Call for Speakers, Trainers and AI Experts from the United States | AI Week Powered by ETA
Enterprise Technology Association
Call for Speakers, Sponsors, and AI Trainers
Submissions are open for the rest of the 2026 AI Week season and for the cities returning in 2027. ETA members and sponsors are reviewed first.
ETA builds the rooms where AI adoption actually gets decided: the operators piloting it, the leaders funding it, the workforce being trained for it. Filling those rooms takes three kinds of people, and we are recruiting all three right now.
We are opening submissions for speakers, sponsors, and AI trainers across the AI Week series and ETA programs nationwide. Whether you have led a deployment worth talking about, want your organization in front of a regional AI audience, or teach AI skills for a living, there is a place for you on the 2026 and 2027 calendar.
ETA members and sponsors go to the front of the queue for speaking slots, training assignments, and market selection. If you are not a member yet, join first and then submit. It changes where your name lands in the stack.
What we are looking for
Speakers
Practitioners over pundits. Sessions that show the work: what you deployed, what it cost, what broke, what changed for the people doing the job.
- Keynotes, fireside chats, and panels
- Hands on workshops and technical deep dives
- Sector tracks including manufacturing, automation, robotics, space, healthcare, government, and financial services
- Workforce, policy, and responsible adoption
Sponsors
Reach the regional decision makers who control AI budgets, hiring, and vendor selection, with visibility that runs well past the event itself.
- Presenting, stage, and track sponsorships
- Workshops, awards, and hospitality
- Certification and workforce underwriting
- Multi city and full season packages
AI Trainers
Deliver ETA certificate programming in person and virtually as we scale AI Ready programs across the country.
- AI Explorer, AI Enabled Professional, and AI Enabled Leader tracks
- Employer, government, and higher education cohorts
- Statewide AI Ready initiatives and national programs
- Curriculum contributors and assessment reviewers
Where you can participate
The remaining 2026 AI Weeks are being programmed now. The 2027 returning cities are open early so sponsors and trainers can plan a full year instead of a single event.
Remaining in 2026
Returning in 2027
Series details are at joinaiweek.com, and Cincy AI Week lives at cincyaiweek.com.
How to submit
Speakers apply directly online. Sponsors and trainers reach out by email.
- Speakers: apply at joinaiweek.com/apply-to-speak with your name, title, organization, session topic and format, the cities you can travel to, and a link to past speaking if you have one.
- Sponsors: email zack@joineta.org with Sponsor in the subject line, along with your organization, who you are trying to reach, target cities, and budget range.
- Trainers: email zack@joineta.org with Trainer in the subject line, along with the tracks you can teach, delivery format, credentials, and the states or regions you cover.
Submissions are reviewed on a rolling basis, with members and sponsors first. Columbus is closing soonest, so send Columbus interest now.
Get in the room
Apply to speak online, or join ETA to put your sponsor or trainer submission at the front of the review queue, then email Zack with what you want to do and where.
Zack Huhn is Co-Founder and Chairman of the Enterprise Technology Association, a nationally recognized organization based in Greater Cincinnati.
