innovation will define Massachusetts as a global leader. Boston AI Week connects the region's brightest minds with the companies leading disruption and innovation.
Jason BurkeFounderTBD AngelsBoston AI Week is the stage to show how AI is reshaping heavy industry. At Machinery Partner, we see how the right equipment transforms businesses—AI is becoming just as essential, driving smarter machinery, efficient operations, and sustainable growth.
Clément CazalotCEOMachinery PartnerAI is reshaping culture at internet speed. At XSET, we live at the intersection of gaming, music, and creators—and Boston AI Week is where that creative energy meets the builders inventing what's next.
Greg SelkoeFounder & CEOXSET
08 — Get involved
Find your place
Whether you're building, investing, researching, hiring, learning, or just AI-curious, there's a place for you.