Amsterdam — Week of 17 Aug 2026

One of the premier international conferences on machine learning and reasoning under uncertainty, in Amsterdam for its 42nd edition. Tutorials (17 Aug), the main conference with keynotes, paper sessions and posters (18-20 Aug) and workshops (21 Aug), all at KIT Events. Sponsored by Google DeepMind, Booking.com, Elsevier's AI Journal and D. E. Shaw. Registration tiers: students EUR350-450, non-students EUR550-650 in person; online-only from EUR200. Note: in-person registration closes 9 August (no on-site registration); online attendance remains open.

A curated evening for AI and tech founders, investors and professionals at Cafe CHA CHA. The night runs a focused one-hour pitch session where selected founders present AI and IT projects to the room, followed by audience Q&A, bookended by intentional, high-signal networking. Run by a team behind 180+ events across 19 cities, the format keeps the room intimate so attendees meet the right people rather than collect random contacts.

A diversity recruiting evening connecting women software engineers, data scientists and other tech professionals with 15-20 employers hiring for tech roles, followed by speed interviews and networking. Free for candidates (employers pay to participate) - a focused way to meet inclusive hiring teams in a single evening. The exact venue is shared with registered attendees.

AI Builders Amsterdam is a technical monthly meetup for AI engineers, founders and builders sharing the latest AI devtools, APIs, RAG and agent frameworks, techniques and models. The August edition brings hands-on talks, live demos and networking over pizza and drinks at StartDock Coworking near Amsterdam Centraal. Run by AI Builders — a self-organising community of thousands of practitioners — the format favours real working code and practical technique over vendor pitches. Basic familiarity with LLMs is recommended. A relaxed, builder-first room for people actually shipping AI products.

Afterwork drinks and casual networking for Amsterdam's tech community every Friday. Software engineers, data scientists, cybersecurity pros, product managers, startup employees and career-changers gather at Bierfabriek for relaxed conversation, job leads, peer mentorship and knowledge-sharing on the latest trends across AI, data and IT. No agenda, no pitches - just an easy room to meet other people working in tech.