Introducing the AI:360 Summit
Introducing the
AI:360 Summit
Applied Intelligence. Feed it. Run it. Use it.
Extreme Tech Challenge — XTC — is proud to announce the AI:360 Summit for 2026—A global event connecting entrepreneurs, corporate executives, investors and policymakers across the spectrum of AI: energy infrastructure, computation and real-world applications to solve the world's most urgent challenges.
How do we sustainably scale applied intelligence?
One of the defining challenges of our time. Building on the momentum of XTC's 2025's call to action at our last Summit—“How do we feed AI?”—this year’s summit expands the conversation into a full lifecycle view of AI through three critical dimensions
Energy generation and infrastructure
Compute, data centers, and efficiency
Applications, physical AI, and real-world impact
A Defining Moment
As AI innovation accelerates, the challenge is to obtain a more immediate return-on-AI, making it imperative that we find more efficient ways of Feeding and Running AI—from alternative energy to next-gen compute architectures—as well as more effective ways of Using AI whether in mobility, medicine, energy, industrial and physical AI—solutions built to work and scale now.
From breakthroughs in alternative energy to next-generation compute architectures to the rise of physical AI and autonomous systems, innovation is accelerating across every layer of the AI ecosystem.
The AI:360 Summit brings these threads together—aligning energy, infrastructure, and applications into one coherent platform for collaboration, investment and impact.
What to Expect
This summit will convene 200 global leaders across technology, energy, and innovation ecosystems, including:
Global Startup Showcase: AI:360
At the heart of the summit is XTC's AI:360 Startup Showcase, featuring top companies advancing innovation across our three dimensions:
The AI Lifecycle
Energy generation and infrastructure
Compute, data centers, and efficiency
Applications and real-world deployment
Why It Matters
The AI revolution is entering a new phase—one defined not just by intelligence, but by integration. The AI:360 Summit is designed to:
Shape the global conversion on the AI ecosystem.
Accelerate innovation across the full AI stack.
Catalyze partnerships between corporations, investors & founders.
Showcase the world's most promising startups.
