Ray Summit 2026

Anyscale's annual conference for builders of production AI and distributed systems on the open-source Ray framework, bringing together AI engineers, ML platform leaders, and open-source contributors for technical talks and hands-on training. Focus areas include foundation model training, multimodal data, reinforcement learning, and AI infrastructure running in production.

Date

August 24–26, 2026

Location

San Francisco Marriott Marquis, California

Format

In-Person

Event Type

Summit

Status

Upcoming

Expected Attendance

3,000+

Pricing

Paid

Organizer

Anyscale

Added

Jun 21, 2026

Updated

Jun 24, 2026

• ✓AI/ML Engineers
• ✓ML Platform Leaders
• ✓Infrastructure Leaders
• ✓Applied AI Researchers
• ✓Open Source Contributors
• ✓CTOs

CTOs, VPs of Engineering, and AI platform leaders gain proven architectures and scaling patterns for running foundation models, multimodal pipelines, and reinforcement-learning workloads in production at scale. The technical, production-focused agenda offers direct access to the engineers building the infrastructure powering modern AI.

• ✓Hands-on Training Day with workshops on distributed training, data pipelines, and inference
• ✓Keynotes from Anyscale co-founders Robert Nishihara and Ion Stoica
• ✓Breakout sessions and lightning talks
• ✓Ray Ground expo hall
• ✓Ray Party networking event
• ✓Session recordings included with all passes

• ★Hosted by the creators of the open-source Ray framework
• ★Focus on production AI systems running under real load, not demos
• ★Hands-on training led by Ray engineers
• ★Direct access to Ray maintainers and creators

When is Ray Summit 2026?

Ray Summit 2026 takes place August 24–26, 2026 in San Francisco, California.

Where is Ray Summit 2026 held?

Ray Summit 2026 is held in San Francisco, California. The event format is in-person.

How much does Ray Summit 2026 cost?

Ray Summit 2026 is paid.

Who should attend Ray Summit 2026?

Ray Summit 2026 is aimed at AI/ML Engineers, ML Platform Leaders, Infrastructure Leaders, Applied AI Researchers, Open Source Contributors, CTOs.

What topics does Ray Summit 2026 cover?

Ray Summit 2026 covers Foundation Model Training, Multimodal Data Curation, Physical AI & Robotics, LLM Reinforcement Learning, LLM Post-Training and High-Performance Serving, Distributed Systems, AI Infrastructure, Real-Time Search & Recommendation Systems.