There is no public ticket for Proof of Talk, and so no ticket price. Admission is by application: you request access, a person on our team reviews it, and the room is capped at 2,000 in Abu Dhabi on 3 and 4 December 2026 and at 2,500 in Paris on 2 and 3 June 2027. Applications for Abu Dhabi close on Sunday 22 November 2026.
That is the short answer. The rest of this page explains what the application means in practice, written by the organisers of the event.
Why there is no ticket
A ticket sale lets whoever arrives first fill the room. A capped, reviewed room is a different promise: who is inside is decided, not left to timing. That is why 85% of attendees at Abu Dhabi are decision-makers. We write more about the format in invitation-only and application-only summits in digital assets.
What to do
- Open the application. Use Request access for Abu Dhabi.
- Answer honestly. Your role and organisation are what the review is based on.
- Wait for the review. Every application is reviewed by a person on the team.
- Confirm your days. If you are admitted, you will be asked to confirm which days you will attend, ahead of the doors opening.
What it costs
We state no price, because there is no public ticket sale to price. If someone offers you a Proof of Talk pass for money, check it against the official edition page first.
Paris
The flagship returns to the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in the Louvre Palace, Paris, on 2 and 3 June 2027. The Abu Dhabi application is the one that is open now; guests in Abu Dhabi get first access to Paris. Paris details are on the Paris page.
What we leave out
We do not publish the review criteria, the acceptance rate or how long a decision takes, because none of these is a published figure.
Written by the Proof of Talk editorial team, 8 November 2026, from the published edition and application pages. If anything here differs from the application page, the application page applies.