Two days.
Built for operators.
No vendor noise. No hype reels. Just senior leaders from manufacturing and distribution working through what's actually moving the needle with AI.
Designed to feel different from minute one.
B2B NEXT AI isn't a trade show. It's a working summit - 200 invited practitioners, a single venue and a tight, deliberate program built around the questions you're actually asking.
Every format is in service of one outcome: you leave with frameworks, contacts and conviction that materially change what you ship next quarter.
What you'll do
Six formats. One shared agenda.
Practitioner keynotes
No vendor decks. Senior operators from manufacturing and distribution sharing what they've actually shipped — wins, dead ends and the systems behind both.
Peer roundtables
Small, Chatham-House groups organized by role and challenge. Trade tactics with people who manage the same P&L pressures you do.
Hands-on AI labs
Working sessions on agents, RAG over product data, pricing copilots and AI search. Leave with prompts, architectures and benchmarks you can use Monday.
AI certification track
Optional certification program for B2B leaders, designed with our academic partners. Earn a credential while you're here.
Curated 1:1 introductions
We hand-match attendees ahead of the summit so the people you most need to meet are already on your schedule.
Desert evenings
Fire-pit receptions under Camelback Mountain. The conversations that change companies almost always happen after the last session ends.
The shape of the summit
Two days at a glance.
Frame the next era.
Opening keynotes, the State of AI in B2B briefing, and the first round of practitioner case studies. Welcome reception on the Citizens Club lawn.
- Opening keynote
- State of AI in B2B
- Case-study track
- Welcome reception
Build what's next.
Hands-on labs, peer roundtables and the certification capstone. Closing fireside, then a long desert dinner under the stars.
- Hands-on labs
- Peer roundtables
- Certification capstone
- Closing fireside & networking
Inside the room
What the days actually feel like.
Honest conversation
200 senior leaders. No press, no recording, no pitch decks, just the rooms you wish existed at every other conference.
Working sessions, not theater
Small-format labs and roundtables run by operators who've already done the work, bring a real problem and leave with a real plan.
Connections that compound
Curated introductions, structured peer groups and unhurried evenings designed to outlast the two days.
Hospitality is part of the program.
Your stay at Mountain Shadows is included with every ticket. Breakfasts, lunches, receptions and the closing dinner are all on us, so you can focus on the people around you, not logistics.
Who you'll meet
The room is the product.
CEOs, COOs, Chief Digital and Chief AI Officers, heads of ecommerce and operations from manufacturers and distributors building real AI strategies. Plus the ambassadors, founders and researchers shaping where the category goes next.
Come see what an honest AI summit feels like.
200 seats. One venue. Two days that will change how you think about AI in B2B.