Where AI Visionaries Meet Industry Leaders
The Exclusive Forum where Fortune 500 Executives connect and meet the World’s Top Tech Enterprises, AI Labs and Founders to Shape the Future of AI.
3rd Edition | May 7 2026 | Civic Hall, New York
500+
Attendees
200+
Enterprise C-Levels & Executive Decision Makers
190+
AI Labs, Founders & CEOs
100+
Venture Capital & Investors
The Most Powerful AI Summit
in the World
Back for its 3rd Edition, the AI Hot 100 Summit is a curated gathering where Fortune 500 decision makers learn from peers, meet AI Labs, and connect with CEOs of the Top 100 Enterprise Ready Startups curated by Furnace Group Media.
A platform for driving AI transformation in enterprise - build strategic partnerships, see the latest tech showcases, validate AI strategies with decision makers and position frameworks to get ROI from AI projects.
Shaped by Titans
Behind The AI Hot 100 Summit is our Innovation Advisory Board — a powerhouse group of AI Executive Leaders driving innovation, execution, and shaping the future of AI in enterprise.
They have Sponsored
the Summit
Don't miss the chance to position your company among the biggest names in the AI Industry
Conference Tracks
Where company defining use cases and partnerships are forged.
Financial Services
Healthcare
Retail
Infrastructure & AGI
Speakers taking the Stage
Our Past Speakers
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Denise McCool
Global Chief Operating Officer, Research
Morgan Stanley
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Suman Giri
Global Head of Commercial Data & AI
Pfizer
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Alexander Bricken
Applied AI
Anthropic
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George Robson
Partner
Sequoia
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Andrew Budd
VP of GenAI & Developer Productivity
Walmart
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Surojit Chatterjee
Fmr CPO of Coinbase & Current Founder
Ema Unlimited (Raised $50M)
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Petra Ehmann
Group Chief Innovation & AI Officer
Ringier AG
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Lucas Liebenwein
Deep Learning Algorithms
NVIDIA
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Emma Burrows
Fmr CTO of Stripe & Current Founder
Portia AI (Raised $6M)
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Mara Pometti
Director of AI + Data Strategy
Mastercard
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Michael Martin
Founder & CEO
RapidSOS (Raised $356M)
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Aditya Goel
Co-Founder & COO
Sardine (Raised 145M)
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Marc Andrusko
Partner
a16z
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Winnie Wu
Director of AI Products
Adobe
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Brian Distelburger
Founder & CEO
Yext (NYSE: Public) & Windmill
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Ravi Kokku
Co-Founder & CTO
Emergence AI (Raised $100M)
2025 Edition in Pictures
Among the Attendees
Why Join The AI Hot 100 Summit?
Be part of the conversation and meet fellow industry leaders driving AI transformation in an intimate environment
AI is moving fast. 2025 was the year of shipping, pilots and experimentation. 2026 is the year of deploying AI for real ROI.
Every year this event helps enterprise leaders and innovators cut through the noise to:
Meet and exchange insights with peers building at the forefront in closed and open door sessions
Shape the perspective on buy vs build decisions and roadmaps
Connect and see tech showcases from top AI labs and enterprise-ready startups and build strategic partnerships
They Say It Better
From the team behind The AI Furnace, the world’s largest AI founder network – now connecting enterprise leaders and top AI companies
Backed by Furnace Group Media and The AI Furnace, the world’s largest AI founder network, we identify the AI companies most likely to succeed at the enterprise level. The Summit brings Fortune 500 leaders alongside curated companies to transform innovation into scalable, enterprise-ready solutions.
The annual AI Hot 100 Report released at the summit has become the reference index for understanding where private AI innovation is moving - and which companies should be on enterprises’ radars and positioned to scale. We identify and track the most promising early-stage AI companies with real enterprise potential through a rigorous, data-driven selection process.
At the AI Hot 100 Summit, we bring these 100 curated CEOs together with Fortune 500 decision-makers to accelerate adoption, refine real-world use cases, and unlock strategic partnerships.
Our mission is clear: bridge cutting-edge AI innovation with enterprise-grade implementation and commercial impact.
