AI for Development
and Impact
Why Attend AI4D 2026
AI4D brings together leaders and practitioners across sectors to explore where AI delivers real value, its limitations, and how to adopt it responsibly.
It focuses on practical insights, real-world use cases, and honest discussions, not hype, along with lessons in implementation, governance, and partnerships.
Whether you're shaping strategy, evaluating tools, funding innovation, or leading projects, AI4D helps you make better, impact-driven AI decisions.
One summit. Three connected days.
Attend AI4D only, combine it with another day, or join the full three-day ECOSYSTEM experience.
AI4D: Intelligence for Impact
Responsible and practical AI for development, humanitarian action, NGOs, donors, public-good innovation, and impact.
Ownership Economy
Shared value, governance, rights, participation, and new economic models.
Sustainability, AI & Innovation
Sustainable procurement, digitisation, traceability, data infrastructure, and scalable sustainability solutions.
Featured Insights on AI in Development
How the development sector is finding its own way with AI
As funding shrinks and ethical questions abound around AI, development organizations are charting a cautious path forward — prioritizing local data, diverse perspectives, and AI literacy.
One big misconception about AI in development? It taking over the workforce
In this interview with Devex at the AI for Development conference in Barcelona, entrepreneur and creative technologist Javier Ideami explores the intersection of artificial intelligence and global development.
The AI for Development and Impact Conference examines how the practical applications of artificial intelligence can be utilized to advance development goals and tackle global challenges. The event brings together experts, practitioners, and policymakers to examine AI-driven solutions that strengthen humanitarian response, advance sustainable development goals, and improve public service delivery in low-resource and crisis-affected settings.
