European Artificial Intelligence Expo 2026: Bucharest will host Eastern Europe's largest AI event

From November 1st to 2nd, 2026, the Radisson Blue Label Hotel in Bucharest will welcome the new AI Expo Europe, which claims to be the largest artificial intelligence event in Eastern Europe. The agenda includes more than 100 speakers from Nvidia, Google Cloud, Microsoft, Oracle or IBM, and about a hundred exhibitors showcasing specific artificial intelligence solutions.

Summary Information

Date: November 1 - 2, 2026, Location: Radisson Blu Hotel Bucharest. According to the organizer, it is expected that the number of participants will exceed 3000, more than 100 speakers, more than 59 international exhibitors, and more than 81 seminars/workshops will be held. Confirmed speakers are from Nvidia, Google Cloud, Microsoft, IBM/Red Hat, Oracle and the European Parliament. Standard tickets are 99 euros, and early bird prices are currently 74 euros (including VAT). Code COINTRIBUNE 481V: Enjoy an additional 10% discount on the displayed price when paying.

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Artificial Intelligence Event Focusing on Commercial Applications

The 2026 exhibition shows clear ambitions: to move beyond technology displays and focus on measurable application cases-automation, customer service, data analytics, finance, human resources, cybersecurity, software development. This perspective is in line with local reality: according to Eurostat data quoted by the organizers, the artificial intelligence adoption rate of Romania companies has stagnated at 5.2%, one of the lowest levels in Europe. This also explains why in addition to cloud giants, local institutions such as the Romania Digital Administration and the National Communications Regulatory Authority (ANCOM) also participated in the exhibition.

Regulatory aspects have not been ignored either: Vice-President of the European Parliament Viktor Negreescu will deliver a speech on AI governance-for any company deploying AI models in the European market, the European Artificial Intelligence Act has made this topic a must-have option.

On-stage guest

The lineup of speakers combines the innovative power of large technology companies and Romania: Rod Evans, Vice President of Supercomputing and Artificial Intelligence for Nvidia Europe/Middle East/Africa, Sonika Kapir, Chief Technology Officer of Strategic Data and Artificial Intelligence for Microsoft Financial Services, Dimitris Andreadis, Senior Engineering Director, IBM Red Hat, Patrick Vandenhowell, Director of Transaction Chasing for Europe/Middle East/Africa, Google Cloud. Although the cryptocurrency/Web3 field is low-key, it is not absent: CES Web3 Tokenized Village is one of the exhibitors, and Adrian Paraskivescu, known as Romania's first cryptocurrency journalist, will also participate. This marks the continued consolidation of the integration of artificial intelligence and blockchain even in comprehensive artificial intelligence activities.

Venue and Atmosphere

The meeting was held at the five-star Radisson Blu Hotel in central Bucharest, close to the Temple of Athena in Romania and about 3 kilometers from the Palace of Parliament. Organizers focus on a tight schedule: daytime meetings, exhibition areas that can face exhibitors directly, followed by social dinners-including the "European Artificial Intelligence Expo Awards Ceremony" as a highlight of the event. Feedback from previous sessions (available on the official website) showed a similar trend: one participant described the venue as "full of intelligent minds," and one leader mentioned the unique energy and desire to come back every year. However, these remarks released by the organizers are for reference only-there is no completely independent evaluation yet.

Ticket and Partner Codes

Three ticket options are available: Standard (99 euros, 74 euros for Early Bird), Premium (199 euros, 149 euros for Early Bird) and VIP (399 euros, 299 euros for Early Bird, including reserved seats for dinner). Each ticket can participate in conferences, exhibition areas, lunches, dinners and the European Artificial Intelligence Expo Awards Ceremony; premium and VIP tickets also include a VIP lounge. The code COINTRIBUNE 481V receives an additional 10% discount on the displayed price when paying-at current early bird prices, a standard ticket is approximately € 66.60. Please refer to the payment page for the final amount and discount validity period, and the early bird price will be adjusted in stages.

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