Shift Roundtables
Conversations you won't have anywhere else
Peer-only, Chatham House Rules. No cameras, no vendors. The only way to find out what is actually working is a conversation where nobody is performing.
13-14 October 2026 · Palau de Congressos · Barcelona
1,000 software
leaders. Hard-capped.
What the best software companies in Europe are actually doing, not what they say in press releases.
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The AI software industry in one place
66%
AI-first companies in the attendee base
16
Curated 1:1 meetings per attendee
85%
Founders or C-suite in attendance
8,000
Curated 1:1 meetings across two days
8,000 curated 1:1 meetings over two days.
Why attend
Building software used to have a playbook.
That playbook is now gone. Right now, every software founder is making the same decisions in isolation. Whether to rebuild or bolt on. Where AI actually cuts costs versus where it just adds complexity. Which GTM motions still work. Two days in Barcelona won't give you all the answers, but you'll leave knowing what the best-run companies in Europe are actually doing, not what they're saying in press releases.
Why attend →
The event trailer
SHIFT AI EUROPE
The format
Two days. 16 meetings.
Countless opportunities.
Core
Shift Meetings
16 meetings. Booked before you land.
Your goals only. You tell us what you need from the two days and we build the schedule. Every meeting is confirmed by both sides before you fly, so every conversation has context and none of them are cold. Across 1,000 attendees that adds up to 8,000 curated 1:1s, the largest pattern matching opportunity in European software.
- 16Meetings
in your diary - 8,0001:1s across
the two days - 100%Double opt-in,
both sides - 0Cold outreach
required
Shift Experiences
Unique Barcelona experiences beyond the conference
Catamaran, hiking, winery and more. Nine experiences built around the moments that turn a meeting into a relationship.
Shift Experiences
Curated experiences.
Going beyond the conference.
Each experience is invite-only and built around a Shift AI Europe sponsor. Designed for intimate groups of founders, investors, and operators, they create the conditions for the kind of conversations that turn into commercial relationships.
Sailing
Catamaran Boat Party
Private catamaran cruise out of Barcelona Port. See the city skyline from the Mediterranean while your guests connect over drinks and DJ.
Wine & Dining
Rooftop Wine Tasting
Sommelier-led tasting on a panoramic city rooftop. An elevated evening of standout wines and skyline views your guests will remember.
Sponsored by
Networking / Party
Beach Club Mixer
VIP beach club evening at one of Barcelona's iconic waterfront venues — Opium, Shôko or Bastian Beach. Mediterranean sunset, your guest list.
The Venue & Your Stay
Barcelona.
Where it's heading.
City
Barcelona, Spain
Dates
13–14 October 2026
Venue
Palau de Congressos de Catalunya
Airport
Barcelona El Prat (BCN) — 30 min
Founders, operators, and investors fly to Barcelona in October on purpose. The city draws an international network year-round, and the energy is unlike anywhere else in Europe.
The event runs at the Palau de Congressos de Catalunya, in the centre of the city and under 30 minutes from Barcelona El Prat.
Barcelona, Spain
BCN
Palau de Congressos de Catalunya
Official Room Block
Torre Melina, a Gran Meliá Hotel
The partner hotel connects directly to the Palau de Congressos de Catalunya, so you stay in the same building as the sessions. Book direct on the Shift AI Europe link to get the negotiated attendee rate.
What's in the blockDeluxe Room · 30m²
King-size bed or two doubles · mountain view
Bookable nights
13–14 Oct core · block open 10–14 Oct 2026
Included
Bed & breakfast · free WiFi · free cancellation
Hotel access
Rooftop pool · 1,500m² spa · 25,000m² gardens
On site: three restaurants including Erre & Urrechu, plus a 17th-floor panoramic cocktail bar. Book early, block allocation is limited.
Book your room → Group rate applied automatically · or call +34 933 64 40 40
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Torre Melina
Av. Diagonal 671, 08028 Barcelona
15 min from the city centre and airport
15 min from the city centre and airport
The community
Built on 10 years of trust
Ten years building the communities where European software founders do their real thinking. This is the next chapter.
Dani Carmona
CEO, Supersonik
As someone building AI-native products in Barcelona, Shift AI Europe feels like it was made for this moment and for people like me. It's where the conversations actually matter.
Stefan Smulders
Founder, Expandi.io
We built a $10M ARR company on the per-seat model. Last year I realised that model was going to be the problem, not the solution. The conversations I had were the ones that helped me figure out what to do next. Shift AI is where I'm going to figure out whether I got it right.
Nathan Latka
Founder & CEO, Founderpath
There's a massive divide building between AI-first founders and other founders who are moving too slow. After interviewing 3,800+ founders on my podcast, the winners and fast growers are building AI into everything they do. The best way to catch up on the latest strategy is to meet these fast-growing founders at events created by Alex and his team at Shift AI. Don't miss Shift AI Europe.
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