Top 12 Deep Learning Conferences For 2026

2. AI & Big Data Expo

• Dates: February 4-5, 2026
• Location: London, UK
• Cost: $849 with some free limited access options

The two-day AI & Big Data Expo let attendees learn about the latest trends in deep learning, with discussions on responsible AI, cyber security, and building trust in AI models through explainability. Multiple tracks helped tailor the content to each attendee's interests and needs. Besides the global main event, there were two regional editions: San Jose (May 18-19) and Amsterdam, which is still to come on October 20-21.

3. International Conference on Learning Representations

• Date: April 23-27, 2026.
• Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
• Cost: TBC

ICLR was the premier global gathering dedicated specifically to the deep learning and representation learning communities. Distinct from broader AI conferences, it focused intensively on the technical intricacies of how deep neural networks learn features from data, making it a critical event for researchers working on architecture optimization, generative models, and self-supervised learning.

4. IEEE Conference on Artificial Inteligence

• Dates: May 8-10, 2026
• Location: Granada Conference Center, Granada, Spain
• Cost: TBC (expect ~$1,500 range)

The IEEE Conference on AI was another popular deep learning event, hosted in Granada. It focused on specific applications of AI and how AI is directly impacting different industries, with programming around Healthcare and Life Science, the Metaverse, Robotics, Industrial AI, and Cybersecurity. Attendees could also see poster presentations on the latest academic research in deep learning. It was a great option for anyone who wanted to attend a data conference in Europe.

5. Data Science Salon NYC

• Dates: May 14, 2026
• Location: New York, New York, US
• Cost: $500 for Early Bird tickets

If you are interested in applying Deep Learning to Finance problems, Data Science Salon NYC was a great conference for you in 2026. This was a short, one-day event that featured 15 speakers from top financial institutions who discussed the latest deep learning trends in Finance.

6. The AI Summit London

• Dates: June 10-11, 2026
• Location: Tobacco Dock, London, UK
• Cost: £125-£2,499

The AI Summit London was a two-day conference hosted in London. It covered a diverse set of trending topics, including Generative AI, socially responsible handling and use of data applications, and applications of deep learning in business. The event typically attracts thousands of attendees, which made it a great networking opportunity.

7. SuperAI

• Dates: June 10-11, 2026
• Location: Marina Bay Sands, Singapore
• Cost: $399-$999 (depending on Early Bird discount availability)

SuperAI is a major conference hosted in Asia each year. This last year, the event attracted over 10,000 attendees, including many international and upper-level managers. Its deep learning lectures covered robotics, regulatory and social responsibility, and the future of GPUs and decentralized compute networks.

8. International Conference on Machine Learning

• Dates: July 6-11, 2026
• Location: COEX Convention Center, Seoul, South Korea
• Cost: $1150

The 42nd edition of the event, ICML 2026, was a seven-day conference dedicated to machine learning papers, workshops, and tutorials. More academically oriented, it focused on the latest research and workshops in topics like Adversarial ML, Generative AI, and High-Dimensional learning. It was a great opportunity to learn about ML and network with practitioners who were deeply knowledgeable about their research topics.

9. Ai4 2026

• Dates: August 4-6, 2026
• Location: The Venetian, Las Vegas, Nevada, US
• Cost: $1,395-2,395 (Current Early Bird Price subject to change)

Ai4 2026 took place in Las Vegas and included discussions from over 1,000 speakers and 400 exhibits. The conference offered sessions tailored to a diverse range of industries, job titles, and levels, as well as deep learning technologies, to make the information useful to each of its 12,000 attendees. It was a great venue for networking and learning about deep learning, for people at any level and in any industry.

10. The AI Conference

• Dates: September 29 - October 1, 2026
• Location: San Francisco, California, US
• Cost: $1,299

The AI Conference in San Francisco featured over 60 speakers from top tech organizations like OpenAI, MIT, Google, and Meta. The three-day event used a three-track structure (builders, technical, and strategy), which let attendees focus on practical implementation, quantitative depth, or strategic questions, depending on how they plan to work with AI.

Planning ahead? Check the conference website for 2027 dates and ticket details.

11. World Summit AI

• Dates: October 7-8, 2026
• Location: Taets Art & Event Park, Amsterdam, Netherlands
• Cost: €449-€949 (Current Early Bird Price subject to change)

The World Summit AI conference is a two-day conference and expo in Amsterdam. Speakers from top tech organizations like Meta, Amazon, Google, and Nvidia will cover different tracks focused on topics like Generative AI, scaling startups with AI, AI in finance and other industries, and hands-on workshops. There are also plenty of scheduled networking opportunities for attendees.

12. Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems

• Date: December 6-12, 2026.
• Location: Sydney, Australia.
• Cost: TBC (Usually ~$1,000 range).

NeurIPS is widely considered one of the most prestigious AI and machine learning research conference in the world. Held annually in December, it acts as the year-end summit for the entire field, premiering the most groundbreaking papers on neural networks, deep learning, and statistical machine learning. If you want to see where the technology will be in 3–5 years, this is where you look. Details for the 2026 edition in Sydney will are yet to be announced.

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