June 9-11, 2026 • Over the Rhine • 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Track Sponsor
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.
All Three Days · Multiple Venues
Track Sponsor
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.
All Three Days · Hackathon Thursday
Community Moment
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.
Throughout the Week · OTR & Region
Showcase
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.
Tuesday, June 9 · Evening
Capstone
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.
Thursday, June 11 · 1–3 PM
Across the Week
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.
All Week · Region-Wide