What is the ANSI Innovation Summit?

The ANSI Innovation Summit (formerly World Standards Week) is an annual event hosted by ANSI that brings together the Institute's members and private- and public-sector stakeholders from across the standards and conformity assessment communities to engage on priority issues and celebrate standardization achievements.

Registration Is Now Open!

July 28 – 31, 2026

Grand Hyatt Denver • 1750 Welton Street, Denver, CO 80202

The 2026 Innovation Summit brings together standards, technology, industry, and policy leaders for forward-looking sessions on transformative technologies and the future of standardization amid rapid change.

The 2026 U.S. – Korea Standards Forum will be co-located with the Innovation Summit on Friday, July 31.

This year’s events will be held exclusively in person to foster collaboration and deeper engagement across the community, with the exception of the U.S. – Korea Standards Forum, which will be hybrid to enable broader international participation. 

Dress Code: Business Casual

More info: https://www.ansi.org/events/standards-events/ANSI-innovation-summit/2026