14–16 November 2026 | Athens | 5th GenAI Summit
Athens takes centre stage in global AI for three days
Google, Microsoft, OpenAI, Databricks, Salesforce, Wonderful, NVIDIA, ElevenLabs and wiserwork.ai to take part in the 5th GenAI Summit, alongside 50 sponsors and partners, with Piraeus Bank as Principal Partner.
AT A GLANCE
- An international organising team comprising professionals from leading AI labs and academia, including members of the OpenAI and NVIDIA ecosystems, Apple, the open-source community, Stanford and Harvard, brings together 200 speakers from 20 countries and 7,000 attendees from 12 countries in Athens. The main conference takes place on 16 November at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC).
- More than 2,000 companies will be represented, covering the entire AI stack: from foundation models, hardware and compute infrastructure to AI applications, agents, data companies and orchestration platforms, as well as businesses integrating AI into their day-to-day operations. Athens will bring together not only those who build AI, but also those who turn it into tangible business value.
- Three days dedicated to innovation: a two-day hackathon on 14–15 November at Athens LifeTech Park, featuring cash prizes, alongside international meetings and invitation-only networking events for speakers, investors, founders and C-level executives, ahead of the main conference on 16 November.
- Piraeus Bank is the Principal Partner of the 5th GenAI Summit, playing a central role in supporting the event and showcasing investment, innovation and the practical application of AI in banking. It is joined by approximately 50 sponsors and partners at the forefront of Generative AI in their respective fields, including Google, Microsoft, Wonderful, Salesforce, ElevenLabs and wiserwork.ai.
- Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will close the programme in conversation with Dr Najwa Aaraj, CEO of Abu Dhabi’s Technology Innovation Institute. Also participating are Kyriakos Pierrakakis, President of the Eurogroup and Minister of National Economy and Finance; Adonis Georgiadis, Minister of Health; Sofia Zacharaki, Minister of Education, Religious Affairs and Sports; and Olga Kefalogianni, Minister of Tourism, alongside numerous other political and institutional leaders representing a broad spectrum of political views. The Summit will also welcome international delegations from across the wider region.
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Athens, 11 November 2026
For three days, from 14 to 16 November, Athens will become a meeting point for the global Generative AI community, hosting the 5th GenAI Summit and a series of events bringing together the people who build, fund and deploy some of today’s most important AI technologies.
Representatives from OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, Wonderful, Databricks, Salesforce, NVIDIA, ElevenLabs, Parloa, Fireworks AI and wiserwork.ai will gather in Athens, alongside open-source developers and leaders of the regional AI ecosystem from Greece, Israel, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and the Balkans.
On the main conference day, Monday 16 November, the Summit is expected to welcome 7,000 attendees from 12 countries, with more than 2,000 companies represented. The programme will feature 200 speakers from 20 countries, covering the entire AI value chain, from foundation model development to real-world applications across the economy.
AN INTERNATIONAL SUMMIT BUILT BY THE PEOPLE WHO BUILD AI
What sets the GenAI Summit apart is the composition of its international organising team. Researchers, engineers, founders and product builders working at leading AI labs, foundation model companies, and top research and academic institutions collaborate to shape the conference programme.
With members drawn from the OpenAI, NVIDIA, Apple and Google ecosystems, the international open-source community, and leading universities such as Stanford and Harvard, the organising team brings together in Athens people who work every day on the technologies reshaping the global economy.
The Summit was founded in 2023 because these people wanted to meet, exchange practical expertise and make advanced AI more accessible and useful to businesses and organisations across South-East Europe and the Middle East.
Now in its fifth edition, it has established itself as an international meeting point for those who build AI and those who are looking to put it to work.
AGENTS AT WORK: THE ENTIRE AI STACK AT ONE CONFERENCE
This year’s theme, “Agents at Work”, focuses on the shift from AI that simply answers questions to AI that takes on and completes real-world tasks.
AI agents can now execute complex processes, operate across different tools and systems, and support teams and organisations in their day-to-day operations.
The GenAI Summit brings together representatives from every layer of the AI stack: companies developing large language models; providers of data and compute infrastructure; developers of specialised AI agents; providers of AI, data and orchestration solutions; and the businesses putting these technologies to use.
Bringing together these two worlds – those who create AI and those who integrate it into their everyday workflows – lies at the heart of the event.
Across four parallel stages at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center, discussions will focus on three key questions: how AI moves from pilot projects to production, how return on investment is measured, and how emerging autonomous systems can be deployed and managed responsibly.
Topics will include financial services, shipping, manufacturing, healthcare, tourism, education and cybersecurity, among others, explored through keynote presentations, live demonstrations, panel discussions and hands-on workshops.
THREE DAYS OF INNOVATION: HACKATHON, B2G & B2B MEETINGS AND THE GENAI SUMMIT
The programme opens on Saturday 14 November with a two-day hackathon at Athens LifeTech Park, where approximately 100 selected developers, researchers, designers and founders will work together to build AI agents capable of carrying out real-world tasks.
Teams will compete for a total of €8,500 in cash prizes: €5,000 for first place, €2,500 for second place and €1,000 for third place. The finalists will present their projects on the main stage of the GenAI Summit on 16 November.
Throughout the weekend, invitation-only meetings and networking events will also take place, bringing together international speakers, guests, investors, founders and senior executives.
Among these events, a private gathering on Sunday 15 November in Athens’ historic Plaka district will bring together selected guests from Greece and abroad in an informal setting to exchange ideas and build meaningful connections.
The three-day programme will culminate on Monday 16 November with the main GenAI Summit, taking place from 10:00 to 20:15 at the SNFCC.
PIRAEUS BANK: PRINCIPAL PARTNER OF THE GENAI SUMMIT
Piraeus Bank joins the 5th GenAI Summit as Principal Partner, playing a central role in supporting the event and highlighting the opportunities AI creates for the financial sector.
Through its investments in new technologies and initiatives that integrate AI into banking operations, Piraeus is demonstrating the shift from experimentation to the systematic adoption of AI in one of the economy’s most important sectors.
[To be added: Piraeus Bank’s official paragraph, subject to final approval.]
AI IN THE ECONOMY AND PUBLIC POLICY
The international technology discussion is complemented by the participation of political leaders and representatives of European institutions.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will close the programme at 19:30 in a conversation with Dr Najwa Aaraj, CEO of Abu Dhabi’s Technology Innovation Institute. Their discussion will focus on Sovereign AI – the ability of countries to develop their own AI expertise, infrastructure and models.
The Technology Innovation Institute is internationally recognised for developing the Falcon family of open large language models.
Also participating are Kyriakos Pierrakakis, President of the Eurogroup and Minister of National Economy and Finance; Adonis Georgiadis, Minister of Health; Sofia Zacharaki, Minister of Education, Religious Affairs and Sports; and Olga Kefalogianni, Minister of Tourism, alongside numerous other political and institutional leaders representing a broad spectrum of political views. The Summit will also welcome international delegations from across the wider region, further strengthening Athens’ position as a meeting point for the regional AI ecosystem.
SPONSORS AND PARTNERS
Principal Partner: Piraeus Bank
Diamond Sponsors: Accenture, Entersoftone, Epsilon Net, EY, Kaizen Gaming, UBITECH
Platinum Sponsors: Allwyn, Archeiothiki, AUSTRIACARD, Benefit Software, Bernitsas, Deloitte, EPAM, Google, Helvia, Kyndryl, Logicom, Microsoft, Olympia Group, Performance Technologies, Salesforce, SirbAI, Tactica AI, Telekom, Visa, VIOHALCO, Wonderful, Yodeck
Gold Sponsors: Barphone, CEPAL, Gravity, Lenovo, Libra AI, Loft Orbital, MSD, PRODYNA, Squaredev, Unisystems, Upcom Minds, Wallbid
Silver Sponsors: 4actis, Kyriazis Law/Lysias.ai
AI Meeting Agent Partner: wiserwork.ai
AI Voice Agent Partner: ElevenLabs
AdTech Partner: OCM
Ticketing & Registration Partner: Eventora
Event Architect: Wave
Growth Partner: Relevance
Education Partner: The Tipping Point
Academic Partner: Athens University of Economics and Business
The 5th GenAI Summit is held under the auspices of the European Investment Bank, the Hellenic Development Bank and the Hellenic Development Bank of Investments.
ABOUT THE GENAI SUMMIT
Founded in 2023, the GenAI Summit has become the leading Generative AI conference in South-East Europe and the Middle East.
It is organised by 100mentors, with an international organising team comprising members of leading AI labs, technology companies and academic institutions.
Its mission is to connect scientific research and the people building AI with the businesses, organisations and professionals putting these technologies into practice.
The conference is conducted in English and takes place in person.
More information: genaisummitseeurope.com
Press accreditation: christos.katsionis@100mentors.com
