June 9-11, 2026 • Over the Rhine • Cincinnati, OH
June 9-11, 2026 • Union Hall • Cincinnati, OH
The Midwest’s largest event for ai professionals and enthusiasts
Cincy AI Week brings together the builders, leaders, operators, students, and curious minds shaping what AI looks like in the Midwest. Expect practical conversations, real local connections, and the kind of ideas you can actually take back to work, your company, or your next project.
GET INVOLVED
Participate in Cincy AI WEEK
Pick your lane and plug in. Speak, sponsor, volunteer, or grab a ticket and be in the room with Cincinnati’s AI builders and decision-makers.
Apply to Speak
Share what you're building with 2,000+ practitioners across four stages in Over-the-Rhine. Practitioners and operators only — no sales pitches.
Become a Sponsor
Put your brand in front of 2,000+ enterprise AI leaders — from Trancept to Union Hall to Sommerhaus. Activations, not just logos.
Volunteer
Rep the Queen City. Help us run the show across four OTR venues and connect with every speaker, sponsor, and attendee in the room.
Get Tickets
Three days across Over-the-Rhine's best venues. Sessions, workshops, and networking with Cincinnati's AI community. Limited capacity per venue.
Conference programming, community moments, and learning that travels with you.
Cincy AI Week is more than three days on a mainstage. Featured programming spans the full conference, the Greater Cincinnati region, and online pathways you can keep going long after the lights come down.
AI Ready Ohio Certification Tracks
Earn industry-recognized AI credentials while you attend. AI Ready Ohio cert tracks run across all three days of conference programming — and continue across the region throughout the week through partner-hosted workshops, hands-on labs, and executive briefings.
- Embedded credentialing across the full conference agenda
- Regional partner workshops throughout Greater Cincinnati
- Online pathways previewing in the ETA member portal, launching summer 2026
- Powered by JobsOhio & Enterprise Technology Association
Microsoft Programming Track
A dedicated programming track from Microsoft featuring product deep-dives, real-world deployment stories from Cincinnati enterprises, and hands-on Copilot and Azure AI sessions.
Claude Programming Track
Practical sessions on building, deploying, and scaling with Claude — from frontier model capabilities and Claude Code to enterprise rollouts and the Claude Hackathon on day three.
Graeter's Ice Cream Socials
Cincinnati doesn't do networking — it does Graeter's. Drop-in ice cream meetups throughout the week pair black raspberry chip with the people you actually want to talk to.
AI Demo Day
Greater Cincinnati's most innovative AI startups take the stage. Powered by Cintrifuse, AI Demo Day brings the region's builders, founders, investors, and enterprise buyers into one room.
Cincy AI Awards Luncheon
The conference closes by celebrating the people, teams, and organizations driving Cincinnati's AI economy forward. VIP invite only — included with VIP and Week passes.
Community Events & Meetups
AI Woodstock, the Women in AI & Business Breakfast, and dozens of community-hosted events, meetups, and trainings throughout Greater Cincinnati. All free with RSVP.
This is the start, not the full list. More featured programming, track sponsors, and partner-led sessions roll out weekly between now and June.
See full calendarCINCY AI WEEK SPEAKERS
MEET THE SPEAKERS AND BROWSE 100+ Sessions
From Fortune 500 executives and startup founders to researchers and policy leaders. Each speaker at Cincy AI Week will share exclusive insights, real success stories, and actionable ideas. Come learn from the best – and get ready to ask them your burning questions!
More speakers coming soon!
CONFERENCE SPONSORS
Introducing Our 2026 Event Sponsors
Cincy AI Week is powered by partners who care about real-world AI adoption. Explore the organizations supporting the community and the conversations.
Want to Speak at Cincy AI Week?
Submit your application to speak at Cincinnati’s leading AI conference today!
LOCATION
Ditch The Conference Center.
Cincinnati AI Week happens where Cincinnati's innovation actually lives. Over-the-Rhine isn't a convention center — it's the neighborhood where the city's best founders, operators, and builders already work, meet, and create. From Trancept to Union Hall to Alcove to Sommerhaus, your sessions are embedded directly in the ecosystem. Grab coffee between panels at the same spots where Cincinnati's top startups close deals. Run into a future collaborator on the sidewalk between venues. That's not a happy accident — it's the format.
You'll feel the difference the moment you walk in.
4 Venues · Over-the-Rhine · June 9–11, 2026
Cincinnati AI Week Venues
Programming spans four venues across Over-the-Rhine — Cincinnati's most vibrant neighborhood.
Trancept
Union Hall
Alcove
Sommerhaus
Official Hotel Partner · June 9–11, 2026
TownePlace Suites by Marriott Cincinnati Downtown
Cincinnati, OH
Exclusive AI Week Group Rate
Discounted room block for Cincinnati AI Week attendees. Book by May 18, 2026 to secure the group rate — rooms are limited and released on a first-come, first-served basis.
COmmunity Events
Built for the Cincy AI Community
AI Week community events are where the real connections happen — fast introductions, honest conversations, and real opportunities with the people building and adopting AI right here in Cincinnati.
These events are free and open to everyone (no conference ticket required, just an RSVP), but they're even better when you're plugged into the full week. Grab a ticket to Cincy AI Week and show up with context, connections, and momentum already working in your favor.
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Community Happy Hour
Kick off Cincy AI Week at The Transept in Over-the-Rhine. Cold drinks, real conversations, and the connections that make the rest of the week matter. June 9, 2026 — 5 to 7 PM.
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Women in AI & Tech Breakfast
An intimate morning of real stories from women leading AI in Cincinnati. No panels, no slides — just honest conversation, great coffee, and a room built for you. June 10, 2026 at The Transept. Limited seats.
WHY CINCINNATI?
LOCAL Builders. Real Deployment.
Cincinnati is built for real-world adoption. When AI works here, it works anywhere.
You’ve got major companies, operators, and builders packed into a tight downtown footprint, plus a growing startup scene that’s focused on implementation over hype. Cincy AI Week brings it all together so you can meet the people doing the work and leave with momentum, not just ideas.
