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OpenTalks.AI /
19-20 February 2026
Belgrade, Serbia

OPEN CONFERENCE ON
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

1000+

Participants
100+

Speakers
2

Days

OpenTalks.AI is an international independent Open conference on Artificial intelligence. Started in 2018 from 600 participants, now it is well known conference on AI/ML in Western Europe, gathering 1000+ participants with a community of 5,000+ professionals.

Since 2023 OpenTalks.AI became a reunion point for Russian speaking AI/ML community, that is now dissipated all over the world.

OpenTalks.AI is a conference with top level speakers and talks, precise moderation, great networking and a cool afterparty with live music!

2 days, 100+ speakers, 3 tracks: business, R&D, academic

We gather business, academic and R&D talks in one conference, covering every topic in the area. All talks, including business, are selected through Call For Proposals. Selected speakers do not pay any fees and enjoy a lot of privileges.

OpenTalks.AI-2026 is structured in 4 blocks: AI-agents, LLM, GenAI, RL. Each block has several sessions and a main stage talk with overview of 2025's key works, given by leading specialists in the field.

Location

Belgrade, Serbia
Sava Centar

Timeline

1

September - October

Announcement of dates
First call for proposals (CFP)
Partner's options

Early birds

2

November-December

First CFP closes
Preliminary program
Second CFP open

Normal registration

3

January

Second CFP close
Pre-final program

Normal registration

4

February

Final program

Late registration

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Confirmed speakers

We gather outstanding speakers in Belgrade on 2026!

Ruslan Salakhutdinov

Carnegie Mellon University

UPMC professor of Computer Science in the Machine Learning Department, School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University. Ruslan works in the field of statistical machine learning. His research interests include Deep Learning, Probabilistic Graphical Models, and Large-scale Optimization.
Dr. Eugene
Izhikevich

SpikeCore, San Diego, CA.

AI and computational neuroscience researcher. Co-founder of Brain Corp, founder of Scholarpedia, CEO of SpikeCore (San Diego, CA). Known for seminal work on spiking neural models and brain-inspired AI.
Alexander
Novikov

Deepmind

He completed his graduate studies under the scientific supervision of Dmitry Vetrov and Ivan Oseledets, doing research at the intersection of tensor methods and machine learning. Works as a senior research scientist at DeepMind, in the field of offline RL.
Tatiana
Shavrina

Meta

Research Scientist Manager, Llama team
Tatiana has dedicated a decade to researching and developing open-source Large Language Models (LLMs) and Natural Language Processing (NLP) tools for the world's languages, including BLOOM, mGPT, and various evaluation frameworks.
Dmitry
Vetrov

Constructor University

PhD, Professor of Computer Science at Constructor University, Professor of Computer Science at National Research University Higher School of Economics
Andrey
Ustyuzhanin

Constructor University

Professor of Computer Science (Software, Data and Technology)
School of Computer Science & Engineering.
h-index - 147
Konstantin
Anokhin

MSU

Russian neuroscientist, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, and Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences (2019). Director of the Institute for Advanced Brain Studies at Lomonosov Moscow State University.
Dr. Salim
Al-Shuaili

Maidaan AI

Leading Omani expert in AI and Digital Transformation with 23+ years of experience in ICT and a PhD in Technology Adoption (AI & DX). He serves as Director of AI Projects and Director of the National AI Studio, leading national AI initiatives in Oman. He is CEO of Maidaan Artificial Intelligence, a Global AI Ambassador, Certified Chief AI Officer, and Certified AI Auditor (ITU), with extensive experience in large-scale national AI projects across multiple sectors.

More speakers

We Invite To The Conference

Conference language

OpenTalks.AI is hold in English. We recommend to make talks in English, however we expect couple of talks in Russian, but syncro-translation will be available.

Register to conference

Standard

Registration fee / 1 person
Price valid till 13.02.26

€360
€250

Access to all talks and halls
Access to online broadcast
Access to slides and videos after the conference
Coffee breaks
Meals: sandwich+salad+drink
Welcome drinks networking event

Networking+

Registration fee / 1 person
Price valid till 13.02.26

€560
€330

Access to all talks and halls
Access to online broadcast
Access to slides and videos after the conference
Coffee breaks
Meals: sandwich+salad+drink
Welcome drinks networking event
Afterparty networking event with meals, drinks and live music

Business

Registration fee / 1 person
Price valid till 13.02.26

€780
€490

Access to all talks and halls
Access to online broadcast
Access to slides and videos after the conference
Coffee breaks
Meals: open buffet lunch
Welcome drinks networking event
Afterparty networking event with meals, drinks and live music
Extended access to all speakers

Online

Registration fee / 1 person
Price valid till 13.02.26

€90
€80

Access to online broadcast
Access to slides and videos after the conference

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