Europe’s AI calendar opens in February on the Croisette with a compact, business-focused summit in Cannes. WAICF concentrates enterprise decision makers, solution providers and compliance experts over two intensive days.
Dates and venue for Waicf Cannes 2027
Waicf Cannes 2027 runs from 10 to 11 February at the Palais des Festivals de Cannes. The two-day format targets executives, technical teams and vendors. Details on registration and ticket types are available at the official site http://worldaicannes.com
Who attends Waicf Cannes 2027
The summit brings together executives, founders, investors and engineers. Official figures list 7,500 attendees and more than 80 exhibitors. The speaker roster includes Yann LeCun, Pascale Fung, Francesca Rossi, Dawn Baker, Kristina Kallas and Oliver Patel, covering academic, corporate and regulatory viewpoints.
Program highlights in Cannes
Programming is divided into Business, Tech and Policy tracks with over 200 speakers. The event features an innovation showcase with exhibitors, a start-up and investor stage for funding conversations, and VIP spaces for senior roundtables. Sessions emphasize moving from pilots to production, compliance with the EU AI Act and the shift toward agentic AI beyond generative experimentation.
Key numbers
Official materials present a clear scale: 7,500 attendees, 80+ exhibitors and 200+ speakers. These figures underline the event focus on connecting enterprise buyers with deployable AI solutions within short timelines.
How to prepare B2B prospecting in Cannes
Schedule meetings in advance using the summit’s networking tools. Prioritize vendors who demonstrate production deployments and ask for integration, security and compliance details. Prepare concise briefs on business problems you need to solve and request demos that show measurable impact and operational requirements.
For founders and investors, have a tight pitch with traction metrics and unit economics. Use the start-up stage to secure intro meetings and follow-ups rather than long-form presentations.
Closing recommendation
If your objective is to operationalize AI initiatives, Waicf Cannes 2027 gathers the suppliers and decision makers to accelerate that transition. Register interest and check the agenda at the official site http://worldaicannes.com to line up meetings and select sessions that validate concrete use cases.
