Seattle Tech Week · AI Innovation Summit · 2026

The SeattleAI Summit

Where AI Leaders, Builders, and Decision-Makers Converge

Enterprise leaders, investors, and top AI builders — alongside Washington State leadership and UN representatives.

📅July 29, 2026
📍Seattle, WA
🎯One-Day, Multi-Track
👥1000+ Curated Attendees
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Keynotes & PanelsWorkshopsLightning TalksStartup Pitch CompetitionSponsored SocialsRound-Table DinnerStartup Zone

The Flagship
AI Event
of Seattle
Tech Week

The Seattle AI Innovation Summit brings together operators, founders, and decision-makers actively building and deploying AI.

Sponsoring places your brand at the center of real conversations, partnerships, and opportunities — as AI reshapes every industry.

Direct Access to
High-Intent Decision Makers

🎯Direct access to a curated, high-intent audience
🎤Speaking opportunities to establish thought leadership
📣High-visibility brand placement across key moments
🤝Dedicated environments for networking and deal flow
🍽️Exclusive access to VIP dinner and curated introductions
📱Pre- and post-event amplification across digital channels
📋Opt-in attendee data for targeted follow-up

A High-Signal Gathering

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Industry Leaders & Operators
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Curated Startups
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High-Growth AI Start-Up Booths
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Curated VIP Dinner Tables
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Concurrent Session Rooms

Voices Shaping the
Future of AI

Speaker lineup inspired by leading AI conference speakers. Final lineup TBA.

Dr. Fei-Fei Li
Dr. Fei-Fei Li
Co-founder
World Labs & Stanford HAI
Matt Garman
Matt Garman
CEO
Amazon Web Services
Sarah Guo
Sarah Guo
Founder & General Partner
Conviction
Srinivas Narayanan
Srinivas Narayanan
CTO of B2B Applications
OpenAI
Mike Krieger
Mike Krieger
Anthropic Labs Lead
Anthropic
Katrin Lehmann
Katrin Lehmann
CIO
Mercedes-Benz
Al Gore
Al Gore
Founding Partner & Chairman
Generation Investment Mgmt
Francis deSouza
Francis deSouza
COO, Google Cloud
Google Cloud
May Habib
May Habib
Co-founder & CEO
WRITER
Ali Ghodsi
Ali Ghodsi
Co-founder & CEO
Databricks
Bryan Catanzaro
Bryan Catanzaro
VP Applied Deep Learning
NVIDIA
Denis Yarats
Denis Yarats
Co-founder & CTO
Perplexity
Bret Taylor
Bret Taylor
Co-founder
Sierra
Kanjun Qiu
Kanjun Qiu
Co-founder & CEO
Imbue
Andrew Ng
Andrew Ng
Founder
DeepLearning.AI
Vinod Khosla
Vinod Khosla
Partner
Khosla Ventures
Bret Taylor
Bret Taylor
Co-founder
Sierra
Cameron Adams
Cameron Adams
Co-founder & CPO
Canva
Jaime Teevan
Jaime Teevan
Chief Scientist & Technical Fellow
Microsoft
Emmett Shear
Emmett Shear
Co-founder
Softmax
Dr. Fei-Fei Li
Dr. Fei-Fei Li
Co-founder
World Labs & Stanford HAI
Matt Garman
Matt Garman
CEO
Amazon Web Services
Sarah Guo
Sarah Guo
Founder & General Partner
Conviction
Srinivas Narayanan
Srinivas Narayanan
CTO of B2B Applications
OpenAI
Mike Krieger
Mike Krieger
Anthropic Labs Lead
Anthropic
Katrin Lehmann
Katrin Lehmann
CIO
Mercedes-Benz
Al Gore
Al Gore
Founding Partner & Chairman
Generation Investment Mgmt
Francis deSouza
Francis deSouza
COO, Google Cloud
Google Cloud
May Habib
May Habib
Co-founder & CEO
WRITER
Ali Ghodsi
Ali Ghodsi
Co-founder & CEO
Databricks
Bryan Catanzaro
Bryan Catanzaro
VP Applied Deep Learning
NVIDIA
Denis Yarats
Denis Yarats
Co-founder & CTO
Perplexity
Bret Taylor
Bret Taylor
Co-founder
Sierra
Kanjun Qiu
Kanjun Qiu
Co-founder & CEO
Imbue
Andrew Ng
Andrew Ng
Founder
DeepLearning.AI
Vinod Khosla
Vinod Khosla
Partner
Khosla Ventures
Bret Taylor
Bret Taylor
Co-founder
Sierra
Cameron Adams
Cameron Adams
Co-founder & CPO
Canva
Jaime Teevan
Jaime Teevan
Chief Scientist & Technical Fellow
Microsoft
Emmett Shear
Emmett Shear
Co-founder
Softmax
May Habib
May Habib
Co-founder & CEO
WRITER
Ali Ghodsi
Ali Ghodsi
Co-founder & CEO
Databricks
Bryan Catanzaro
Bryan Catanzaro
VP Applied Deep Learning
NVIDIA
Denis Yarats
Denis Yarats
Co-founder & CTO
Perplexity
Bret Taylor
Bret Taylor
Co-founder
Sierra
Kanjun Qiu
Kanjun Qiu
Co-founder & CEO
Imbue
Andrew Ng
Andrew Ng
Founder
DeepLearning.AI
Vinod Khosla
Vinod Khosla
Partner
Khosla Ventures
Bret Taylor
Bret Taylor
Co-founder
Sierra
Cameron Adams
Cameron Adams
Co-founder & CPO
Canva
Jaime Teevan
Jaime Teevan
Chief Scientist & Technical Fellow
Microsoft
Emmett Shear
Emmett Shear
Co-founder
Softmax
Dr. Fei-Fei Li
Dr. Fei-Fei Li
Co-founder
World Labs & Stanford HAI
Matt Garman
Matt Garman
CEO
Amazon Web Services
Sarah Guo
Sarah Guo
Founder & General Partner
Conviction
Srinivas Narayanan
Srinivas Narayanan
CTO of B2B Applications
OpenAI
Mike Krieger
Mike Krieger
Anthropic Labs Lead
Anthropic
Katrin Lehmann
Katrin Lehmann
CIO
Mercedes-Benz
Al Gore
Al Gore
Founding Partner & Chairman
Generation Investment Mgmt
Francis deSouza
Francis deSouza
COO, Google Cloud
Google Cloud
May Habib
May Habib
Co-founder & CEO
WRITER
Ali Ghodsi
Ali Ghodsi
Co-founder & CEO
Databricks
Bryan Catanzaro
Bryan Catanzaro
VP Applied Deep Learning
NVIDIA
Denis Yarats
Denis Yarats
Co-founder & CTO
Perplexity
Bret Taylor
Bret Taylor
Co-founder
Sierra
Kanjun Qiu
Kanjun Qiu
Co-founder & CEO
Imbue
Andrew Ng
Andrew Ng
Founder
DeepLearning.AI
Vinod Khosla
Vinod Khosla
Partner
Khosla Ventures
Bret Taylor
Bret Taylor
Co-founder
Sierra
Cameron Adams
Cameron Adams
Co-founder & CPO
Canva
Jaime Teevan
Jaime Teevan
Chief Scientist & Technical Fellow
Microsoft
Emmett Shear
Emmett Shear
Co-founder
Softmax
Dr. Fei-Fei Li
Dr. Fei-Fei Li
Co-founder
World Labs & Stanford HAI
Matt Garman
Matt Garman
CEO
Amazon Web Services
Sarah Guo
Sarah Guo
Founder & General Partner
Conviction
Srinivas Narayanan
Srinivas Narayanan
CTO of B2B Applications
OpenAI
Mike Krieger
Mike Krieger
Anthropic Labs Lead
Anthropic
Katrin Lehmann
Katrin Lehmann
CIO
Mercedes-Benz
Al Gore
Al Gore
Founding Partner & Chairman
Generation Investment Mgmt
Francis deSouza
Francis deSouza
COO, Google Cloud
Google Cloud

Presented By

A landmark collaboration between two mission-driven organizations at the forefront of technology and global digital governance.

B.E.L.L.E LogoUSA · 501(c)(3)

Boundless Entrepreneurship Liberty Liaison Empowerment. B.E.L.L.E is a US-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit empowering founders, investors, and innovators through curated conferences, startup showcases, workshops, and private dinners.

Past sponsors include Anthropic, AWS, MongoDB, Datadog and more.

25K+
People Connected
600+
Companies Supported
$1B+
In Fundraising
$4.3B+
Economic Value
WDTA LogoGeneva · NGO

The World Digital Technology Academy (WDTA) is an international NGO established in 2023 in Geneva, Switzerland.

Aligned with UN values, WDTA upholds "Speed, Safety, Sharing (3S)" — working toward a safe, trustworthy, and inclusive digital future.

Speed
Safety
Sharing
🌐

Bringing global digital governance expertise to the Seattle AI Innovation Summit.

WDFT Awards
at Seattle AI Summit

The Seattle AI Summit hosts a regional recognition segment of the World Digital and Frontier Technologies (WDFT) Awards — celebrating innovators and leaders advancing digital technology and its global impact.

The Seattle AI Summit serves as a regional platform contributing to this global recognition ecosystem.

Past Recipients · Individual
Geoffrey Hinton
Scientific Breakthrough Award
Geoffrey Hinton

Recognized for pioneering Boltzmann Machines and foundational contributions to modern artificial intelligence and machine learning.

Terrence Joseph Sejnowski
Scientific Breakthrough Award
Terrence Joseph Sejnowski

Recognized for pioneering Boltzmann Machines and foundational contributions to modern artificial intelligence and machine learning.

Vinton Gray Cerf
Lifetime Achievement Award
Vinton Gray Cerf

Honored for his foundational contributions to the digital age, including the invention of TCP/IP, establishing the open infrastructure that underpins global connectivity and modern AI systems.

Robert Elliot Kahn
Lifetime Achievement Award
Robert Elliot Kahn

Honored for his foundational contributions to the digital age, including the invention of TCP/IP, establishing the open infrastructure that underpins global connectivity and modern AI systems.

Timothy John Berners-Lee
Lifetime Achievement Award
Timothy John Berners-Lee

Honored for his foundational contributions to the digital age, including the invention of the World Wide Web, establishing the open infrastructure that underpins global connectivity and modern AI systems.

Ilya Efimovich Sutskever
Outstanding Youth Award
Ilya Efimovich Sutskever

Recognized for pioneering the fundamental principles of AI safety and alignment, and establishing them as central challenges in the development of advanced and superintelligent AI.

Geoffrey Hinton
Scientific Breakthrough Award
Geoffrey Hinton

Recognized for pioneering Boltzmann Machines and foundational contributions to modern artificial intelligence and machine learning.

Terrence Joseph Sejnowski
Scientific Breakthrough Award
Terrence Joseph Sejnowski

Recognized for pioneering Boltzmann Machines and foundational contributions to modern artificial intelligence and machine learning.

Vinton Gray Cerf
Lifetime Achievement Award
Vinton Gray Cerf

Honored for his foundational contributions to the digital age, including the invention of TCP/IP, establishing the open infrastructure that underpins global connectivity and modern AI systems.

Robert Elliot Kahn
Lifetime Achievement Award
Robert Elliot Kahn

Honored for his foundational contributions to the digital age, including the invention of TCP/IP, establishing the open infrastructure that underpins global connectivity and modern AI systems.

Timothy John Berners-Lee
Lifetime Achievement Award
Timothy John Berners-Lee

Honored for his foundational contributions to the digital age, including the invention of the World Wide Web, establishing the open infrastructure that underpins global connectivity and modern AI systems.

Ilya Efimovich Sutskever
Outstanding Youth Award
Ilya Efimovich Sutskever

Recognized for pioneering the fundamental principles of AI safety and alignment, and establishing them as central challenges in the development of advanced and superintelligent AI.

Past Recipients · Organizations
NVIDIA
Engineering Excellence Award
NVIDIA

Recognized for visionary leadership in next-generation AI infrastructure, including NVL72 platform and Blackwell architecture, and for establishing this as the backbone of global AI deployment.

Gates Foundation
Humanity Impact Award
Gates Foundation

Recognized for advancing global health, education, and access through technology-driven philanthropy, and for the innovative use of AI to ignite and address humanity's most pressing challenges.

View Full Award Announcement →

Luminary Figures

Rare institutional voices — government leaders, global policy architects, and international organization representatives — alongside the tech community.

🏛️
Washington State
Government Leadership

Senior Washington State officials attend, reflecting the Pacific Northwest's commitment to responsible AI development and policy.

Washington State Legislature
Representative(s) — Technology & Innovation Committee
Office of the Governor
Senior Policy Advisor — Emerging Technology
Washington State Department of Commerce
Director — Technology & Innovation Division
🌐
United Nations
Global Policy Leadership

UN representatives bridge frontier AI development and global policy frameworks, including the UN AI Advisory Body recommendations.

UN AI Advisory Body
Senior Representative — AI Governance & Safety
WDTA / UN-Aligned NGO
Leadership Delegation — Digital Technology Policy
UN Global Compact
Representative — Technology & Innovation

Confirmed attendees will be announced as the event date approaches. Sponsoring at the Platinum or Gold tier includes a reserved seat at the exclusive Round-Table Dinner alongside these distinguished guests.

The Room That
Shapes AI

Government and policy leaders (incl. Washington State & UN)
Startup founders and C-level executives
Venture capitalists and angel investors
Enterprise leaders driving AI adoption
AI/ML engineers and research scientists
Product and engineering leaders
Enterprise AI strategists and consultants
1000+
Curated Attendees

Operators, founders, and decision-makers actively deploying AI — not passive observers.

Special Guests

Washington State leadership and UN representatives elevate the policy and global AI governance conversation.

One Day.
Three Rooms.
Infinite Connections.

The summit runs across three concurrent session rooms from morning through evening, with an all-day Startup Zone and an exclusive evening dinner.

TIMEMAIN ROOMSUB-ROOM1SUB-ROOM2
9:30
KickoffOpening
9:30 – 9:35
9:35
Opening Remark10 min
9:35 – 9:45
9:45
Keynote Address15 min
9:45 – 10:00
10:00
Fireside Chat30 min
10:00 – 10:30
Panel 145 min
9:45 – 10:30
Panel 245 min
9:45 – 10:30
10:35
Lightning Talk / Demo15 min
10:35 – 10:50
Lightning Talk / Demo15 min
10:35 – 10:50
Lightning Talk / Demo15 min
10:35 – 10:50
10:50
Super Panel70 min
10:50 – 12:00
Workshop 170 min
10:50 – 12:00
Workshop 270 min
10:50 – 12:00
LUNCH BREAK
13:00
Pitch Competition I50 min
13:00 – 13:50
Fireside Chat 130 min
13:00 – 13:30
Fireside Chat 230 min
13:00 – 13:30
14:00
Pitch Competition II50 min
14:00 – 15:00
Panel 345 min
13:30 – 14:15
Panel 445 min
13:30 – 14:15
15:00
Judging30 min
15:00 – 15:30
Workshop 370 min
14:30 – 15:40
Workshop 470 min
14:30 – 15:40
15:30
Winner Announcement
15:30 – 15:45
15:45
Sponsored Social120 min
15:45 – 17:45
Sponsored Social120 min
15:45 – 17:45
Sponsored Social120 min
15:45 – 17:45
BREAK
18:00
VIP Dinner — Invite Only
18:00 – 20:00

Startup Zone (15 Booths) runs all day — from event opening through the afternoon Sponsored Social.

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