# Porto AI Week

> A community platform that lets Portugal's AI communities organize one city-wide week together in Porto. 14–18 September 2026. Dozens of independent gatherings — workshops, meetups, conversations, founder dinners, hackathons and parties — across venues throughout the city.

Porto AI Week is not a conference. It is a decentralized platform: five AI communities and any organizer who joins them programme their own gatherings under one shared umbrella, map, calendar and identity. The week is the visible outcome; the communities are the product.

Edition 01 runs 14–18 September 2026. Community lead applications, host applications, speaker applications and partnerships are open.

## Key facts

- **Dates:** 14 — 18 September 2026
- **Location:** Porto, Portugal (city-wide, multiple venues)
- **Format:** Decentralized — independent gatherings organized by communities and hosts
- **Communities:** AI Builders (developers, engineers, agents, infra, open source), AI Growth (marketing, sales, GTM, revenue), AI Creators (design, film, music, advertising, storytelling), AI Founders (startups, investors, product, entrepreneurship), AI Society (government, education, health, law, policy, ethics)
- **Formats used:** Workshop, Meetup, Conversation, Roundtable, Founder Dinner, Lab, Breakfast, Walk, Hackathon, Party
- **Targets:** 80+ gatherings, 40+ venues, 10,000+ participants
- **Status:** Edition 01, in production. Community lead applications open. Host applications open.

## Pages

- [Home](https://portoaiweek.org/): Overview, dates, events, how to join or host
- [Events](https://portoaiweek.org/events): Every gathering, filterable by community
- [Host an Event](https://portoaiweek.org/host): Three-step flow — pick a community, share the idea, get support
- [Partners](https://portoaiweek.org/partners): Founding, Community and Venue partnerships
- [About](https://portoaiweek.org/about): What Porto AI Week is and how it is organized
- [Speakers](https://portoaiweek.org/speakers): Founders, researchers, artists and operators taking part
- [News](https://portoaiweek.org/news): Announcements and updates
- [Team](https://portoaiweek.org/team): The people producing Porto AI Week

## Get involved

- [Join a community](https://portoaiweek.org/#waitlist): Get the programme and updates
- [Host a gathering](https://portoaiweek.org/host): Venue matching, promotion, audience and production support, at no cost
- [Events](https://portoaiweek.org/events): Every confirmed gathering, with registration links
- [Apply to speak](https://portoaiweek.org/#speak): Propose a talk, lab, workshop or conversation
- [Offer a venue](https://portoaiweek.org/#venue): Open your space as an official venue
- [Become a partner](https://portoaiweek.org/partners): Founding, Community and Venue partner slots
- Partner inquiries: partners@portoaiweek.org
- Press: press@portoaiweek.org

## Optional

- [Why Porto](https://portoaiweek.org/about): Context on Porto's AI and tech ecosystem
- [FAQ](https://portoaiweek.org/#faq): Common questions about attending, hosting and partnering