An invitation-only convening for the founders, operators, and institutional figures shaping how businesses become discoverable inside AI. One day. One hundred attendees. One canonical agenda.
The Summit is the institution's annual convening of the people the field rests on — operators of indexed institutions, methodologists, regulators, journalists, and the senior practitioners of AI Discovery. The agenda is canonical. The conversation is private.
The senior figures inside the businesses the Index measures. By invitation, drawn from the institutions whose AI Discovery Score reflects sustained authority work.
Researchers, methodologists, and policy figures whose work intersects AI discovery and commercial visibility. The institution invites them by name.
Specialists and Fellows in the institution's certified ranks, plus the senior practitioners of partner firms. The Summit is in part the institution's annual professional convening.
The Summit's day is divided into five sessions, each addressing one of the field's defining questions. Sessions are conducted under Chatham House rules; the institution publishes only its own consolidated readout.
Opening session. The Head of Practice presents the year's findings from the Annual, in summary, with discussion. The single moment in the year at which the institution's findings are presented to operators in the room.
Methodology Council session. The institution opens its methodology to challenge from the room. Researchers and operators question, contest, and refine. The institution's commitment is that its methodology is examinable in public.
Vertical break-outs. Closed roundtables for legal, accounting, healthcare, real estate, financial advice, and other indexed industries. Each roundtable is chaired by a senior practitioner. Findings feed the next year's drafting.
Outlook session. Three short presentations from senior figures, each addressing one hypothesis for how AI discovery will evolve in the coming year. Discussion follows.
Closing dinner. A single address by an invited speaker — typically a figure from outside the field, drawn from the broader institutional landscape. Dinner is the only evening commitment.
The 2026 Founding Edition's named speakers are drawn from the institutional landscape adjacent to AI Discovery — methodologists, regulators, and operators. Additional contributors and roundtable chairs are confirmed nearer the date.
The Summit is not a ticketed event in the conventional sense. Attendance is by invitation; the institution issues no more than 100 invitations per Founding Edition. Attendance is contingent on the invited party's standing, not on willingness to pay.
Attendance is at the institution's invitation. The Summit fee covers the full programme, dinner, and the Founding Edition record (a numbered hardback published the following month).
A small number of Founding Patron seats are offered to institutions whose support helps establish the Summit as a permanent annual fixture. Patrons receive standing recognition in the Summit's permanent record.
Independence, conflicts disclosure, editorial governance — the Summit is bound by the same Charter as the Index and the Standard. There are no sponsored slots. Patrons receive recognition; they do not receive editorial influence.
The Summit's Founding Edition convenes on Thursday, 19 November 2026 in Sydney. Apply for an invitation, or write to discuss Founding Patron status. The institution responds to applications within ten working days.
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