Building the AI
economyworkforcefuture
one region at a time.
AI Week is the open-sourced, un-conference series bringing civic, business, and technology leaders together to close the gaps holding regional AI economies back — in education, enablement, and ecosystems. Find the AI Week happening near you.
Tell us how you want to participate.
AI Ready Ohio.
The nation's first state-scale AI readiness initiative.
AI Ready Ohio brings the AI economy to every region of the state through training, certification, and ecosystem-building. Three AI Weeks anchor the initiative in 2026, with university and economic development partners across Greater Cincinnati, Central Ohio, and the Great Lakes region.
Where AI Week is happening next.
Four ways to join the AI economy.
Every AI Week is built by the community that shows up. Pick your path.
Attend
Join civic, business, and technology leaders for sessions, workshops, and networking that ship real AI adoption forward.
Get ticketsSpeak
Share what you've learned. Apply to lead a session at the city closest to your work.
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Reach the leaders building AI in your region. Local relevance, national reach.
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Help run the event in your city and get an inside seat at the program.
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AI Week is built city-by-city in partnership with local coalitions, economic development organizations, and community leaders. If your region is ready to convene the people building the AI economy in your backyard, we want to hear from you.
ETA is building the
AI economy.
AI Week is the field operation. Every edition is structured around the three gaps that decide whether a region participates in the AI economy or watches it happen elsewhere.
Find Your AI Week.
Eight editions. One mission. Pick a city, pick a path, and join the leaders building the AI economy from the ground up.