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Where enterprise AI gets decided. Now in your city.

AI Research Forum is the global stage for the leaders deciding what agentic AI ships, scales and holds up in production. In 2027 we bring it to seven cities across Africa, Asia, Europe and the Middle East, so you can meet your region's AI decision-makers face to face.

7cities
$72M+in AI budgets in the room
1,450+senior decision-makers
470+global brands
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Put your AI story in front of the people buying it.

Pick your cities and we'll send you the AIRF 2027 brand deck.

Why AIRF

Skip the crowd. Meet the people who sign off on AI budgets.

AIRF is built for the leaders who own enterprise AI strategy and spend: CIOs, CTOs, Chief AI and Data Officers, and the business heads putting agents to work. Every edition is curated around them, so your team spends the day talking to buyers, not browsers.

Sessions focus on what is actually being deployed, what it costs and what it takes to scale. The conversations that follow move quickly from ideas to requirements.

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Who's in the room

The leaders who sign off on enterprise AI.

  • CIOs, CTOs and Chief AI and Data Officers
  • Business leaders and C-suite executives navigating AI-driven change
  • Technology strategists integrating agentic systems
  • Policymakers and regulators shaping responsible adoption
2027 cities

7 cities. 7 agendas.

Each city gets its own agenda, built around the region's AI priorities and the enterprises deploying at scale there.

Past speakers

Share the stage with the leaders who sign off on AI spend.

Past sponsors & partners

The companies building enterprise AI choose this stage.

Ways to partner

Choose how you show up.

Product showcase

Exhibit and demo live to the leaders evaluating agentic platforms.

Thought leadership

Keynotes, fireside chats and panel seats alongside researchers.

Networking

Delegate and vendor passes for your team to meet buyers in person.

Partnership

Affiliate, association and media partnerships across all seven cities.

On the agenda
Agentic AIAI agentsAI strategyGovernanceAI infrastructureSecurityData architectureWorkflow engineeringHuman-AI collaborationScalabilityAI deploymentDecision-makingLeadershipEthicsResilienceEconomic impact
First stop: Johannesburg, 21 April 2027

Meet the buyers in your region.

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