World AI Cannes Festival 2027
WAICF brings enterprise leaders, researchers, policymakers, startups and technology providers to Cannes for two days focused on deploying, scaling and governing artificial intelligence in Europe.
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What you need to know
World AI Cannes Festival 2027 takes place on 10–11 February at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès. The first edition organised by Informa as part of The AI Summit Series is built around enterprise deployment rather than general AI promotion, with conference stages, an exhibition, masterclasses, roundtables and a startup-and-investor programme.
The programme spans executive strategy, applied AI in science and research, production governance, data foundations and demonstrations from technology providers. Attendees should watch for evidence that deployments are measurable and maintainable: integration costs, model monitoring, accountability, data sovereignty and compliance matter more than polished demos.
What to expect
- Enterprise AI deployment, scale and measurable value
- EU AI governance, risk, reliability and accountability
- Data sovereignty, infrastructure and agentic systems
- Applied AI in research, health, industry and startups
Who should attend
- Enterprise AI, data and technology leaders
- Researchers, engineers and applied-AI teams
- Policy, governance and risk professionals
- AI founders, investors and technology buyers
The 2027 edition is WAICF's first under Informa and The AI Summit Series. That shift gives the meeting a stronger international enterprise network just as European organisations move from AI pilots to regulated, production-scale systems under the EU AI Act.