The AI Conference 2026

The AI Conference 2026 is a multi-day event in San Francisco bringing together over 5,500 builders, researchers, and industry leaders across 7 tracks and 120+ speakers. The program spans Day ZERØ workshops and a live Hack Day on September 29 (sold out), followed by two full conference days on September 30 and October 1 featuring main-stage keynotes, panels, the Startup Showdown, and an expanded Innovation Hub. Topics include agentic AI, AGI, frontier models, infrastructure, security, governance, evaluation, and real-world enterprise applications, with confirmed speakers from organizations such as Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Meta, Netflix, and Modular.

The event targets engineers, ML researchers, founders, product leaders, and executives who want practical insight into shipping and scaling AI systems rather than purely theoretical discussion. Attendees can expect concrete architectures and implementation lessons from teams currently deploying AI in production, along with networking opportunities through the Startup Showdown, Party in the Park, and other AI Week events. For professionals evaluating where the AI industry is heading and how to apply it within their own organizations, the conference offers direct access to practitioners, investors, and peers shaping that direction.