For one week in June 2027, Geneva turns into the world capital of artificial intelligence. Palexpo hosts the International Summit on AI Governance, a meeting of ministers, on 21 and 22 June, and the ITU's AI for Good Global Summit runs across the same week, from 21 to 25 June. Thousands of delegates, ministerial teams and technology leaders arrive at once, and the city runs at full stretch.
That kind of week is a logistics exercise before it is anything else. This guide is the practical side: how to arrive, how to move between a city hotel and Palexpo, why day hire is the format delegations actually use, and how a good chauffeur handles the protocol and the evenings. For the service itself, see our Geneva AI summit chauffeur page.
Two summits, one week, one venue
The two events sit back to back at Palexpo, Geneva's exhibition centre. The AI Governance Summit gathers ministers on 21 and 22 June; the AI for Good Global Summit, run by the International Telecommunication Union, follows through 25 June. For anyone attending, that means a dense schedule spread across the same site and the same city, with early sessions, side meetings and late receptions.
The practical consequence is simple. During that week Geneva's hotels fill, its roads tighten, and reliable transport becomes the difference between making a bilateral on time and missing it.
Arriving: Palexpo sits next to the airport
Most delegates fly into Geneva Airport, and here Geneva has a rare advantage: Palexpo is right next to it, a few minutes by road. A chauffeur who tracks your flight, meets you in the arrivals hall and drives you straight to the venue removes the first point of friction on a day that often starts early.
From the airport to a hotel on the lake, or from the airport straight to Palexpo, the transfer is short. What matters is that it is arranged, not improvised at a taxi rank with the rest of a summit crowd.
Day hire: the format delegations use
Inside summit week, the model that works is a chauffeur on daily hire. A dedicated car and driver take you from your central Geneva hotel to Palexpo in the morning, wait nearby between your sessions, carry you to side meetings in town, and bring you back after the evening's dinner. The car stays yours for the day, your papers stay on board, and you never renegotiate a ride.
This is exactly what delegations expect and what makes a heavy week feel manageable: one vehicle, one chauffeur, present from the first session to the last handshake.
- Morning pickup at your hotel, drop-off at Palexpo, timed to your programme.
- The chauffeur waits and repositions between sessions, no re-booking.
- Side meetings, receptions and dinners in central Geneva or by the lake.
- Several vehicles coordinated by one point of contact for a full delegation.
Protocol, discretion and security
Geneva is the city of international organisations, and the standard for driving official delegations is high. Our chauffeurs are used to government and diplomatic travel: confidentiality as a matter of course, no communication about movements, and coordination with your own security and protocol teams where they are present. For a ministerial party, that means understated vehicles, synchronised timing and a driver who understands that the job is to be invisible until needed.
Beyond the road: concierge and evenings
A summit week is not only sessions. It is dinners that seal a conversation, tables that are hard to get at short notice, a hotel that needs coordinating with a shifting schedule. Beyond transport, we help with booking restaurants among Geneva's finest addresses and smoothing the details of your stay, so that one contact covers both your movements and your evenings.
Book early: the fleet fills first
During summit week Geneva is saturated, and the premium fleet is reserved long in advance. The organisations that move smoothly are the ones that confirm their transport months ahead, not in the final weeks. If your team will be in Geneva for the AI summits in June 2027, the transport is worth locking in now.
Frequently asked questions
The International Summit on AI Governance is on 21 and 22 June 2027 at Palexpo, and the ITU's AI for Good Global Summit runs the same week, from 21 to 25 June. Both take place at Palexpo, next to Geneva Airport.
Yes. Palexpo is adjacent to Geneva Airport, only a few minutes by car, which makes the airport-to-venue transfer very short.
Day hire: a dedicated chauffeur and vehicle from your city hotel to Palexpo and back, at your disposal between sessions, with unlimited stops for side meetings and dinners.
Yes. Our chauffeurs are used to government and diplomatic delegations, with protocol-grade discretion and coordination with your security teams. Several vehicles are run by a single point of contact.
Yes. Beyond transport, we help book tables at Geneva's finest restaurants and coordinate with your hotel, so one contact covers your movements and your evenings.
As early as possible. Geneva saturates during summit week and the fleet books up first. Confirming months ahead is the only way to be sure of a dedicated vehicle and chauffeur.