MIAMI, Dec. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Tech Basel Miami AI Summit, a highly curated gathering designed to spark cross-sector transformation across artificial intelligence, finance, healthcare, and national security, brought together more than 400 attendees on December 3rd at the Mayfair House Hotel & Garden for a sold-out day of conversations led by global innovators, founders, and policymakers shaping the next wave of AI advancement.
Throughout the day, leaders from companies like Hugging Face, Meta, Google, NVIDIA, Microsoft, ARK Invest, Cast AI, and more shared big-picture perspectives on the rapidly evolving world of AI, from open-source innovation to AI-enabled healthcare, enterprise transformation, national security, and the disruptive technologies reshaping global markets.
The summit, which served as the official kick-off to the 2026 eMerge Americas global tech conference + expo on April 22–24, 2026, offered a forward-looking lens on where frontier AI is heading and how it will impact business, society, and the global economy.
“Miami isn’t just part of the global AI conversation; we’re shaping its future by building a community rooted in bold ideas, shared ambition, and true collaboration,” said Burhan Sebin, Chief AI Officer of eMerge Americas. “The connections formed at Tech Basel Miami AI Summit are laying the foundation for the next wave of breakthroughs in artificial intelligence and emerging technologies. This is just one of our many events leading up to our global tech conference, eMerge Americas 2026, and we’re thrilled to showcase a snapshot of what will be a groundbreaking experience in April.”
eMerge Americas also made several announcements during the summit, including a new initiative designed to accelerate Florida’s leadership in emerging technologies: the Florida AI Council. The Florida AI Council is a statewide coalition built to accelerate artificial intelligence adoption, strengthen responsible innovation, and position Florida as a global hub for AI excellence. The Council will comprise leaders from government, industry, academia, the startup ecosystem, and the investment community.
Furthermore, additional announcements included the launch of several programmatic efforts in recent months:
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Miami AI School
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Monthly AI Generative Gatherings
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New vertically-specific accelerator programs like the Gold Coast Accelerator
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The 2026Â eMerge Americas global conference + expo will grow with an additional hall at the Miami Beach Convention Center, as well as 3-days of programming
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A music concert will be held the evening of April 22nd that will benefit families of fallen shadow warriors
