AINext Conference Las Vegas 2026: Where Artificial Intelligence Meets Business Transformation​

AINext Conference Las Vegas 2026 is set to bring together AI innovators, enterprises, startups, policymakers, and investors for a high-impact day of ideas, deployment-focused insights, and real-world use cases in artificial intelligence. Organized by Next Business Media, the conference will take place on 21 May 2026 at Horseshoe Las Vegas, USA, positioning itself as a premier global platform for AI-driven business transformation.

Event overview – Las Vegas, USA

AINext Conference USA 2026 is designed as a convergence point for:

• AI innovators and visionaries
• Industry leaders and enterprises
• Startups and scaleups
• Investors and venture capitalists
• Policymakers and academics

The event focuses on deployment-led AI – highlighting how organizations are moving from experimentation to real-world implementation across sectors such as finance, cybersecurity, operations, marketing, and customer experience. Delegates can register directly via the official registration portal: https://ainextconference.com/register/

Key links to participate:

Meet the trailblazers – speaker highlights

AINext Las Vegas 2026 features a curated lineup of senior leaders, founders, and AI practitioners shaping the global AI ecosystem. Each speakers full profile and details can be accessed via the dedicated speaker pages linked below.

Selected confirmed speakers include:

• Alexey Smurov – SVP, Head of Modal Risk & Administration, PNC Bank
• Don Spaulding – Financial services, banking and insurance leader
• Dr. Damodar Sahu – Co-Founder & Chief Growth Officer, Data Safeguard Inc.
• Paul R. Andrus – Founder, BuildCore AI
• Christopher Trocola – CEO, ARC Defense Systems
• Justin Counts – CEO, JCLA Labs
• Halil Aksu – Co-CEO & Co-Founder, Digitopia
• Christian Schacht – Founder & CEO, Verged
• Rich Meneghello – Legal content leader & AI commentator
• Jeff LoCastro – Founder & CEO, Neener Analytics Inc.
• Austin Mejia – Founding Group Product Manager, Plaud; Schwarzman Scholar
• Shelli Ryan – CEO & Founder, Ad Hoc Communication Resources
• Darian Nwankwo – Founder & Lead Coach, TechnicallyFit

AINext Awards – nominations now open

AINext Conference Las Vegas will also host the AINext Awards, celebrating organizations and leaders who are pushing the boundaries of AI innovation, ethical deployment, and business impact. Nominations are now open for companies, startups, products, and individual leaders across multiple categories.

The awards ceremony will recognise outstanding achievements in AI strategy, implementation, governance, and real-world outcomes, providing winners with high-visibility recognition in front of a global audience of decision-makers.

Call for speakers and partners

Next Business Media is inviting visionary speakers, practitioners, and founders to share practical insights, case studies, and frameworks on adopting and scaling AI. Professionals can submit their proposals through the official speaker application form:

Organizations interested in showcasing products, solutions, or platforms can also partner as exhibitors or sponsors, with dedicated options to book a booth and engage with delegates on-site in Las Vegas.

Looking ahead – AINext Dubai, 3 December 2026

While the Las Vegas edition anchors the AINext presence in North America, the brand is also expanding its global footprint with an upcoming AINext Conference in Dubai on 3 December 2026. The Dubai edition will build on the conversations from Las Vegas and convene regional and international stakeholders from the Middle East, Africa, Europe, and Asia to further accelerate AI adoption and cross-border collaboration.

Attendees, speakers, and partners in the USA edition will have early access to engagement opportunities, visibility, and networking for the Dubai 2026 conference, making AINext a year-round global community rather than a single-day event.