Conference Description
Key Takeaways
- Three-day conference covering agentic AI, AGI, frontier models, infrastructure, governance, and enterprise deployment
- Designed for AI/ML engineers, researchers, executives, product leaders, and strategists working on production AI systems
- Features 120+ speakers from organizations including AWS, Google Cloud, Databricks, NVIDIA, IBM, and OpenAI
- Programming includes technical workshops, leadership sessions, a startup competition, and hands-on Hack Day
- Addresses challenges in scaling AI to production, multi-LLM system deployment, regulatory compliance, and risk management
About the Event
The AI Conference 2026 is a multi-day in-person event in San Francisco bringing together over 5,500 builders, researchers, executives, and technical leaders. The conference spans five programming tracks: AI Frontiers, Builders, the AI Stack, Applied AI, and AI Strategy. Each track addresses different aspects of artificial intelligence development and deployment, from foundational research to enterprise implementation.
The event format combines main-stage keynotes with technical and leadership workshops, panel discussions, and networking sessions. An Innovation Hub showcases emerging tools and platforms, while the Startup Showdown competition highlights new ventures in the AI space. A dedicated Hack Day provides hands-on development opportunities for technical attendees.
Technical and Strategic Focus Areas
Sessions cover agentic AI systems, AGI research, frontier model development, and emerging architectures. Infrastructure topics include distributed inference, MLOps, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and edge/on-device intelligence. The program addresses both the technical implementation of these systems and the strategic considerations for enterprise adoption.
Governance and risk management receive significant attention, with content addressing AI regulation, compliance frameworks, and organizational risk assessment. The conference examines workflow automation, evaluation methodologies, and the practical challenges of moving AI projects from research environments into production systems.
Industry Participation
Sponsors and participating organizations include major cloud providers (AWS, Google Cloud), AI infrastructure companies (NVIDIA, Databricks, Modular), and AI research organizations (OpenAI, IBM). Additional participants include Neo4j, Brave, VULTR, Fireworks AI, Merge, Crusoe, DuploCloud, and Similarweb, representing database, cloud infrastructure, and enterprise software sectors.
Who Should Attend
The conference targets software engineers, ML/AI researchers, product managers, executives, founders, infrastructure teams, policy leaders, and investors. Attendees typically represent technology companies, startups, financial institutions, academia, and enterprises working to implement or scale AI systems. The programming serves both technical practitioners building AI applications and organizational leaders responsible for AI strategy, governance, and deployment decisions.