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GAIA Conference

The GAIA Conference is our yearly conference on applied AI in Gothenburg, Sweden. Practitioners share what works in their own projects. The talks cover machine learning, data science, and data engineering, and the fields around them, such as business, law, design, and ethics. Every conference so far has sold out.

GAIA Conference 2027 takes place on 27 April at Svenska Mässan, followed by GAIA Workshops on 28 April.

GAIA Conference 2027

Who it is for

The conference is for practitioners and students in machine learning, data science, and data engineering in the Gothenburg region, and for people in business who work with AI. In 2026, 70% of attendees worked as practitioners. Visitors also come from across Sweden and abroad. Each talk on the program says who it is for, so you can plan your day whatever your background.

How we choose the program

Our program committee chooses every talk on its content alone, and partners cannot buy a place on the program. We keep the ticket price low enough for students. The program shows what is built in Gothenburg and the Nordics, alongside global trends.

The tracks in 2027

Inspirational
The Inspirational track is our broadest: talks on applications, ethics, strategy, and trends that are relevant whatever your technical background.
Practitioners
The Practitioners track goes deeper into tools and techniques, with sessions that expect hands-on experience in machine learning, data science, or data engineering.
Deep Dive
Deep Dive sessions are twice as long as a regular talk, which gives speakers the space to walk through architectures, workflows, and results in detail. Most are technical, but the defining feature is depth, not difficulty.

Every conference since 2018

Attendees per conference
  1. 2018 500 attendees
  2. 2019 550 attendees
  3. 2020 online 700 attendees
  4. 2022 600 attendees
  5. 2023 650 attendees
  6. 2024 850 attendees
  7. 2025 1,100 attendees
  8. 2026 1,250 attendees
  9. 2027 1,400 seats
ConferenceDaysTracksSpeakersWorkshops
GAIA Conference 202727–28 April 2027, Svenska Mässan2 days3 tracks25+ speakersworkshops to come
GAIA Conference 202620–21 April 2026, Svenska MässanRecordings on YouTube2 days3 tracks34 speakers6 workshops
GAIA Conference 202510–11 April 2025, Svenska MässanRecordings on YouTube2 days2 tracks25 speakers6 workshops
GAIA Conference 202426–27 March 2024, Svenska MässanRecordings on YouTube2 days2 tracks25 speakers3 workshops
GAIA Conference 20235 April 2023, Svenska MässanRecordings on YouTube1 day2 tracks27 speakersNone
GAIA Conference 20227 April 2022, Svenska MässanRecordings on YouTube1 day2 tracks24 speakersNone
GAIA Conference 202027 November 2020, OnlineRecordings on YouTube1 day1 track15 speakersNone
GAIA Conference 20199 April 2019, Lindholmen Conference CentreRecordings on YouTube1 day2 tracks29 speakersNone
GAIA Conference 201810 April 2018, Lindholmen Conference CentreRecordings on YouTube1 day2 tracks17 speakersNone