Sept 16 – Oct 28, 2026 · Core festival week · Boston, Massachusetts
Boston AI Week Schedule
Boston AI Week 2026 runs September 16 – October 28, 2026, with the Core Festival Week September 24 – October 2, 2026. Official events run statewide across the full window — hosts may schedule outside the core week.
118 approved events. RSVP to save them to your agenda.
New events added weekly — hundreds expected across the festival. Want yours listed?
Week of September 16
Wednesday, September 16
Boston AI Week Meets the World
by Boston AI Week
Wed, Sep 16 · 11:00 AM–1:00 PM ET
Representatives from 18 countries spend the morning with the Boston AI Week Board of Directors. Private, invitation-only session.
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Thursday, September 17
AI in Medical Education Administration: What’s Changing and How to Prepare
by The Hope Group
Thu, Sep 17 · 4:00 PM–5:00 PM ET
AI in Medical Education Administration: What’s Changing and How to Prepare Artificial intelligence is rapidly changing the way medical education administrators work. From drafting policies and…
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The Science of Scaling: Inside the HubSpot Case
by Stage 2 Capital and Harvard Business School
Thu, Sep 17 · 5:00 PM–7:10 PM ET
Application only. An intimate Harvard Business School case discussion on HubSpot's early growth, hosted by Stage 2 Capital with Mark Roberge.
Friday, September 18
Building the AI-Powered Go-To-Market Engine
by MTLC
Fri, Sep 18 · 8:30 AM–11:30 AM ET
As AI advances and buyer behavior evolves, the traditional go-to-market model is being replaced by connected revenue engines that span the entire customer lifecycle from pipeline generation to…
Week of September 21
Tuesday, September 22
AI Assistant Training
by The Kendall Project
Tue, Sep 22 · 11:00 AM–1:00 PM ET
Build an AI Assistant Made for Your Organization Generic AI can answer questions, but it doesn't know your organization's language, goals, processes, or rules. That's why so many AI assistants…
AI and the Changing World of M&A
by Gennari Aronson, LLP, Charles River Chamber of Commerce & Workbar Needham
Tue, Sep 22 · 5:15 PM–6:00 PM ET
A panel on the AI tools, trends, and terms transforming the M&A process.
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AI: Trends and Developments in Entrepreneurial Finance
by Gennari Aronson, LLP, Charles River Chamber of Commerce & Workbar Needham
Tue, Sep 22 · 6:15 PM–7:00 PM ET
How financing strategies for growth companies are being shaped and transformed by innovation and AI.
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Networking & Connection at Workbar Needham
by Gennari Aronson, LLP, Charles River Chamber of Commerce & Workbar Needham
Tue, Sep 22 · 7:00 PM–7:30 PM ET
A half-hour reception closing out the evening of AI panels at Workbar Needham.
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Wednesday, September 23
AI for All
by Gennari Aronson, LLP and Britebound
Wed, Sep 23 · 9:00 AM–2:00 PM ET
Practical AI for nonprofits and mission-driven organizations.
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AI Week Keynote: How AI Startups Will Reshape Boston's Future
by Boston AI Week
Wed, Sep 23 · 11:00 AM–12:00 PM ET
Doug Levin, founder and CEO of Black Duck Software, on what makes AI-native startups distinct and the opportunities ahead for Boston.
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Boston AI Executive Exchange - Executive Dinner and Roundtable
by The TeamShield Group
Wed, Sep 23 · 5:30 PM–8:00 PM ET
Hosted by The TeamShield Group in partnership with the Legacy Club of Boston, and proudly sponsored at the Platinum level by Cisco, this private, invite-only gathering brings together senior public…
Thursday, September 24
DevConf US 2026
by Red Hat
Thu, Sep 24 · 9:00 AM–5:00 PM ET
DevConf.US is a free, Red Hat–sponsored community conference for contributors to free and open source technologies, returning to Boston University for 2026. Two days of talks, lightning talks, and…
How Our AI Navigator Has Supported Success in Developing Healthier & Happier People, Leaders and Organizations
by Core Coaching & Consulting, LLC.
Thu, Sep 24 · 10:30 AM–11:30 AM ET
Members of Core Coaching & Consulting, LLC will demonstrate the progress we've made over the past year on our Six Powers Compass Navigator (the NAV) and the Organizational Health Profile (OHP). We…
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Boat Rides of Boston Harbor with Captain Chris
by Boston AI Week
Thu, Sep 24 · 12:00 PM–1:00 PM ET
Time: TBA · Fan Pier · Very limited availability — RSVP to be considered.
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Boston Cloud Connect Summit
by Cloud Connect Summit
Thu, Sep 24 · 1:30 PM–6:30 PM ET
Cloud Connect Summit is a half-day IT leadership event that brings together CIOs, CEOs, CFOs, CISOs, IT directors, system administrators, IT practitioners and security professionals for expert-led…
B2B Tech Oktoberfest
by Venture Lane
Thu, Sep 24 · 5:30 PM–7:30 PM ET
Calling all founders, mentors, and investors in the Boston startup community. Join us at Venture Lane for an evening of Oktoberfest festivities. Come dressed in your best lederhosen or dirndl and…
Seeing What Consumers See: AI, Visual Intelligence, and the Future of Consumer Behavior
by BU Questrom Feld Center & Ravi K. Mehrotra Institute
Thu, Sep 24 · 6:00 PM–8:00 PM ET
Fireside chat with Vizit founder Jehan Hamedi and Questrom Interim Dean Marcel Rindisbacher on AI, visual intelligence, and consumer behavior.
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The Human Edge: Women Leading in the Age of AI
by Women Applying AI
Thu, Sep 24 · 6:00 PM–9:00 PM ET
One year ago, Women Applying AI launched in Boston with a simple conviction: women are half of humanity, and we have both the responsibility and the opportunity to shape how AI transforms our work…
Your AI chatbot is live: now what?
by "Weihs Systems Consultants"
Thu, Sep 24 · 10:10 PM–10:10 PM ET
Once an AI chatbot is launched, the heavy lifting begins. In this panel, we will hear from a few product leaders that have launched production chatbots and then went beyond the MVP to deliver a…
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Friday, September 25
DevConf US 2026
by Red Hat
Thu, Sep 24 · 9:00 AM–5:00 PM ET
DevConf.US is a free, Red Hat–sponsored community conference for contributors to free and open source technologies, returning to Boston University for 2026. Two days of talks, lightning talks, and…
Your AI chatbot is live: now what?
by "Weihs Systems Consultants"
Thu, Sep 24 · 10:10 PM–10:10 PM ET
Once an AI chatbot is launched, the heavy lifting begins. In this panel, we will hear from a few product leaders that have launched production chatbots and then went beyond the MVP to deliver a…
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Project Leadership Summit 2026
by PMI Mass Bay Chapter
Fri, Sep 25 · 8:00 AM–5:00 PM ET
PMI Mass Bay's full-day Project Leadership Summit on AI, innovation, and the future of project work — Friday, Sept 25, 2026 at Aloft Boston Seaport District. Boston AI Week attendees save 20%.
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Human-Centric AI Summit: Shaping the Future of Equitable Healthcare
by Massachusetts Health Council
Fri, Sep 25 · 9:00 AM–2:00 PM ET
Balancing AI innovation with equitable, patient-centered governance across MA healthcare, public health, and human services.
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Agentic World Cup Boston: Build AI Agents That Play Soccer
by AWS
Fri, Sep 25 · 9:00 AM–1:00 PM ET
We propose a half-day Agentic Football Cup hackathon during Boston AI Week 2026 — a proven, globally-run AWS workshop (100+ events, rated 4.8/5) where participants build a squad of five autonomous AI…
AI in Mechanical Engineering and Manufacturing
by PTC for Startups
Fri, Sep 25 · 10:00 AM–4:00 PM ET
Let's figure out how to best use AI in mechanical engineering and manufacturing! There a lot of promise and the field is moving fast. If you're an engineering practitioner experimenting with AI, we…
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Boat Rides of Boston Harbor with Captain Chris
by Boston AI Week
Fri, Sep 25 · 12:00 PM–1:00 PM ET
Time: TBA · Fan Pier · Very limited availability — RSVP to be considered.
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Custom Software at Business Speed: From Operator Requirement to Governed Prototype
by Aortem
Fri, Sep 25 · 12:00 PM–12:45 PM ET
Marketing and program teams often know exactly what a workflow, customer experience, or internal tool needs to do, but translating that requirement into working software can take weeks of handoffs…
Show Me Something Cool With AI
by Learn to Scale
Fri, Sep 25 · 1:00 PM–2:00 PM ET
If you are feeling a little overwhelmed by the constant flood of breathless AI news, join the club. It feels like every day there is a new tool we are all supposed to master by yesterday. "Show Me…
Boston AI Week Opening Party
by Boston AI Week
Fri, Sep 25 · 6:00 PM–11:00 PM ET
Boston AI Week Opening Party
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Saturday, September 26
Recursive Learning Hackathon — Harvard Innovation Labs × Sundai
by Harvard Innovation Labs and Sundai
Sat, Sep 26 · Time: TBA
A two-day weekend hackathon on recursive learning at Harvard Innovation Labs.
DevFest Boston 2026
by Google Developer Group (GDG) Cloud Boston
Sat, Sep 26 · 9:00 AM–5:00 PM ET
DevFest Boston 2026 is the flagship annual conference hosted by GDG Cloud Boston, bringing together developers, AI practitioners, cloud engineers, students, and technology leaders for a day of…
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Glasswing Ventures Enterprise-Ready AI Hackathon — Day 1 ($300K in Compute!)
by Glasswing Ventures
Sat, Sep 26 · 9:30 AM–5:30 PM ET
Day 1 of a two-day, in-person, highly selective AI hackathon for technical builders — $300K in compute credits for the grand prize.
Architecting with AI: A Developer Roundtable on Software Engineering in the Agent Era
by Independent
Sat, Sep 26 · 10:00 AM–11:30 AM ET
A developer roundtable on how multi-agent AI coding tools are reshaping software engineering.
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Robot Block Party
by MassRobotics
Sat, Sep 26 · 11:00 AM–4:00 PM ET
RoboBoston: the largest celebration of robotics and Physical AI in Boston's Seaport.
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Boat Rides of Boston Harbor with Captain Chris
by Boston AI Week
Sat, Sep 26 · 12:00 PM–1:00 PM ET
Time: TBA · Fan Pier · Very limited availability — RSVP to be considered.
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The Underutilization Hypothesis: On the Allocation of Existing Artificial Intelligence, Human Comparative Advantage, and the Question of What Computation Is For
by Independent
Sat, Sep 26 · 2:00 PM–3:00 PM ET
Public debate about artificial intelligence runs along two tracks: whether deployment is outpacing our ability to govern it, and when systems will match general human capability. These look like…
Code & Counsel's Human in the Loop Ping Pong Meetup
by Code & Counsel
Sat, Sep 26 · 6:00 PM–8:00 PM ET
Code + Counsel's Human-in-the-Loop Ping Pong Meetup brings together legal and AI professionals for an informal evening of conversation, connection, and friendly competition at SPIN Boston. Join us on…
Sunday, September 27
Recursive Learning Hackathon — Harvard Innovation Labs × Sundai
by Harvard Innovation Labs and Sundai
Sat, Sep 26 · Time: TBA
A two-day weekend hackathon on recursive learning at Harvard Innovation Labs.
Glasswing Ventures Enterprise-Ready AI Hackathon — Day 2 ($300K in Compute!)
by Glasswing Ventures
Sun, Sep 27 · 9:30 AM–5:30 PM ET
Day 2 of a two-day, in-person, highly selective AI hackathon for technical builders — $300K in compute credits for the grand prize.
Code & Counsel's Legal AI Community Hackathon: Building Common Ground
by Code & Counsel
Sun, Sep 27 · 11:00 AM–2:00 PM ET
Registration: Free and open to the public; advance registration required Eligibility: Ages 18+ Code & Counsel’s Legal AI Community Hackathon: Building Common Ground is a three-hour public-interest…
Code & Counsel's Legal AI Community Hackathon: Building Common Ground
by Code & Counsel
Sun, Sep 27 · 11:00 AM–2:00 PM ET
Registration: Free and open to the public; advance registration required Eligibility: Ages 18+ Code & Counsel’s Legal AI Community Hackathon: Building Common Ground is a three-hour public-interest…
Imagination in Action AI Retreat
by Imagination in Action
Sun, Sep 27 · 11:00 AM–4:00 PM ET
This distinctive retreat will be hosted at a remarkable home in Dedham MA. The purpose of this AI Retreat is to create an environment rich in intellectual stimulation, where esteemed professionals…
Boat Rides of Boston Harbor with Captain Chris
by Boston AI Week
Sun, Sep 27 · 12:00 PM–1:00 PM ET
Time: TBA · Fan Pier · Very limited availability — RSVP to be considered.
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Week of September 28
Monday, September 28
BDMT Global Innovator Summit — Day 1 (Mon)
by BDMT Global
Mon, Sep 28 · 8:00 AM–6:00 PM ET
Curated three-day summit connecting global tech innovators with U.S. ecosystem leaders and investors.
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ConV2X
by Community-hosted
Mon, Sep 28 · 9:00 AM–5:00 PM ET
Connected-vehicle and V2X technology conference. Details TBA.
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GAI World 2026 — Day 1
by GAI Insights
Mon, Sep 28 · 9:00 AM–5:00 PM ET
The premier enterprise generative AI conference — strategy, deployment, and ROI for senior leaders.
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Boat Rides of Boston Harbor with Captain Chris
by Boston AI Week
Mon, Sep 28 · 12:00 PM–1:00 PM ET
Time: TBA · Fan Pier · Very limited availability — RSVP to be considered.
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AI Governance: The Difference Between a Pilot and a Successful Rollout
by Secuvy, Inc.
Mon, Sep 28 · 1:30 PM–2:30 PM ET
Most enterprise AI initiatives don't fail in the lab — they fail in production, when nobody can say with confidence what data trained the model, who has access to it, or what happens when it gets…
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AI in Oncology: From Data to Better Patient Outcomes
by ConcertAI
Mon, Sep 28 · 3:00 PM–5:00 PM ET
Join ConcertAI for an engaging panel discussion on the role of AI in advancing oncology. Explore how trusted data and AI-powered insights are helping researchers and clinicians accelerate innovation…
Show & Tell: Meet the Real Small Business Owners Using AI
by Launch by Lunch
Mon, Sep 28 · 3:00 PM–5:30 PM ET
You've heard AI is going to change everything. What you probably haven't seen is someone who runs a business like yours actually using it, on an ordinary Monday, to get through the to-do list. That's…
When AI Gets Physical: Navigating the Real-World Risks and Rewards
by Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Mon, Sep 28 · 6:00 PM–9:00 PM ET
Greenberg Traurig is pleased to present the second annual An Evening with Greenberg Traurig. This year's featured panel, "When AI Gets Physical: Navigating the Real-World Risks and Rewards," will…
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Beyond the Demo: The Human Side of AI
by Heali by Curevoz
Mon, Sep 28 · 6:30 PM–8:30 PM ET
Artificial intelligence is advancing at an incredible pace, but behind every breakthrough is a deeply human story. Beyond the Demo: The Human Side of AI brings together Boston AI founders…
Tuesday, September 29
Women in AI Breakfast at GAI World 2026
by GAI Insights
Tue, Sep 29 · 7:30 AM–9:00 AM ET
A roundtable breakfast at GAI World 2026 celebrating and empowering the women leading enterprise AI — facilitated conversations with executives, builders, and researchers from across the Massachusetts ecosystem.
BDMT Global Innovator Summit — Day 2 (Tue)
by BDMT Global
Tue, Sep 29 · 8:00 AM–6:00 PM ET
Curated three-day summit connecting global tech innovators with U.S. ecosystem leaders and investors.
LangSmith Roadshow: Building Agents with Agents
by LangChain
Tue, Sep 29 · 8:30 AM–1:00 PM ET
Shipping an agent to production is one thing. Keeping it working as traffic, prompts, and edge cases pile up is another. Join us for a half-day, hands-on look at LangSmith Engine — the layer that…
GAI World 2026 — Day 2
by GAI Insights
Tue, Sep 29 · 9:00 AM–5:00 PM ET
The premier enterprise generative AI conference — strategy, deployment, and ROI for senior leaders.
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AI for the Rest of Us: How Support Forge is Bringing Enterprise AI to Underserved SMBs
by Support Forge LLC
Tue, Sep 29 · 9:00 AM–12:00 PM ET
How Support Forge brings enterprise-grade AI strategy to mid-market SMBs.
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How To Build a Company Brain
by Unosquare
Tue, Sep 29 · 11:00 AM–12:30 PM ET
Every company already has a brain. It's just disparate and scattered across inboxes, CRMs, shared drives, and the memory of whoever has been there longest. This panel is about building a real…
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How to Build a Company Brain
by Unosquare
Tue, Sep 29 · 11:00 AM–12:30 PM ET
Every company already has a brain. It is just spread across inboxes, CRM notes, shared drives, and the memory of whoever has been there the longest. The knowledge already exists. The work is…
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Boat Rides of Boston Harbor with Captain Chris
by Boston AI Week
Tue, Sep 29 · 12:00 PM–1:00 PM ET
Time: TBA · Fan Pier · Very limited availability — RSVP to be considered.
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Training Custom AI Models via Fine-Tuning
by Community-hosted
Tue, Sep 29 · 1:00 PM–4:00 PM ET
Hands-on workshop on fine-tuning open models for domain-specific tasks.
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The AI in Massachusetts Workforce Development and Career Fair
by Boston AI Week and Questrom School of Business at Boston University
Tue, Sep 29 · 1:00 PM–5:00 PM ET
New England's largest AI workforce development and career fair — connecting Massachusetts talent with the companies building the future of AI.
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Can You Trust Your AI? The Wentworth AI Test Kitchen
by Wentworth School of Computing and Data Science (Wentworth Institute of Technology)
Tue, Sep 29 · 1:00 PM–4:00 PM ET
A hands-on AI experience where participants evaluate real Wentworth-built AI systems, explore how to make them more reliable and responsible, and meet the faculty and students driving applied AI innovation.
Manufacturing AI: SIOP to Shop Floor
by Findability Sciences
Tue, Sep 29 · 4:30 PM–6:15 PM ET
Excess inventory and stockouts frequently occur in the same quarter, on the same SKUs. The cause is rarely demand volatility. It is the distance between the commercial forecast and an achievable…
QLab 2026 Demo Day
by QLab
Tue, Sep 29 · 4:30 PM–7:30 PM ET
The capstone of the QLab year — the 2026 cohort presents what they have spent it building, followed by a happy hour.
JD → AI: Building What's Next at Democracy Brewing
by Code & Counsel, Reframe.Lawyer
Tue, Sep 29 · 5:30 PM–8:00 PM ET
The future of legal careers extends far beyond traditional practice. JD → AI: Building What's Next is a two-part experience for attorneys, law students, and legal professionals exploring…
AI in Action: Real Use Cases Driving Business Impact
by BU Questrom Women in Business Alumni Council, BU Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, GMS, and BU CCDS
Tue, Sep 29 · 6:00 PM–8:00 PM ET
Cross-industry panel on where AI is delivering measurable impact — and where it has fallen short — across finance, healthcare, consulting, and STEM.
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AI in Sales: Selling Hasn't Changed, the Tools Have
by Bantor
Tue, Sep 29 · 6:00 PM–8:00 PM ET
Sales has changed a lot in a short time. There's more noise than ever and AI is making more of it. Any rep can send a hundred personalized emails before lunch now. Buyers stopped reading them a while…
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Thriving in the age of AI: The intersection of business, higher education and technological disruption.
by Hult International Business School
Tue, Sep 29 · 6:00 PM–8:00 PM ET
Did you miss our amazing, energizing, fully sold-out event last year??? No problem, we are doing it again! Join us at Hult International Business School for an inspiring evening on Generative AI and…
Event Hosts & Friends
by Dune IRL
Tue, Sep 29 · 6:00 PM–10:00 PM ET
Event Hosts & Friends is a casual get-together for event hosts to swap stories, trade ideas, and enjoy some good vibes together. If you spend your time bringing people into rooms, managing the flow…
Executive Dinner - The Future of AI
by Wells Fargo
Tue, Sep 29 · 6:30 PM–9:30 PM ET
Join us for an exclusive, Jeffersonian-style dinner designed for leading executives in the technology sector. This intimate gathering will create a space for meaningful conversation, allowing…
Wednesday, September 30
Your AI Won't Adopt Itself: Scaling AI Securely Across Your Enterprise GTM Team
by Market Growth Consulting
Wed, Sep 30 · 7:30 AM–10:00 AM ET
Buying the AI tools was the easy part. Getting the environment configured and getting your teams to actually use AI well, that's where things get interesting. Grab a coffee and join us for a…
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BDMT Global Innovator Summit — Day 3 (Wed)
by BDMT Global
Wed, Sep 30 · 8:00 AM–6:00 PM ET
Curated three-day summit connecting global tech innovators with U.S. ecosystem leaders and investors.
GAI World 2026 — Day 3
by GAI Insights
Wed, Sep 30 · 9:00 AM–5:00 PM ET
The premier enterprise generative AI conference — strategy, deployment, and ROI for senior leaders.
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AI Blueprint for Massachusetts
by Boston AI Week
Wed, Sep 30 · 9:00 AM–12:00 PM ET
A working session uniting government, industry, and academia on the Commonwealth's path to responsible AI leadership.
MIT Future Fest — Day 1: Futures in Motion
by MIT Future Fest (MIT Museum, MIT Technology Review & MIT Morningside Academy for Design)
Wed, Sep 30 · 10:00 AM–9:00 PM ET
Opening day at MIT: a keynote gathering of MIT visionaries and international headliners, capped by the evening launch of the Sensing Oceans immersive exhibition at the MIT Museum.
Executive Inquiry Lab: Collective Sensemaking in the Age of AI
by MIT Sloan CIO Symposium
Wed, Sep 30 · 11:30 AM–1:00 PM ET
How can executives make better decisions in an age of abundant intelligence? Join us for the first public experiment in a new model of executive learning that combines human conversation, AI-assisted…
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Boat Rides of Boston Harbor with Captain Chris
by Boston AI Week
Wed, Sep 30 · 12:00 PM–1:00 PM ET
Time: TBA · Fan Pier · Very limited availability — RSVP to be considered.
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Your First Digital Employee: Building an AI Agent That Actually Does the Work
by AI Rocket
Wed, Sep 30 · 12:00 PM–1:00 PM ET
Most small businesses have tried a chatbot and been underwhelmed. This session is about the next thing: autonomous agents that complete real work end to end — processing an order, qualifying a lead…
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An Evening with Boston's AI & Data Leaders
by Starburst Data
Wed, Sep 30 · 4:30 PM–7:30 PM ET
Hosted by Starburst — a candid, high-level conversation with the CDOs and data leaders shaping enterprise AI strategy right now. Join Starburst and local Boston AI & Data Leaders during Boston AI…
AI Go-to-Market: From First Customers to Repeatable Growth
by Venture Lane
Wed, Sep 30 · 5:00 PM–7:00 PM ET
This panel is for early-stage B2B founders who have real customer traction but are still relying on manual processes, founder-led sales, and instinct to grow. We'll discuss what to automate first…
Boston Generative AI Meetup
by Boston AI Week
Wed, Sep 30 · 6:00 PM–9:00 PM ET
Monthly flagship gathering of MA founders, researchers, and practitioners building with generative AI.
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The Silence Tax™ in the AI Era
by Community-hosted
Wed, Sep 30 · 6:00 PM–8:00 PM ET
A candid panel on the cost of staying quiet about AI inside organizations.
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Pitch Lift: Boston's $100,000 Elevator Pitch Competition
by Pitch Lift
Wed, Sep 30 · 6:00 PM–9:00 PM ET
Founders deliver 30-second pitches inside an actual elevator for a chance to win $100,000 in cash.
The Multi-Agent Symphony: Operating Parallel Coding Agents with Conductor
by Community-hosted
Wed, Sep 30 · 6:00 PM–8:00 PM ET
A practitioner talk on orchestrating parallel coding agents with Conductor.
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Revolutionary Science
by AI Blueprint for MA / HBS Alumni of Boston
Wed, Sep 30 · 7:00 PM–9:00 PM ET
An evening exploring AI and science at the Museum of Science.
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Women D(in)e AI: A Dinner Series Kickoff
by Women D(in)e AI
Wed, Sep 30 · 7:00 PM–9:00 PM ET
We're gathering an intimate group of women building, investing in, and leading with AI for a seated dinner: real conversation, no name-tag networking, no pitch decks. Kicking off during Boston AI…
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Thursday, October 1
TEDxBoston: Longevity
by TEDxBoston
Thu, Oct 1 · Time: TBA
A TEDxBoston program on longevity and AI, hosted with John Werner, Boston AI Week, and WHOOP. Time and venue to be announced.
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DataIQ Peer Exchange — Boston
by DataIQ
Thu, Oct 1 · 8:30 AM–5:00 PM ET
A private, application-only peer exchange for ~40 senior enterprise data & AI leaders: "If Everyone Has AI, Where is the Advantage?"
AI Ready or Risky? A working session for C-level and equivalent enterprise leaders actively pursuing an AI initiative.
by Northeastern University
Thu, Oct 1 · 8:30 AM–12:00 PM ET
Your organization has identified an opportunity for AI. But is the business ready to move it forward? AI Ready or Risky? is an invitation-only working session for C-level executives and equivalent…
The Boston AI Summit
by Boston AI Week
Thu, Oct 1 · 9:00 AM–5:00 PM ET
Flagship Conference · Boston AI Week 2026 — doors 9:00 AM, program 10:00 AM–5:00 PM.
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Agents in the AM
by DataRobot
Thu, Oct 1 · 9:00 AM–2:30 PM ET
Join us for Agents in the AM, an exclusive event where the hype ends and the building begins. Hear from experts, get hands-on in a practical lab, and walk out ready to run agents that actually scale…
From AI Strategy to Enterprise Execution
by TeamWork US
Thu, Oct 1 · 9:00 AM–5:00 PM ET
A working session on closing the gap between AI strategy and shipped enterprise outcomes.
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MIT Future Fest — Day 2: Systems in Flux
by MIT Future Fest (MIT Museum, MIT Technology Review & MIT Morningside Academy for Design)
Thu, Oct 1 · 10:00 AM–9:00 PM ET
Sunrise movement and campus walks give way to climate, health, and AI conversations, open Future Labs, and an evening of performance and speculative storytelling.
Boat Rides of Boston Harbor with Captain Chris
by Boston AI Week
Thu, Oct 1 · 12:00 PM–1:00 PM ET
Time: TBA · Fan Pier · Very limited availability — RSVP to be considered.
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Architecture and AI
by Wentworth Institute of Technology — School of Architecture and Design
Thu, Oct 1 · 1:00 PM–4:00 PM ET
PechaKucha demos and a moderated roundtable on how AI is transforming architectural education, research, and practice — hosted by Wentworth's School of Architecture and Design.
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DataRobot Build Club: Boston AI Week Edition
by DataRobot
Thu, Oct 1 · 2:30 PM–4:30 PM ET
DataRobot Build Club is launching in Boston, and what better way to kick things off than during Boston AI Week! Join us for an afternoon of conversations, bites and drinks with the developers and AI…
Harnessing AI through Agentforce in Salesforce
by Kearney
Thu, Oct 1 · 5:00 PM–7:00 PM ET
Join us for a two hour session where we share the latest AI Agentforce innovations from Salesforce.
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Boston OpenClaw Meetup
by Independent
Thu, Oct 1 · 5:30 PM–8:30 PM ET
Monthly Boston OpenClaw Meetup during Boston AI Week.
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Building AI Agents for Founders and Fractional Leaders
by Founder of Theona and Egbe, Managing Partner at Agentic Builders, and founder & CEO of Hyperskill
Thu, Oct 1 · 5:30 PM–7:30 PM ET
Walk in with the tools you already use. Walk out with a working operational system built from your own processes. A two-hour working session. Connect a tool you already use, map your processes with…
AWS Startups x Boston AI Week: AI Visionaries Dinner
by Amazon Web Services
Thu, Oct 1 · 5:30 PM–9:00 PM ET
Private event — guest list selected by AWS. This event brings together CEO and CTO-level leaders from pioneering startups for an exclusive evening of peer-driven conversation and connection during…
Maven AGI Happy Hour
by Maven AGI
Thu, Oct 1 · 5:30 PM–8:30 PM ET
Maven AGI will host an open invintation happy hour during Boston AI Week 2026, the region's flagship AI festival running September 16 – October 28, with Core Festival Week from September 24 – October…
Friday, October 2
TiECON East 2026
by TiE Boston
Fri, Oct 2 · Time: TBA
Annual flagship conference of TiE Boston · Core Festival Week finale
TiECON East 2026 THE NEXT GROWTH PLAYBOOK: Product, Market & Capital in the Age of AI
by TiE Boston
Fri, Oct 2 · 7:30 AM–7:00 PM ET
TiECON East 2026, co-hosted by TiE Boston and TiE New York, will take place on Friday, October 2, 2026, at the Burlington Marriott. This year’s theme, “The Next Growth Playbook: Product, Market &…
AI, Education, and the Future of How We Prove What We Know
by Questrom School of Business Ravi K. Mehrotra Institute, and Feld Center for Career and Alumni Engagement
Fri, Oct 2 · 8:30 AM–10:30 AM ET
Join us for a live taping of “Is Business Broken?”, the Boston University Questrom School of Business Ravi K. Mehrotra Institute’s podcast in partnership with WBUR, featuring a candid conversation…
2nd Annual AI-Powered Innovation in Protein and Antibody Therapeutics Symposium
by Sino Biological
Fri, Oct 2 · 8:30 AM–5:30 PM ET
Sino Biological invites you to the 2nd Annual AI-Powered Innovation in Protein and Antibody Therapeutics (AIPAT) Symposium, a premier gathering of leading minds dedicated to shaping the future of…
Builders and Brews
by The AI Runtime
Fri, Oct 2 · 9:00 AM–5:00 PM ET
A day of agents, coffee, and good company Pull up for a day with Tavily, Microsoft, and Nebius. We’re hosting a laid-back builder day in Boston focused on real-world, web-grounded agents, no…
Grade the Work: Can your managers tell good AI output from bad? A live test.
by Work Redesigned
Fri, Oct 2 · 10:00 AM–1:00 PM ET
AI-assisted work is crossing every desk in your company, and quality depends on who happens to review it. You will be handed three pieces of real AI-assisted work and asked to grade them. So will…
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MIT Future Fest — Day 3: Frontiers in Focus
by MIT Future Fest (MIT Museum, MIT Technology Review & MIT Morningside Academy for Design)
Fri, Oct 2 · 10:00 AM–9:00 PM ET
Quantum scientists, AI researchers, and manufacturing innovators converge — Future Labs across campus, big conversations on AI and governance, and an evening of science salon and Afrofuturist performance.
Boat Rides of Boston Harbor with Captain Chris
by Boston AI Week
Fri, Oct 2 · 12:00 PM–1:00 PM ET
Time: TBA · Fan Pier · Very limited availability — RSVP to be considered.
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AI Meets Clinical Data: What Actually Breaks, and What Automates
by CDM-App (clinical data workflow automation)
Fri, Oct 2 · 12:00 PM–1:00 PM ET
A candid fireside on where AI genuinely helps clinical data management — and where it doesn't. A practicing clinical data manager and an engineer from regulated-data systems (banking, trading)…
Core Week Closing Party
by Boston AI Week
Fri, Oct 2 · 6:00 PM–11:00 PM ET
Celebrate nine days of building, shipping, and connecting across MA AI.
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Saturday, October 3
MIT Future Fest — Day 4: Human Futures Unfolding
by MIT Future Fest (MIT Museum, MIT Technology Review & MIT Morningside Academy for Design)
Sat, Oct 3 · 10:00 AM–9:00 PM ET
The public debut of the MET Warehouse — MIT's new home for design and architecture — plus a day on the future of learning, work, and being human in the age of AI, closing with music and a theatrical premiere.
Sunday, October 4
MIT Future Fest — Day 5: Futures Made Together
by MIT Future Fest (MIT Museum, MIT Technology Review & MIT Morningside Academy for Design)
Sun, Oct 4 · 10:00 AM–9:00 PM ET
The Cambridge Science Carnival returns to the Kendall/MIT Open Space — 100+ hands-on STEAM experiences, from the Robot Petting Zoo to the Oceans zone — a joyful finale to the inaugural Future Fest.
Week of October 5
Tuesday, October 6
AI in Action
by AI in Action
Tue, Oct 6 · 9:00 AM–6:00 PM ET
A full-day conference at the Harvard Club of Boston on turning AI into measurable business results.
Maven AGI VIP Networking Meetup
by Maven AGI
Tue, Oct 6 · 5:30 PM–8:00 PM ET
Maven AGI will host an INVITE ONLY executive-level networking, dinner, and happy hour mixer during Boston AI Week 2026, the region's flagship AI festival running September 16 – October 28, with Core…
Saturday, October 10
Stop Prompting, Start Delegating: Build Your First AI Agent Live in 90 Minutes
by Imara Health AI
Sat, Oct 10 · 10:00 AM–11:30 AM ET
Most people use AI like an intern they re-onboard every single morning. Explain the job, get the output, and tomorrow explain it again from scratch. That is why it is not saving you any time. I do…
Week of October 12
Wednesday, October 14
Agricultural AI: Two More Kilograms Per Ton
by Findability Sciences
Wed, Oct 14 · 10:00 AM–11:00 AM ET
In the 2025 Pantaleon harvest, validated recovery moved from 81 to 83 percent, roughly two additional kilograms of sugar per ton, with record-low lost time. The interesting part is not the result but…
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Week of October 19
Thursday, October 22
Authors & Innovators — All-Day Book Preview
by Authors & Innovators
Thu, Oct 22 · Time: TBA
An all-day book preview with the authors and ideas shaping business, technology, and innovation.
Week of October 26
Wednesday, October 28
Celebrate Hope: Join Boston AI Week for Chris Hope Day
by Boston AI Week
Wed, Oct 28 · Time: TBA
Festival Finale · Community Celebration
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Deciding how to spend the week? See how Boston AI Week compares to other AI conferences or explore the Boston AI ecosystem guide or find education and workforce resources in the Massachusetts AI training programs guide.