MIAMI — AI leaders will converge in Miami during Art Basel for the Tech Basel Miami AI Summit, produced by eMerge Americas and Miami AI Hub. The summit helps eMerge evolve beyond its annual flagship event, the eMerge Conference + Expo, illustrating how tech organizers are using niche gatherings to sustain engagement year-round.
The Tech Basel Miami AI Summit will take place Wednesday, December 3, 2025, from 9:00 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. at the Mayfair House Hotel & Garden. Speakers include representatives from Meta, Hugging Face, CAST AI, 4A Labs, Florida Funders and ARK Invest.
The one-day event will bring together executives, researchers, founders and investors from AI, finance, healthcare and national security. Attendance is by application only, ensuring that all seats are filled by individuals actively shaping the AI landscape.
The summit also serves as the official kickoff for the annual Conference + Expo, which returns to the Miami Beach Convention Center April 23–24, 2026.
“eMerge Americas’ annual conference and expo in Miami has become the nexus of tech, innovation and entrepreneurship across the Americas, but our work doesn’t stop there. To keep innovation thriving beyond the main event, we host curated gatherings like the Tech Basel Miami AI Summit,” Melissa Medina, CEO and Co-Founder of eMerge Americas, said. “These focused experiences dive deeper into transformative technologies, connect innovators in intimate settings and build momentum that strengthens our tech ecosystem. Through year-round touchpoints, we keep the conversation going and the community thriving between conferences.”
Beyond the summit, eMerge Americas sustains engagement through Demo Days, the eMerging Markets Roadshow pitch competition and the Global Startup Accelerator + Showcase, all part of its strategy to cultivate a year-round innovation community.
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Zooming In on Miami
Miami’s emergence as a tech and AI center is gaining momentum. In the first half of 2025 alone, 44 AI companies in Florida received $830 million in funding, nearly matching the total for all of 2024. This surge highlights the city’s growing appeal to investors and entrepreneurs alike.
The region’s event infrastructure is expanding alongside its innovation economy. The Grand Hyatt Miami Beach, under construction and scheduled to open in late 2027, will feature 800 rooms and roughly 90,000 square feet of indoor meeting space plus 10,000 square feet of outdoor event space. A climate-controlled skybridge will connect the hotel directly to the Miami Beach Convention Center.
eMerge Americas’ most recent flagship event, held in March 2025, drew more than 20,000 participants, featured more than 230 speakers and attracted exhibitors and attendees from over 60 countries with particularly strong representation from Latin America, Europe and Asia.
With the Tech Basel Miami AI Summit, eMerge Americas aims to maintain that global energy and spotlight Miami as a city where art, innovation, and technology converge.
To read Melissa Medina’s 2025 TSE Power Lunch, click here.
Reach Melissa Medina at info@emergeamericas.com
