Welcome to
Destination AI
Washington 2026
September 29 & 30 · National Housing Center
Wi-Fi
Network
NAHB Guest
12:00 PM
Pre-Conference
- Registration + Networking
- Workshop: Drive Hotel Profitability and Asset Value with AI RSVP Required - Workshop is Full
1:30 PM
Main Stage
- State of Hotel AI: A Benchmark Research Presentation
- Inside AI Deployments: Lessons from the Field
- The CIO View on AI and Enterprise Innovation
- Leading Change: Operational Efficiency Through AI
- The State of Hospitality AI: Where we are today, what’s emerging, and what’s next for the industry
- Liability and Regulation in the Age of AI
- The AI Execution Gap: Why Hospitality Intelligence Still Isn’t Driving Better Decisions
- 1st Annual Hospitality AI Start-Up Competition
- Should vs Could - An AI Retrospective
5:30 – 7:30 PM
Welcome Reception
8:00 AM
Breakfast + Morning Breakouts
- Breakfast + Networking
- Claude Code Workshops for Hospitality Leaders Sign-Up Required
- The Role of AI in Hotel Safety & Trafficking Prevention
9:00 AM
Main Stage
- Building the AI Enabled Corporate Team
- From Invisible to Recommended: A Working Playbook for the AI Guest Journey
- What’s the Real Return? Owners on AI Investment
- Customer Segment Research: How Guests Are Using AI
- The AI Showcase
Midday
Lunch + Interactive Sessions
- Lunch
- Peer Roundtables: Focused Discussions Sign-Up Required
- Cybersecurity Workshop Sign-Up Required
Afternoon
Main Stage + Afternoon Breakouts
- When AI Agents Start Transacting: Is Travel Ready?
- What It Actually Takes to Scale AI Across a Hotel Organization
- The Great AI Debate
- Can AI Deliver Hospitality? Global Perspectives on the Guest Experience
- An Inside-the-Beltway Look at Policy Shifts in AI, Privacy, and Security
- Big Brand Perspective: How Global Hotel Brands Are Building an AI Strategy for Scale
5:00 – 7:00 PM
Closing Reception - D.C. Rooftop