Shift AI Europe 2026

Two-day Barcelona conference for software founders, operators and investors on rebuilding products, pricing, organizations and go-to-market for the AI era, with two stages, roundtables and pre-matched meetings.

When
Oct 13, 2026 – Oct 14, 2026
Where
Palau de Congressos de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
Attendance
In person
Status
scheduled
Event type
Conference · Published by organizer
Registration
Paid passes; see the organizer for current eligibility and pricing.
Organizer
Shift AI

AI-native founders, software executives, operators and investors.

Official event website · Registration details

People

Showing 24 of 24 published connections.

Companies

Showing 24 of 24 published connections.

Agenda

Showing 24 of 27 published connections.

Browse this event’s sessions

☀Sunrise Founder Run

Other · Oct 13, 2026 · 07:30 local time; timezone inferred

Optional beachfront 5k along Barceloneta. All attendees.

Official agenda

⚓Yacht Breakfast & Registration

Other · Oct 13, 2026 · 08:00 local time; timezone inferred

Coffee, networking and meeting check-in opens. Hosted tables on the water.

Official agenda

🎤Event Opening

Other · Oct 13, 2026 · 09:30–09:40 local time; timezone inferred

Welcome to The Year of the Rebuild.

Official agenda

Building From a Blank Page

Keynote · Oct 13, 2026 · 10:40–11:05 local time; timezone inferred

The new dev stack and where the leverage really is.

Official agenda

Rebuild, Don't Bolt On: Taking a Category Leader AI-First

Fireside chat · Oct 13, 2026 · 10:40–11:05 local time; timezone inferred

Working title, as published by the organizer. Founder × investor fireside on rewiring a design-era company for agents.

Official agenda

Rebuild the Product for Agents: Inside Factorial

Talk · Oct 13, 2026 · 11:08–11:33 local time; timezone inferred

Working title, as published by the organizer. Making agents first-class users of a category-leading HR platform.

Official agenda

What We Learned Building Pylon AI-Native

Talk · Oct 13, 2026 · 11:08–11:33 local time; timezone inferred

Working title, as published by the organizer. AI-native, not AI-washed, from day one.

Official agenda

Rebuilding GTM for the AI Buyer

Panel discussion · Oct 13, 2026 · 11:36–12:01 local time; timezone inferred

Sell execution, not dashboards. Re-wiring go-to-market.

Official agenda

Reinventing Finance with AI

Talk · Oct 13, 2026 · 11:36–12:01 local time; timezone inferred

Official agenda

🍽Shift Roundtables: Session A · Lunch & Sponsor Showcase

Roundtable · Oct 13, 2026 · 12:05–13:15 local time; timezone inferred

Chatham House Rules. Founders & operators only. VCs excluded. 10 themes, 70 min, concurrent with lunch. Signature: helicopter networking flights.

Official agenda

🤝Shift Meetings: Block 1

Other · Oct 13, 2026 · 13:00–14:28 local time; timezone inferred

6 rounds × 13 min · 13:00–14:28. Curated 1:1s on the main floor. Sponsor demo pods active.

Official agenda

The Real Metrics of an AI Software Company

Talk · Oct 13, 2026 · 14:50–15:15 local time; timezone inferred

Official agenda

Your People Function: AI Strategy or Obstacle?

Talk · Oct 13, 2026 · 14:50–15:15 local time; timezone inferred

Official agenda

Do Late-Stage Investors Still Invest in Software?

Panel discussion · Oct 13, 2026 · 15:18–15:43 local time; timezone inferred

Official agenda

🎤Close of Day One

Other · Oct 13, 2026 · 16:43–17:00 local time; timezone inferred

Day one wrap and a look ahead to day two.

Official agenda

🚤Sunset Catamaran Cruise & Beach Club Mixer

Other · Oct 13, 2026 · 18:30 local time; timezone inferred

Hosted networking on the Mediterranean. All attendees.

Official agenda

⚓Yacht Breakfast

Other · Oct 14, 2026 · 08:00 local time; timezone inferred

Investor & founder hosted tables. Optional. On the water.

Official agenda

🎤Event Opening

Other · Oct 14, 2026 · 09:30–09:35 local time; timezone inferred

Day two: the rebuild continues.

Official agenda

🤝Shift Meetings: Block 2

Other · Oct 14, 2026 · 10:30–11:43 local time; timezone inferred

5 rounds × 13 min · 10:30–11:43. Curated 1:1s, the pre-stage morning block.

Official agenda

From Copilots to Voice Agents: Building Synthflow

Talk · Oct 14, 2026 · 11:50–12:15 local time; timezone inferred

Working title, as published by the organizer. Shipping autonomous features customers actually trust.

Official agenda

Re-Wire Go-To-Market: Sell Execution, Not Dashboards

Talk · Oct 14, 2026 · 11:50–12:15 local time; timezone inferred

Working title, as published by the organizer. Winning on measured performance in the AI era.

Official agenda

Rebuilding Softr for the Agent Era

Talk · Oct 14, 2026 · 12:18–12:43 local time; timezone inferred

Working title, as published by the organizer. Turning a no-code platform AI-native.

Official agenda

Reset the Economics: Pricing & Monetising AI Agents

Talk · Oct 14, 2026 · 12:18–12:43 local time; timezone inferred

Working title, as published by the organizer. Repricing for the value agents actually create.

Official agenda

Funding the Rebuild: What Investors Back Now

Talk · Oct 14, 2026 · 12:46–13:11 local time; timezone inferred

Working title, as published by the organizer. An allocator's view on financing the AI transition.

Official agenda

What’s available

speakers
complete: All named entries in the inspected public directory snapshot were extracted; the organizer may add or change entries. Reviewed 2026-09-13T16:50:42.517Z.
sponsors
not published: Upcoming-edition details were not published in the inspected organizer source. Reviewed 2026-09-13T16:39:25.883Z.
exhibitors
not published: Upcoming-edition details were not published in the inspected organizer source. Reviewed 2026-09-13T16:39:25.883Z.
attendees
not extracted: A public named attendee roster has not been extracted. Speakers and company employment do not imply named attendance. Reviewed 2026-09-13T16:39:25.883Z.
agenda
partial: Only the inspected program material is included (published_core_items_extracted_placeholders_held); full agenda coverage remains incomplete. Reviewed 2026-09-13T16:53:17.653Z.

Sources

Showing 7 of 7 source records. A source check is not a claim of complete extraction.