The Global AI Summit will take place as part of WMF 2026 in Bologna, Italy, from June 24 to June 26, according to an April 4 announcement. The event will bring together companies, institutions, and researchers to discuss the future of artificial intelligence (AI), its applications, and governance.
This summit is considered a key international meeting for the AI sector. It aims to encourage dialogue and generate proposals that can speed up decision-making on both European and international levels. According to organizers, the summit’s goal is “to foster operational dialogue, generate proposals and accelerate decision-making at European and international level.” Cosmano Lombardo, founder and CEO of Search On Media Group and creator of WMF, said that artificial intelligence has become a political and technological priority requiring clear regulation, targeted investments, and broad debate involving businesses, institutions, research centers, and civil society.
Leading global companies such as NVIDIA, Anthropic, OpenAI will participate in the summit alongside renowned speakers including Alberto Sangiovanni Vincentelli and Daniele Pucci. The main stage will feature figures like Marco Pavone (NVIDIA), Bryan Madden (AMD), Alicia Hanf (LG Nova), Aprajita Jain (Google), Francesco Ubertini (CINECA), as well as representatives from Microsoft, Dell Technologies, Intel; research institutions such as IIT (Italian Institute of Technology) and ESA Φ-lab; fintech leaders Klarna and Trade Republic are also expected.
The program includes thirteen thematic stages covering areas such as AI for the future workforce transformation with contributions from experts like Matteo Mille (Microsoft Italia), Massimo Chiriatti (Lenovo), Maria Yolanda Bilé Nlang (Brise), Marcello Majonchi (Arduino), Karen Zhou (Anthropic) and Corey Ching (OpenAI). Institutional debates will focus on digital sovereignty issues related to governance policies involving European institutions alongside Italian government ministries MAECI & MIMIT plus Pierpaolo Bombardieri representing UIL.
An exhibition area will showcase advanced technologies while connecting startups from over ninety countries with solutions aligned with fourteen identified future challenges by WMF organizers. PR Newswire operates in more than 170 countries using forty languages according to its official website. The company works with over half a million media outlets worldwide according to its official website.
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