GAI World 2026

GAI World 2026 is the fourth annual enterprise generative-AI conference from research firm GAI Insights, running 28 to 30 September 2026 at the Hynes Convention Center, 900 Boylston Street in Boston. The organisers expect 800-plus in-person attendees across 70-plus sessions from 70-plus speakers, and position the programme around deployment and measured return rather than demonstrations — real case studies, peer discussion and hands-on training. Content is grouped into four industry and function tracks: Asset Management, Healthcare and Life Sciences, Sales/Marketing and Customer Operations, and Workforce Upskilling and AI Adoption. The event includes more than twelve hours of Claude training, and a third day reserved for VIP passholders runs an executive capstone built around a twelve-month implementation roadmap and private one-to-one analyst briefings. It forms part of Boston AI Week's Festival of AI, and sponsors include IBM, AWS, ThoughtSpot and Forbes.

Date

September 28–30, 2026

Location

Hynes Convention Center, Boston, Massachusetts

Format

In-Person

Event Type

Conference

Status

Upcoming

Expected Attendance

800+

Pricing

Paid

Organizer

GAI Insights

Added

Jun 24, 2026

Updated

Aug 16, 2026

• ✓Chief AI Officers and heads of AI
• ✓CIOs, CTOs and CDOs
• ✓Enterprise architects and AI platform leads
• ✓Line-of-business executives owning an AI P&L
• ✓Heads of learning and workforce transformation
• ✓Healthcare and life-sciences technology leaders
• ✓Asset management and financial services technology leaders

A CIO or Chief AI Officer comes here to convert a pilot portfolio into a funded plan. The four tracks are narrow enough that an asset-management or healthcare leader hears peers describing deployments in their own regulatory context rather than generic platform pitches, and the twelve-plus hours of Claude training means the team you bring leaves able to build rather than just brief. The VIP third day is the differentiator worth the extra spend: a closed-door capstone producing a twelve-month implementation roadmap plus private analyst briefings, which is what turns a conference trip into a board-ready document.

• ✓Track: Asset Management
• ✓Track: Healthcare & Life Sciences
• ✓Track: Sales, Marketing & Customer Operations
• ✓Track: Workforce Upskilling & AI Adoption
• ✓12+ hours of hands-on Claude training
• ✓Day 3 VIP executive capstone — twelve-month implementation roadmap in a closed-door setting
• ✓Private one-to-one analyst briefings for VIP passholders
• ✓70+ sessions from 70+ speakers, plus exhibit hall and welcome reception
• ✓Women in AI Breakfast
• ✓Black Pioneers Luncheon

• ★Run by GAI Insights, an analyst firm rather than a media company, so the through-line is measured adoption and ROI instead of product launches
• ★More than twelve hours of hands-on Claude training built into the programme — a working skills component most executive AI conferences do not attempt
• ★A third day reserved for VIP passholders delivering a twelve-month implementation roadmap plus private one-to-one analyst briefings in a closed-door setting
• ★Four narrow industry and function tracks rather than one generic enterprise-AI stage, so asset management and healthcare attendees get depth rather than overlap
• ★Deliberately mid-sized at roughly 800 attendees, which keeps speaker and peer access realistic
• ★Corporate table pricing at $10,000 for eight is built for sending a whole leadership team rather than one delegate
• ★Anchored in Boston AI Week's Festival of AI, so the surrounding week carries additional programming

Standard pass (Days 1-2) $1,895 at preferred pricing through 16 August 2026, $2,595 thereafter; VIP pass (Days 1-3, including the executive capstone and private analyst briefings) $2,920 preferred, $3,995 thereafter. Corporate tables of eight are $10,000 for the standard pass ($1,250 per person) and $15,000 for VIP ($1,875 per person). All passes include keynotes, breakouts, exhibit hall, welcome reception and meals.

When is GAI World 2026?

GAI World 2026 takes place September 28–30, 2026 in Boston, Massachusetts.

Where is GAI World 2026 held?

GAI World 2026 is held in Boston, Massachusetts. The event format is in-person.

How much does GAI World 2026 cost?

GAI World 2026 is paid. Standard pass (Days 1-2) $1,895 at preferred pricing through 16 August 2026, $2,595 thereafter; VIP pass (Days 1-3, including the executive capstone and private analyst briefings) $2,920 preferred, $3,995 thereafter. Corporate tables of eight are $10,000 for the standard pass ($1,250 per person) and $15,000 for VIP ($1,875 per person). All passes include keynotes, breakouts, exhibit hall, welcome reception and meals.

Who should attend GAI World 2026?

GAI World 2026 is aimed at Chief AI Officers and heads of AI, CIOs, CTOs and CDOs, Enterprise architects and AI platform leads, Line-of-business executives owning an AI P&L, Heads of learning and workforce transformation, Healthcare and life-sciences technology leaders, Asset management and financial services technology leaders.

What topics does GAI World 2026 cover?

GAI World 2026 covers Enterprise generative AI adoption and ROI, AI in asset management, Healthcare and life-sciences AI implementation, AI in sales, marketing and customer operations, Workforce upskilling and change management, AI implementation roadmaps and governance, Hands-on Claude and LLM tooling training, Building the business case for AI spend.

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