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AI Week · Ohio 2026
Meet Ohio Leaders at AI Week
Building America's AI Supersector.
From the factory floor to the launch pad, Ohio has always built what powers America. Now the state is putting AI to work across the industries it already leads, and AI Week is where you can meet the people building that future together.
20,000+ professionals
3,000+ organizations
500+ vetted partners
Who you'll meet
The leaders turning Ohio's strength into AI advantage.
AI Week convenes the full ecosystem under one roof, in every region of the state. Across three cities, you will share the room with the people writing Ohio's AI story in real time.
Economic Development Leaders
The teams growing Ohio's regional economies, from JobsOhio to partners across all seven regions.
Enterprise & Fortune 500 Executives
Decision-makers deploying AI at scale inside Ohio's largest employers.
Founders & Builders
The startups and operators shipping real AI products from the Heartland.
Government & Policy Leaders
Public servants shaping how Ohio adopts AI responsibly and competitively.
University & Research Leaders
The faculty and institutions building Ohio's AI talent pipeline.
Investors & Capital Partners
The capital backing the next generation of Ohio AI companies.
The AI Supersector
Ohio leads the industries AI is about to transform.
A supersector is what happens when a state's industrial backbone meets a new general-purpose technology. Ohio has the backbone, and AI is the multiplier.
Manufacturing
The backbone of Ohio's economy, now augmented by AI.
Automation
Smarter operations across the industries Ohio leads.
Robotics
From the factory floor to the field.
Space
Aerospace and the frontier industries built here.
Powered by a statewide engine: the AI Ready Ohio partnership with JobsOhio, and an ecosystem of 20,000+ professionals, 3,000+ organizations, and 500+ vetted partners working across the state.
Three cities, one ecosystem
The AI Week series travels the state in 2026.
★ Next up · Cincinnati
Cincy AI Week
June 9-11, 2026
Columbus
Columbus AI Week
September 8-10, 2026
Northwest Ohio
Great Lakes AI Week
November 10-12, 2026
Be in the room where it's built.
Across all three cities, AI Week is where Ohio's AI Supersector takes shape. Start with the next stop and meet the leaders building it.
Explore AI Week
Cincy · Columbus · Great Lakes AI Week 2026 · hello@joineta.org
