Who is attending · Barcelona 13–14 October 2026

Who Is
Attending

The founders, operators and investors deciding how AI software gets built, priced and sold in Europe. Shift AI Europe is hard-capped at 1,000, so the audience stays senior and high-signal. 81% are founders, C-suite or senior leaders, and they arrive to make real build-vs-buy decisions across two days and 8,000 curated 1:1 meetings.

81%

Founders, C-suite & senior leaders

76%

Lead AI-first or AI-native

40%

At €5M+ ARR (disclosed)

The full breakdown

See exactly who's in the audience.

Seniority, revenue, AI adoption, countries, categories, funding stages and named companies. The full attendee breakdown, updated as registrations come in.

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Snapshot

Shift AI Europe · Attendee Breakdown 2026

Who is attending

A snapshot of the audience registering for Barcelona.

1,000Seats, hard-capped
81%Founders, C-suite & senior
76%Lead AI-first / AI-native
40%At €5M+ ARR (disclosed)

Download the full breakdown to see countries, categories, funding stages and named companies.

Attendee snapshot

1,000 decision-makers. A snapshot of who's registered so far.

This is an early sample, not the full attendee list. Even at this stage the registrations skew senior, AI-first and revenue-generating.

81%Founders, C-suite and senior leaders
76%Lead AI-first or AI-native companies
40%At €5M+ ARR (of those who disclosed)

A snapshot, not the full list

Countries registered so far

Categories registered

Funds & investors registered

+ Personas, funding stages and named companies. Download the breakdown to see it all.

Already registered

Companies already coming.

The companies and funds sending founders, operators and investors to Barcelona. One entry per company, showing its most senior confirmed registration. The roster grows every week.

Speakers

Leaders talking to leaders.

The first speakers are confirmed, with more announced in the run-up to October.

See all speakers →

Sponsors

Backing the inaugural edition.

The companies putting their brand at the centre of the AI software conversation in Europe.

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What they get

Different founders. Different outcomes.

Three types of attendee, each leaving Barcelona with something specific. Switch to see what each one gets.

  • 01

    Learn how to transform to AI

    Hear from founders who have made the shift. Peer-led, no vendor agenda.

  • 02

    Get honest peer feedback

    Shift Roundtables under Chatham House Rules. Bring your real challenges.

  • 03

    Benchmark your business

    Compare metrics and AI adoption pace with direct peers, confidentially.

  • 04

    Win new customers

    Pre-qualified buyers in structured 1:1 Shift Meetings. No cold outreach.

  • 05

    Raise capital

    Meet investors actively backing AI software transformation.

  • 01

    Learn how to build AI-native

    Playbooks from founders 12–24 months ahead. No consultant framing.

  • 02

    Win first enterprise customers

    Structured meetings with buyers already evaluating new AI software.

  • 03

    Raise your round

    Meet investors deploying into AI-native software at seed and Series A.

  • 04

    Find distribution partners

    Co-sell, integration and distribution deals built in days, not months.

  • 05

    Pressure-test pricing

    Unfiltered input from operators who are your potential buyers.

  • 01

    Source deals systematically

    8,000 structured meetings. Meet the most interesting founders first.

  • 02

    Read where the market moves

    Signal from the founders closest to the frontier over two days.

  • 03

    Get under the hood on AI

    See which categories are being rebuilt and which models hold up.

  • 04

    Meet co-investors

    20 funds already registered, from pre-seed angels to growth and PE.

  • 05

    Create portfolio value

    Bring portfolio founders and make direct customer introductions.

1,000 seats. Hard cap.

The audience is filling and the cap does not move. Lock in your place in Barcelona.

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