Proof of Talk held two editions in 2026. The Paris edition ran on 2–3 June 2026 at the Louvre Palace and sold out. The Abu Dhabi edition runs on 3–4 December 2026 at the Louvre Abu Dhabi, and that is the one you can apply for now. The next Paris edition is 2–3 June 2027.
The 2026 editions side by side
- Paris: 2–3 June 2026 at the Louvre Palace. Held and sold out, with 2,500 attendees and 120+ speakers.
- Abu Dhabi: 3–4 December 2026 at the Louvre Abu Dhabi, Saadiyat Cultural District. The inaugural Gulf edition, capped at 2,000.
What carries over
Both editions share one format: invitation-only, application and review, a capped room, no pay-to-speak. Proof of Talk was founded in 2023 and is organised by X Ventures. The Paris edition sold out in 2024, 2025 and 2026.
What to do next
- For December: the Abu Dhabi edition page has the programme and the application.
- For 2027: the Paris page, and our guide to the Paris 2027 conference.
- For what Paris 2026 was like: on the record at Paris 2026.
To apply for Abu Dhabi, request access. Admission is by application and review; there is no public ticket sale.
How this guide was made
Proof of Talk's editorial team wrote it on 11 November 2026 from the facts published on our own pages and the Proof of Talk fact sheet. We organise the event it describes, so it is not a neutral comparison, and it makes no claim about any other event.