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The Association for Advancing Automation (A3) has announced the keynote lineup for Automate 2026, the largest robotics and automation event in North America, scheduled for June 22–25, 2026, at McCormick Place in Chicago. The program positions AI integration as the defining challenge and opportunity for manufacturers navigating workforce shortages and competitive … [Read more...] about Automate 2026 Sets Its Agenda Around AI’s Role in Industrial Transformation, June 22–25, 2026, McCormick Place in Chicago

There’s a noticeable shift in tone heading into IBM Think 2026, and it’s not subtle. The conversation has moved past experimentation, past the phase where companies could afford to “explore” AI without consequences. What’s emerging instead is something sharper, a kind of quiet urgency around execution, outcomes, and whether any of this actually translates into measurable … [Read more...] about IBM Think 2026, May 5–8, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Artist and the Machine has announced its AI & Creativity Summit New York 2026, scheduled for May 14 at The Lighthouse Brooklyn. Founded by Dani Van de Sande, the event brings together brand leaders, artists, researchers, and technologists working at the intersection of AI and the creative industries. The Summit is designed around a practical moment: AI has moved from … [Read more...] about AI & Creativity Summit New York 2026, May 14, The Lighthouse Brooklyn

SEMICON Southeast Asia returns to the Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre (MITEC) in Kuala Lumpur this week, and the timing is hard to separate from the macro context surrounding it. The global semiconductor industry is expected to reach USD 1 trillion in annual sales in 2026 — a historic milestone driven by the intensifying AI infrastructure boom. Southeast Asia … [Read more...] about SEMICON Southeast Asia 2026, May 5–7, Kuala Lumpur

The Society for Information Display's annual flagship event returns to Los Angeles this week, and the scale alone signals where the industry stands. Display Week 2026 draws over 200 exhibitors and a record-setting 675 papers and technical sessions — a volume that reflects both the pace of display innovation and the breadth of sectors now dependent on it. The Technical … [Read more...] about SID Display Week 2026, May 3–8, Los Angeles Convention Center

There’s something quietly compelling about a gathering that tries to collapse silos instead of reinforcing them, and the Big Dipper Innovation Summit feels like it’s leaning hard into that idea this year. Returning to Richmond from May 12 to 14, 2026, the event isn’t just another polished conference circuit stop—it’s positioning itself more like a working intersection, a place … [Read more...] about Big Dipper Innovation Summit, May 12–14, 2026, Richmond

RISC-V Summit Europe 2026 is set to bring one of the continent’s most important open-computing gatherings to Bologna from June 8 to June 12, 2026. The summit has become the flagship European meeting point for engineers, chip designers, software developers, researchers, policymakers, and industry leaders focused on the fast-growing RISC-V ecosystem. Hosted at the Bologna … [Read more...] about RISC-V Summit Europe 2026, June 8–12, Bologna, Italy

Data Center World, one of the industry’s leading gatherings for digital infrastructure professionals, has announced the winners of its 2026 awards program, recognizing standout leadership, operational excellence, and breakthrough technologies shaping the future of data centers worldwide. The 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Joe Kava, honoring a career that … [Read more...] about Data Center World 2027, May 24–27 2027, Music City Center, Nashville, Tennessee

Snowflake (NYSE: SNOW) is preparing for its biggest event yet, with Snowflake Summit 26 set to take place live in San Francisco from June 1 to June 4, 2026. The company says this will be the largest user conference in its history, reflecting how quickly enterprises are moving from AI pilots and experimentation into practical deployment at scale. It feels like one of those … [Read more...] about Snowflake Summit 26, June 1–4, 2026, San Francisco

TSMC used its 2026 North America Technology Symposium in Santa Clara to underline a simple reality of the semiconductor industry: the AI era is accelerating every layer of chip development, from transistor scaling to packaging, photonics, automotive compute and power efficiency. Under the theme “Expanding AI with Leadership Silicon,” the company unveiled one of its most … [Read more...] about TSMC 2026 Technology Symposium, April 22, Santa Clara