AI Week Barcelona 2026 is scheduled to run September 14 to 29, with the city's side-event calendar centering around the flagship AI Summit Barcelona, held September 22–23 at WTC Barcelona (World Trade Center Barcelona). Now in its second edition, the summit dubbed "Europe's most experiential AI event" is a week-long takeover under the tagline "One week, the whole city." The event is poised to bring together an expected 10,000+ builders, founders, researchers and industry leaders for a two-day hackathon (HackBarna), a flagship two-track summit with seven content tracks and 200+ speakers, and more than 50 community-hosted side events spread across coworking spaces, Barcelona rooftop venues, studios and startup hubs all over the city.
As you've come to expect from Akommo, our aim is to give you the most complete AI Week Barcelona 2026 guide featuring every confirmed side event, hackathon, dinner, panel and rooftop mixer tied to the week, organized by day, with hosts, locations, timings and sign-up links in one place. As with our Cannes Lions Party List coverage, Akommo isn't affiliated with AI Summit Barcelona; we're an accommodation and venue-sourcing partner for teams attending, and we track the calendar because our clients ask for it constantly. We'll keep updating this list as more events get confirmed or open registration, so bookmark it and check back.
If your team is heading to Barcelona for the week and still needs a base, that's exactly what we do! Reach out to Akommo and we'll handle the venue and accommodation sourcing while you focus on the calendar below.
Hosted by: Luis Campos & Samira Audebert, co-organized with Gentleman Programming, presented by AI Summit Barcelona 2026
Date & Time: Monday, September 14, 18:30–21:00
Location: InnoIT Consulting SL, Carrer de la Diputació 280, Eixample, Barcelona
The season-opener for AI Week. Three speakers dig into the agentic stack: Daniel Españadero on moving from LLMs to agentic systems, Dany Paredes building agentic apps live with Angular, Genkit and Kendo UI, and Alan Buscaglia on "building software in 2026." Talks are in Spanish, and it wraps with food, drinks and networking. Speakers bring serious followings (Españadero at 30,500+ YouTube subscribers, Gentleman Programming at 100K+), so expect a packed room.
Registration: Request an invite on Luma (approval required).
Hosted by: WEMatter Global (founded by Maria Carmela Zabala), presented by AI Summit Barcelona 2026
Date & Time: Wednesday, September 16, 18:30–21:00
Location: SBS Swiss Business School Barcelona Campus, Carrer de Pamplona 96, Sant Martí, Barcelona
A panel of five women working across AI, data, finance and entrepreneurship unpacking what financial independence looks like in an AI-driven economy: investments, risk, diversification, asset classes, security and investor protection, aimed at every experience level ("you don't need to be an AI expert, just curious"). This one is already full.
Registration: Join the waitlist on Luma.
Hosted by: Samira Audebert & Virginia Luaces, powered by ZNEXT, presented by AI Summit Barcelona 2026
Date & Time: Thursday, September 17, 18:00–20:30
Location: Bcombinator | Hub de Innovación, Carrer de Badajoz 32, Sant Martí, Barcelona
AI, education and the future of work, tackled in two parts: a panel with VC, startup and academic voices, including Andrés Echecopar (Bcombinator), Marco Parente (ZNEXT), Berta Madueño (Tattoox) and Marta López (UOC Faculty of Education), followed by a founder roundtable on AI and EdTech in practice. Networking with investors, educators and innovators closes it out. €5 entry, and it's down to its last spot.
Registration: Get your ticket on Eventbrite
Hosted by: Samira Audebert & Alaia Rotaeche, presented by AI Summit Barcelona 2026
Date & Time: Thursday, September 17, 18:00–21:00
Location: Aticco Sants – Coworking Sants Barcelona, Carrer de Galileu 142, Sants-Montjuïc, Barcelona
A data-professional-focused session on working with Claude in real data pipelines, anchored by a panel from Zenital; a 30-person data architecture and engineering team already integrating Claude into client projects, featuring Manel Vericat (Data & AI Training Specialist, Zenital) with more speakers TBA. Expect a discussion on data quality in the AI era and a prototype demo, followed by drinks and networking.
Registration: Reserve your spot on Luma.
Hosted by: Samira Audebert & Marina Barguño, presented by AI Summit Barcelona 2026
Date & Time: Thursday, September 17, 18:00–19:30
Location: Barcelona-Sants, Pl. dels Països Catalans, Sants-Montjuïc, Barcelona
The pitch: "You already know how to ask AI a question. Now you learn to give it a job." One attendee brings a real workplace problem, and the room builds a working AI assistant live, in 90 minutes, with nothing pre-recorded. Small room, intimate format; closer to a working session than a talk.
Registration: Request access on Luma (approval required).
Hosted by: Samira Audebert, Luca & Dylan Thiam, presented by AI Summit Barcelona 2026
Date & Time: Thursday, September 17, 18:30–21:30
Location: OneCoWork Catedral, Av. de la Catedral 6, Ciutat Vella, Barcelona
A slide-free demo night built for senior engineers, technical PMs and product designers: four to five fast-paced, five-minute live demos from local builders on production-grade LLM orchestration and agentic workflows. The community skews heavily technical, 55% hands-on AI/ML engineers, 30% technical founders/CTOs, with contributors bridging CERN-adjacent research and enterprise fintech.
Registration: Apply on Luma (approval required).
Hosted by: AI Summit Barcelona 2026, in partnership with Make
Date & Time: Friday, September 18, 17:00 onward
Location: Barcelona Supercomputing Center, Barcelona (full address on registration)
A hands-on workshop for intermediate builders: small groups of 5–10 people, each with an experienced lead, work from a shared curriculum to actually ship something, not just talk about it: intro, guided build, an ethics Q&A, then networking. Bring a laptop and a project idea; everyone leaves with 25,000 Make credits. The event centers women and non-binary builders (men are welcome accompanied by a female or non-binary participant), and admission is selective based on your project pitch.
Registration: Apply on Luma; free, application-based.
Hosted by: eWorks & Barcelona Supercomputing Center – AI Factory, presented by AI Summit Barcelona 2026
Date & Time: Friday, September 18. Optional workshop at 17:00 (separate registration), panel 19:00–20:00, networking 20:00–21:30
Location: Tech Barcelona – Pier 07, Via Laietana 26, Ciutat Vella, Barcelona
A founder-focused evening built around one panel: "Beyond Prompt Training - What Actually Happens When GenAI Hits a Whole Organization?", digging into how generative AI reshapes teams, workflows, leadership and decision-making once it moves past the pilot stage. Backed by eWorks (Esade's venture arm) and Spain's national supercomputing institute, with networking after. There's also a separate hands-on workshop earlier that day at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center for anyone who registers for both. Already at 67 registered with no stated cap.
Registration: RSVP free on Luma.
Hosted by: AI Summit Barcelona 2026, Lucas Sala, Nicolas Grenié & HackBarna
Date & Time: Saturday, September 19, 09:00–23:00 and Sunday, September 20, 09:00–18:00
Location: Norrsken House Barcelona, Passeig del Mare Nostrum 15, Ciutat Vella, Barcelona
The third edition of HackBarna, with 150+ hackers building AI apps, websites, games and tools over two full days — no-code to full-stack, all skill levels welcome. Expect keynotes, team formation (capped at three per team), workshops, meals and a demo-and-awards close. In-person only, and teams keep full IP ownership of what they build. Down to one spot at last check.
Registration: Grab a spot on Luma.
Hosted by: CHI Software, presented by AI Summit Barcelona 2026
Date & Time: Monday, September 21, 15:00–18:00
Location: CHI Software office, Avenida Diagonal 539/541, Les Corts, Barcelona
Anton Marukha (CEO, CHI Software) walks through two years of rolling out AI tools across 800+ engineers, what worked, what got scrapped, and how adoption spread from engineering into sales, marketing and finance. Patrick Couch (HPE) covers the operational side: cost and energy impact. Includes a live AI sales-automation demo and a framework attendees can take home. No panels, no vendor pitches, direct access to the people who actually built it.
Registration: Request an invite on Luma (limited seats, approval required).
Hosted by: AI Builders (5,000+ member community), presented by AI Summit Barcelona 2026
Date & Time: Monday, September 21, 18:30–21:00 (walk-in from 18:30)
Location: eDreams ODIGEO, Carrer de Bailèn 67, Eixample, Barcelona
A networking-first meetup pairing AI demos from EU and Silicon Valley builders with hands-on tool demos covering agent frameworks, RAG and Claude Code. Pizza, drinks, and plenty of unstructured time. Free, with sponsorship available for anyone facing financial barriers to attending, plus sessions will be streamed and recorded.
Registration: RSVP on Luma
Hosted by: Samira Audebert & Francesco Bertoli, presented by AI Summit Barcelona 2026
Date & Time: Monday, September 21, 18:00–21:00
Location: Pier 01 Barcelona Tech City, Plaça de Pau Vila 1, Ciutat Vella, Barcelona
Deliberately low-key: "No stage. No slides. Just interesting people, good wine, and one of the best views in Barcelona." A terrace mixer the night before the summit opens, backed by Pack, papernest, BizAway, Mamba Ventures and the Italian Tech Club. Registration has already closed, but it's worth watching for a possible waitlist opening.
Registration: Event page on Luma
Hosted by: Samira Audebert, with MANTU's K. El Guasmi, Axelle Challier, Camille Moreau & Yanez Sondagur
Date & Time: Monday, September 21, 18:30–21:00
Location: Barcelona (full address on registration)
A co-creation workshop on personal knowledge management: mapping your daily information flows, spotting where AI can help capture, organize and retrieve knowledge, while keeping judgment and decisions with the human. No technical background required.
Registration: Request access on Luma
Hosted by: Samira Audebert & Marie Kirwan, co-hosted by Door3 and Miro, presented by AI Summit Barcelona 2026
Date & Time: Monday, September 21, 19:00–22:00
Location: The Lot Barcelona, Carrer de Santaló 103, Sarrià-Sant Gervasi, Barcelona
An exclusive, curated dinner for AI leaders on a question bigger than individual productivity gains: where the real ROI on AI investment sits, and how teams and workflows need to restructure to capture it. Backed by Miro (100M+ users) and Door3. Currently full.
Registration: Join the waitlist on Luma.
Hosted by: Samira Audebert & Karney Hatch, presented by AI Summit Barcelona 2026
Date & Time: Monday, September 21, 21:15–23:00 (drinks from 21:15, screening 21:45, Q&A 22:15)
Location: Alder Art Studios, Carrer de Sagunt 22, Sants-Montjuïc, Barcelona
The night's wind-down: a 27-minute independent sci-fi short, written and directed by Karney Hatch and shot in Barcelona, imagining a near future where an artificial superintelligence controls the world's nuclear arsenal. Screening is followed by a panel on AI alignment, agency and existential risk. Pay-what-you-want, with optional contributions via Buy Me a Coffee.
Registration: Reserve on Luma (free/pay-what-you-want).
Hosted by: Pre-Seed to Succeed (P2S), moderated by Denis Kalyshkin, Program Manager at P2S
Date & Time: Tuesday, September 22, 19:00
Location: Harbour.Space, Barcelona
An offline meetup pairing founders, investors and experts around the practical side of AI in business and fundraising. Three speakers cover why founders fail to raise, how to actually succeed at fundraising, and PR strategy for international sales and fundraising — then the floor opens for live startup pitches to VCs whose portfolios include 15 unicorns between them. One stage, 50–100 participants, built for engaging talks and real business connections rather than passive listening.
Registration: Request an invite on Luma (approval required).
Hosted by: Samira Audebert & Jakob, presented by AI Summit Barcelona 2026
Date & Time: Tuesday, September 22, 08:00–10:00
Location: ILO Studios, Carrer de Bailèn 56, Eixample, Barcelona
For the founders and investors who'd rather reset than rush the coffee line: a guided mobility and flow session, sauna and cold plunge, then coffee and networking before heading straight to the summit floor. A quieter alternative to a packed conference lobby — booking runs through Momence, with Luma registration only confirming interest.
Registration: Details on Luma
Hosted by: Vapi & Deepgram, presented by AI Summit Barcelona 2026
Date & Time: Tuesday, September 22, 19:00–21:00
Location: AZUL Rooftop, Barceloneta, Pg. de Joan de Borbó 101 (8th floor), Ciutat Vella, Barcelona
"Golden hour, Barcelona skyline, and the sharpest minds in voice AI." No pitches, no decks; just drinks, tapas and conversation with the people building voice AI, hosted by two of the category's best-known names.
Registration: Request an invite on Luma
Hosted by: La French Tech Bordeaux, La French Tech Rennes Saint-Malo x Le Poool, La French Tech Barcelona & Pôle Action Média, presented by AI Summit Barcelona 2026
Date & Time: Tuesday, September 22, 19:30–23:30
Location:L'IDEM, Barcelona (full address on registration)
A networking evening built to connect the summit's French and francophone attendees with Barcelona's local tech scene; extending summit conversations into something closer to home. €20 entry.
Registration: Get your ticket on Luma.
Hosted by: Flashpoint Capital, Samira Audebert & Lucas Sala, presented by AI Summit Barcelona 2026
Date & Time:Tuesday, September 22, 20:00–23:00
Location: W Barcelona (Hotel Vela), Sun Deck, Ciutat Vella, Barcelona
A closed-door session for Spanish founders wrestling with strong engineering but a company that's never left the country: entity formation, IP transfer, US payroll, visas, tax implications, timing the move to a US structure, and the metrics US VCs actually look for. With Stephen Polakoff and Marton Medveczky (Flashpoint Capital) and Ignacio Lacasa (Across Legal), on the Sun Deck of one of Barcelona's most recognizable hotels.
Registration: Request an invite on Luma
Hosted by: Samira Audebert, Frédérique H & Guillaume Thureau, presented by AI Summit Barcelona 2026
Date & Time: Wednesday, September 23, 11:30–13:00
Location: SAGE, Carrer d'Àlaba 111, Sant Martí, Barcelona
A 45-minute panel on inclusive talent pipelines, skills-based hiring, workforce transformation and Responsible AI, with Helen Devanny (VP, Sage Foundation), Fernanda Silva Velasco (World Bank), Jesús Cuesta (Accenture) and Muriel Moscardini (SDG Group), moderated by Guillaume Thureau (Somos F5). Light lunch and informal networking follow.
Registration: Request access on Luma
Hosted by: ClickHouse, presented by AI Summit Barcelona 2026
Date & Time: Wednesday, September 23, 18:30–22:00 (registration 18:30, talks from 19:05, networking from 21:00)
Location: Manychat, Carrer de Pau Claris 194, Eixample, Barcelona
The summit's closing data-and-infrastructure night: ClickHouse on deploying AI agents at scale, Manychat on AI-driven incident management, and White Circle on database serving-layer architecture, followed by Q&A and networking. Capped at 90 attendees and nearly full.
Registration: Request an invite on Luma
An eight-day city-wide takeover (September 14–29, with the core week running September 16–23) built around AI Summit Barcelona, combining a flagship two-day summit, the HackBarna hackathon, and 50+ community-hosted side events across Barcelona's coworking spaces, rooftops, studios and startup hubs.
September 22–23, 2026, at WTC Barcelona (World Trade Center Barcelona), with 10,000+ expected attendees, seven content tracks and 200+ speakers.
Yes. AI Builders Barcelona – AI Summit Edition(Sept 21) and Build With AI (Sept 18, application-based) are both free to attend, and The Human Equation film screening (Sept 21) runs on a pay-what-you-want basis. A number of the other side events, from AI Tinkerers Demo Night to Make AI do the Work, don't list a price on Luma either, which usually means free entry once your registration is approved; check each event's Luma page for the current status, since pricing and capacity can change as the week gets closer.
An independently maintained, continuously updated list of confirmed AI Week Barcelona events, built for teams and delegates planning their week. We update it as new events open registration or details are confirmed.
Every listing above links to its registration page. Several run on host approval or have limited capacity; apply or join the waitlist as early as you can, especially for anything already marked full or nearly full.
Reach out to us at akommo.com with the event details and we'll review it for inclusion.
No. Akommo is an independent venue and accommodation sourcing partner for companies attending AI Week Barcelona. We're not the organizer of the summit or any event listed here. If your team needs a base for the week, that's where we come in.
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