Orchestrating Intelligence – Where Humans & AI play in Symphony is the theme of the fourth edition of AI Festivalthe international Artificial Intelligence Festival created by Search On Media Group and powered by WMF – We Make Futurescheduled for11 and 12 February 2027 in Milan, in the spaces of Superstudio Maxi.
No longer just tools, models or automations, but a complex ecosystem in which people, intelligent agents, data, infrastructure and advanced technologies interact in an increasingly integrated way. This is the perspective that will guide the 2027 edition, called to investigate and structure a new coordinated convergence between technologies, human skills and business processes. In this scenario, the challenge no longer concerns only the capabilities of Artificial Intelligence, but the possibility of provide direction, governance and value to the different forms of intelligence that are transforming businesses, institutions, research, work and society.
“Orchestrating intelligence means taking on the responsibility of guiding increasingly complex systems, in which people, technologies, data and artificial agents must contribute to the creation of real value”he states Cosmano Lombardo, Founder and CEO of Search On Media Group and creator of the WMF and AI Festival. “With AI Festival 2027 we bring a crucial question to the center of international discussion: how to govern the evolution of AI while keeping the human being at the center of direction, choices and impacts. The theme of this edition arises from the need to offer companies, institutions, research centers, professionals and startups a place in which to read the transformations, understand their implications and build responsible, competitive and shared development trajectories.”
After a third edition which he recorded over 10,000 attendees, more than 200 speakers, over 120 sponsors, exhibitors and partners and more than 800 B2B meetingsAI Festival therefore returns with a new edition designed to strengthen the international comparison on AI business, advanced training, governance, research, innovation and social impact of Artificial Intelligence. The 2027 edition will take place again with the support of Municipality of Milan and with the participation of historical and institutional partners of international importance such as CINECA 
And IIT – Italian Institute of Technologytogether with the ecosystem of skills, businesses, startups, investors, institutions and professionals developed over the years by WMF – We Make Future.
Business, skills and governance in the AI ecosystem
The theme Orchestrating Intelligence – Where Humans & AI play in Symphony will be declined along the main lines of the event: international business of the AI, advanced trainingresearch, startupsopen innovation, governance and social, ethical and legal impacts.
For businesses and institutionsthe Festival will be an opportunity for discussion on industrial models, decision-making processes, production chains, technological infrastructures, competitiveness and new forms of collaboration between people and intelligent systems. For professionals, managers, developers, innovation managers and decision makers, the two-day event will offer tools and operational perspectives to understand the evolution of AI and apply it in a concrete, responsible and competitive way.
Plenty of space too startups, innovative SMEs, scaleups, investment funds, venture capital and corporate innovationwith initiatives dedicated to visibility, connections and business opportunities along the development cycle of AI-based businesses. It also fits into this path again AI For Futurethe competition dedicated to AI startupsdesigned to enhance high-potential projects and connect them with capital, deal flow, industrial skills and international amplification capacity. Among the opportunities for visibility and international contact offered by the call, in addition to participation in the WMF – We Make Future 2027 (10, 11, 12 June BolognaFiere), also participation in the AI For Future event at San Francisco (November 5, 2026) and the one at Saudi Makes Future, scheduled for Riyadh from 14 to 16 December 2026.
AI Festival in the WMF for AI path
AI Festival is part of the path of WMF for AIthe set of initiatives promoted by WMF – We Make Future to spread culture, skills, awareness and opportunities on Artificial Intelligence. From discussions with institutions and research centers to activities with companies, startups and investors, AI Festival represents the vertical platform dedicated to AI within the WMF ecosystem: a meeting point between scientific skills, market, industry, advanced training and international relations.
So the appointment is in Milan, the11 and 12 February 2027at Superstudio Maxi: tickets on offer until 1 October 2026.
Useful links
– The Orchestrating AI Theme – Where Humans & AI play in Symphony
– Call for startups AI For Future