Where AI Visionaries and Industry Leaders Converge

The Exclusive Forum where the World’s Top Founders, Builders, and Fortune 500 Executives Shape the Future of AI.

3rd Edition | May 7 2026 | Civic Hall, New York

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Meet the innovators supercharging AI in enterprise

Back for its 3rd Edition, the AI Hot 100 Summit is where Fortune 500’s scout solutions and acquisitions, startups connect with customers and top-tier VCs and decision makers shape the future of AI.

See breakthrough showcases, forge strategic partnerships and validate AI strategies alongside true decision makers. No sales people, no expo floors, just real connection.

This curated platform stems from the AI Hot 100 List of rising stars in early stage AI curated by the largest AI community in the world, The AI Furnace. Don’t miss out on the hottest AI event of 2026.

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Previous Speakers & Attendees

  • George Robson

    Partner

    Sequoia

  • Andrew Reiskind

    Chief Data Officer

    Mastercard

  • Maria Belousova

    CTO

    Daydream (Raised $50M)

  • Charles Birnbaum

    Partner

    Bessemer Venture Partners

  • Andrew Budd

    VP of GenAI & Developer Productivity

    Walmart

  • Ravi Kokku

    Co-Founder & CTO

    Emergence AI (Raised $100M)

  • Petra Ehmann

    Group Chief Innovation & AI Officer

    Ringier AG

  • Alexander Bricken

    Applied AI

    Anthropic

  • Hanna Helin

    SVP of Data, AI & Emerging Technologies

    NBCUniversal

  • Lucas Liebenwein

    Deep Learning Algorithms

    NVIDIA

  • Surojit Chatterjee

    Former CPO of Coinbase & Current Founder

    Ema Unlimited (Raised $50M)

  • Brian Distelburger

    Founder & CEO

    Yext (NYSE: Public) & Windmill

See More

Why Join The AI Hot 100 Summit?

Real innovation happens when extraordinary people collide

  • We curate and bring 100 of the most exceptional AI founders building on the frontiers, carefully selected for the AI Hot 100 Market Map from thousands of applications.

  • See founders showcase their breakthroughs live, and join intimate industry-focused discussions that cut through the hype. Each and every session is designed for real insight and practical understanding.

  • Curated discussions and networking with top AI business executives and partner-level investors.

Who You’re Going to Meet

Senior Executives (CIO’s, CDO’s, AI Strategy, Digital Transformation)

AI Founders / CEOs (Handpicked from thousands of applications)

VC Investors, AI Labs, Media

Some of the Past Hot 100 Include

What to expect

Learn from the People Building the Future

Rethinking Organizations: From Digital Transformation to AI First

The Future of Knowledge Work: Will UI Based Agents Change the Game?

The Commoditization of Intelligence & What This Means for Innovation

The Succession & Training Problem: Human Development in an AI World

Train, Tune, or Turnkey?

The Era of the AI Worker: Training and Managing Agents

How to Train Your Robot: The Era of Physical Intelligence

Investing at the Frontier: The Hidden Value in AI

See Groundbreaking Technology

Workshop: Training and Managing AI Agents

Interview with a Humanoid Robot

Product Deepdives from the most innovative AI startups in the world

The AI Hot 100 Showdown: Best of the “Hot 100”

AI Fashion Show

AI Art Installations

Apply to discover the next frontier in AI.