Horizon AI (Vietnam) 2026 main conference
Horizon.ai — Vietnam's Portal to the AI Economy
17–19 July 2026 · Sky Expo Vietnam (QTSC), Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam is writing its AI story — a new national AI law, a wave of startups, and enterprises racing to deploy. Horizon.ai is where that story gets told in person. Our inaugural edition co-locates with Hobby Horizon, one of Vietnam's largest pop-culture gatherings, putting your booth, your pitch and your product in front of 50,000+ builders, buyers and early adopters — not the usual conference crowd.
Three days. One hall. The people actually building and buying AI in Southeast Asia.
WHO IT'S FOR
Founders & operators · Investors & VCs · Engineers & researchers · Enterprises deploying AI · Talent seeking their next role · Media & ecosystem partners
WHAT'S INSIDE
Main stage — keynotes & headline sessions
Panels & firesides — practitioners on what actually works
Investor Clean Room — curated founder-to-capital networking
Startup & Innovation Zone — early-stage demos and pods
Expo floor — exhibitors across the AI stack
Hiring & talent — meet teams hiring and talent looking (powered by Temploy)
TRACKS
Generative AI & LLMs · Computer Vision & Robotics · Vietnamese NLP · Edge AI, IoT & Smart Cities · AgriTech & Environmental AI · FinTech & Digital Banking · Smart Manufacturing & Logistics · AI in Healthcare & EdTech · AI Law, Risk & Governance · Agentic AI & Enterprise Automation · AI Startups & VC · Web3 & AI
EXHIBITORS & PARTNERS
Delegations from Singapore · Thailand · Malaysia · Cambodia · Laos · USA
Dunno Ventures (dunnoventures.com) · Airova (airova.ai) · 9cat (9catgroup.com) · ClaireAI · Headless Empire (headlessempire.com) · OffChain (offchain.social) · Bebop (bebop.asia) · Catalyst AI Academy · ARC Accelerator · Comet (comet.la) · Yaru (yaru.ai) · GoDeap · CEEC (ceec.org.sg) · Elephants.inc (elephants.inc, bar) · Bitcoin.com (bitcoin.com, media) · Temploy (temploy.com) · RarePrice (rareprice.io) · Tollan (tollan.io) · Monsnatch (monsnatch.com) · Bodynetic (bodynetic.com) · Borneo Blockchain Conference 2026 (borneoblockchain.com) · UITM Sarawak (sarawak.uitm.edu.my)
PASSES
General Access — $45 (all zones except Clean Room)
VIP / Admin — $200 (Clean Room + all zones)
Hobby Horizon ticket holders — free general access
ONE CAMPUS, TWO SHOWS
Horizon.ai and Hobby Horizon share the Sky Expo campus. Your Horizon.ai pass also gets you into Hobby Horizon (halls A1–A4), and Hobby Horizon pass holders can walk straight into our AI hall. Into tabletop, TCG, board games or cosplay? Come find Tollan, Monsnatch and RarePrice on our floor.
EXHIBIT OR SPONSOR
Booths from $250 (Startup Pod) to $10,000 (Platinum). Limited inventory for the inaugural edition. Details at www.horizonai.events
List of speakers:
- Jonathan Low, CEO of Elephants
Jonathan is a seasoned product builder and AI entrepreneur who has launched 15+ payment, banking, lending, and business products across nine markets in APAC and Europe. He is also the founder of Fresh Canvas, which built Australia's first fully automated insurance company, and has raised over USD 150 million across three ventures.
- Peter Sasi, Founder & Managing Director of MerlAIon Advisory Pte Ltd
From scaling AI-powered urban digital twins across 25+ cities to building an award-winning FinTech that raised over €3 million, Peter brings two decades of experience commercializing breakthrough technologies across Asia-Pacific and EMEA.
- Jan Hanken, Founder & CEO of Claire Security AI
A pioneer in AI-driven cybersecurity and autonomous systems, Jan is building the future of intelligent security while helping businesses stay ahead of digital threats. With experience advising global companies and driving innovation across Southeast Asia, Jan will share insights on AI adoption, cybersecurity, and agentic systems.
- Michael Michelini, Founder of an E-commerce Venture Studio
With 20+ years of experience building global e-commerce businesses, hosting international summits, and driving innovation in cross-border trade and web3 commerce, Michael brings practical insights for the future of online business.
- Niraj Gupta, Founder of FinLuy, Director of Macro Solutions, and Co-Founder of Catalyst AI Academy
With 19+ years of experience in AI, fintech, banking, and digital transformation, Niraj is also leading Catalyst Vibathon, helping students, entrepreneurs, and professionals build practical AI solutions through hands-on collaboration.
- Dimitri Surber, A Swiss tech entrepreneur
A Swiss tech entrepreneur and growth strategist, Dimitri specializes in AI implementation, digital business, and scalable growth. Through his work with Alchemy Zürich, Ikigai2 GmbH, and international startup accelerators, he helps organizations turn emerging technologies into practical business solutions.
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Be part of the founding edition. Register now — and if you're hiring or job-hunting, set up your Temploy profile when you sign up and we'll start matching you before you land in Ho Chi Minh City.