The AI Conference 2026
by The AI Conference
Shaping the Future of AI
About This Event
The AI Conference 2026 is a premier independent, vendor-neutral AI conference bringing 5,500+ builders, researchers, and leaders together in San Francisco across five tracks covering AGI, LLMs, agentic AI, infrastructure, and applied AI. It features 120+ speakers spanning frontier labs and enterprise adopters, with a Day ZERØ workshop and live-build day preceding two full conference days.
At a Glance
- Date
- September 29 – October 1, 2026
- Location
- Pier 48 (Shed A and B), Mission Rock, San Francisco, CA, United States
- Format
- In-Person
- Status
- Upcoming
- Expected Attendance
- 5,500+
- Pricing
- Paid
- Organizer
- The AI Conference
Topics & Focus Areas
Who Should Attend
- ✓Founders
- ✓AI/ML engineers
- ✓Researchers
- ✓Technical leaders
- ✓CTOs
- ✓VPs of AI
- ✓Operators
- ✓Investors
Why Attend
A CTO, CIO, or VP of AI gets concrete production architectures, technical depth, and applied lessons from teams shipping AI today, plus direct access to frontier-lab researchers and enterprise peers to inform real deployment and strategy decisions.
Event Features
- ✓Main-stage keynotes
- ✓Five-track session program
- ✓Day ZERØ workshops and AI Hack Day
- ✓Startup Showdown live pitch competition
- ✓Innovation Hub showcase
- ✓Party in the Park and AI Week networking events
What Makes This Unique
- ★Premier independent, vendor-neutral AI conference
- ★Five-track programming spanning AI Frontiers, AI Builders/Developers, AI Strategy, and Applied AI
- ★Day ZERØ: capped at 300 people with eight focused workshops and a live AI Hack Day
- ★Startup Showdown competition and expanded Innovation Hub
- ★Speakers span frontier research labs and enterprise AI adopters
Featured Speakers From
Industries Represented
Event Scale
Organizer
The AI Conference
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