​Artist and the Machine presents: THE AI & CREATIVITY SUMMIT: LA 2026

​One room. 400 leaders building the future of AI and Creativity.

​Dec 2, 2026

​After three sold-out Summits, Artist and the Machine's flagship AI & Creativity Summit is back in LA. A carefully curated group of pioneering creatives, technologists, brand and studio leaders, founders, and cultural leaders come together for a full day of intimate conversations, live showcases, hands-on workshops, and breakout spaces built for connection and insights. The single best place to connect and create with the those on the forefront of AI and Creativity!

​LA Summit 2025 Grimes Talk:

​​What People Are Saying

​💬 "This wasn’t just an incredible event—it was the start of something bigger. It brought together some of the most brilliant minds in the industry in a way I’ve never experienced before."

​💬 "Artist and the Machine is truly one of the most valuable summits I've attended and partnered with."

​💬 "Attending the Summit was honestly one of the most valuable events all year for my business. I met 30+ people I'm still engaged with as collaborators or potential customers. I can't emphasize enough how incredible it was."

​💬 "Artist and the Machine curates conversations that simply aren’t happening elsewhere. These events are thought-provoking, dynamic, and a must-attend for anyone engaged in the future of creativity and innovation."

​💬 "Artist and the Machine brings together the most innovative and forward-thinking minds at the intersection of art, culture, and technology. The level of conversation—both on stage and among attendees—is unmatched."

​💬 "The conversations here are an early signal of where culture is headed next. You can sense a new creative class emerging in real time — this next generation of creators isn't choosing between AI and traditional techniques, they're blending both to create entirely new forms of IP at scale."

​​Please Note

​Space is limited and capped, and attendance is carefully curated to ensure the right balance of disciplines in the room. Apply early, spots fill on a rolling basis.

​​Event Details

​📆 Dec 2

​⏰ 9am - 7pm

​Location - Hosted at a surprise location in Los Angeles (mid-city area). Move freely between stages, workshops, activations, and networking at your own pace.

​Main Stage The big conversations. Keynotes, firesides, and unfiltered talks with the people defining where AI and Creativity are headed.

Machine Stage Get hands-on. Live workflow demos, workshops, and tool deep-dives for the practical side of how tech is shifting culture right now.

Breakouts & Activations The program matters, but so does the room. Enjoy crafted breakout sessions and all-day networking built for real conversations, deal-making, demos, and the kinds of conversations you can’t plan for.

​​Who Attends?

​Executives and decision makers at top brands, studios and enterprises, hand-selected founders, artists, creators, and cultural pioneers from top brands including:

​In the room: The Walt Disney Company • Apple • Warner Bros. Discovery • Google • NVIDIA • Netflix • Mattel • Meta • Coca-Cola • Paramount • Microsoft • Adobe • Universal Pictures • Amazon • NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory • Pinterest • NBCUniversal • Red Bull • Universal Music Group • Snap Inc. • Lionsgate • AWS • Spotify • ElevenLabs • DreamWorks Animation • HBO • Luma AI • Live Nation • Publicis Media • Amazon MGM Studios • Sephora • Sony Interactive Entertainment • WPP • Cloudflare • Suno • The Sphere • Airbnb • CAA • Dentsu • Prime Video • Lovable • Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences • Autodesk • Gap Inc. • UTA • Cosm • Havas • Splice • ServiceNow • Meow Wolf • Replit • Target • Edelman • Vice Media • Niantic • Magnopus • Ogilvy • Epidemic Sound • LTX • Equinox • Anomaly • Monks • a16z • IDEO • Google DeepMind • Native Foreign • Secret Level • S&P Global • United Nations • Fast Company • Wall Street Journal • Los Angeles Times • The Atlantic • NBC News … and many more.

​Previous Speakers include:

​Grimes (Artist)

​Kathleen Grace (Chief AI Officer, Lionsgate)

​Nicholas Thompson (CEO, The Atlantic)

​Alejandro Matamala-Ortiz (Co-Founder & CDO, Runway)

​David Rager (Creative Director, NASA)

​Harry McCracken (Global Technology Editor, Fast Company)

​Flosstradamus (DJ, Producer, Advisor to Suno)

​Will Allen (CPO, Cloudflare)

​Paige Piskin (Creator)

​Sinead Bovell (Futurist & Strategic Foresight Advisor)

​Doug Shapiro (Founder, Doug Shapiro Media)

​Kakul Srivastava (CEO, Splice)

​Ari Kuschnir (Founder, m ss ng p eces)

​Alex Henning (Academy Award Winner, VFX & Co-Founder Magnopus)

​Craig Elimeliah (Chief Creative Officer, Code and Theory)

​Ryan Jones (VP Creative, David Yurman)

​Viktoria Modesta (Bionic Artist & Creative Director, Modestar)

​Kristen Bender (VP, Digital Innovation Strategy & Business Development, Universal Music Group)

​King Willonius (Artist)

​Vince Kadlubek (Co-Founder, Meow Wolf)

​Leonardo Giusti (Chief Design Officer, Archetype AI)

​Pat Pataranutaporn (Cyborg Psychology Research Program, MIT)

​Shantell Martin (Artist)

​Bryn Mooser (Co-Founder, Asteria)

​Matt Zien (Founder, KNGMKR)

​​LA 2026 Sponsors include:

​Adobe (Presenting Creative Partner)

​Amazon Design

​OpenArt

​AIR

​Nebius

​Bloomberg (Media Partner)

​More TBA

​​Join us

​As we shape the next era of AI, Creativity, and Human-Machine collaboration. Apply for a ticket now – space is extremely limited.

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​​Accommodations

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​​Disclaimer

​This event will be photographed and recorded. By attending you consent to the use of photography, and videography, and audio recording that may include your image, voice or likeness (collectively, the “Materials”) for event-related and promotional purposes by Artist and the Machine and its partners and sponsors (collectively, the “Parties”). You acknowledge that you have no right to review or approve the Materials before use, and the Parties have no liability to you for any editing, alteration, or presentation of the Materials.

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