Tickets now open · Naperville's first AI summit
✶Thursday · October 15, 2026✶Naperville, IL✶8AM to 6:30PM
One day.
Real AI.
Real connections.
Naperville's first AI summit brings together business owners, startups, students, universities, and professionals from across Chicago's western suburbs. A full day of practical AI, real-world use cases, and the connections that keep going long after the event ends.
200+Attendees Expected
4Session Tracks
10Expo Booths
1Full Day of AI
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PRACTICAL AI ✶ KEYNOTE ✶ EXPO BOOTHS ✶ FOUR TRACKS ✶ PANELS ✶ STARTUP SHOWCASE ✶ STUDENTS WELCOME ✶ NAPERVILLE ✶
PRACTICAL AI ✶ KEYNOTE ✶ EXPO BOOTHS ✶ FOUR TRACKS ✶ PANELS ✶ STARTUP SHOWCASE ✶ STUDENTS WELCOME ✶ NAPERVILLE ✶
What You Get
Conferences talk at you.
We help you use it.
A full day built around walking out with something you can use, a new tool, a new hire, a new customer, or a first step into AI for your business or career.
Practical, not theoretical
Real AI use cases you can apply to your business or career right away, not a research lecture.
Something for everyone
Sessions built for small business, healthcare, manufacturing, and careers, pick the tracks that fit you.
Real connections
Meet founders, hiring companies, and AI professionals face to face, the connections that outlast the day.
Students welcome
Discounted student tickets and a dedicated student track, the next generation of AI talent in the room.
Hands-on
Expo booths where you can see, touch, and try AI tools in person, not just watch a slide about them.
How It Works
Register. Learn. Connect.
Anyone can attend. Buy a ticket, join the sessions that matter to you, visit the expo booths, and meet people building with AI across the region. This is an open event, not an application-only build day.
01 / REGISTER
Grab your ticket
Buy your ticket and pick the sessions and tracks you care about, business, healthcare, manufacturing, or careers.
02 / LEARN
Sessions that fit you
Attend keynotes, panels, and hands-on sessions across four tracks, practical AI you can put to work Monday.
03 / CONNECT
Meet the room
Meet speakers, sponsors, founders, and hiring companies at the expo and networking hours, connections that keep going.
Session Tracks
Four tracks.
Pick what fits you.
Every session is built around real-world use cases you can act on. Choose a lane or move between them across the day, full session lineup announced soon.
TRACK, 01
AI for Small Business
Practical tools for owners and teams, marketing, operations, sales, and the everyday work AI can take off your plate.
OPSMARKETINGSALES
TRACK, 02
AI in Healthcare
Real use cases for clinics and providers, patient experience, documentation, and care efficiency, applied responsibly.
CLINICSPATIENTSEFFICIENCY
TRACK, 03
AI in Manufacturing
Automation and efficiency for the plant floor, quality, maintenance, and throughput for the region's makers.
AUTOMATIONQUALITYPLANT FLOOR
TRACK, 04
Workforce & Careers
AI skills, jobs, and hiring, for students, career-changers, and the companies looking to hire them.
SKILLSJOBSHIRING
The summit is coming.
Thursday, October 15, 2026 in Naperville. Early tickets go fastest, grab yours before the room fills.
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Schedule
One day, built for you.
A full day of keynotes, sessions, panels, and connection, with plenty of time at the expo and networking hours. Times are subject to final confirmation.
8:00 to 9:00
Registration, coffee & networking
Check in, grab a coffee, and meet fellow attendees before the day kicks off.
9:00 to 9:20
Mayor's welcome & opening remarks
An official welcome to Naperville and the region's first AI summit.
9:20 to 10:00
Keynote
A headline talk on where AI is genuinely moving business, workforce, and community.
10:00 to 12:00
Morning breakout sessions
Four parallel tracks, small business, healthcare, manufacturing, and careers.
12:00 to 1:30
Lunch & expo booths
See and try AI tools in person while you eat, meet sponsors, and compare notes.
1:30 to 3:30
Panels & startup showcase
Practitioner panels plus a showcase of local startups putting AI to work today.
3:30 to 5:00
Afternoon sessions & workshops
Hands-on workshops and deeper-dive sessions to turn ideas into next steps.
5:00 to 6:30
Closing networking & sponsor recognition
Wind down with the connections that matter and a thank-you to the partners who made it happen.
The Venue
In the heart of Naperville.
Thursday, October 15, 2026, in Naperville, Illinois, the business and innovation hub of Chicago's western suburbs. Venue in Naperville, announced soon.
- Keynote stage & breakout rooms. A main stage for the keynote plus dedicated rooms for all four session tracks.
- Full expo hall. Room for booths where attendees see, touch, and try AI tools in person all day.
- Easy to reach. Central Naperville with parking and Metra access, simple for the whole western-suburbs region.
Students & Schools
Built for students and schools, too.
We want the next generation of AI talent in the room. Students get discounted tickets, a dedicated Students & Universities track, and the chance to meet local companies that are hiring.
- Discounted student tickets. A reduced rate with a valid student ID, cost shouldn't keep anyone out of the room.
- Students & Universities track. A dedicated track plus a career corner focused on AI skills, internships, and first jobs.
- Meet companies that are hiring. Local employers and founders looking for the region's next AI talent.
School & university partners
North Central College
Naperville District 203
Waubonsee Community College
Aurora University
Partner logos shown once each school confirms. Interested in partnering? Reach out →
Speakers
Speakers worth showing up for.
Hear from AI leaders, local founders, and companies putting AI to work right now. Full speaker lineup announced soon.
TBA
To be announced
Keynote Speaker
Announced soon
TBA
To be announced
Small Business Track
Announced soon
TBA
To be announced
Healthcare Track
Announced soon
TBA
To be announced
Manufacturing Track
Announced soon
TBA
To be announced
Workforce & Careers
Announced soon
TBA
To be announced
Panel Host
Announced soon
TBA
To be announced
Startup Showcase
Announced soon
TBA
To be announced
Featured Speaker
Announced soon
Interested in speaking? Get in touch →
The Team Behind It
We have done this before.
Naperville AI Summit is organized by a local team that has already run hands-on AI events, keynotes, a Women in AI panel, startup showcases, and rooms full of business owners, students, and operators. Naperville 2026 brings that experience home to Chicago's western suburbs.
Photos are from our team's past AI events. Naperville AI Summit 2026 is a new, independent event.
Sponsors
Put your brand in front of
the region's AI community.
Three tiers built to scale with your goals, from a full-day anchor partnership to a booth on the expo floor. Reach business owners, founders, students, and professionals from across Chicago's western suburbs, all in one room.
Most impact · 1–3 available
Platinum
Power the whole day
- ✓Top billing on all event materials and the main stage backdrop
- ✓Keynote or opening speaking slot
- ✓Premium expo booth in the best location
- ✓Largest share of attendee leads
Founding anchor partner. The face of the region's first AI summit, and first pick of everything.
2–3 available
Gold
Featured partner
- ✓Featured logo on the site and on-site signage
- ✓Panel or breakout speaking slot
- ✓Prime expo booth
- ✓Attendee lead access
High visibility. A speaking moment plus a strong presence on the expo floor all day.
3–5 available
Silver
Back the room
- ✓Logo on the event site and signage
- ✓Standard expo booth
- ✓Social media recognition
Great entry point. Get your brand and a booth in front of the whole room at an accessible tier.
A note on our team: Naperville AI Summit is organized by an independent local team, built fresh for 2026. We're anchoring our founding year around one Platinum partner first, then Gold and Silver. We'd love for you to be part of the first one.
Tickets
Save your seat.
One day, one room, the whole western-suburbs AI community. Grab a ticket, pick your tracks, and come ready to meet people who are actually putting AI to work.
- ✶General, $30. Full-day access to keynote, sessions, panels, and the expo floor.
- ✶Premium, $99. Everything in General plus priority seating and the networking reception.
- ✶Student, discounted. A reduced rate with a valid student ID, plus the Students & Universities track.
- ✶Thursday, October 15, 2026 · Naperville, IL. Early tickets go fastest, save yours now.
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You're on the list.
We'll email your ticket checkout details and event updates shortly. Tell a colleague, a founder, or a student who should be in the room.
FAQ
Questions, answered.
Business owners, corporate teams, startups and founders, students, and professionals across Chicago's western suburbs, anyone curious about putting AI to work. You don't need to be technical; every track is built around practical, real-world use.
Not at all. Sessions are organized by track, small business, healthcare, manufacturing, and workforce/careers, so you can go as practical or as deep as you like. Come to learn what's genuinely useful, not to write code.
General admission is $30 and Premium is $99, with a discounted student rate (valid student ID required). Your ticket covers the full day, keynote, sessions, panels, and the expo floor.
Absolutely, students are a priority. There's a discounted student ticket, a dedicated Students & Universities track and career corner, and the chance to meet local companies that are hiring.
Thursday, October 15, 2026, in Naperville, Illinois. The exact venue is being finalized and will be announced soon, everyone who registers will be notified first.
We have Platinum, Gold, and Silver tiers, each includes an expo booth, with speaking slots at the higher tiers. Email hello@napervilleaisummit.com and we'll send the sponsor details.
Naperville's first AI summit.
Be in the room it starts in.
One day. 200+ attendees. Practical AI, real connections, and a founding year you'll want to say you were part of.