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AI Connect is an in-person artificial intelligence conference held in Riga, bringing together AI developers, data practitioners, students and curious newcomers from across the Baltic region. The organisers position the event deliberately against the wave of trend-driven AI programming, aiming instead to make artificial intelligence understandable, practical and human-centred for a broad technical audience. The 2026 edition takes place in the Latvian capital and is expected to draw more than 300 participants, making it one of the larger dedicated AI gatherings in the Baltics. The single-venue format keeps the audience close to speakers and encourages the kind of direct conversation that larger machine learning conferences often lose. Programming combines conference talks, hands-on workshops and panel discussions covering applied machine learning, model deployment and the practical realities of building AI products. Attendees gain exposure to working implementations rather than research abstractions, alongside networking with the regional AI community. For developers and analysts working with machine learning in Northern Europe, AI Connect offers an accessible entry point into a fast-moving field.
AI Connect 2026 takes place August 22, 2026 in Riga, Latvia.
AI Connect 2026 is an in-person event.
Travel questions? See Good to know in the travel guide below.
AI Connect's one-day programme lands in Riga in late August, when the Baltic summer is winding down gracefully — 20°C days, evenings cool enough for a jacket, and the Old Town's café terraces still in full swing. Riga pairs a UNESCO-listed medieval core with the world's finest concentration of Art Nouveau façades, and a single conference day leaves just enough time to see both.
Riga International (RIX) is 13 km from the centre: bus 22 does the run in about 30 minutes for pocket change, while Bolt rides — Latvia is Bolt's home market — take 20 minutes and rarely break €15. The Old Town itself is a car-free warren best crossed on foot; trams and trolleybuses handle anything beyond it.
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EU roaming covers European attendees as usual; visitors from outside the EU should arrange data in advance rather than hunting SIM kiosks on a one-day schedule. Set up an eSIM with Airalo before you board and you're online the moment you land.
Old Town (Vecrīga). The medieval core packs the House of the Blackheads, St. Peter's Church tower viewpoint and Riga Cathedral into half a square kilometre of cobblestones. The tower lift at St. Peter's gives the definitive red-rooftop panorama — go within two hours of sunset for the warm light.
Alberta iela Art Nouveau district. One-third of central Riga is Art Nouveau, and Alberta Street is its open-air museum — Mikhail Eisenstein's façades stacked with sphinxes, screaming masks and peacocks. Fifteen minutes' walk from the Old Town; the corner museum at Alberta 12 shows a restored 1903 apartment interior.
Riga Central Market. Five colossal Zeppelin hangars converted into one of Europe's largest markets — smoked fish, forest berries, rye bread and the local lunch counters where a full Latvian meal costs less than a capital-city coffee. It borders the Old Town and rewards even a 30-minute pass-through.
What is the fastest way in from RIX airport?
Bolt or taxi, about 20 minutes to the centre. Bus 22 is the budget option at roughly 30 minutes and runs from early morning until late evening.
Is one day enough to see Riga?
The Old Town plus Alberta iela fits comfortably around a one-day conference — both are compact and walkable. Kalnciema quarter or Jūrmala beach justify staying the weekend.
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