The AI Conference for CEOs in Washington DC, 2026 — What to Expect
AI BusinessCon is the premier AI conference for CEOs and business leaders, taking place at Fuse in the Washington DC metro on October 5-6, 2026. It is designed for non-technical executives — the CEOs, founders, presidents, and board members responsible for translating the AI shift into strategy, P&L, and operating model.
Why Washington DC, and why 2026?
The next 24 months will determine which incumbents survive the AI transition and which get displaced. Washington DC is the natural meeting point: it sits at the intersection of policy, capital, defense innovation, federal contracting, and a fast-growing private-sector tech corridor. Executives flying in from New York, Boston, Atlanta, Chicago, and the West Coast can be in and out in 48 hours.
Who is in the room
- CEOs and founders of growth-stage and middle-market companies
- Presidents and COOs leading enterprise AI transformation
- Investors and corporate development leaders backing AI-native rebuilds
- Board members and advisors who need a working CEO's view of AI
What makes AI BusinessCon different
Most "AI conferences" are vendor expos or developer events. AI BusinessCon is an operator keynote conference: every speaker has actually deployed AI inside a real P&L. No demos. No theory. No futurism. Just CEOs and founders walking through what they rewired, what it cost, what broke, and what they would do differently.
The format
Two days. Single track. ~350 vetted executives. Operator keynotes in the morning, working sessions and curated 1:1s in the afternoon, and a high-signal evening program. The full agenda and ticket information lives on the homepage.
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