With promising prospects for 2025 and 2026, we've done extensive research to identify some of the most interesting and popular chatbot conferences. These events provide a unique opportunity to learn about the latest developments and innovations in the world of Conversational AI. By learning about these conferences early on, you can start thinking about which events you would like to attend in order to expand your knowledge and make some valuable contacts.
Chatbot and Conversational AI Conferences 2025
As of now, in 2025 many interesting summits and conferences on chatbots and conversational AI have already taken place. Nontheless, there are many great opportunities for events to attend for the rest of this year:
World Summit AI
Date: October 8–9, 2025
Venue: Taets Art & Event Park, Amsterdam
Link to the event
Language: English
The World Summit AI is an annual event that brings together experts from across the AI industry. The focus is on innovations, the transformation of companies, and the social impact of artificial intelligence. The conference also serves as a platform for presenting new AI products and promotes exchange between technology companies, startups, investors, and researchers.
Key topics & lectures:
- Deep-dive tech talks on developments and new AI products
- Impact of AI on the economy, labor market, and social justice
- Data protection, cybersecurity, and trustworthy AI development
- The convergence of technology and humans in areas such as health, education, and work
- AI for Good: Applications of AI to solve global challenges
- Industry-specific AI applications: e.g., AI in healthcare, etc.
- Impact of AI on media, content, and virtual worlds
- Strategies for the efficient use of AI in business
- Generative AI and LLMs: AI-powered creativity, material development, and human-machine collaboration
Well-known speakers (from previous years):
- Darren Hardman (Corporate Vice President, Enterprise & Industry, Microsoft)
- Katie Noyes (Section Chief In The Science & Technology Branch, FBI) Company)
- Julia Reuss (Director Public Policy Central Europe, Meta)
- Nabiha Syed (Executive Director, Mozilla Foundation)
- and others
Participation fees & registration: Prices vary depending on ticket category. More information is available here.
Beyond Boundaries Global Festival
Date: October 13-15, 2025
Venue: Barcelona, Spain (Museu Marítim de Barcelona)
Link to the event
Language: English
The Beyond Boundaries Global Festival is a two-day event organized by the Conversation Design Institute (CDI Foundation) where experts, innovators, researchers, and business leaders exchange ideas on generative AI and conversational AI.
Key topics & presentations:
- Conversation design in the age of agents: New roles, skills, and mindsets for designers in an AI-centric world
- Practical example of internal integration of generative AI to increase global productivity
- Risks, opportunities, and impacts of generative systems on the creative industries
- Conversational AI in the customer experience ecosystem
- Comparative analysis: Chatbot vs. digital human at DHL
- What Barcelona and Gaudí have to do with collaborative AI development
- How generative AI makes learning & development more human and effective
Former speakers:
- Peter Thomas (Director, RMIT Forward),
- Rafael Cunha (CX Consultant, Infobip),
- Tara Panu (VP of Marketing, Voiceflow),
- Sarah Critchley (Principal Program Manager, Microsoft),
- Greg Bennett (Director of Conversation Design, Salesforce),
- Denise Martinez (Conversation Design Senior, Salesforce)
& many more.
Participation fees & registration: Information on participation fees can be found on Event Brite. Early bird tickets are available until June 30, 2025.
AI Consultation: What has happened so far (or rather since 2019)
Date: October 15, 2025
Venue: Betahaus in der Sternschanze, Hamburg, Germany
Link to the event
Language: German
Hands-on artificial intelligence: explained in a practical, open, and understandable way
Key topics & presentations:
The AI Consultation Hour Hamburg focuses on current topics related to the use of artificial intelligence. Whether chatbots, AI agents, large language models, or generative AI, the meetups convey knowledge from the basics to specific use cases and enable both quick tool tests and in-depth discussions.
After a long break, the meetup will start again in Hamburg on October 15, 2025. Since the last meeting in 2019, there have been many changes in areas such as AI agents, LLMs, and generative AI.
- Short presentations, live demos, and open discussion rounds offer insights into how modern chatbots work, the role of LLMs such as GPT, and the impact of generative AI on today's working world
- Anyone who works with AI or is interested in it is invited, whether developers, companies, students, or curious minds
- Time for networking: after the event, with free drinks in a relaxed atmosphere
- Interested to contribute? Anyone who would like to give a presentation or share their experiences can register directly by emailing robert@moin.ai or via Meetup
Participation fees & registration: Participation is free of charge and registration is possible via Meetup.
Chatbot Summit Amsterdam 2025
Date: October 30, 2025
Venue: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Link to the event
Language: English
The Chatbot Summit is Europe's leading event for conversational AI, chatbots, and voice technologies. Experts and companies meet here to exchange ideas about the latest trends, innovations, and practical solutions.
Key topics & presentations:
- Agentic CX & Commerce: How Agentic AI improves customer experiences throughout the customer journey – from marketing to e-commerce
- Product & UX: Design and development of enterprise AI experiences for chat and voice interfaces
- Data & GenAI: Tools, frameworks, and architectures for secure, scalable, and powerful AI systems
- ROI & Governance: Increasing business value while ensuring AI governance and ethical guidelines
- Quantum & AI Innovations: The interface between quantum computing and AI—new ways to accelerate intelligence
Well-known speakers in 2025:
- Alexander Schmitt (Head of Speech Technology #Hey, MercedesMercedes-Benz)
- Aura Hita Losa (Lead Conversational AI, On AG)
- Maria Tanasa (Gen AI Bot Builder, ING)
- Jan Zubíček (AI Business Strategist, ČSOB)
and others.
Participation fees & registration: Participation fees vary depending on ticket type. Early bird discounts are available.
4th Annual Conversational AI & Customer Experience Summit
Date: November 5 - 6, 2025
Venue: Munich, Germany
Link to the event
Language: English
The Conversational AI & Customer Experience Summit is a conference that brings together visionary speakers, leading industry experts, innovative chatbots and renowned providers of Conversational AI technologies. The summit promises a comprehensive discussion on the latest trends, future innovations, as well as guidelines and relevant regulations in the area of Conversational AI.
Key topics & lectures:
- In addition to exciting expert presentations, the event offers a unique opportunity to exchange knowledge and experience
- The Start-Up Booster platform promotes promising start-ups by networking with venture capitalists, mentors and potential customers.
- The conference covers relevant topics such as large-scale language GPT models, trends in Conversational AI, and ethical aspects of AI development
- It highlights industry-specific applications in areas such as banking, finance, healthcare, retail, and more
- Most recently, the event offers an intelligent event application for a seamless networking experience and building long-term business relationships
Well-known speakers:
- Natasja Wientjes (Senior Director Customer Service, DHL)
- Soren Meincke Persson (Head of Data Engineering, Telia Company)
- Gennaro Montanino (Conversational AI Strategy, AXA Switzerland)
- Eleni Verteouri (GenAI Tech Lead in Conversational Banking, UBS)
- and more
Participation fees & registration: Prices vary by ticket category. More information is available here.
Marketing Congress Cologne
Venue: Cologne
Date: November 19, 2025
Link to the event
Language: German
The congress focuses on “AI in marketing” and is a meeting place for executives such as CEOs, CMOs, and CTOs who understand marketing as strategic corporate management. It's about how artificial intelligence is already being used in practice today to transform business models, automate marketing processes, and strengthen customer loyalty.
Key topics & presentations:
- Keynotes on AI-supported creativity, automation, and efficiency gains (e.g., from Adobe representatives)
- Real-world use cases: Companies such as Bayer demonstrate how they use AI in areas such as community building, content creation, and data-driven engagement
- Multi-agent AI systems for product development and marketing – insights from experts in science and start-ups such as homeport.ai
- Elevator pitches from AI software providers
- Industry-specific panel discussions on AI in retail or influencer marketing
- Topics such as customer experience, hyper-personalization, and data protection in the context of AI
- Closing keynote with an outlook on the future of AI in marketing
Well-known speakers in 2025:
- Markus Brandl (Bayer AG)
- Sven Doelle (Adobe)
- Prof. Dr. Philipp Bitzer and Dr. Tim Delbrügger (homeport.ai)
- Prof. Dr. Beate Gleitsmann (RH Cologne)
- Frank Mühlenbeck (Digital Diamant)
and others.
Participation fees & registration: Prices vary depending on ticket category. More information is available here.
Big Data Conference Europe 2025
Venue: Vilnius, Lithuania and Online
Date: November 19–21, 2025
Link to the event
Language: English
The Big Data Conference Europe 2025 is a four-day conference focusing on technical discussions in the areas of big data, high load, data science, machine learning, and AI. Participants can attend in person or online.
Key topics & presentations:
- Data engineering
- Applied AI (applied artificial intelligence)
- LLMs (large language models)
- Cloud platforms
- Real-time & event-driven systems
- Data Governance & Data Privacy
- AI & Data Platforms
- Developer Enablement
Confirmed speakers for 2025:
- Adrian Taruc (Senior Data Engineer, Netflix)
- Agustin Figueroa Nazar (Senior Data Analyst, GetYourGuide)
- Natalia Sokolowska (Data Engineer, Team Internet Group)
- Jose Navarro (Senior Data Engineer, Adobe)
and others.
Participation fees & registration: Participation fees vary depending on ticket type. More information is available here. Early bird discounts are available until September 18, 2025.
Generative AI for Marketing Summit
Venue: London
Date: November 24-26, 2025
Link to the event
Language: English
The Generative AI for Marketing Summit is an event that brings together strategic marketing executives and reveals the latest trends in generative AI for marketing.
Key topics & presentations:
- From tools to transformation: How GenAI is fundamentally changing marketing
- AI-powered performance & media: Test campaigns faster, automate targeting, optimize budgets
- Creative & content workflows: Scale and protect brand content with GenAI
- Predictive analytics & intelligence: Campaign planning based on AI-powered insights
- Marketing Ops & Tech: Integrating GenAI meaningfully into tools, teams, and processes
- Strategy & Leadership: New roles, governance, and roadmaps for CMO teams in the AI era
- Hands-on workshops, live experiments, and exclusive CMO sessions
Well-known speakers in 2025:
- Paul Cardno (Senior Manager, Digital Automation & Innovation, 3M)
- Swagat Choudhury (Director Digital Commerce, Mars Wrigley)
- Sunando Das (Head of Predictive Analytics, Unilever)
- Andy Burrell (Head of Portfolio Marketing, Nokia)
- Juan Carlos Medina Serrano (Lead Data Analyst, Bolt)
- Hazem El Taha (Global Head of MarTech, HSBC)
- Daniel Hulme (Chief AI Officer, WPP)
and more.
Participation fees & registration: Participation fees vary depending on ticket type. More information is available here.
KI:Arena
Venue: Cologne
Date: November 25-26, 2025
Link to the event
Language: German
KI:ARENA 2025 is a two-day business conference in Cologne that focuses on the practical application of artificial intelligence in communication, marketing, and technology. In masterclasses, keynotes, and workshops, specialists and executives will gain valuable insights for the digital transformation of their communication and marketing processes.
Key topics & presentations:
- Presentations and practical reports from leading companies in communications, marketing, and technology, such as Telekom MMS, DHL, Henkel, E.ON, EnBW, SCHOTT, Körber, and the CEWE Group
- Best practices & use cases for AI applications across all areas of corporate communications
- Intensive insights through masterclasses and workshops, including strategic tools and industry trends
- Discussions on topics such as AI prompts and governance, as well as innovations in content marketing and automated communication
Well-known speakers in 2025:
- Alexander Bräuer (Profilwerkstatt)
- Dr. Patricia Iglesias Sánchez (Robert Bosch GmbH)
- Linus Kurtenbach & Tim Wessels (Primus Inter Pares)
- Saskia Kunle & Magnus Rode (IPI GmbH)
and others.
Participation fees & registration: Prices vary depending on ticket category. More information is available here.
Chatbot and Conversational AI Conferences 2026
There are also some exciting events and AI conferences planned and dates released for the next year, 2026:
World AI Cannes Festival
Venue: Cannes, France
Date: February 12-13, 2026
Link to the event
Language: English
The World AI Cannes Festival brings together over 10,000 business attendees, 300 international speakers, and 230 exhibitors who share insights on how they are leveraging artificial intelligence.
Key topics & presentations:
- AI for Business: AI practice and scaling in companies
- AI Governance: Ethics, regulation & control
- The Next AI Tech: Trends such as generative AI, agentic AI, quantum computing, robotics
- Health AI Summit: AI in medicine, diagnostics & pharmaceuticals
- Demo sessions & startup pitches: 50 top startups and innovations you can experience firsthand
Well-known speakers in 2025:
- Aleksandar Kapisoda (Boehringer Ingelheim)
- Amel Mokrani Bois (Caresyntax)
- Caitlin Kraft-Buchman (Women At The Table)
- Bruno Aziza (IBM)
- Yann Lecun (Meta)
and others.
Participation fees & registration: Participation fees vary depending on ticket type. Ticket sales have not yet begun, but if you would like to stay informed, you can sign up for updates here.
World Agentic AI Summit
Venue: Berlin, Germany
Date: February 19 – 20, 2026
Language: English
The World Agentic AI Summit is dis a premier gathering for senior executives, AI architects, and strategists to delve into the transformative impact of autonomous AI technologies on business operations. Over two days, it focuses on how organizations can build, govern, deploy, and scale intelligent agents that act autonomously in enterprise workflows. The event emphasizes real-world adoption, architecture, human-AI collaboration, and responsible deployment of self-driven AI systems, bringing practitioners together to share lessons, challenges, and breakthroughs.
Key topics & presentations:
- Reconfiguring enterprise workflows through agentic AI: how autonomous agents reshape decision-making and operations
- Conversational & Agentic AI use cases and digital transformation
- Agent architecture and system design: frameworks, self-learning systems, orchestration, and modular agent ecosystems
- Real-time decision support and digital workflow automation: integrating agents with business systems and data pipelines
- AI governance, ethics, and safety: oversight, accountability, risk mitigation, and sustainable deployment
- Human-agent synergy: defining human roles versus agent autonomy, designing seamless collaboration, and trust calibration
- Cross-industry case studies and lessons learned: successes and challenges from early deployments across sectors
- Leadership and strategy: aligning organizational culture, talent, and structure to agentic AI adoption
Confirmed speakers for 2026:
- Mario Morales (Global Data and AI Products Lead, PepsiCo)
- Precia Carraway (Director, Engineering & Operations, Autonomous Delivery, Walmart)
- Sunando Das (Global Head of Predictive Analytics, Unilever)
- Avinash Jha (Senior Director, Head of API & Integrations, Volvo Group)
- Guglielmo Iozzia (Director, ML/AI and Applied Mathematics, MSD)
Participation fees & registration: More Details for the 2026 summit are yet to be published on the website. Registration for Delegate (1495€) / Branding (3499€) package is available here.
The European Chatbot & Conversational AI Summit 6th Edition
Venue: Edinburgh, Scotland
Date: March 18-19, 2026
Link to the event
Language: English
The European Chatbot & Conversational AI Summit is a two-day conference and exhibition that brings together industry leaders and users of conversational AI, chatbots, virtual assistants, voice technology and conversational design.
Key topics & lectures:
- Use of large language models (LLMs) and their role in companies
- Measuring effectiveness: metrics and ROI in conversational AI initiatives
- Human-centric conversational design to improve user experience
- Generative AI & Data Analytics: Learn, Experiment, and Explore
- Ethics, Compliance & Diversity in Conversational AI and Generative AI
- Applications of conversational AI and chatbots in various industries
- Voice AI revolution: Strengthening communities through voice assistants
- Strategies for customer experience and organizational culture
- EU AI Act: Requirements for transparency, accountability and ethical data management
Well-known speakers 2025:
- Richard Lochhead (Minister for Small Business, Innovation and Trade, Scottish Parliament)
- Christoph Esslinger (Founder and CEO, IDEABAY AI)
- Caroline Laurenson (Program Director, The EU Chatbot Summit)
- Eve Psalti (Senior Director, Artificial Intelligence, Microsoft)
- Dr. Kulvinder Panesar (Assistant Professor of Applied Artificial Intelligence, University of Bradford)
and more.
Participation fees & registration: Prices vary by ticket category. More information is available here.
data:unplugged
Venue: Münster (MCC Halle), Germany
Date: March 26 - 27, 2026
Link to the event
Language: German
The data:unplugged festival (#d:u2026) is one of the largest European events for the data and AI industry, attracting over 5,000 visitors with lectures, discussions, networking opportunities, exhibitors and live concerts.
Key topics & lectures:
- Talks & presentations: More than 175 speakers share their insights into current trends and developments in the AI industry
- Networking: Numerous networking opportunities at side events, specialized formats, at the Expo and during joint lunches
- Exhibitors: More than 50 exhibitors present their innovative technologies, including large companies such as google and BASF as well as SaaS companies, SMEs and startups
- Masterclasses: Experts impart practical knowledge in small groups
- Additional highlights: Food stands, live concerts, comedy and parties create a relaxed atmosphere
Speaker from 2025:
- Fränzi Kühne (Head of Digital Affairs, Edding AG)
- Tiankai Feng (Data Leader/ Author of “Humanizing Data Strategy”)
- Carsten Kraus (Founder & CEO, CASABLANCA.AI)
- Prof. Dr. Volker Gruhn (Chairman of the Supervisory Board, adesso SE; Professor of Software Engineering, University of Duisburg-Essen)
and many more.
Participation fees & registration: Information on participation fees can be found here (top right).
The AI Summit London
Venue: Tobacco Dock, London, UK
Date: June 10 - 11, 2026
Link to the event
Language: English
The AI Summit London is the headline event of London Tech Week, designed for business leaders, technologists as well as policymakers. It focuses on turning AI’s potential into real-world business impact, exploring both the opportunities and challenges of deploying AI responsibly at scale. Across two days, the summit features multiple content stages, hands-on workshops, a start-up & investor village, and extensive networking, offering a mix of strategic insights and technical deep dives while also showcasing industry case applications.
Key topics & lectures:
- AI at Scale: deploying and managing enterprise AI, MLOps/LLMOps, ROI and productivity
- Sustainable AI: frameworks for ethical, responsible AI and its use for public good
- Next-Gen AI: breakthroughs in architectures, edge computing, and agentic AI
- Data Excellence: governance, quality, pipelines, and bias reduction
- Industries in Focus: real-world use cases across healthcare, finance, energy, and the public sector
- Innovation & Start-ups: start-up pitches, investor connections, and scaling strategies
- Workshops & Masterclasses: technical and strategic training for practitioners and leaders
Well-known speakers in 2026:
- Uthman Ali (Head of Edge & Data Science, HP)
- Ferdi Alici (Global Responsible AI Officer, BP)
- Stephen Almond (Partner, UK Head of AI, KPMG)
- Nick Almond (Executive Director, ICO)
- Zoë Brammer (Public Policy Manager, Google DeepMind)
and many more.
Participation fees & registration: Limited free Future AI Leaders passes (worth £2,399). Other ticket tiers TBA. Registration via the event website.
Conversational User Interfaces 2026
Venue: Bremen, Germany
Date: July 21 – 24, 2026
Link to the event
Language: English
ACM CUI (Conversational User Interfaces) is a leading conference for conversational systems research and practice. The 2026 theme “Conversational AI: Agency and Identities” as the 8th edition explores how CUIs demonstrate autonomy and identity. The conference combines high-quality academic presentations with interactive workshops, tutorials, and creative sessions, while also fostering mentorship and collaboration through its doctoral consortium. By uniting experts from HCI, linguistics, design, psychology, and AI, the event addresses not only technical advances but also ethical, social, and cultural dimensions of conversational technology.
Key topics & lectures:
- Agency and autonomy: how CUIs take initiative, balance control between human and AI
- Identity and persona design: crafting voice, style, personality, and social roles for conversational agents
- Dialog systems and interaction models: advances in turn-taking, mixed-initiative strategies, multimodal input/output, and embodied CUIs
- Trust, ethics, and fairness: addressing bias, deception, transparency, and governance of conversational AI in sensitive domains
- Evaluation methods: user studies, metrics for effectiveness and satisfaction
- Applications in society: use of CUIs in education, health, accessibility, and wellbeing, with emphasis on inclusivity and social good
- Creative and exploratory work: artistic, cultural, and experimental takes on CUIs, showcasing novel perspectives on what conversation with machines can mean.
Speakers from 2025 (highlights):
- Maurita Harris (Assistant Professor of Human-Centered Computing, University of Maryland, Baltimore County)
- Matt Ratto (Associate Professor, Faculty of Information, University of Toronto)
- Micol Spitale (Assistant Professor, Politecnico di Milano)
- Dorian Peters (Research Fellow, Imperial College London)
- Heloisa Candello (Lead Researcher, IBM Research Brazil)
- Michelle Brachman (Research Scientist, IBM Research AI)
and many more, speakers are still to be announced for 2026.
Participation fees & registration: Registration details for 2026 are not yet available.
Big Bang KI Festival
Venue: Alte Münze, Berlin, Germany
Date: September 16 - 17, 2026
Link to the event
Language: German
The BIG BANG KI FESTIVAL 2025 brings together experts from business, research and technology to discuss current developments, applications and challenges relating to artificial intelligence. The event provides a platform for practical insights, new ideas and exchange on AI-supported innovation — and MoinAI will also be there!
Key topics & lectures:
- Use of KI in medium-sized companies and in the healthcare sector
- Practical master classes on topics such as data protection, recruiting, financing and process optimization
- Discussions on the impact of AI on the economy, labor market and social justice
- Ethics, Compliance, and Trusted AI Development
- Applications of AI in various industries, including media, education, and the public sector
- Strategies for efficient use of AI in companies
- Generative AI and LLMs: AI-powered creativity and human-machine collaboration
Well-known speakers (from previous years):
- Frank Thelen (tech investor & innovation expert)
- Ayse Engel (Tech Expert, Black Digits)
- Richard David Precht (philosopher and bestselling author)
- Marie-Christine Ostermann (President, THE FAMILY ENTREPRENEURS e.V.)
- Evelyne de Gruyter (Managing Director, Association of German Women Entrepreneurs)
and more.
Participation Fees & Registration: Prices vary depending on the ticket category. More information is available here.
This article is constantly updated and amended. If an important Chatbot or Conversational AI Conference has been forgotten, feel free to contact us.
