AI Infra Summit 2026

AI Infra Summit 2026 is the ninth edition of Kisaco Research's AI infrastructure conference, running 15-17 September 2026 at the Santa Clara Convention Center in California. Organisers expect roughly 8,000 attendees and list 60+ speakers, including executives from Intel, NVIDIA, Amazon, Google, Meta, AMD, Oracle and OpenAI. The programme is split across six streams: Main Stage keynotes plus Compute, Data Movement, Data & Models, AI Data Center and Physical AI. Between them they cover training and inference silicon and accelerators, optical interconnect and networking, data-centre facility design for AI workloads, power and thermal management for high-density racks, model infrastructure and serving, and embodied or robotic AI. Registration opens at 09:00 each day with keynotes from 10:00 and the exhibition hall from 12:30; Tuesday and Wednesday run to 18:00 and Thursday closes at 16:00. Exhibition stages carry 15-minute product pitches and a two-day AI Infra Hackathon runs alongside. The event's own positioning is that it is "the only place in the industry where every layer of the stack is in the same room", having grown from a niche gathering into an industry hub over nine years.

Date

September 15–17, 2026

Location

Santa Clara Convention Center, 5001 Great America Pkwy

Format

In-Person

Event Type

Summit

Status

Completed

Expected Attendance

8,000

Pricing

Mixed (Free tier available)

Organizer

Kisaco Research

Added

Jun 21, 2026

Updated

Aug 20, 2026

• ✓CTO
• ✓VP of Infrastructure
• ✓Head of AI Platform
• ✓Data Center Architect
• ✓ML and Platform Engineer
• ✓Head of Compute Procurement
• ✓Infrastructure Investor

This is the rare trip where an infrastructure or platform leader can pressure-test an entire AI build-out in three days. Accelerator and interconnect vendors, hyperscaler architects, data-centre power and cooling specialists and model-serving teams are all present, so a decision about GPU procurement, rack density, optical fabric or inference topology can be triangulated across competing suppliers in one hall rather than through six separate vendor briefings. The Physical AI track matters for anyone whose roadmap now touches robotics. Enterprise end-users and technical staff at hyperscalers attend free on a pass listed at $3,297, which turns the whole thing into a travel-cost decision rather than a budget request, and the exhibition stages surface products well before analyst coverage catches them.

• ✓Main Stage keynote programme
• ✓Compute track — training and inference silicon and accelerators
• ✓Data Movement track — optical interconnect, networking and high-speed data transfer
• ✓Data & Models track — model infrastructure, serving and the application layer
• ✓AI Data Center track — facility design, power and thermal management for high-density racks
• ✓Physical AI track — robotics and embodied systems
• ✓Exhibition Stages carrying 15-minute product pitches
• ✓Two-day AI Infra Hackathon build sprint

• ★Positions itself as the only event where every layer of the AI stack — silicon, interconnect, data-centre facility and model serving — is in the same room, rather than one layer at a time
• ★Ninth edition under Kisaco Research, grown from a niche technical event into an industry hub of roughly 8,000 people
• ★Enterprise end-users and technical staff at hyperscalers attend free on a pass listed at $3,297, and complimentary passes extend to BFSI, pharma, retail, manufacturing and automotive attendees
• ★A dedicated Physical AI track on robotics and embodied systems, which most AI-infrastructure events leave out entirely
• ★A two-day AI Infra Hackathon build sprint runs alongside the conference programme

The full-access conference pass — unlimited access to all three days of sessions, networking, food and the exhibition floor — is listed at $3,297 but is FREE for enterprise end-users and anyone in a technical role at a hyperscaler; complimentary enterprise passes also extend to selected industries including BFSI, pharma, retail, manufacturing and automotive. An exhibition-only pass covering three days of show-floor access is sold separately and is explicitly not discounted. Group rates save 10% on 3+ tickets, 15% on 5+ and 20% on 10+; anyone who has attended within the past eight years gets a 30% alumni discount; a discounted start-up rate is available on application; accredited press attend free in person and via the virtual keynote stream. Early-bird rates vary through the year but no cut-off date is published.

When is AI Infra Summit 2026?

AI Infra Summit 2026 takes place September 15–17, 2026 in Santa Clara, CA.

Where is AI Infra Summit 2026 held?

AI Infra Summit 2026 is held in Santa Clara, CA. The event format is in-person.

How much does AI Infra Summit 2026 cost?

AI Infra Summit 2026 is mixed, with a free tier available. The full-access conference pass — unlimited access to all three days of sessions, networking, food and the exhibition floor — is listed at $3,297 but is FREE for enterprise end-users and anyone in a technical role at a hyperscaler; complimentary enterprise passes also extend to selected industries including BFSI, pharma, retail, manufacturing and automotive. An exhibition-only pass covering three days of show-floor access is sold separately and is explicitly not discounted. Group rates save 10% on 3+ tickets, 15% on 5+ and 20% on 10+; anyone who has attended within the past eight years gets a 30% alumni discount; a discounted start-up rate is available on application; accredited press attend free in person and via the virtual keynote stream. Early-bird rates vary through the year but no cut-off date is published.

Who should attend AI Infra Summit 2026?

AI Infra Summit 2026 is aimed at CTO, VP of Infrastructure, Head of AI Platform, Data Center Architect, ML and Platform Engineer, Head of Compute Procurement, Infrastructure Investor.

What topics does AI Infra Summit 2026 cover?

AI Infra Summit 2026 covers AI infrastructure, AI accelerators and compute silicon, Inference optimization, Optical interconnect and networking, Data center power and thermal design, Model serving and MLOps, Physical AI and robotics, AI data movement and storage.

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